Java Glossary : JPEG

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JPEG: A compressed file format Java uses primarily for photographs. Such files usually have a *.jpg extension. JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group. Unlike GIF, there are no patent problems with using JPEG files. For photographs, JPEGs are more compact that PNG files but less compact that WIF files. Compactness is important since it reduces download time over the net. JPEGs are not good at line art. There you use GIF or PNG.
GIF ¤ Image ¤ ImageInfo ¤ ImageIO ¤ Imagero ¤ JPEG encoder ¤ metadata ¤ PNG ¤ WIF

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