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Why Is it In Your Best Interest To Use PNG Image Format in Your Web Design?
The advantages of incorporating PNG file format in website creation over various other formats like GIF and JPEG; the file type can be used to make good and efficient web graphics that will wow your visitorsThe PNG image format was introduced a few years back; it was brought out in the market in the mid 90's to cover the drawbacks of the traditional GIF image format. However, it did not make an impression because the the browsers of the time were not designed to support the progressive offerings of PNG so internet designers and creators were compelled to incorporate it sparingly. One of the main blocks faced by the format was Microsoft's flagship product, Internet Explorer which was one of the most popular browsers of the time; IE had very little space for PNG support consequently the format could only be made use of in the most restricted way. But, the scene went through a change with the introduction of IE7; this latest browser from Microsoft has proved immensely useful in increasing increasing the popularity of PNGs. So lets take a look at three reasons why PNG is by far the most useful image formats around today:
You can get transparent images or a property known as alpha transparency: When you compare PNG with GIF, you will see that A definitive difference in the two formats is that you will only be able to save a specific color as transparent in GIF this equates to the fact that you can get the color regardless of it being opaque or transparent with no other color in between; however, with PNG, you get a specific feature over GIF; because the format supports semi transparent pixels. With this attribute, you can save a PNG picture with a soft drop shadow and then fuse it with a background that suits your taste. Through this feature you will be able to use an image as a gradient background or water mark. The format allows for the smooth fading of hues from fully opaque to transparent, exposing the webpage below
They look fabulous: Apart from the fact, that you get amazing flexibility wit PNG images; there are several other benefits to incorporating this format. For instance, if you choose a JPG image, you lose a portion of the details from the original file each time the file is saved, so eventually, you will be able to see a conspicuous deterioration in the appearance of the images. Even if, this problem has now been sorted in the image format and you can store the files without sacrificing any details, GIF only allows for a limited 256 color palette, which imparts it quite ineffective if you have to store a picture. On the other hand, if PNG is incorporated, you can get the best features of the two file types; you will have access to an extensive color display like the one used in JPEG images and it also offers managed color palette a la GIF files. At the same time the compression of the picture is without loss so the photograph does not change even if you save the file several times.
PNG is self optimizing: One of the hurdles that web programmers need to handle very often is the anomaly due to which the brightness and the contrast ratio of the screen has to be adjusted to see the the display correctly; the issue comes into the picture due to the difference in the Gamma setting used for the different monitors. Gamma setting is a method incorporated to distribute the the light across the display surface. However, diverse operating systems use distinct Gamma settings. Therefore, an image that is color corrected for Windows will seem wrong when seen on Mac. Here again, in this situation the versatile PNG picture format comes to the rescue, in PNG, you can save the files with with a Gamma correction feature that is innate so despite the differences in operating systems; the Gamma settings will be realigned to display a picture with the impressive brightness and contrast.
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