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Image sizes: 256x256, 48x48, 32x32, 24x24, 16x16 File formats: BMP, GIF, PNG, ICO ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Why Should You Use PNG File Format in Your Website Creation?The advantages of including PNG file format in website creation over various other formats like GIF and JPEG; the file format helps to make really amazing and wonderful icons that will entice your visitorsThe PNG file format was introduced quite a while back; it was brought out for consumers in the mid 90's to cover the drawbacks of the the common GIF file type. However, it failed to create ripples because the the browsers of the time were not designed to support the advanced offerings of PNG so web designers and developers were forced to incorporate it restrictedly. One of the major blocks faced by the format was Microsoft's Internet Explorer which was the most well known and widely used browsers of that period; IE had little or no provision for PNG support which equated to the fact that the format could only be made use of in limited capacity. Then, things metamorphosed after the availability of IE7; this new offering from Microsoft has aided in increasing the usability of PNGs. So here is why at three reasons why PNG is one of the best image formats around today: You will be able to create images that can be superimposed due to their transparency or a feature called alpha transparency: When you pitch GIF against PNG, you will see that A definitive difference in the two formats is that you can only save a particular color transparently through the use of GIF this simply means that the color can be transformed whether opaque or transparent with just transparency in betweenbut when you use PNG, you get a specific benefit; because the format can be used to produce semi transparency. This simply means that you can save a PNG file with a soft drop shadow and then float it against any background. Through this feature you will be able to use an image as a background with gradient or a water mark. The file type allows for the slow fading of colors from entirely opaque to absolutely transparent, so that you can see the webpage underneath They look fabulous: Apart from the fact, that you get amazing flexibility wit PNG images; there are numerous other advantages to including this format. For example, when you use a JPEG image, you lose a portion of the data on the original file each time the file is saved, so in time, you will notice a noticeable deterioration in the appearance of the media. Although, this concern has now been sorted in in the file type and you can store the pictures without compromising any details, GIF has a limited color palette of 256, which imparts it quite useless if you are going to save a snap shot. However, if PNG is incorporated, you can get the most desired benefits of both these formats; you will have access to a complete color display like with JPEG format and it also offers managed color palette like GIF files. At the same time the compression of the image is sans loss so the photograph stays as it is despite innumerable times of saving the file. PNG allows for self optimization: A serious problem that web designers need to handle very often is the fact that the contrast and the brightness of the monitor has to be adjusted to see the pictures appropriately; this happens due to the difference in the Gamma setting used for the different monitors. Gamma is a method used to spread the luminance across the monitor display. However, diverse operating systems use varying Gamma settings. So, a picture that is color corrected for Windows will seem wrong when seen on Mac. Again, in this scenario the versatile PNG picture format can help you out, in PNG, you can save the pictures with with a Gamma correction feature that is innate so whatever operating system you are working on; the Gamma settings will be automatically adjusted to show a picture with the amazing contrast and brightness. ![]()
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