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For simple images, such as buttons, icons, bullets and banners, use the GIF format. GIF was made to handle only 256 colors. |
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For complex images, such as photographs, use the JPG format. JPG was made to handle up to 16 million colors. |
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For simple images, such as buttons, icons, bullets and banners, use the GIF format. GIF was made to handle only 256 colors. |
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For complex images, such as photographs, use the JPG format. JPG was made to handle up to 16 million colors. |
| **Note-Cartoon-like graphics and black and white photographs are better suited for the limited 256 color GIF format, while the shades and colors of photographs warrant the 16 million color scale of JPG. |