What is the difference between .jpg, .png and .gif?

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JPG or JPEG stands for Joint Photography Experts Group. This is the compressed file format widely used for photographs for storage and prints. PNG is Portable Network Graphics, which is a highly compressed format used for online display of images and graphics. This format even supports transparency in...
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JPG or JPEG stands for Joint Photography Experts Group. This is the compressed file format widely used for photographs for storage and prints. PNG is Portable Network Graphics, which is a highly compressed format used for online display of images and graphics. This format even supports transparency in images. GIF is Graphics Interchange Format and is used for basic animation on the web. read less
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Every image format is used for different purpose
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Gif -images are great for creating very low resolution files Jpeg -files can be relatively small in size, but they still look crisp and beautiful PNG-low-resolution images that load quickly but also look great for Photography i suggest start using RAW
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