JPEG (or JPG/JFIF) is a quite new format, but it has already become one of the most popular ones. The reason is the new compression method used by the JPEG format. It provides extremely small files with a slight loss of image quality (sometimes not even visible). JPEG is a truecolor-only format. Best compression rates are achieved with photorealistic images. For images containig only a few colors, GIF might be the better choice. Because of the high compression rates JPEG-files are very important for the world wide web, since transfer time is very low.
If you are looking for more detailed information, you should read the JPEG FAQ.
Quick Info:
Name: JPEG
Type: Image
Extension: JPG
Viewer:
Specification: ftp://x2ftp.oulu.fi/pub/msdos/programming/formats/jfif102.zip
If you have additional information, send mail to
Alexander Krauss