JPEG Images

In addition to WBMP, the Web browser supports renderings of JPEG images. JPEG stands for the Joint Photographic Experts Group, and is a digital image file format designed for maximal image compression. JPEG uses “lossy” compression in such a way that, when the image is decompressed, the human eye does not find the loss too obvious. The amount of compression is variable and the extent to which an image may be compressed without too much degradation depends partly on the image and partly on its use. JPEG is designed for compressing either full-color or gray-scale images of natural, real-world scenes. It works well on photographs, naturalistic artwork, and similar material. JPEG does not work as well on lettering, simple cartoons, or line drawings. JPEG handles only still images.