The Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), an international committee headed by an EPFL professor, has just unveiled JPEG XS. With this new format, the image-compression process uses less energy, ...

The WEBP file format is a relatively new way to display images online. The format was developed by Google as a modern, highly efficient format to display high-quality images on the web at a fraction ...

If you have an iPhone, you probably have noticed that many of your photos are saved as HEIC files — High Efficiency Image Containers. HEIC files are typically smaller than average JPG or PNG files.

Photographers have to deal with a variety of image types and new file formats appear from time to time, usually offering benefits that, while helpful, might not be immediately obvious. This can lead ...

You've probably been using JPEG, PNG, and GIF image formats for as long as you can remember. These formats have remained virtually unchanged for the last 30 years, but are still found everywhere. With ...

JPEG XL is an emerging image file format designed to increase image fidelity while decreasing file size when compared to other popular image formats, particularly the old JPEG format. At present, both ...

If you’ve ever uploaded a photograph to your computer, downloaded an image from the web or exported a file, it’s very likely you’ve come across the digital image format JPG. JPG as an image ...

As new technology emerges, file formats like JPEG, PNG, and TIFF may no longer be the best options for photographers. Let's take a look at some potential replacements. File formats may not be the most ...

JPEG XL and AVIF are competing photo formats that could speed up the web, save room on your phone and cut your cloud storage costs. The Squoosh tool compares them in use here with JPEG XL on the left.

HEIF is the new photo format that Apple is using to replace JPEG. And it probably will replace JPEGs, because the iPhone is the most popular, most-used camera in the world, and as of iOS 11, most ...