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Why Should You Use PNG File Format in Your Web Design?
The advantages of incorporating PNG file format in web designing over various other formats such as GIF and JPEG; the file type works well if you need to make good and efficient web graphics that will wow your customersThe PNG file format was introduced a few years back; it was brought out in the market around 95/96 to make up for the shortcomings of the the common GIF file format. However, it did not make an impression because the then browsers were unable to support the state of the art offerings of PNG so website designers and makers were forced to include it in their designs stingily. One of the major blocks faced by the format was Microsoft's flagship product, Internet Explorer which was one of the most popular browsers of that period; IE had very little provision for PNG support which equated to the fact that the format could only be used in the most restricted way. Then, things changed when IE7 was brought out; this fresh offering from Microsoft has aided in increasing the popularity of PNGs. So here is a look at three reasons why PNG is by far the best image formats in the market today:
It is possible to create see through images or alpha transparency: When you analyze the features of GIF and PNG, you will see that a very distinct advantage with PNG is that you will only be able to save a specific color as transparent in GIF which means that the color can be transformed whether opaque or transparent with just transparency in betweenbut when you use PNG, you get a specific benefit; because the format can be used to produce semi transparency. This simply means that you can save a PNG file with a soft drop shadow and then fuse it with a background that suits your taste. The Image can also be used as a watermark or a gradient background. The image file type lets you incorporate the smooth fading of shades from completely opaque to see through, and hence you will be able to view the webpage below
They look fabulous: Apart from the fact, that you get amazing flexibility wit PNG images; there are a myriad of other advantages to including this format. For instance, if you make use of the JPG Format, you lose a part of the information from the initial image every time the file is saved, so in time, you will notice a distinct decline in the quality of the images. Although, this concern has been resolved in the image format and you can store the images without losing any details, GIF has a limited color palette of 256, which makes it quite ineffective if you want to save a photograph. But, with PNG, you can get the most desired benefits of the image formats; you get an extensive color display like with JPEG file type and it also provides managed color palette a la GIF files. At the same time the compression of the image is lossless so the image stays put even if you save the file several times.
PNG allows for self optimization: A serious problem that web designers face on a daily basis is the anomaly due to which the brightness and the contrast ratio of the screen has to be regulated to see the the display correctly; the issue comes into the picture due to various Gamma setting used in monitors from different vendors. Gamma is a technique that helps to distribute the brightness across the display surface. However, diverse operating systems use distinct Gamma settings. So, an image that is color corrected specifically for Windows may appear abnormal in Mac. Once again, in this scenario the versatile PNG image type can help you out, in PNG, you can save the files with an inherent Gamma correction feature so whatever operating system you are working on; the Gamma settings will be realigned to show a picture with the impressive contrast and brightness.
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