Microsoft Aims to Replace JPEG Format

fazaal24 said:

Microsoft is aiming to offer a higher-quality alternative to JPEG, saying Thursday that it planned to standardize its HD Photo graphics format. The new format is said to offer better quality, less data loss, and advanced functionality.

Compression with HD Photo is twice that of JPEG with fewer artifacts, the company claims. Due to this, images are clearer and half the size of those saved in the popular format.

The entire image is preserved in the file, which would allow photographers to make higher quality adjustments to the color and exposure of the image. Additionally, HD Photo would allow the user to decode only information needed for a specific region, or manipulate the image as compressed data.

A beta version of a HD Photo plug-in for Adobe Photoshop has been developed in conjunction with Adobe. Final versions, which would be free to download, are slated to be released by May of this year.

News source: BetaNews

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images are clearer and half the size of those saved in the popular format

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Anusha said:

Repost, but pretty cool if they can really make them;

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fazaal24 said:

sorry if repost guyz

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life said:

Heard that they're goin 2 do the same 2 PDF. Is it true?

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life said:

Heard that they're goin 2 do the same 2 PDF. Is it true?

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Anusha said:

Here's Microsoft XPS. You have to open it in IE though.

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life said:

Thanks for the info Anusha. I dnt think that MS will do a Mozilla compatible version

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Anusha said:

But why? IE is there in all Windows ne?
Besides, I don't like the browser opening the PDF files inside the browser window.

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Anusha said:

But why? IE is there in all Windows ne?
Besides, I don't like the browser opening the PDF files inside the browser window.

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