JPEG File Type and Information

Format Name JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
File Extension .jpg, .jpeg
MIME Type image/jpeg
Developer Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG)
Introduction Year 1992
Type Lossy compression image format
Color Depth 24-bit color
Compression Lossy compression using discrete cosine transform (DCT)
Supported Modes Grayscale, RGB color
File Structure Marker segments and compressed image data
Image Quality Variable quality settings (compression levels)
Metadata Supports Exif, XMP, JFIF, and other metadata formats
Transparency Does not support transparency (no alpha channel)
Animation Does not support animation
Advantages Small file sizes, suitable for web and photography
Disadvantages Loss of image quality with higher compression settings
Applications Digital photography, web graphics, image sharing
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