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Icon sizes: 256x256, 48x48, 32x32, 24x24, 16x16, 512x512 File formats: ICO, GIF, PNG, BMP Why Is it In Your Best Interest To Use PNG Images in Your Web Design?The advanatges of including PNG file format in web designing over the different formats ;for intance, GIF and JPEG; the file format can be use to make bettergood and spectacular images that will wow your consumers.The PNG file format was introduced quite a while back; it was put forth in the marketlfor consumers around 95/96 to meet the deficiencies of the the common GIF file type. However, it did not catch on because the then browsers could not offer support to the advanced offerings of PNG so internet designers and developers were forced to to incorporate it sparingly. One of the main blocks that marred the features of PNG was with Microsoft's flagship product, Internet Explorer which was one of the most popular browsers of the time; IE had very little provision for PNG support which equated to the fact that the format could only be made use of to a bare minimum. But went through a change when IE7 was brought out; this latestfresh product from Microsoft has aided in increasing the popularity of PNGs. So lets take 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 a property known as alpha transparency: When you analyze the features of GIF and PNG, will notice that a very disinct advantage with PNG is that you you will be restricted to saving a particular color transparently through the use of GIF which means that you can get the color regardless of it being opaque or transparent with just transparency in betweenbut when you use PNG, you get adistinct advantage; because the format supports semi transparent pixels. This simply means that you can save a PNG image with a soft drop shadow and then use it against a background of your choice. You can also use the image as a gradient background or water mark. The file type gives you the option to use the smooth fading ofhues from fully opaque to transparent, and hence you will be able to view the webpage below They lookfantastic: It is a well known fact that PNG images give you extreme flexibility also ; there are several a myriad of other benefit to incorporating 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 you save the file, so after a while, you will be able to see a noticeable deterioration in the quality of the images. Although, this issue has now been sortedbeen resolved in in the file type and you can save the files without losing any data, GIF has a highly restrictive 256 color palette, which makes it quite ineffective if you want to save a snap shot. However, when you use PNG, you will get the perfect features of of the image formats; you get a a complete color display similar to JPEG format and it also}{supports| provides|offers} managed color palette {like|a la| as seen in} GIF files. {Also|At the same time|Another advantage is that} the {compression|storage} of the {file|image|picture} is {lossless|sans loss|without loss} so the {image|picture|photograph} {stays put|stays as it is|does not change} {regardless of how many time you save it|despite innumerable times of saving the file|even if you save the file several times}. {PNG is self optimizingL Self Optimization is possible in PNG|PNG allows for self optimization}: {One of the hurdles| A major concern|A serious problem} that web {designers|pogrammers} {face|have to tackle|need to handle} {on a daily basis|frequently|veryoften} is the {fact that|issue where|the anomaly due to which} {the contrast and the brightness of the monitor|the brightness and the contrast ratio of the screen|the contrast and brightness of the commuter screen} has to be {adjusted|changed|regulated} to see the {images|pictures|the display} {properly|correctly|appropriately}; {this happens|this problem occurs|the issue comes into the picture} due to {the Gamma settings of different monitors|various Gamma setting used in monitors from different vendors|the difference in the Gamma setting used for the different monitors}. {Gamma|Gamma setting} is a {method|technology|technique} {used|incorported|that helps} to {distribute|scatter|spread} the {luminance|brightness|the light} across the {display surface|screen|monitor display}. 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