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PNG image quality superior to JPEG?
File size aside, isn't PNG superior to jpeg since it is lossless? I don't see why you'd ever want to use jpeg unless file size was a concern...?
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That's right, PNG is usually preferable.
The problem with jpeg is that it's unbelievably effective. It can shrink a file to 2% or so of original size, and most people can't tell the difference. PNG can't beat that.
For a one-off final delivery, where image quality isn't critical - and let's face it, it often isn't - nothing beats jpeg. It's too effective. And since jpeg is usually good enough, there's no real incentive to replace it with something else.
If image quality is important, you obviously use TIFF. PNG comes second there too...
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