WebP vs AVIFWebP and AVIF are the two dominant next-generation image formats on the web. AVIF offers 20-30% smaller file sizes at identical perceptual quality and full HDR support, while WebP boasts near-instant decoding speeds and universal browser backwards-compatibility.IMAGEFLAC vs WAVFLAC and WAV contain identical uncompressed audio samples. FLAC uses lossless compression (like a ZIP file for PCM audio) to cut file sizes by 40-60% without dropping a single bit, while WAV is an uncompressed RIFF container.AUDIOOpus vs MP3Opus is an IETF standard combining Skype's SILK speech codec and Xiph's CELT music codec. It achieves transparent musical fidelity at 96-128 kbps where MP3 requires 256-320 kbps, while maintaining ultra-low latency for real-time speech.AUDIOHEIC vs JPGHEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) is Apple's standard photo capture format based on HEVC (H.265). It cuts JPEG file sizes in half while preserving 16-bit color, live photo bursts, and depth maps, but lacks universal Windows and Android viewing support.IMAGEGeoJSON vs KMLGeoJSON is an open JSON-based geospatial standard used natively by Mapbox, Leaflet, and modern JavaScript web maps. KML is an XML-based format developed by Keyhole (Google) for 3D Earth visualization and styling annotations.DOCUMENTGoodNotes vs PDFGoodNotes files (.goodnotes) are zipped SQLite / protobuf packages storing editable handwriting strokes, handwriting recognition tokens, and template layers. PDF is a standardized read-only page description format.DOCUMENTRen'Py RPA vs ZIPRen'Py RPA archives are obfuscated game containers storing images, scripts, and audio for visual novel games. Unlike standard ZIP archives, RPA uses Python pickle or XOR indexing to prevent accidental asset spoilers.DOCUMENTPNG vs JPGPNG is a lossless raster format that preserves crisp edges and 8-bit alpha transparency, making it optimal for graphics and user interfaces. JPG uses lossy discrete cosine transform compression to drastically reduce photographic file sizes at the cost of slight high-frequency compression artifacts.IMAGEWebP vs PNGWebP was engineered specifically to supersede legacy web image formats. In lossless mode, WebP files are on average 26% smaller than equivalent PNGs while supporting identical alpha channel transparency and broad browser rendering support.IMAGEMP4 vs MKVMP4 is the universal standard for web streaming, social media, and mobile playback. MKV (Matroska) is an extensible, open-standard multimedia container designed for media archival, supporting virtually any video codec, multi-language audio tracks, and styled subtitles.VIDEOEPUB vs PDFEPUB is designed for dynamic reading, automatically reflowing text to fit any screen size or font adjustment. PDF locks content to a rigid digital page canvas, ensuring identical typography, diagrams, and print margins regardless of device.DOCUMENTM4A vs MP3M4A (typically encoded with AAC) is the technological successor to MP3, delivering noticeably crisper audio at lower bitrates. MP3 remains the most universally compatible audio format ever created.AUDIOWebVTT vs SRTWebVTT is the W3C web standard subtitle format built specifically for HTML5 video with native CSS styling and viewport cue positioning. SRT is the classic plain-text subtitle format supported universally by desktop video players and editing suites.DOCUMENTWAV vs MP3WAV provides uncompressed linear pulse-code modulation (LPCM) audio fidelity with zero compression artifacts, making it the industry standard for studio recording and mastering. MP3 employs psychoacoustic perceptual coding to shrink file sizes by 75-90%, making it the universal consumer playback standard.AUDIOWebM vs MP4WebM is an open-source, royalty-free media container optimized for HTML5 web streaming using VP8, VP9, or AV1 codecs. MP4 is the ISO-standard multimedia container with ubiquitous hardware decoding acceleration on virtually every smartphone, television, and computer manufactured in the last two decades.VIDEOJXL vs AVIFJPEG XL and AVIF are the two modern contenders succeeding JPEG and WebP. AVIF delivers extreme compression at tiny file sizes using AV1 video keyframe compression. JPEG XL delivers superior photo fidelity, effortless lossless JPEG transcoding (saving 20% losslessly), and lightning-fast multi-core encoding.IMAGEGPX vs KMLGPX is the universal XML exchange format for GPS devices, smartwatches, and fitness trackers focused on time-series track points. KML is Google Earth's geospatial markup language designed for rich 3D visualization, polygons, camera angles, and styled spatial overlays.DOCUMENTASS vs SRTAdvanced SubStation Alpha (ASS) offers complete desktop publishing control over video captions with font styling, vector shapes, rotation, and karaoke timing. SubRip (SRT) is the world's most ubiquitous subtitle standard, offering distraction-free plain text captions that play on any screen.DOCUMENTGEDCOM vs CSVGEDCOM (.ged) is the universal genealogy data interchange format, linking individuals and family events via pointer keys across arbitrary generations. CSV flattens hierarchical graphs into tabular rows and columns for rapid analysis in Excel, Google Sheets, or SQL databases.DOCUMENTG.711 vs WAVITU-T G.711 is the international standard for voice telephony, compressing speech into 8-bit logarithmic samples at 64 kbps without headers. Linear PCM WAV is the universal uncompressed RIFF container delivering 16-bit or 24-bit audio across all media players and browsers.AUDIOVAG vs WAVSony VAG is the proprietary 4-bit ADPCM audio format used by the Sony PlayStation 1 and PlayStation 2 Sound Processing Unit (SPU). It compresses 16-bit linear audio samples down to 4 bits with hardware loop markers. Linear PCM WAV is the universal uncompressed RIFF container compatible with modern DAWs, audio editors, and web browsers.AUDIOACO vs CSSAdobe Color Swatch (.aco) is a proprietary binary palette format used in Photoshop and Creative Cloud to store named colors across sRGB, HSB, CMYK, and Lab color spaces. CSS Custom Properties (:root variables) and Tailwind tokens are modern web standards that allow dynamic theme styling, live dark-mode toggling, and instant UI implementation in frontend applications.DOCUMENTKOA vs PNGCommodore 64 KoalaPainter (.koa) is the standard 10,003-byte multi-color bitmap format created for the Commodore 64 VIC-II graphics chip in 1984. It stores 160x200 double-width pixels with strict 4-color-per-8x8-cell hardware restrictions. PNG is the modern W3C lossless image standard supporting 32-bit truecolor RGBA and universal cross-platform rendering.IMAGEBibTeX vs MarkdownBibTeX is the industry standard bibliography format for LaTeX academic papers, storing structured citation records with curly-brace field tags. Markdown is the ubiquitous human-readable markup language used for notes, web pages, and documentation in Obsidian, Notion, GitHub, and static site generators.DOCUMENTDEGAS vs PNGDEGAS is the classic graphics format created by Tom Hudson for the Atari ST computer line in 1985. It stores 32,000-byte raw video memory dumps across 3 hardware resolutions with 9-bit RGB palettes. PNG is the modern W3C lossless image standard offering universal cross-platform rendering and 32-bit truecolor RGBA fidelity.IMAGEAUD vs WAVWestwood Studios AUD is the proprietary compressed sound and voice container developed for Command & Conquer, Red Alert, and Dune 2000 in the 1990s. It packages 4-bit WS-ADPCM and IMA-ADPCM voice streams into chunks. WAV is the universal uncompressed RIFF container that delivers lossless linear PCM playback across all modern DAWs, audio editors, and web browsers.AUDIOAVR vs WAVAudio Visual Research (AVR) is a legacy digital sampling format created for the Atari ST and Falcon030 computing platforms. It stores uncompressed 8-bit or 16-bit big-endian PCM audio prefixed with a 128-byte header starting with magic '2VRH'. Standard RIFF WAV is the universal little-endian audio container recognized by modern operating systems, digital audio workstations (DAWs), and web browsers.AUDIONFO vs TXTNFO (information) files are stylized text documents originating from the PC demoscene, BBS community, and warez release groups. Encoded in IBM Code Page 437, they make heavy use of high-order box-drawing characters, shading blocks, and monospace layout to render intricate logos. Plain text (.txt) files adhere to standard UTF-8 or ASCII encoding for portable, readable prose without reliance on legacy OEM character sets.DOCUMENTCHR vs PNGNES CHR files contain raw 8x8-pixel character tile graphics dumped from Nintendo Entertainment System and Famicom cartridges. Each tile is stored as 16 bytes of 2 bits-per-pixel (2bpp) planar bitplanes referencing a 4-color hardware palette. Portable Network Graphics (PNG) is the modern web standard for raster imagery, supporting 24-bit RGB color, 8-bit alpha transparency, and lossless DEFLATE compression.IMAGEXM vs WAVFastTracker II XM (Extended Module) is a legendary tracker music container created by Triton in 1994. Instead of storing pre-rendered waveforms, XM packages digital sound samples alongside musical pattern sequences, note triggers, volume envelopes, and panning commands across up to 32 discrete audio channels. WAV is the universal linear PCM container that captures the rendered acoustic performance directly into static waveform samples.AUDIODICOM vs PNGDICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) is the global standard format for medical healthcare imaging produced by CT scanners, MRI systems, ultrasounds, and X-ray machines. It embeds high-dynamic-range pixel data (often 12-bit or 16-bit grayscale) alongside extensive patient, study, and calibration metadata tags. PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is the universal lossless raster image standard for digital screens, supporting 8-bit or 16-bit color channels and cross-platform web display.IMAGEOrg Mode vs MarkdownEmacs Org Mode is a rich plain-text organization system developed by Carsten Dominik in 2003. Built primarily for GNU Emacs, Org Mode combines document authoring with hierarchical project management, interactive task tracking (TODO states), scheduled deadlines, and executable code blocks (Babel). Markdown is the universal lightweight markup language created by John Gruber, optimized for clean human readability and effortless conversion into HTML across the modern web.DOCUMENTCGM vs SVGComputer Graphics Metafile (CGM) is an international ISO/IEC standard 2D vector and bitmap format widely deployed across aerospace (ATA Spec 2100), defense, automotive, and petroleum engineering documentation. Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is the open XML-based W3C standard for interactive vector graphics natively rendered by every modern web browser, graphic design application, and digital publishing platform.IMAGES3M vs WAVScream Tracker 3 (S3M) is a multi-channel digital music module format created in 1994 by Future Crew for MS-DOS. WAV is Microsoft and IBM's standard RIFF container storing uncompressed linear pulse-code modulation (PCM) audio universally supported by every operating system and digital audio workstation.AUDIOENEX vs MarkdownEvernote XML Export (ENEX) is Evernote's proprietary XML-based export format containing rich-text notes, attachments, tags, and ENML layout markup. Markdown is a lightweight, human-readable plain text formatting syntax that has become the universal standard for modern note-taking, documentation, and personal knowledge management (PKM).DOCUMENTIT vs WAVImpulse Tracker (.it) is an advanced tracker music module created in 1996 by Jeffrey Lim, packing 64 digital channels, dynamic volume/pan envelopes, and compressed sample instruments into tiny kilobyte-sized files. WAV is the uncompressed, universal linear PCM standard for digital audio playback across all modern devices and operating systems.AUDIOOPML vs MarkdownOPML is an XML specification established by Dave Winer for exchanging hierarchical outlines, RSS/Atom subscription directories, and podcast feeds. Markdown is a human-readable plain-text formatting syntax that has become the ubiquitous standard for notes, documentation, and personal knowledge management (PKM).DOCUMENTORA vs PNGOpenRaster (.ora) is an open-standard layered raster graphics format created by Freedesktop.org, Krita, MyPaint, and GIMP as a vendor-neutral alternative to PSD. PNG is the universal, lossless single-raster bitmap standard supported natively by every browser, operating system, and image viewer on Earth.IMAGEFB2 vs MarkdownFictionBook 2.0 (.fb2) is an open XML-based electronic book format widely used across digital readers and literature archives, storing book metadata, chapters, poems, and embedded base64 images within a single structured XML document. Markdown is the lightweight, human-readable plain-text standard supported by Obsidian, Notion, GitHub, and modern note-taking ecosystems.DOCUMENTQOI vs PNGQuite OK Image (.qoi) is a modern, ultra-fast lossless image compression format designed by Dominic Szablewski in 2021 as a simpler, faster alternative to PNG. PNG is the undisputed universal raster graphics standard for the web, digital graphics, and application user interfaces.IMAGEPTM vs WAVPolyTracker (PTM) was created in the mid-1990s by Pascal Brochart (Lone / Renaissance) for MS-DOS PC music composition. It offered 32-channel polyphony, native Gravis UltraSound (GUS) hardware acceleration, and differential delta sample compression (8BDIFF). Standard RIFF WAV is the universal audio container recognized by modern media players, DAWs, operating systems, and web browsers.AUDIOHDR vs EXRRadiance HDR (.hdr / .pic) pioneered 32-bit RGBE high dynamic range imaging for architectural lighting simulation and skyboxes. OpenEXR, developed by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), is the visual effects industry standard supporting 16-bit half float, 32-bit float, deep data, and multi-channel layer compositing.IMAGEPDB vs EPUBPalmDoc (.pdb) was the dominant eBook and reference format of the late 1990s and early 2000s for PalmPilot, Sony CLIÉ, and Handspring PDA devices, utilizing 4KB LZ77 compressed record blocks. EPUB 3 is the open international digital publishing standard based on HTML5, CSS3, and ZIP packaging.DOCUMENTNEO vs DEGASNeoChrome (.neo), developed by Dave Staugas at Atari Corp in 1985, and DEGAS Elite (.pi1/.pc1), designed by Tom Hudson for Batteries Included, were the two defining graphics programs of the Atari ST computer. Both utilized the Motorola 68000's planar bitplane architecture to produce 16-color 320x200 graphics from a 512-color hardware palette.IMAGEFarandole (.far) vs Impulse Tracker (.it)Farandole Composer and Impulse Tracker represent two pivotal milestones in DOS tracker history. Farandole pioneered streamlined 16-channel tracking with custom panning and text messages in 1994, while Impulse Tracker revolutionized tracker music with 64 channels, new note actions (NNA), and sample compression.AUDIOAbiWord (.abw) vs Microsoft Word (.docx)AbiWord (.abw) and Microsoft Word (.docx) take radically different approaches to XML document storage. AbiWord uses a single readable XML file encompassing Dublin Core metadata, styled spans, and base64 images, whereas DOCX packages dozens of XML parts inside a zipped OPC container.DOCUMENTArt Studio (.art) vs KoalaPainter (.koa)Advanced Art Studio and KoalaPainter were the two preeminent digital painting tools of the Commodore 64 era. While KoalaPainter became the de facto standard for 160x200 Multicolor art, Advanced Art Studio offered versatile dual-mode support for both crisp 320x200 Hires and Multicolor graphics.IMAGEComposer 669 (.669) vs ProTracker MOD (.mod)Composer 669 (developed by Tomasz Pytel) and Amiga ProTracker were landmark tracker formats of the early 1990s demoscene. While MOD defined 4-channel Amiga Paula tracker music, 669 brought 8-channel polyphony, custom tempos, and extended linear frequency scales to PC Sound Blaster cards.AUDIOHangul HWP (.hwp) vs Word DOCX (.docx)Hancom Hangul (.hwp) is the statutory standard for government, public education, and enterprise administration across South Korea, whereas Microsoft Word (.docx) is the international standard for office documentation. While DOCX relies on zipped XML, HWP 5.x utilizes an OLE Compound File Binary (CFB) container with compressed Deflate text streams.DOCUMENTAmiga ACBM (.acbm) vs Amiga IFF-ILBM (.iff / .ilbm)Both ACBM and ILBM are raster graphics formats built upon Electronic Arts' Interchange File Format (IFF) for the Commodore Amiga. However, while ILBM interleaves bitplanes scanline-by-scanline to match Amiga copper display timing, ACBM stores each bitplane as a contiguous, uninterrupted block of memory to optimize fast Blitter DMA copying.IMAGEAMF vs S3MBoth AMF and S3M revolutionized PC tracker music in the early 1990s by expanding beyond the Amiga's 4-channel hardware limit to 16 digital audio channels. AMF focuses on compact pattern memory packing and ASYLUM tracker features, while S3M became the de facto standard for PC demoscene compositions.AUDIOCWK vs RTFClarisWorks / AppleWorks (.cwk) was the beloved all-in-one productivity suite for classic Mac OS and Windows throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, bundling word processing, spreadsheets, and databases. RTF is a text-based interchange standard supported across virtually every text editor in existence.DOCUMENTCPC vs ZX SpectrumThe Amstrad CPC and Sinclair ZX Spectrum were fierce 8-bit rivals in Europe throughout the 1980s. The CPC featured 16KB of video RAM powered by the Motorola 6845 and Gate Array with flexible 160×200, 320×200, and 640×200 modes, while the ZX Spectrum used an iconic 6,912-byte 256×192 display with 8×8 color attribute clash.IMAGEDSM vs MODWhile Commodore Amiga ProTracker (.mod) files established the fundamentals of computer tracker music with 4 fixed audio channels and 31 instruments, Dynamic Studio Module (.dsm) expanded tracker capabilities for PC MS-DOS with RIFF container framing, up to 16 digital channels, and custom channel panning.AUDIOSXW vs ODTBefore OASIS and ISO standardized OpenDocument Format (ODF) in 2005, OpenOffice.org 1.0 and 1.1 saved word processing documents in the .sxw format. While both use ZIP containers packing XML streams, SXW uses the older Sun namespace schema that modern office suites often struggle to render accurately.DOCUMENTXCUR vs CURX11 Xcursor (.xcur) and Windows Cursor (.cur) are the two primary mouse pointer formats across desktop operating systems. Xcursor features multi-size alpha-blended 32-bit ARGB rasters designed for X11/Wayland desktop themes, while CUR uses classic Windows ICO-derived DIB bitmaps with 1-bit XOR/AND transparency masks.IMAGERAD vs MODRAD uses Yamaha OPL2/OPL3 frequency modulation synthesis where sounds are generated algorithmically by 2-operator sine wave oscillators in real time. MOD uses digital PCM acoustic samples recorded from real instruments and played back with pitch shifting across 4 to 32 channels.AUDIOSDW vs SXWSDW is the vintage proprietary OLE 2.0 compound document format used by StarWriter and StarOffice 3.x–5.x. SXW was the pioneering open XML format introduced in OpenOffice.org 1.x, which later evolved into the OASIS OpenDocument Standard (ODT).DOCUMENTBPG vs WebPBPG (Better Portable Graphics) by Fabrice Bellard leverages HEVC intra-frame video compression to achieve dramatic visual quality at very low bitrates. Google WebP uses VP8 intra-frame coding and is natively supported across 100% of modern web browsers.IMAGEOKT vs MODOktalyzer (.okt) doubled the Amiga's native channel count by implementing 8-channel software mixing in real time, whereas standard ProTracker (.mod) modules used 4 hardware DMA audio channels directly mapped to the Paula chip.AUDIOZABW vs ABWZABW and ABW are the two primary file formats of the open-source AbiWord word processor. ZABW encapsulates the exact same AWML XML document structure as ABW, but compresses it with Gzip to achieve 70-80% smaller file sizes.DOCUMENTBLP vs DDSBLP is Blizzard Entertainment's proprietary texture container format used in Warcraft III and World of Warcraft, while DDS is Microsoft's universal DirectX texture format. Both store mipmapped GPU-compressed textures like DXT1 and DXT5, but BLP also packages paletted 256-color textures with custom alpha depths.IMAGEMTM vs XMMTM and XM are landmark 32-channel MS-DOS tracker formats. MTM pioneered a track-sequencing matrix where patterns reference shared track blocks, while FastTracker 2's XM format introduced multi-sampled instruments with custom volume and panning envelopes.AUDIORTFD vs RTFRTFD is Apple's macOS compound document bundle format that packages a Rich Text Format file (TXT.rtf) alongside embedded image and attachment files, whereas standard RTF is a single plain text file where images must be hex-encoded inline.DOCUMENTVDA vs TGAVDA and TGA are two naming variants of the Truevision raster graphics standard created in 1984. While VDA was explicitly tied to Truevision's original Video Display Adapter hardware board, TGA became the universal industry standard extension across 3D game engines and graphics software.IMAGEAMR vs WAVAMR is the highly efficient ACELP speech codec standard developed for 2G/3G mobile networks and MMS voice messaging, while WAV is the universal uncompressed PCM audio format used for studio editing and high-fidelity playback.AUDIONB vs IPYNBMathematica Notebooks pioneered interactive computational documents in 1988 with hierarchical expression trees and symbolic math. Jupyter Notebooks brought computational notebooks to the open-source web using JSON and Python kernels.DOCUMENTWAL vs PCXBoth WAL and PCX played pivotal roles in 1990s PC gaming. ZSoft PCX was the standard texture source format for Doom and Quake 1, while Quake II introduced WAL with pre-baked downsampled mipmaps and surface emission flags.IMAGEIMF vs MIDIIMF directly stores raw byte pairs written to the PC's AdLib/Sound Blaster Yamaha YM3812 (OPL2) FM synthesis chip at fixed timer intervals, whereas MIDI transmits abstract musical notes, velocities, and instrument patch commands meant for general synthesizers.AUDIOLyX vs LaTeXLyX provides a What-You-See-Is-What-You-Mean (WYSIWYM) graphical interface that lets authors focus on document structure without writing raw TeX markup syntax. LaTeX gives typesetting purists complete source-level programmatic control over micro-typography and layout packages.DOCUMENTSRF vs ARWSony SRF (Sony Raw Format) was used in early bridge cameras and initial Alpha DSLRs (e.g. DSC-R1, DSLR-A100) before Sony standardized on Sony Alpha Raw (ARW). Both wrap raw Bayer sensor data in TIFF IFD containers alongside high-resolution preview streams.IMAGEHMI vs MIDIHuman Machine Interfaces (HMI) audio was the premiere licensed sound system for 1990s MS-DOS PC gaming (Descent, Warcraft II, Mortal Kombat). Standard MIDI is the universal hardware-agnostic musical specification. HMI bundled proprietary sound card driver routing, digital audio mixing, and multi-track sequence management.AUDIOTexinfo vs MarkdownGNU Texinfo is a comprehensive documentation language engineered so that a single source file can produce printed books, online hypertext, and terminal manuals. Markdown is the ubiquitous human-readable web markup language powering GitHub, documentation portals, and static site generators.DOCUMENTMNG vs APNGMNG was developed in 2001 by the PNG Group as an ambitious animated media container supporting nested frames, delta-encoding, and scripting. APNG was created in 2004 as a streamlined backwards-compatible extension that displays as a static PNG in legacy viewers while animating in modern browsers.IMAGEROL vs MIDIAdLib Visual Composer (.rol) is a vintage music sequence format created by AdLib Inc. in 1987 specifically for the Yamaha YM3812 (OPL2) FM synthesis chip on early PC sound cards. Standard MIDI Files (.mid) represent a universal, hardware-independent sequence protocol specifying pitch, velocity, and timing events sent to external sound modules, wavetable synthesizers, or soundfonts.AUDIOMAN vs MarkdownUnix manual pages (roff/man/mdoc) were created in the 1970s by AT&T Bell Labs for terminal-based technical documentation using typesetting macros (.TH, .SH, .TP). Markdown, created in 2004 by John Gruber and standardized as CommonMark and GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM), provides lightweight human-readable plain text formatting designed for modern web publishing, code hosting, and documentation wikis.DOCUMENTPCD vs JPEGKodak Photo CD (.pcd) was launched in 1992 by Eastman Kodak as an archival film scanning solution storing multi-resolution image hierarchies (Base/16 to 16Base) in the proprietary 24-bit PhotoYCC color space. JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) is the universal DCT-based lossy photographic format used across the internet, smartphones, digital cameras, and web applications.IMAGEXMI vs MIDIMiles Sound System Extended MIDI (.xmi) is a specialized game audio sequence format created in 1991 by John Miles for MS-DOS PC gaming titles from Sierra, Origin, LucasArts, and BioWare. Standard MIDI Files (.mid) represent a hardware-agnostic digital music specification published by the MIDI Manufacturers Association to encode note numbers, velocity, and timing parameters across electronic synthesizers.AUDIOTROFF vs MarkdownTroff is the historic typesetting language created in 1973 by Joe Ossanna and Brian Kernighan at AT&T Bell Laboratories to typeset technical documents and books on phototypesetters and laser printers. GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) is the universal lightweight plain-text markup standard designed for web readability, code repositories, issue tracking, and online documentation.DOCUMENTRAW vs JPEGCamera RAW formats (including Adobe DNG, Canon CR2, Nikon NEF, and Sony ARW) store minimally processed 12-bit to 16-bit linear sensor samples directly from digital camera sensors alongside high-fidelity embedded preview streams. JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) is the universal 8-bit lossy image standard using Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) compression for compact storage and instant display.IMAGE