What is the best image file format for hosting our picts?

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**bubber**

As the title says really.
The gallery can accept PNG, GIF or JPEG.
My originals are RAW (now I've found out that it's the best for taking pictures with) & I'm getting 30Meg files which grow to 50Meg in TIFF format before I crop the picture.
I can get this down to 13Meg no problem in TIFF.

I have Photshop Elements so I can do quite a lot.

Which format should I save the final image for best results on the web??

**Blackeagle**

From what im aware, PNG generally is good quality in small sizes but looses out when text isnt involved.

JPEG is a worse choice for storing images that require further editing as it suffers from generation loss, whereas lossless formats do not. This makes PNG useful for saving temporary photographs that require successive editing. When the photograph is ready to be distributed, it can then be saved as a JPEG, and this limits the information loss to just one generation. That said, PNG does not provide a standard means of embedding Exif image data from sources such as digital cameras, which makes it problematic for use amongst photographers, especially professionals. TIFF does support it as a lossless format.

So Since PNG was designed to replace GIF, and JPEG gives better results when used on unedited\once edited pics, JPEG is probably the way to go.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics#Comparison_with_JPEG

**cpt_fishcakes**

Yep JPEGs are the best way to do it GIFs only display 256 colours and PNGs are just GIFs in a fancy dress. With Photoshop elements you can turn your images to JPEGs and reduce there size right down to bellow 1meg, but still preserve a lot of detail. Saves people with slow connections exploding in rage trying to view your images

**bubber**

cheers capt fishcakes.
will do JPEGs in future