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Why GIFs are still better than PNGs: The sad story of PNG gamma correction
hsivonen.iki.fi — Ever wonder why the colors you put into your CSS files aren't the same colors that come out of your PNGs? Here's your answer: While the PNG file format supports color correction, not all browsers support it properly, leaving GIF files as the only real way to get proper colors accross all browsers.
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- bitterCAMPARI, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0That was interesting, however youhave to consider the fact that the web is progessivly moving to png and abandoning gif's all together. With IE7, Firefox and Safari being the most common browsers of tomorrow designers need to make drastic changes to keep conent fresh and appealing. To me, png files are robust enough to handle the call. I understand that png's are maybe a tad hefty in file size, but 90% of today's common internet audience is on broadband. The gamma problem will solve itself when people don't mix file formats.
- Profiteer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I found out how horrible cross-browser png color consistency was recently, through experience. It was well worth the few extra KB required by jpeg and gif to remedy the situation. I'll use png in the future, though, but only in situations where I can get away with it.
- effegi, on 06/04/2008, -0/+1More than 2 years later the situation is still the same. Please, don't tell me "Apple is the king of image manipulation": they are still unable to adopt a standard gamma correction...
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