Help talk:Congress/Mandatory PNG usage

For images, we must use PNG. Why?


 * JPG results in horrible-quality images with artifacts and no transparency,
 * GIF dithers, so the colour is actually not pure. There is also no aplha-blending, so the picture does not look smooth if transparent.
 * BMP is way too large.
 * Same with TIFF.

PNG is by far the optimal format for images. It supports transparency, is compact and has no horrible quality. Thus, I say we should ban all other image formats than PNG to reduce these problems in images. Any PC with Paint can make them.

However, images uploaded before this passes will be immune to this, but it is recommended to convert them. --  Zapwire  Δ  The d ark  side  of  the moon  20:44, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Also, animated GIFs are acceptable, and also immune. We recommend converting them to Animated PNGs though. (APNG) --  Zapwire  Δ  The d ark  side  of  the moon  23:05, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Opinions
I agree. PNG is so far the best format for pictures. <span title="MINE!!! NO TOUCHIE!!!"> Yours "Falsely",  <span title="ME!!!"> Explorer 767 ( <span title="Ya dares talk teh me, eh? Speak up, then, yeh young whippersnapper!">The Nerd Quibbles On...  )    <span title="Click if you dare!">View this template   22:00, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

I agree as well.--Sir Kwiksilver of TARDIS- Someone set us up the bomb. 23:58, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Wait, shouldn't there be an exception for ANIMATED GIF images (for example, the moving flags)? <span title="MINE!!! NO TOUCHIE!!!"> Yours "Falsely",  <span title="ME!!!"> Explorer 767 ( <span title="Ya dares talk teh me, eh? Speak up, then, yeh young whippersnapper!">The Nerd Quibbles On...  )    <span title="Click if you dare!">View this template   22:58, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Exception OK.


 * Maybe we should allow real-world pictures in JPG? Citcxirtcem   BAAAAAWW to me!  see my edits! 02:11, January 17, 2010 (UTC)

Progress
Is it passed? -- <span style="color: white !important;"> Zapwire <span style="color: white !important;"> Δ <span style="color: red !important;"> The d <span style="color: orange !important;">ark <span style="color: yellow !important;"> side <span style="color: green !important;"> of <span style="color: blue !important;"> the <span style="color: purple !important;">moon  21:22, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

It's been over a week. The vote was unanimous. The bill has passed. <span title="MINE!!! NO TOUCHIE!!!"> Yours "Falsely",  <span title="ME!!!"> Explorer 767 ( <span title="Ya dares talk teh me, eh? Speak up, then, yeh young whippersnapper!">The Nerd Quibbles On...  )    <span title="Click if you dare!">View this template   21:28, 28 June 2009 (UTC)