| Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) The original name of the committee that designed the standard image compression . JPEG is designed for compressing either full-colour or digital images of "natural", real-world scenes. It does not work so well on non-realistic images, such as cartoons or line drawings. JPEG does not handle compression of black-and-white (1 bit-per-pixel) images or moving pictures. Standards for compressing those types of images are being worked on by other committees, named and . : .jpg, .jpeg. See also . (2000-09-11) |