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JPEG vs JPG files

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by antonjou

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What is the difference between JPEG and JPG files, and which one is the more "standard" file type to use?

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by thechas

There is no "real" difference.

At some point, (Windows 98SE?) Windows was able to handle file extensions with more than 3 characters.

The change to JPEG was made to more correctly define the file format.

I stick with the 3 character JPG just so my files are compatible with ALL versions of Windows, and even DOS.

So, using the JPG file extension would be more "standard".

Chas

by csmith

They are the same file format.
Mac, Linux, unix use the 4 letter extension.
Microsoft uses the three letter extension because of historical MS-DOS limits.
Regards, Chris

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