Image conversion in Adobe Express

 


What type of image should I use?

Welcome back! Last week I gave you a glimpse of what Adobe Express can do when it comes to image editing. Now, let's actually start diving into it all. As shown above in the numbered sections, it shows that you can convert images to either a JPG, PNG, or SVG image file. But what do these even mean? It's important to understand the differences between them to know where you should use what type of image.

1. JPG

Not that you need to know this, unless you are answering trivia questions, JPG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group. You want to use this type of image when you are working with photographs, detailed images, or need web images with small file sizes. The downside is they lose quality when compressed. They are raster based. Raster means a digital image made up of a rectangular grid of tiny colored (usually square) pixels. Meaning if you zoom in, it will be pixelated. And you can't make them transparent.

2. PNG

Standing for Portable Network Graphics, PNGs are perfect for when you need graphics with transparent backgrounds, logos, or screenshots. These keep their quality when compressed, but are larger file sizes than JPGs and are also raster based. You definitely want these if you want lines or text to be sharp.

3. SVG

Now we are getting into vector graphics, not raster. SVG means Scalable Vector Graphics. What they can do is right in the title. You can scale them up or down and you never lose image quality. If you want to make a graphic that keeps its resolution no matter how large or small it is, with clean lines and no pixelation, go with SVG. They are perfect for logos, icons, simple illustrations and web graphics that must scale. Especially if you need them for a webpage, as they keep the webpage loading time low.

What would work best for me?

No matter what you are deciding on regarding an image, deeply consider your use case. Are you building a website and you need low loading times? Use JPG. Do you need a transparent background? Use PNG. Do you need your image to be sharp no matter the size? Use SVG. Keep those things in mind and you'll never go wrong.


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