JNG

JNG (IPA {{IPA|/dʒɪŋ/}}) is a JPEG-based graphics file format which is closely related to PNG.

Related Topics:
IPA - JPEG - Graphics file format - PNG

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The name stands for JPEG Network Graphics.

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Unlike JFIF (the usual JPEG file format), JNG supports transparency.

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JNG was created as an adjunct to the MNG animation format

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and is not widely used as a stand-alone format.

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The structure of JNG files is essentially the same as that of PNG files,

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differing only in the slightly different signature

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(8B 4A 4E 47 0D 0A 1A 0A in hexadecimal) and the use of different chunks.

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JNG does not have a registered MIME media type, but image/x-jng can be used.

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