Microsoft plans to submit a new photo format to an international standards group that it claims offers the highest quality images available with improved compression techniques. The format, dubbed “HD Photo” — formerly called “Windows Media Photo” — is taking aim at the JPEG format, a 15-year old technology that is still the most popular format used in digital cameras and image applications. The name “JPEG” is an acronym for Joint Photographic Experts Group, the committee that created the standard.
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Microsoft Maneuvers to Take Down JPEG
Posted by: Tim Gray March 9, 2007 08:40 AMMicrosoft plans to submit a new photo format to an international standards group that it claims offers the highest quality images available with improved compression techniques. The format, dubbed “HD Photo” — formerly called “Windows Media Photo” — is taking aim at the JPEG format, a 15-year old technology that is still the most popular format used in digital cameras and image applications. The name “JPEG” is an acronym for Joint Photographic Experts Group, the committee that created the standard.