JPEG

ALSO CALLED: Joint Photographic Experts Group, Photography Experts Group, Joint Photography Experts Group
DEFINITION: A progressive JPEG is the JPEG equivalent of the interlaced GIF Graphics Interchange Format. It's an image created using the JPEG suite of compression algorithms that will "fade in" in successive waves of lines until the entire image has completely arrived. Like the interlaced GIF, a progressive JPEG is a more appealing way to deliver an image at modem connection speeds. Users with faster connections  … 
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JPEG DEFINITION (continued): … A progressive JPEG is the JPEG equivalent of the interlaced GIF Graphics Interchange Format. It's an image created using the JPEG suite of compression algorithms that will "fade in" in successive waves of lines until the entire image has completely arrived. Like the interlaced GIF, a progressive JPEG is a more appealing way to deliver an image at modem connection speeds. Users with faster connections are not likely to notice the difference.
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