File talk:BotW Happy New Year Artwork.png

PNG vs jpg
I was wondering about when jpg is preferred over png? In this particular case, it feels like since the original file was jpg and there are no intentions to modify the file, then the original would be preferred, partially also for archival reasons(?). A side effect is that when converting to png, the file side increases a lot, and for a large image like this it is ~2MB, compared to the original, which is about 300KB(?), which might be a bit unfriendly to those wishing to view the full image while on a slow or limited connection. (I believe the thumbnails etc. are generated by the wiki and are not really affected by the source format?)

The current rule is png is preferred when possible? But exceptions include when?

-- 13:25, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * There really aren't any exceptions because a lossless file is preferable to a lossy one, and there is always the possibility of a source PNG becoming later available to replace the old one. 13:32, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I suppose that's true, every pixel is exactly the same as in the original jpg... But after converting jpg -> png, would there be a certain file size after which the original jpg would be preferred? -- 13:43, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * A lossless file does absolutely nothing when converted from a lossy file. Converting the file based on the possibility a "source PNG" gets released at some point in the future is ridiculous. -Einstein95 (talk) 02:02, 2 January 2017 (UTC)
 * KokoroSenshi: Nah, don't worry about the file size. On the admin Slack, Tony has stated that they have plenty of server space so they can convert all they like. -Einstein95 (talk) 02:04, 2 January 2017 (UTC)