I am having a hard time converting this to a JPG that is smaller than the GIF. Like you say, I think the fact that it is a static black-and-white image plays into the strengths of the GIF format and sidesteps the problems people usually experience with animated GIFs. The biggest downsides of the GIF format are a large file size for animated images and the fact that it only supports limited colors.
I do prefer PNG over GIF though for static lossless images, but that could have just as well been stored as a GIF if I wanted. The GIF format indeed is limited to a max of 256 colors though (either 256, or 255 + transparency anyways).
I am having a hard time converting this to a JPG that is smaller than the GIF. Like you say, I think the fact that it is a static black-and-white image plays into the strengths of the GIF format and sidesteps the problems people usually experience with animated GIFs. The biggest downsides of the GIF format are a large file size for animated images and the fact that it only supports limited colors.
Hahaha, I actually have a bit of fun sometimes with limited color palettes, this one is rendered in only 16 colors…
https://lemmy.world/post/44408844
I do prefer PNG over GIF though for static lossless images, but that could have just as well been stored as a GIF if I wanted. The GIF format indeed is limited to a max of 256 colors though (either 256, or 255 + transparency anyways).