png Browser Compatibility

[valpez1]

png images are compatible through all browsers, right? I am 90% sure this is true, as i have read a lengthy article from a very credible source (one that i can no longer find, sorry).

So, to clear up my 10% doubtfulness, are png images cross-browser compatible? If not, which browsers are they (png images) restricted to?

Thanks

[Butters]

I *think* IE dosent like .png, but im probably wrong.

[λ]

IE doesn't like PNGs with 32-bit alpha transparency. Normal PNGs and PNGs with 8-bit transparency (like gif) work fine. (basically every other modern browser supports them flawlessly)

[lostinbeta]

^yep.

The irony is that normal PNGs and PNGs with 8 bit transparency are useless... Normal JPGs and GIFs have much better compression than a PNG in those instances. About the only advantage of a PNG is the 32-bit alpha transparency.

Oh the irony.

IE sucks ;P

[valpez1]

Alright, thanks all :thumb: