gifs arent used for detail and photo quality.
I never said they were

you loose image quality thebetter the compression you get in jpeg. simple fact. and i think that anyone on here that knows anything about computer imaging will back me up on that
Well no ****! Its always an inverse proportion when it comes to quality vs. compression.

jpegs only use is for images that it dosnt matter if detail gets lost...... like over the internet........ the only reason that jpegs are the photo standard is cause theres no better alternitive for compression
What a crock of ****...Im gonna give ya a few links to some nice art in .jpg format, you be the judge if detail is lost. The reason JPEGs are a photo standard is because its one of the best formats.

http://www.deviantart.com/view.php?id=195985
http://www.deviantart.com/view.php?id=221140
http://www.deviantart.com/view.php?id=233170

Just to name a few that I got out of my DA favs real quick.