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JPS at a glance
JPS
Convert to JPS when preserving stereoscopic photo pairs, preparing side-by-side 3D images for compatible viewers, or maintaining archives from cameras and displays that used the JPEG Stereo convention.
It is mainly useful for legacy stereoscopic-image exchange rather than mainstream still-image publishing.
MetaPost at a glance
MetaPost
Precise technical diagram generation for academic papers and textbooks, mathematical figure production in TeX and LaTeX publishing workflows.
Format comparison
| Feature | JPS | MetaPost |
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| File type | Image | Vector |
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| Compression / quality | depends | scalable |
| File size characteristics | medium | small |
| Compatibility | broad | moderate |
| Editability | moderate | high |
| Created year | 2000 | 1994 |
| Inventor | JPEG Stereoscopic community | John Hobby |
| Status | active | active |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Archival suitability | moderate | good |
| Metadata handling | moderate | moderate |
| Delivery profile | strong | strong |
| Workflow fit | delivery | design |
| Layer support | Supported | Not supported |
| Vector scaling | Supported | Supported |
When to use each format
When to use JPS
- capture ingest
- editing
- web or print delivery
- Simple side-by-side packaging on top of familiar JPEG decoding.
When to use MetaPost
- illustration
- diagramming
- brand asset delivery
- Excellent fit for programmatic technical diagrams.
FAQs
Why convert JPS to MetaPost?
Precise technical diagram generation for academic papers and textbooks, mathematical figure production in TeX and LaTeX publishing workflows.
What changes when converting JPS to MetaPost?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Size profile changes from medium in JPS to small in MetaPost. Quality profile changes from depends in JPS to scalable in MetaPost. Editability profile changes from moderate in JPS to high in MetaPost. Compatibility profile changes from broad in JPS to moderate in MetaPost. Archival profile changes from moderate in JPS to good in MetaPost. Workflow profile changes from delivery in JPS to design in MetaPost.
Moving to MetaPost removes layer support.
What should I review after converting JPS to MetaPost?
Check the exported file for Much narrower ecosystem than mainstream illustration formats.; Often converted onward for broader design or web delivery workflows..