How can the file format of an image affect its size and quality when processing it in PHP, especially when converting between formats like JPEG and PNG?

When processing images in PHP, the file format can significantly affect the size and quality of the image. Converting between formats like JPEG and PNG can lead to loss of quality and increase in file size. To maintain quality and reduce file size, it's important to choose the appropriate format and compression settings when saving the image. 

// Example code snippet for converting an image from JPEG to PNG with compression settings
$jpegFile = 'image.jpg';
$pngFile = 'image.png';

$image = imagecreatefromjpeg($jpegFile);
imagepng($image, $pngFile, 9); // 9 is the highest compression level (0-9)
imagedestroy($image);

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image processing file format JPEG PNG size quality

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