Monday, January 18, 2010

Image Formats

Graphic File Formats

JPG- Joint Photographic Experts Group
A universal file format the compresses an image very small and makes it easy to share on the Internet and on a variety of computer platforms.

PSD- Photoshop Document
A file format created by Adobe that is very large and includes layers and paths. It is editable but not shared easily on the web or from computer to computer. IT IS NOT UNIVERSAL!

PDF- Portable Document Format
A universal document format allowing easy sharing and printing of documents on the web and from computer to computer. In ofter flattens images so they are no longer editable.

TIFF- Tagged Image Format
A universal photographic format that allows for transparent backgrounds. It is not editable.

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