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Learn about different image file types like JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, and more. Discover how compression affects file size and image quality. Explore bitmaps, pixels, compression techniques, and formats best suited for various types of images.
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Common Bitmap Image File Types File Size vs. Image Quality
JPEG, JPE, JPG • Best for full-color photographs • Highly compressed • Encoded in full color • Lossy compression • Loses quality as you edit and save • JPG most universally used lossy format
GIF • Good for fewer colors, such as a logo • Indexed format – uses up to 256 colors • 256 = 28 referred to as 8-bit color • Advantages • Transparency • Animation
PNG • Two modes • Indexed • Full color • Lossless compression • Full and partial transparency • Doesn’t support animation
XCF • GIMP native format • Saves layers and other information
TIFF, TIF • Full-color • Non-lossy & lossless • Various “dialects” of TIFF • Good for keeping originals
RAW • Proprietary camera formats • BMP • Windows format; huge files; no advantage over PNG or TIFF • PSD • Adobe’s proprietary format • ICO • Windows Icon format
Image File Characteristics GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF
Pixels Galore Bitmap, Raster, Pixel-based Images