- It is a standardized means of organizing and storing digital images.
- Image files consists of the following format:
- Raster : Used for computer display.
- Vector : Used to store uncompressed image.
- Raster Image file size depends upon the resolution and the color depth(bit per pixel).
- Vector image size depends upon the number of graphic.
Raster:
JPEG:
- Jpeg stands for Joint Photographic experts group.
- Lossy Compression.
- File size is larger than any other format except BMP
PNG:
- PNG stands Portable Network Graphics
- Lossless Compression Form
- Very small file sizes are supported.
- Allows Transparency.
- Web standard images.
- Smaller File size.
TIFF:
- TIFF stands for Tagged Image Format.
- Lossless Compression
- Extremely High Quality
- Lossless Compression Form
- Not recommended for web use.
- Smaller File size.
BMP:
- BMP stands for Bit Map.
- Largest file size.
- Original Image
GIF:
- GIF stands for Graphic Interchange Format
- Lossless Format
- Limited to 256 Colors.
- Mores used for animations.
Below are the some image formats:
RAW:
- RAW is nothing but any object in middle of it full form.
- In images raw is used for the editing the image.
- RAW image is exported to JPEG,TIFF or BMP.
- It is not end used format.
- RAW file closely look like below image.
Vector:
EPS:
- EPS stands for Encapsulated Postscript
- Typically used for creating the single design elements.
SVG:
- SVG stands for Scalable Vector Graphics.
- We can use CSS styles.
- Used for making icons.
PDF:
- PDF stands for Portable Document Format.
- Universal standard format.
- Mostly used for the printing files.
METAFILES:
Metafile is universal format can be used as the Raster and Vector Graphics.
.emf : Is used for making the image of the path.
.wmf : Is used for graphical representation.