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Multimedia File Formats. Graphics JPG, GIF, TIF, PSD, WMF, BMP, PNG, RAW. Two popular graphics formats. JPEG (.JPG) Joint Photographic Experts Group Best for photographs; Comes compressed. 16 million colors GIF CompuServe Graphics Interchange
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Multimedia File Formats Graphics JPG, GIF, TIF, PSD, WMF, BMP, PNG, RAW
Two popular graphics formats • JPEG (.JPG) • Joint Photographic Experts Group • Best for photographs; Comes compressed. • 16 million colors • GIF • CompuServe Graphics Interchange • Low Res: Best for charts, diagrams, screen shots • 256 colors • Backgrounds can be transparent • Pictures can be animated!
JPG GIF
Home-made Animated GIFs 22 Individual shots made using the photo option on a WebCam; compiled in PaintShop Pro Animation Shop http://gickr.com/ Done in Photoshop. Eyes, ears and paws cropped loose, moved slightly, saved repeatedly; compiled in PaintShop Pro Animation Shop
Other picture files • TIF, TIFF • Tagged image file – multi-purpose (Microsoft, Aldus) • PSD • Photoshop file – deals with layers • BMP • BitMapped. Large. Universal standard on Win. • WMF • Vector graphics. Small. Fast. Universal to Win. • RAW • Minimal processed data; like a negative