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File Types in a “JIF” RASTER JPEG/JPG Stands for “Joint Photographic Experts Group” Uses Lossy Compression which means details are “forgotten” until displayed. This keeps file size small. It also reduces quality after every save. 16 bit format and commonly used in most cameras. Available for CMYK conversion. TIF/TIFF No image data loss this makes TIFF a great file for image quality Can retain layers in Photoshop Supports Transparency As of 2009 TIFF is owned by Adobe Systems No compression so no loss of quality. Known as Lossless Compression Two types of PNG: 8-Bit which is lower quality and has 256 colors and 24-bit which has over 16 million colors! Supports Transparency Lives in the RGB color space and best used for web graphics PNG Steve Wilhite, the creator of the file format, says it is pronounced “jif” like the peanut butter Supports up to 256 colors Supports Transparency Best used for small web icons and animation GIF Native file format to Adobe Illustrator At its core it is a PostScript file made for Illustrator Comes in different versions depending of the version of Illustrator AI EPS Scalable to any size Open format that can be read by many programs Can actually support a raster version (Photoshop EPS) Older file format was native to Illustrator before .ai was introduced SVG Stands for “Scalable Vector Graphics” A vector image which is purposed for the web File is editable by vector and web editing programs. SVG files have embedded XML that all you to “code” the graphic to any size. Great for responsive website due to their scalability VECTOR Technically only vector based. Contains both vector and video elements. Stands for “Small Web Format” and was designed for efficient delivery over the web. Originally developed by Macromedia and is now owned by Adobe Systems Copyright Creativedge TM 2017 SWF (Flash) RGB RGB Transparency Transparency Transparency Transparency Transparency Transparency CMYK Web Web Web Print RGB RGB Web RGB Transparency Web RGB CMYK Print RGB CMYK Print RGB CMYK Print
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Page 1: File Types Inforgraphic - Modern Litho · 2017-06-14 · File Types in a “JIF” RASTER JPEG/JPG Stands for “Joint Photographic Experts Group” Uses Lossy Compression which means

File Types in a “JIF”

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JPEG/JPGStands for “Joint Photographic Experts Group”

Uses Lossy Compression which means details are “forgotten” until displayed. This keeps file size small. It also reduces quality after every save.

16 bit format and commonly used in most cameras.

Available for CMYK conversion.

TIF/TIFFNo image data loss this makes TIFF a great file for image quality

Can retain layers in Photoshop

Supports Transparency

As of 2009 TIFF is owned by Adobe Systems

No compression so no loss of quality. Known as Lossless Compression

Two types of PNG: 8-Bit which is lower quality and has 256 colors and 24-bit which has over 16 million colors!

Supports Transparency

Lives in the RGB color space and best used for web graphics

PNG

Steve Wilhite, the creator of the file format, says it is pronounced “jif” like the peanut butter

Supports up to 256 colors

Supports Transparency

Best used for small web icons and animation

GIF

Native file format to Adobe Illustrator

At its core it is a PostScript file made for Illustrator

Comes in different versions depending of the version of Illustrator

AI

EPSScalable to any size

Open format that can be read by many programs

Can actually support a raster version (Photoshop EPS)

Older file format was native to Illustrator before .ai was introduced

SVGStands for “Scalable Vector Graphics”

A vector image which is purposed for the web

File is editable by vector and web editing programs. SVG files have embedded XML that all you to “code” the graphic to any size.

Great for responsive website due to their scalability

VE

CT

OR

Technically only vector based. Contains both vector and video elements.

Stands for “Small Web Format” and was designed for efficient delivery over the web.

Originally developed by Macromedia and is now owned by Adobe Systems

Copyright CreativedgeTM 2017

SWF (Flash)

RGB

RGBTransparency

Transparency

Transparency

Transparency

Transparency

Transparency

CMYK

Web

Web

Web

Print

RGB

RGB

Web

RGB

Transparency

Web

RGB

CMYK

Print

RGB CMYK

Print

RGB CMYK

Print