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Graphic Formats
Graphic Design & Illustration
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| JPG | Format name for Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| GIF | Graphics Interchange Format |
| TIF | Tagged Image File Format |
| BMP | Bitmap Format |
| PNG | Format for Portable Network Graphics |
| Portable Document Format | |
| PICT | Format for Picture File |
| PCX | Format for PC Graphics File |
| DCS | Desktop Color Separations |
| Joint Photographic Experts Group | Loses sharpness when large areas of a single color are present |
| Tagged Image File | Flexible bitmap image format |
| Graphics Interchange Format | Compresses data without losing detail |
| Bitmap | Color support is limited to 24 bits |
| Portable Network Graphics | Mostly used for online documents rather than printed materials |
| Portable Document Format | Can preserve color quality and layout precision |
| Desktop Color Separations | intended to be used in a host-based, pre-separated workflow |
| Picture file | Designed for Mac operating systems |
| PC Graphics | One of the more uncommon formats |
| Tagged Image File | Nearly created by all desktop scanners |
| Graphics Interchange Format | Only displays 256 colors |
| Joint Photographic Experts Group | Can preserve editing capabilities |