Multimedia Glossary
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| AI | A proprietary graphic format developed by Adobe Systems based on the older EPS format for storing vector-based graphics. Short for Adobe Illustrator.
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| AU | An audio file format commonly used on computers running the UNIX operating system. Developed by Sun Microstystems. Short for Audio. Same as AUFF on Macintosh.
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| AVI | A video file format associated with Microsoft Windows. Popular for downloading video files. Short for Audio-Video Interleave. Same as VfW on Macintosh.
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| BMP | An uncompressed graphic format with support for 256 colors but without support for animation or transparency. Short for Bitmap.
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| CDR | A vector-based graphic format associated with the Corel Corporation. Short for Corel Draw.
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| DXF | A proprietary graphic format developed by Autodesk, Inc. for sharing graphical data between their AutoCAD software and other programs. Short for Drawing Exchange Format.
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| EPS | A container file format for storing vector-based graphics coded in the PostScript programming language. Short for Encapsulated PostScript. Same as EPSF and EPSI.
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| FLA | An animation file format associated with Flash. Short for Flash Animation. Same as FLAC.
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| FLV | A video file format developed by Macromedia(which is now part of Adobe) for their Flash application. Popular for streaming video. Short for Flash Video.
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| GIF | A graphic format commonly found online with support for 256 colors and transparency. Can display simple animations when viewed. Short for Graphic Interchange Format.
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| ICO | A graphic format fr storing Icons in Microsoft Windows operating systems that can contain multiple versions of the same image in different sizes and color palettes. Short for Icon.
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| JPEG | A compressed graphic format commonly found online and designed for storing high-quality photographs with millions of colors. Does not support animation or transparency. Short for Joint Photographic Experts Group. Same as JPG and JPE.
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| MIDI | An industry-standard audio file format created to store musical instrumentation. Short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Same as MID.
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| MOV | A video file format associated with Apple Quicktime. Popular for downloading video files. Short for Movie. Same as MooV on Macintosh.
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| MP3 | A highly compressed audio file format. Used by most portable music players. Short for MPEG Audio Stream, Layer III. Same as MPG3 on Macintosh.
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| MPEG | The industry-standard video file format that is complementary to the JPEG image format. Has wide-spread support and is popular for downloading video files. Short for Moving Pictures Expert Group. Same as MPG.
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| PNG | A graphic format that supports animation, layers, transparency, multiple color depths and is commonly used to preview images online. Short for Portable Network Graphic.
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| RA | A proprietary audio file format developed by RealNetworks, Inc. Short for RealAudio.
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| RM | A multimedia file format associated with RealNetworks, Inc. that is commonly used as a container to stream RealAudio and RealVideo content over the Internet. Short for RealMedia.
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| RV | A proprietary video file format developed by RealNetworks, Inc. Popular for streaming video. Short for RealVideo.
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| SVG | An open-standard XML-based file format for two-dimensional vector graphics that support compression and script- based animation. Under development by the World Wide Web Consortium(W3C). Short for Scalable Vector Graphics.
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| SWF | A multimedia file format associated with Flash. Short for Shockwave Flash, the inital name for Flash. Same as SWFL on Macintosh.
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| TIFF | A lossless graphic format most commonly used to store faxes, scans, and other images for high resolution editing and printing. Short for Tagged Image File Format. Same as TIF.
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| WAV | A raw and uncompressed audio file format that produces a high-quality sound. Developed jointly by IBM and Microsoft as the native format for Windows sound files.
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| WMA | A compressed audio file format that produces a high-quality sound. Developed by Microsoft to complete with the MP3 format. Short for Windows Media Audio.
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| WMF | The native vector-based graphic format for Microsoft Office Clip Art. Short for Windows Meta File.
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| WMV | A proprietary video file format developed by Microsoft. Short for Windows Media Video.
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