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Common Graphic File Formats for Images

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== BMP: Windows Bitmap ==== Common Formats == === BMP: Windows Bitmap ===== GIF: CompuServe Graphics Interchange Format ===== GIF: CompuServe Graphics Interchange Format ===== JPG / JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group Format (JFIF) ===== JPG / JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group Format (JFIF) ===== TIF / TIFF: Tagged Image File Format ===== TIF / TIFF: Tagged Image File Format ===&nbsp;== What Format is Best For... ===== Scanning and Archiving Photographs ===<big>Use: TIF / TIFF -w- LZW Compression</big> *.tifReason:  Provides lossless compression so your images do not degrade by repeated saving and quality is not lost due to the type of compression.  Because it is compressed, you save disk space over saving your proof images as bitmaps.=== Photograph or Proof Image Copies for use on the Web ===<big>Use: JPG / JPEG</big> *.jpgReason:  Provides extremely high compression (recommended using a factor of 15% which is standard) with a type of compression that, although lossy, the trade-off is justified to aid in download times.  JPEG's are great for sharing photos on the web, or creating truecolor images for your web site.  It is also a good format to share images with people via email.Remember not to continue to make edits to your JPEG image.  Each time you re-save the JPEG image some quality is lost, enough to notice after just a few saves.  Always keep a PROOF copy of your images in a full color format such as a TIFF.  Use the JPEG as a final complete copy of the TIFF proof for use on the web.&nbsp;
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