Web Graphics

REBECCA HASKINS
EDID6508
ASSIGNMENT 1
Windows Bitmap

 Description: Used for saving image files

 Raster/Vector: Raster
 Compression: Uncompressed/ Lossy
Encapsulated PostScript

 Description: Graphics file format used mainly with vector based

images. Used for logos.
 Raster/Vector: Raster/Vector
 Compression: Uncompressed/ Lossless
Graphics Interchange Format

 Description: Bitmap image format. Widely used for animation and

low-res video clips.
 Raster/Vector: Raster
 Compression: Compressed/ Lossy
Graphics Interchange Format

 Description: Bitmap image format. Widely used for animation and

low-res video clips.
 Raster/Vector: Raster
 Compression: Compressed/ Lossy
Joint Photographic Experts Group

 Description: Used for complex and digital images (photos).

 Raster/Vector: Raster
 Compression: Compressed/ Lossy
Macintosh Picture

 Description: Older file format not widely used anymore.

 Raster/Vector: Vector
 Compression: Uncompressed/ Compressed/ lossless
PC Paintbrush

 Description: Produced by Apple Macintosh as standard file format for

graphics.
 Raster/Vector: Vector
 Compression: Uncompressed/ Compressed/ lossless
Portable Document Format

 Description: A file format that has captured all the elements of a

printed document as an electronic image that you can
view, navigate, share or print. Created by Adobe.
 Raster/Vector: Vector/Raster
 Compression: Compressed/ lossless
Portable Networks Graphic

 Description: Created as a replacement for .gif files (to do with patent

and license issues).
 Raster/Vector: Raster
 Compression: Compressed/ lossless
Photoshop Document

 Description: Default image file format used by Adobe Photoshop.

 Raster/Vector: Vector
 Compression: Uncompressed/ lossless
Truevision Targa

 Description: File extension for a raster graphics file.

 Raster/Vector: Raster
 Compression: Uncompressed/ Compressed/ Lossless
Tagged Image File Format

 Description: Developed by Adobe, HP and Microsoft to store

scanned images.
 Raster/Vector: Raster
 Compression: Uncompressed/ Compressed/ Lossy/ Lossless
Tagged Image File Format

 Description: Windows graphic format contains a series of drawing

operations, including commands for drawing lines,
circles, and rectangles.
 Raster/Vector: Raster/Vector
 Compression: Uncompressed/ Lossless