RAW
RAW is a file format that is also considered a digital negative. At first, raw only specifies a certain raw data format in which images or videos are either not compressed at all, loss-free or lossy, in order to allow as flexible a postprocessing as possible. Different camera manufacturers rely on RAW format on different […]
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The format Post Script (PS), which was developed in the early 1980s, is one of the standard formats of the American company Adobe. Adobe is the company behind the Acrobat Reader and programs like Photoshop and with the PS format, the foundations for the now more popular format pdf were laid early. PS documents are […]
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Like the regular JPEG, JPEG 2000 was developed as a format by the Joint Photographic Experts Group and published in late 2000. But unlike .jpg, the JPEG 2000 can also create lossless compressions and has been specially developed for raster graphics. Since the JPEG 2000 files can also store different metadata, these allow easy and […]
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In svg files is called. Vector graphics files (S calable V ector G raphics). Vector graphics offer the advantage over pixel graphics (such as .jpg, .bmp or .png) that they can be scaled (enlarged or reduced) without sacrificing quality. However, this only works with graphics (created by computer), not with conventional images such as photographs.
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The ai file extension is used by Adobe Illustrator, a vector graphics editor. As a proprietary file format, the ai (Adobe Illustrator Artwork) format is maintained by Adobe Systems. However, it is based on the non-proprietary eps and pdf formats (ai files may be saved with the option of either pdf or postscript compatibility). As […]
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The file extension bmp signifies an image file that has been saved in the device independent bitmap format. The format is rather historic; it has been in use since 1990. However due to its simplicity and the absence of any patent protection, bmp is still widespread and remains supported by very many graphics programs. Bmp […]
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The cdr file extension is used for more than one file type. In most cases though, a cdr file will contain a CorelDraw Image saved in the CDR graphics format, a proprietary format for storing vector graphics. Besides CorelDraw and other programs from the Corel suite, cdr image files can be opened e.g. with Adobe […]
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Open Document Spreadsheet (ODS) files use a standardised XML-based file format to make it easier to share documents using open-source software. Column, row and cell calculations are included in the file data as well as text and graphics in what is also known as OASIS format, referring to a computing organisation that was founded to […]
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One of the more popular graphical formats for web design, Portable Network Graphics (PNG) is a non-patent licensed image file format which supports lossless data compression. It was first released in 1996, and was developed as an enhanced version of the standard Graphics Interchange Format (GIF). It is especially good for storing small graphic files […]
Read MoreCreated by Adobe software including Acrobat, Capture, Design or other open-source printing shareware, Portable Document Format (PDF) files simplify portability. Designed to include all the captured printed elements of their source, pdf-files can be viewed using Acrobat Reader software to display multiple pages and zoom in or out. Because PDF format files contain all the […]
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