JFIF
The jfif format ( JPEG File Interchange Format ) is based on the well-known jpg format. For reasons of compatibility and for even smaller files, however, the full range of functions of the actual JPEG format cannot be used. Overall, the JFIF format – as can also be easily derived from the English name – […]
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The HEIF file format is a file format for images published in 2000. The abbreviation stands heif ile format for H igh e fficiency I mage F – so a highly efficient file format for images. In Windows 10, .heic or .HEIF files can be edited with Paint, under Mac OS this is possible from […]
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The .rar file format is a file format for compressed archives , i.e. a collection of one or more files that are saved in reduced size. .Rar files are a proprietary format – with 7-zip and unrar , however, there are also free implementations for unpacking the .rar archives.
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The .iso file format called describes. Images (images) of data carriers. As such a data carrier image, .ISO files can contain data carriers such as DVDs, CDs or entire hard drives. In addition to all files, an ISO image also contains meta information such as authorizations and, if applicable, the copy protection of the original.
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Similar to .rar, the ZIP file format is a container format for losslessly compressed (reduced) files. In addition to reducing the size of the original files, the .zip format also supports encryption of the files (including the file name, if desired) using a password.
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VOB files can usually be found on DVDs. For example on DVDs with old VHS videos or your private video recordings. These files usually have a specific naming scheme such as "VIDEO_TS.vob" (for the title menu of the DVD) or VTS_01_0.VOB for the first part of the video on the DVD.
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The .7z file format is a file format for archive files and is used as standard by the 7-Zip software. Similar to .zip or .rar, a 7z archive contains one or more compressed files. Internally, the so-called LZMA ( Lempel-Ziv-Markow algorithm ), which can have a high compression rate, is used at 7z.
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