OGG
OGG is a container format developed by Xiph.org in which various media content, such as audio or video elements, graphics or subtitles, can be implemented. The associated compression format is called Vorbis and works lossy because certain frequency ranges that are not perceived by the ear, are filtered out. Compared to a file in mp3 […]
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XLSX is the file extension of Microsoft's most widely used Excel spreadsheet program. The format has been the successor of the xls format since 2003. For editing, formulas or formatting commands are entered in the specified table cells, and macros can even be integrated if required. With integrated macros, however, potential Trojans or viruses can […]
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In .xlsm files are "normal" Microsoft Excel (.xls or .xlsx) files with activated macros. Macros are used to record recurring sequences of commands (for example, mouse movements or keyboard input) and, if necessary, to repeat them automatically. This way, a repetitive process can be simplified without the need for special programming skills. As a rule, […]
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XCF is the standard file format of the free graphics software GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program). Much like the .psd files obtained by Adobe Photoshop .xcf files get information about the various levels, channels, paths, texts and so on. Exporting or converting a .xcf file to another graphic format will result in this information being […]
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The gif file format has experienced a real comeback in recent years and is now one of the more commonly used formats on the Internet. Originally, the Graphics Interchange Format was developed to store compact image files with transparencies as a sequence of images and also to be able to play them at slower connection […]
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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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MP2 files include, as well as mp3 files, music or speech – so this is an audio file format. The abbreviation mp2 stands for MPEG-1 Audio Layer 2. While MP2 in the general environment has been almost completely replaced by the newer MP3 format, it is even more common in some areas (for example, broadcast, […]
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The epub (short for electronic publication) file extension signifies an e-book file that has been saved according to the EPUB standard. EPUB is a non-proprietary, vendor-independent e-book format that is based on html and is supported by a large number of hardware e-book readers, computer software and smartphone apps. Though EPUB takes only a negligible […]
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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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A cr2 file is an image saved in Canon’s proprietary cr2 format. It is used by many Canon digital cameras. A cr2 file contains exactly what was captured by the camera, without any compression or processing. This is what is known as a raw format. Most digital cameras export images in a more common format, […]
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