Definition: Graphic images are stored digitally using a small number of standardized graphic file formats, including bit map, TIFF, JPEG, GIF, PNG; they can also be stored as raw, unprocessed data.

Chances are good that you’ve witnessed a wide variety of file formats flit across your screen, but do you really understand what they mean? For example, you may understand that a JPEG is for pictures ...

A file with the file extension of .EMF is an Enhanced Windows Meta File format graphic image. Enhanced Windows Meta File format is a Microsoft-specific vector graphic file format which is basically a ...

The PSD files created by Adobe Photoshop are known as bitmap or raster images. Essentially, they're essentially made up of a grid of colored pixels. For some purposes, including common business uses, ...

French programmer Fabrice Bellard has come up with a graphics file format he believes can "replace the JPEG image format." Bellard’s BPG (Better Portable Graphics) format boasts a compelling quality ...

If you’ve tried to save an image off the web recently, there’s a chance it’s appeared in a strange new format. The AVIF format is growing in popularity online—and there’s every chance that it could ...

A new graphics file format, proposed by programmer Fabrice Bellard, could cut the file size of digital photos by half with far-reaching consequences. How are images made smaller? The vast majority of ...

You can open or import a surprising number of file formats into Microsoft Word. Not to be confused with file formatting, which—in most programs—refers to the design of a page, file formats are little ...

In the early days of the internet, several technical constraints limited web design. Dial-up internet connections were slow; thus, web designers always had to balance high-quality graphics and low ...