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.JPEG
Commonly used for digital photographs and web graphics. Offers adjustable compression, which can reduce file size at the expense of image quality.
.PNG
Supports transparency and boasts better compression ratios than GIF. It's ideal for web graphics with gradients.
.GIF
Used for simple graphics, animations, and low-resolution video clips. Offers palette-based limited color range (up to 256 colors).
.TIFF
Used in scanning and desktop publishing due to its lossless compression. Capable of storing multiple images and data in a single file.
.BMP
Native to Windows, bitmaps are uncompressed, hence they have large file sizes, but they retain all original image quality.
.SVG
Scalable Vector Graphics file that's XML-based. Ideal for logos and images that require scaling at different resolutions without losing quality.
.PSD
Native to Adobe Photoshop, allows layering and other complex editing. Not ideal for the web without conversion.
.RAW
Contains minimally processed data from a digital camera sensor. It's ideal for professional photography post-processing.
.EPS
Encapsulated PostScript, good for high-resolution illustrations with text. Compatible with various operating systems and software.
.AI
Native to Adobe Illustrator, typically used for vector-based drawings. Can contain both vector and bitmap data.
.HEIF
High Efficiency Image Format, provides better compression than JPEG at comparable quality, and can handle image sequences and audio.
.WEBP
Developed by Google, aiming to supersede JPEG with better compression and quality. Supported by modern web browsers.
Portable Document Format, often used for documents, but can contain images. Suitable for files that are intended to be downloaded and printed.
.DNG
Digital Negative format, created by Adobe for raw image data. Aims to provide a universal raw image format for archiving.
.WMF
Windows Metafile, used primarily for vector images in Windows applications. Not commonly used for web graphics.
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