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 ...

A file with the .ai extension is an Adobe Illustrator vector graphic file. Adobe Illustrator is a professional drawing and design application, and saves drawings in a vector graphic format with the ...

There are dozens of file formats for word processing documents, database files, graphics, spreadsheets and so on. If a file was created in one application and you want to use it in another, you can ...

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 ...

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 ...