Image File Formats

These are the file formats I use, each for a specific purpose. With a glance, I know what a file can be used for.

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For Images to be Viewed On a Screen

WEBP:

For images that are pixel-based and/or have transparency. Click here for details.


JPG:

For images that have many colours, are pixel-based, and have no transparent areas. Click here for details.


PNG:

For images that have a limited number of colours, are pixel-based, and do have transparency.Click here for details.

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GIF:

For images that have a limited number of colours, are pixel-based, do have transparency, and have animation. Click here for details.


SVG:

For images that are vector-based.Click here for details.

Images to be Printed

TIF:

For images that are pixel-based. Click here for details.

EPS:

For images that are vector-based. Click here for details.

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