FileFormats 21.05.29
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Short name | AVIF | BMP | EPS | GIF | HEIF | JPEG | JPEG 2000 | PCT | PCX | PNG | PSD | RAW | SVG | TGA | TIFF | WebP | WMF | |
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| Description | AV1 Image File Format is a recent image format based on the AV1 video codec and with a wide feature set. | BMP File Format as been widely used on Windows platform. Although it supports data compression and alpha channels, these features were not widely used as it was not supported by all image editors. | EPS is a file extension for a graphics file format used in vector-based images in Adobe Illustrator. EPS stands for Encapsulated PostScript. An EPS file can contain text as well as graphics. | GIF is a bitmap image format that allows a lossless compression by reducing the image to 256 distinct colors. It has been replaced by PNG after fear over patent issues. It is still widely used for animation as it's the only format that supports animation and that is widely supported by browsers. | High Efficiency Image File Format is a container format developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG). The format has several variants and supports individual or sequences of images. | JPEG is the most common image format used by digital cameras, it is the most common format for storing and transmitting photographic images on the World Wide Web. | JPEG 2000 is an enhancement of the JPEG standard. It supports transparency, is able to store lossless data. It is also having a better compression level. As it is unsupported by several browsers, it has not been widely used on the Internet. | PCT is a graphics file format introduced on the original Apple Macintosh computer as its standard metafile format. It allows the interchange of graphics (both bitmapped and vector), and some limited text support, between Mac applications, and was the native graphics format of QuickDraw. | PCX, standing for PiCture eXchange, was the native file format for PC Paintbrush and became one of the first widely accepted DOS imaging standards, although it has since been succeeded by more sophisticated image formats. | PDF is a file format used to present documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems. Each PDF file encapsulates a complete description of a fixed-layout flat document, including the text, fonts, graphics, and other information needed to display it. | PNG was created to improve GIF image-file format. Removing patent license issues at that time; and removing 256 colors limitation. | PSD is the default image file format used by Adobe Photoshop. It supports layers and transparency. | RAW relates to several image file formats since each camera manufacturer has one or several formats (depending on equipments). These files contains the data acquired by sensors almost unprocessed. | SVG is an XML based file format. It allows to create vector graphics with animation and interaction support. It can be edited with any text editor. | TGA format is used widely in paint, graphics, and imaging applications that require the storage of image data containing up to 32 bits per pixel. TGA has also become popular in the world of still-video editing. | TIFF is a file format for storing images losslessly. It is widely supported by image-manipulation applications, by scanning, faxing, word processing, optical character recognition and other applications. | WebP is an image file format developed by Google, and supposed to be a new open standard for lossily compressed true color graphics. It's a direct competitor to JPEG. | WMF is an image file format intended to be portable between applications and may contain both vector graphics and bitmap components. It acts in a similar manner to SVG files. |
| Pros | Small file size | Fast to encode | Scalable to any size Lossless Compatibility for vector graphics Ideal for printing/output | Simple animations/short video clips Widely supported format Transparency support Lossless compression Smaller file sizes | Small file size Widely supported format Compatibility Good color range | Small file size | Best file format for on-screen display on the Macintosh Best printing format from the Macintosh to a non-PostScript printer | Image information retained Good quality image | Lossless Protects intellectual property Maintains printed format | Widely accepted format Lossless Transparency support | Lossless Layers support Transparency support | Lossless | Vector graphics: can be resized without quality loss Text-based: can be edited with a text editor | Well-defined, well-documented format in wide use, which is quick and easy to read and decompress | Lossless High-quality images Compatible with both PCs and Macs Multiple images and multiple pages can be saved in one file | Small file size (Smaller than JPEG with comparable image quality) | Lossless | |
| Cons | Limited support yet | Large file size | May lose control of advanced vector editing features | Limited to 256 colors (8-bit per pixel). Only binary transparency. | Limited support yet Patent-encumbered | Lossy compression Not great for text, simple graphics, or illustrations | Processor intensive | Fonts may be represented incorrectly when moved
cross-platform QuickTime must be installed to view some PICT files correctly | Large file format PC compatible only and older PCX versions only support 256 colours. | Longer browser loading times Non-editable content Not great for complex graphics printing Not really useful as a graphic image | Lossless only. Poor compression for photographic images. | Large file size | Security issues; can contain executable code (javascript) and non-embedded (URI) resources, so essentially requires a browser for proper viewing. Not intended for print. | Lacks a superior compression scheme | Large file size Not great for web graphics Minor software compatibility issues | Limited to 8-bit. Lossy forces 4:2:0 tv-range YCbCr. | Not good for exporting or pasting bar graphs with fill patterns to
PowerPoint Support is limited | |
| Features | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lossless | Yes Lossless and lossy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Lossless and lossy | No | Yes Lossless and lossy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Lossless and lossy | Yes |
| Animation support | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes ISO/IEC 15444-2 | No | No | No | - Animated PNG is an extension to the PNG format which is compatible with the Gecko and WebKit layout engines and many image editing suites. Users of software incompatible with APNG see the first frame as a still. | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Transparency support | Yes | Yes | Yes | - Only all-or-nothing, no semi-transparency | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Layers support | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | - | No | |
| HDR | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ||
| Developed by | Alliance for Open Media (AOM) | Microsoft | Adobe | CompuServe | MPEG | Joint Photographic Experts Group | Joint Photographic Experts Group | Apple Computer | ZSoft Corporation | Adobe (until 2008) ISO (since 2008) | W3C (donated by PNG Development Group) | Adobe | Camera manufacturers | W3C | TrueVision, Inc | Adobe | Microsoft | |
| Commonly used for | Image editing | Sending vector graphics to print Working with vector/raster graphics across platforms/graphic design programs | Animation Simple web graphics | Apple iPhone photos | Photography Photographic images electronically and on the web Printing photographs | JPEG replacement, HD imaging | Desktop publishing Paint Imaging applications using QuickDraw calls | with Paintbrush software Mainly in the MS-DOS world. It is mainly an exchange and storage format | Fixed layout flat documents | Icons Simple web graphics like logos Illustrations, or raster text rendering | Image editing | HDR photography, Archiving | Scalable graphics | Storage and interchange of deep-pixel images, paint, and image manipulation programs. | Images from scanner HD imaging Working with photographs without image quality loss | Images on the web | used in Microsoft Clip Organizer for illustrations To store line-art, illustrations and content created in drawing or presentation applications. | |
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| Google Chrome | Yes Chrome 85 | No | No | Yes | - AVIF | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Microsoft Edge | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Safari | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | - Partial support | No |
| Firefox | Yes Firefox 92 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Opera | Yes Opera 71 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Internet Explorer | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes IE9 | No | Yes | No | Yes |
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| File extensions | .avif .avifs | .bmp .dib | .eps .epsi .epsf | .gif | .heif .heifs | .jpg .jpeg .jpe .jif .jfif .jfi | .jp2 .j2c .j2k .jpx .jpf .j2c .j2k | .pct .pict .pic | .pcx | Still: .png; Animated: .png, .apng | .psd .pdd | .crw .cr2 .raw .rw2 .nef .nrw .orf ... | .svg .svgz | .tga | .tiff .tif | .webp | .wmf .emf .wmz .emz | |
| Name | AV1 Image File Format (AVIF) | Windows Bitmap | Encapsulated PostScript | Graphics Interchange Format | High Efficiency Image File Format | Joint Photographic Experts Group | Joint Photographic Experts Group 2000 | Macintosh Picture | Picture Exchange, aka, PC Paintbrush | Portable Document Format (PDF) | Portable Network Graphics | Photoshop Document | RAW Image file | Scalable Vector Graphics | TrueVision TARGA | Tagged Image File Format | WebP | Windows Metafile |
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