Multimedia File Formats

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Multimedia File Formats

• Graphics
• JPG, GIF,
• TIF, PSD,
• WMF, BMP, PNG,
• RAW

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Two popular graphics formats

• JPEG (.JPG)
• Joint Photographic Experts Group
• Best for photographs Comes compressed.
• 16 million colors
• GIF
• CompuServe Graphics Interchange
• Low Res Best for charts, diagrams, screen shots
• 256 colors
• Backgrounds can be transparent
• Pictures can be animated!

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GIF for graphs JPG for pictures
JPG
GIF
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JPG
GIF
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Beauty of GIFs
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Animated GIF pictures
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Home-made Animated GIFs
22 Individual shots made using the photo option
on a WebCam compiled in PaintShop Pro Animation
Shop
http//gickr.com/
Done in Photoshop. Eyes, ears and paws cropped
loose, moved slightly, saved repeatedly compiled
in PaintShop Pro Animation Shop
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Beauty of JPGs
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Great Realistic Color
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Other picture files

• TIF, TIFF
• Tagged image file multi-purpose (Microsoft,
  Aldus)
• PSD
• Photoshop file deals with layers
• BMP
• BitMapped. Large. Universal standard on Win.
• WMF
• Vector graphics. Small. Fast. Universal to Win.
• RAW
• Minimal processed data like a negative

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