i need to know what each of the following formats can be used for and why they are used for that purpose
i.e. gif - used for web - small file size and can be animated.
png, tiff, svg, ai (adobe illustrator)
2007-12-16 01:54:11 · 4 answers · asked by stevie_b_goosed 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
.png is Portable Network Graphics, and it is in response to .gif being a proprietary file format that belongs to a private company. PNG can preserve transparent backgrounds and a bigger color pallete.
.tiff is the granddaddy of graphic file formats. Again, there can be royalty issues and especially if using any compression scheme that makes .tiff images more compact. Tagged Image Format can represent several color space depths.
.tiff offers a lot of options that make it universal to use concerning hardware it displays/stores on.
.ai is properitary Adobe and makes the smallest file storage. You sacrifice a preview icon, and tiff or jpeg image "placeholder" for word-processor softwares. In short, .ai is Postscript 1.1 without the bitmap preview thumbnail that enlarges a file that might not need a bitmap. Many non-Adobe products import the .ai file format.
.svg is an ongoing effort at a graphics programming language that will use a free drawing library. SVG -- scalable vector graphics is not standardized yet but it will offer small files with superior graphics for web.
2007-12-16 02:09:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
png and tiff are formats that are less used but are the same as a gif in most ways- they are good for the web-
SVG and AI are more adobe specific and are used to define more unique details of a graphic and will not work in most browsers.
2007-12-16 02:02:14 · answer #2 · answered by tiberius1164 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://filext.com/
this is the website that for certain file extensions microsoft recommends. I have had excellent experience with them and know they work. I got the answer from here
png (portable (public) network graphic)-is a replacement of gif files. its basically an image file that can be changed in lots of different programs
tiff (tagged information format file)- Image file that can be viewed in Windows picture and fax viewer, or copyed into word and viewed there
svg (scaleable vector graphic)-a language for describing two-dimensional graphics and graphical applications in XML
ai-Image made in adobe that can be viewed in adobe
2007-12-16 02:08:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.webopedia.com
2007-12-16 02:01:13 · answer #4 · answered by Don M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋