File Types

File Types

1. Bitmaps

   • Tiff
     • TIFF file format TIFF stands for Tagged Image File Format and is standard in the printing and publishing industry TIFF files are bigger than JPEG. The possible uses for this file type is - photography
   • JPG
     • The JPEG file extension is used interchangeably with JPG. JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group - is used in digital cameras
   • PSD
     • A PSD file is layered image file used in Adobe PhotoShop. PSD which stands for photoshop document. -
   • PNG
     • PNG or Portable Network Graphics is a raster graphics file format. A possible use for this file type is -lossless compression
   • GIF
     • A GIF or Graphic Interchange Format, is a file for animated raster graphics file. - GIF uses the LZW compression algorithm and is owned by Unisys.
   • BMP
     • The BMP file format,also known as Bitmap image file or devise independent bitmap file format or simply a bitmap - used to store bitmap digital images

2. Vectors

   • SVG
     • Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an XML-based vector image format for two-dimensional graphics with support for interactivity and animation.
   • EPS
     • Encapsulated Postscript Vector graphics (Adobe Illustrator) EPS is a file extension for a graphics file format used in vector-based images in Adobe Illustrator.

3. Video

   • WMV
     • Windows Media Video (WMV) is a file type which can contain video in one of several video compression formats developed by Microsoft.
   • Mpeg-1/Mpeg-2
     • MPEG-1 is the exclusive video and audio format used on the green book CD-I, the first video format,and on video
   • Mpeg-4
     • MPEG4 is a file format that is commonly used to store media types defined by the ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group, though it can store other media types as well. -
   • MOV
     • Movie (QuickTime for Microsoft Windows) MOV is an MPEG 4 video container file format used in Apple's Quicktime program.
   • FLV
     • Flash video is standared video format used by nearly all embedded video on the internet.

4. Music

   • MP3
     • MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3) is a standard technology and format for compressing a sound sequence into a very small file - used for music
   • WAV
     • Waveform Audio File Format is a Microsoft and IBM audio file format standard for storing an audio bitstream on PCs. - for games and CD's
   • AAC
     • AAC and MP3 are both lossy audio compression formats. AAC is the default format used by ITunes- replace speech or writng for those with impairments in the production or comprehension of spoken or written language
   • OGG
     • OGG is described as a multimedia container format, and the naytive file and stream format for the Xiph.org multinedia codes - to provide efficient streaming and manipulation of high quality digital multimedia

5. Documents

   • DOC
     • DOC is a filename extension for word processing documents, most commonly in the proprietary Microsoft Word Binary File Format. - formatted text, images, tables, graphs, charts, page formatting, and print settings
   • PDF
     • PDF or Portable Document format is a file format used to present and exchange documents reliably - that you can view, navigate, print, or forward to someone else.