File Types

File Types

1. Animation

   • .FLV
     • Video format that uses the Adobe Flash Player code for playback, common format for embedded video on the internet
   • .FLA
     • Native project file used by Adobe Flash which preserves the project’s layers, scenes, and library for future editing
   • .SWC
     • Contain the project Adobe Animate components, including a compiled movie clip, ActionScript code, and any assets that the component requires
   • .SWF
     • Formerly standard animation format for use on the Internet, can support frame-based or vector animation, supports ActionScript coding, allowing for user interactivity

2. Video

   • • Format used for Blu-Ray Discs (better quality than MPEG-2), standard for streaming videos over the Internet
   • .MPEG-2
     • Format used for DVDs
   • .MOV
     • Uses the Quicktime player for video playback, standard video format for Apple computers
   • .AVI
     • Standard video format for Microsoft PCs
   • .WMV
     • Uses the Windows Media Player for video playback, Microsoft file format used for streaming on the Internet

3. Web

   • JavaScript
     • an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers.
   • HTML
     • Hypertext Markup Language, a standardized system for tagging text files to achieve font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages.
   • CSS
     • Cascading Style Sheet (MIME) CSS is a plain text file format used for formatting content on web pages. CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheet and is used by web pages to help keep information in the proper display format.
   • PHP
     • PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML.
   • Flash
     • A flash file system is designed to store files on flash-based memory storage devices. Flash file systems vary in their architecture, but most of them include an application programming interface, a file system core, a block driver for sector-based file systems and a memory technology device (MTD) layer.

4. Graphic

   • .SVG
     • An XML-based vector image format for two-dimensional graphics with support for interactivity and animation
   • .PSD
     • Native file type used by Adobe Photoshop, does not compress layers of a design, allowing for future editing
   • .PNG
     • Supports advanced transparency with a relatively average file size, can be interlaced, optimizing for internet use
   • .TIFF
     • Versatile graphic file type that can use a variety of color formats, works best for desktop publishing or print work
   • .AI
     • Native file type used by adobe illustrator. Allows for future editing
   • .JPEG
     • Most common graphic file format, full color graphic format (16.7 million colors) with a relatively small file size
   • .GIF
     • Indexed color format which supports simple transparency layer

5. Audio

   • .MP3
     • Most popular audio file format, standard for downloading and storing music, commonly used for streaming over the Internet
   • .WAV
     • Standard file format for PCs, native sound format for Windows environment
   • .MIDI
     • Musical Instrument Digital Interface, standard file format used by digital instruments (keyboards, guitars, etc.)
   • .M4A
     • Standard file format for Apple Computers, higher quality sound than .MP3, standard file format used by mobile devices
   • .AAC
     • Standard file format for Apple Computers, higher quality sound than .MP3, standard file format used by mobile devices
   • .WMA
     • Uses Windows Media Player for audio playback, Microsoft format used for streaming audio files