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Image file formats are standardized means of organizing and storing digital images. Image files are composed of digital data in one of these formats that can be rasterized for use on a computer display or printer.

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An image format is a file format used to describe a digital image. Image files are composed of digital data in one of these formats that can be rasterized for use on a computer display or printer.

Comression Technologies:

Lossless compression algorithms reduce file size while preserving a perfect copy of the original uncompressed image. Lossless compression generally results in larger files than lossy compression.

Lossy compression algorithms preserve a representation of the original uncompressed image that may appear to be a perfect copy and is able to achieve smaller file sizes than lossless compression.

Image formats

Some popular image formats are

  • png
  • jpg
  • bmp
  • tiff
  • gif
  • webp
  • exif

Tag usage

Example usage of tag /questions/tagged/image-formats includes conversions from one image format to another, issues regarding particular image formats, and questions about tools dealing with image processing based on the image formats used.

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