What is File Format and its Types

File Format is a file structure that tells a program how to display its contents. For example, a Microsoft Word Document saved in DOC File Format is best viewed in Microsoft Word. Even if another program is to open the file, it may not have all the features needed to display the document correctly. Programs that are compatible with File Format can give an overview of the file but not all files May not be able to display features

Types of File Formats

GIF (Graphical image file)
IMG file format
Tiff (Tag image file format)
EPS (Encapsulated postscript)
WPG file format
JPEG (Joint photographic expert group)
BMP (Bitmap file format)
PNG (Portable network graphic)
JPEG 2000
EXIF (Exchangeable image file format)
PS (Post Script)

GIF file format

The full name of GIF is Graphic file format. The GIF image format was created by CompuServe in 1887. The purpose of creating this format was to view images online. The use of this format is mainly synthetic, diagrams, logos, navigation buttons. Adi is used to create a flat image, it uses a color lookup table for colors and only 256 colors per image. A GIF file has an extension of .gif.

IMG file format

IMG File format was originally created to work with IMG programs. This File format handles monochrome and gray scale images.

TIFF file format

The full name of tiff is Tag image File format. This type of image file has an extension .tif so they are called tiff file. It is a file format that is widely used and it supports all platforms like Map, Windows, Unix. It supports RGB, CMYK color. The size of this file is relatively high ie it is more memory. Use

EPS file format

EPF File is also called Encapsulated Post Script. These are the images that are used to render a graphics file so that it can be used in any other post script document. The main advantage of EPS File is that it can be resized without changing its quality. EPS file is required for high level printing.

WPG file format

The WPG File format was used by word perfect. Earlier it was used with World Perfect 5.0 Files of this format used to support vector image.

JPG file format

The full name of JPG File format is Joint Photographic Expert Group. It is a raster graphics format that compresses an image to save space for dos, windows, Macintosh, unix etc. JPEG File can be imported in almost all software. This is the most commonly used image file format. Generally JPEG files are in RGB color mode, so their color mode can be changed from RGB to CMYK when used for printing.

JPEG 2000

JPEG 2000 is a file format that is more flexible than the standard JPG format. Using JPEG 2000, you can create images of better compression and quality that can be used for both web and print publishing. JPEG 2000 formats use alternative lossless compression instead of traditional JPG files that are lossy. The JPEG 2000 format uses Reason of Interest to reduce the file size and preserve the quality of an important part of an image.

EXIF

EXIF stands for Exchangeable image file format and these image files are mostly used in digital cameras. This format is a part of the DCF standard created by JEITA. Which promote inter operability between imaging devices.

PS (Post Script)

PS is the Post Script format of the Adobe system. Post Script is not an image format but it is a page description language that has been originally designed so that computers can send the correct page details to laser printers. The Post Script page description language developed by Adobe Systems is a very common format for exchanging graphic images.

PNG file format

PNG is called Portable Network Graphics. It is the most commonly used lossless image compression format on the Internet. It supports 8-bit color like GIF. Lossless image compression means that they do not lose their quality during editing. PNG has many transparency options. PNG-24 and PNG-32 support transparency, it is more advanced than GIF.

BMP ( Bitmap File Format)

This is the standard raster format of Microsoft Windows. BMP files can be prepared in the paint brush program of Windows. It can be used as a wallpaper in Windows. Windows uses a fixed color palette for BMP files. Changes that cannot be made, changes the color of the screen and the border. This means that when an image is also converted to BMP format when it is imported into a Windows application, some of its colors are replaced as a result.

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