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Raster Graphics

Raster Graphics
Also called bitmap graphics Consist of grids of tiny dots called pixels Have a fixed resolution and cannot be resized without altering image quality Edited in paint programs

Notice the pixels Bitmap enlargement

Common Raster Formats


GIF JPEG BMP PNG TIFF

GIF Graphics Interchange Format


Animation Standard Most common format for: format for animation on Text the Internet. Clip art, animations, icons, Transparency yes Lossless compression Colors = 256 (8-bit)
logos Simple diagrams, line drawings Graphics with large blocks of a single color Graphics with transparent areas Images displayed on computer screens and on websites.

JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group


X Animation No X Transparency No Lossy compression Colors 16.7 M (24-bit) High quality but larger file size than a GIF Commonly Used For:
Desktop publishing photographs Photographs and natural artwork Scanned photographs Emailing photographs Digital camera photographs

: This format is best for images containing many colors or shades of color. Most digital cameras save the images made with the camera as JPEG files on their memory cards.

BMP - Bitmap
Commonly Used For: X Animation No Editing raster graphics X Transparency No Creating icons and Uncompressed wallpaper 256 colors On-screen display Large file size - not well suited for transfer across the Internet or for print publications

Icons

When editing images, all the changes would be made to the BMP file. When the user is satisfied with the final image, they would then save the BMP as a different file format depending on their intended use of the image. (For example, if it will be used on a website, the images would be saved as a compressed file format such as GIF or JPEG.)

By on-screen display, this means displayed on the monitor but is referring to images that are on the desktop computer, not from Internet websites
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PNG Portable Network Graphics


X Animation no
Transparency yes

Commonly Used For:


Replacing GIF and TIFF images Online viewing of images

Lossless compression 256 colors


Not suited for photographs Biggest Disadvantage: Not widely supported by web browsers and image viewers/editors without plug-ins.

See examples at http://graphicssoft.abo ut.com/od/freedownloa ds/l/blfreepng07.htm

Browser software or image editing program may require the user to download a plug-in before recognizing or opening the file.

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TIFF Tagged Image File Format


Available in compressed Commonly Used For: and un-compressed Storage container for faxes and other digital formats images Compressed is advised

To store raw bitmap data by some programs and devices such as scanners High resolution printing Desktop Publishing images

TIFF images have very high quality which is ideal for faxes or printed images, such as those used in desktop publishing. However, this results in a large file size so it is not recommended for images that will be viewed over the Internet.
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