Vocabulary Definitions

JPEG ( Joint Photographic Experts Group) - A format for compressing image files. You would use JPEG to have less storage space usage, also when saving an image JPEG has the ability to reduce the files size up to 15% without losing the quality of the photo the smaller the file size the quicker the upload to a webpage.

PNG ( Portable Network Graphics) - Is a file format for image compression. PNG would be best used for logos which involve transparency and fading. Also for complex images like photographs if file size is not an issue.









GIF ( Graphics Interchange Format) - A lossless format for image files that supports both animated and static images. GIF would be best used for animations, Simple Images, and web graphics with few color.








RAW - A camera Raw image file contains minimally processed data from the image sensor or either a digital camera, image scanner, or motion picture film scanner. Raw files are named so because they rare not yet processed therefore are not ready to be printed or edited  with a bitmap graphics editor. RAW will be used to get the best quality because when shooting raw you get all the data from the sensors. Raw can also record greater levels of brightness even more than JPEG.






TIFF ( Tag  Image File Format ) - One of the most common graphic image format. Tiff files are mostly used in desktop publishing, faxing, 3D applications, and medical imaging application. The TIFF files can handle color depth range from 1-bit to 24-bit. This what the Tiff format can be used for.