Monday, June 16, 2014

Image file formats / Photo file formats

PSD (Photoshop Document)
This file format is the native format of Adobe Photoshop documents. This format can store layers and alpha channel information contained in an image, so that a time can be opened and edited again. This format is also capable of storing multiple images in Photoshop color modes are provided. You can save this file format if you want to edit it again.

BMP (Bitmap Image)
This file format is a flexible graphical format for the Windows platform so it can be read by any graphics program. This format is able to store information with a rate of 1 bit to 24 bits till. The weakness of this file format is not able to store an alpha channel and no obstacles to the exchange platform. To create an object as desktop wallpaper, save your document with this file format. You can compress the file format with RLE compression.
This file format can store images in color modes RGB, Grayscale, Indexed Color, and Bitmap.


EPS (Encapsuled Postcript)
This file format is a format that is often used for the exchange of documents between the graphics program. In addition, the file format often used when you want to print the image. The advantages of this file format using the postscript language so that the file format is recognized by almost all print preparation programs.
The weakness of this file format is not able to store the alpha channel, so that many users of Adobe Photoshop using this file format when the image is done already final.Â? This file format can store pictures in color modes RGB, CMYK, Lab, Duotone, Grayscale, Indexed Color, and Bitmap. In addition, this file format is able to store a clipping path.

JPG/JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group)
This file format is able to compress the object with the level of quality in accordance with the options provided. The file format is often used for storing images to be used for web pages, multimedia, and other electronic publications. This file format can store pictures in color modes RGB, CMYK, and Grayscale. This file format is also capable of storing an alpha channel, but because of its orientation to the electronic publication of this format is relatively smaller size compared to other file formats.

GIF (Graphic Interchange Format)
This file format can only store in 8 bits (only supports Grayscale color modes, Bitmap and Indexed Color). This file format is a standard format for electronic publications and the internet. The file format is capable of storing two-dimensional animation that will be published on the internet, web page design and electronic publications. This file format can compress the small size using LZW compression.

TIF (Tagged Image Format File)
This file format can store the image quality of up to 32 bits. This file format can also be used for purposes of exchange between platforms (PC, Machintosh, and Silicon Graphics). This file format is one of the selected format and is preferred by computer users, especially graphics-oriented publications (print). Almost all programs are able to read a bitmap file formats are also able to read a TIF file formats.

PCX
This file format was developed by a company called Zoft Cooperation. This file format is a flexible format for almost all programs in a PC capable of reading images with this file format. This file format can store the information of 1 bit depth to 24 bit but was unable to save the alpha channel. This file format can store pictures in color modes RGB, Grayscale, and Indexed Color Bitmpa.

PDF (Portable Document Format)
This file format used by Adobe Acrobat, and can be used by the pixel-based and vector graphics. This file format can store pictures in color modes RGB, CMYK, Indexed Color, Lab Color, Grayscale, and Bitmap. This file format is not able to save the alpha channel. This file format is JPG and often use ZIP compression, except for Bitmap color mode that uses CCIT.

This file format functions as an alternative to the GIF file format. This file format is used to display objects in a web page. The advantage of this file format than GIF is the ability to save files in the bit depth to 24 bit and capable of producing background (background) are transparent with a smooth edge. This file format can store the alpha channel.
This file format is a standard in the Macintosh graphics applications and text processing program with high quality for the transfer of documents between applications. This file format can store the image in RGB color mode with alpha channel 1 and Indexed Color, Grayscale and Bitmap without alpha channel. This file format also provides a choice between 16-bit and 32-bit RGB color mode.
TGA (Targa)
This file format is designed for the platform using the Targa True Vision Video Board. This file format can store the image in RGB color mode and 32-bit alpha channel 1, as well Grayscale, Indexed Color, and RGB in 16 or 24 bit without alpha channel. This file format is useful for storing documents from the rendering of the animation program with the results of a sequence of output such as 3D Studio Max.
IFF (Interchange File Format) 
This file format is generally used to work with the Video Toaster and the exchange of documentation and Comodore Amiga System. This file format is recognized by almost all graphics programs contained in the PC and be able to save the image with the Bitmap color modes. This file format is not able to save the alpha channel.
SCT (Scitex Continuous Tone) 
This file format is used to save the document with high quality on Scitex computers. This file format can store pictures in color modes RGB, CMYK, and Grayscale but was unable to save the alpha channel.
PXR (Pixar) 
This file format for document exchange with the Pixar Image Computer. This file format can store the image in RGB and Grayscale color modes with 1 alpha channel.
RAW
This file format is a flexible file format for the exchange of documents between applications and platforms. This file format can store the color modes RGB, CMYK, and Grayscale with alpha channel 1 and Multichannel color mode, Lab Color and Duotone without alpha channel.
DCS (Desktop Color Separation) 
This file format was developed by Quark and is a standard format. Eps. This format can store pictures in CMYK color mode and Multichannel with alpha channel 1 and channel a lot of spots. This file format can save a clipping path and are often used to process printing (publishing). When saving files in this format is to be stored is 4 channels of the image and the preview channel 1.
COMPRESSION FORMAT 
Some programs primarily oriented electronic publications and multimedia format always requires a small file that when opened will not be slow. For this purpose the necessary compression. The following file formats are oriented electronic publishing and multimedia compression, respectively. RLE (Run Length Encoding) This compression can compress files without losing detail. Used by Adobe Photoshop, TIFF, and most of the programs included in Windows.
LZW (Lemple-Zif-Welf) 
Just like RLE compression, compression is also able to compress the file without losing detail. Compression is used by TIFF, PDF, GIF, and format support the postscript language. Very good compression for compressing images with large areas using one color.
JPG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
This format compresses the file by removing detail. This file format is often used by JPG, PDF, and postscript formats using language. This compression is best used for images such as images with continuous tones.
CCIT
CCIT is an abbreviation of the French language in English is called the International Telegraph and Telekeyed Consultive Committee. Compression is used to compress black and white images, and can compress the file without losing detail. Compression is often used by PDF and other formats using postscript language.

NOTE: 
  • When saving a document in a file format that can not store the information layer, then you have to change the image into image flaten first. 
  • File format that can store duotone color mode is EPS, RAW, and PSD. Therefore, when you want to save in another format then you have to change the first color mode, RGB when the document does not want printed, because the duotone information will be broken down into RGB. 
  • Yan file formats can store Color Lab color mode is PSD, RAW, TIF, PDF, and EPS. The file format that can store CMYK color mode is PSD, RAW, EPS, TIF, JPG, PDF, dam SCT. 
  • Indexed Color Color Mode can store multiple file formats appropriate setting its indexed color. - Dapatdisimpan RGB color mode at all file formats in Adobe Photoshop. 
  • The format recommended by the professional designers are 
    • .psd = for documents that still want to edit again 
    • .eps = for final documents for print preparation 
    • .jpg = To print compression above 8 bits and for photos on the web with compression under 5. 
    • .gif = for illustrations and animation on web pages. 
    • .tif = to print, the exchange of documents between platforms and animated sequences

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