Saving format


GIF:
Graphics Interchange Format, a format used to create images for the web. The GIF will reduce the size of the image but it will not retain layers but it can keep the transparency, it can be animated and you will also be able to upload them.

JPEG:
Joint Photographic Experts Group, a compressed file format, designed to reduce file size, it will not retain layers or transparency, it can not be animated but you will be able to upload it.

PNG:
Portable Network Graphics. PNG was designed for transferring images on the internet, it will reduce the size of the image and will also keep the transparency. PNG will not retain layers and it can not be animated, PNG is uploadable. For example, you want to save as PNG when you designed a logo for a website.

PSD:
Adobe Photoshop Document
PSD can retain layers, keep the transparency and it can also be animated. But PSD can not be uploaded, so you only save it as PSD when you not plan to upload it yet.

TIF:
Tagger Image File Format, TIFF files are preferred for print production which retain the original image quality. TIF can not be animated or uploaded. It will not retain layers or keep the transparency.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

principles of graphic design

Update music video photo