File Types and Their Properties
|
File Type |
Extension |
Compression |
Bit-Depth |
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
png. |
|
Portable Network Graphic |
PNG |
8 to 16 bits per pixel |
Losless Compression and Supports a large number of colors |
Bigger File Size and Not Ideal for Professional quality print graphics |
gif. |
|
Graphic Interchange Format |
GIF or GIPHY |
8 bits per pixel |
It is lighter and easier to implement than videos |
They have a large file size |
jpg. |
|
Graphic Interchange Format |
JPEG |
8 bits per pixel |
Files are highly compressible |
Quality is lost when file compressed |
tif. |
|
Tagged Image File Format |
TIFF |
16 bits per pixel |
Very flexible in terms of color and content |
Has a very large file size |
pdf. |
|
Portable Document Format |
PDF |
anywhere from 1 bit to 24 bits per pixel |
Secure and Compact |
Cost to edit and basic |