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{{About|digital image formats used to store photographic and other images|disk-image file formats|Disk image|digital file formats in general|File format|introductory information on Wikipedia's use of images|Wikipedia:Images}}
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An '''image file format''' is a [[file format]] for a digital image. There are many formats that can be used, such as [[JPEG]], [[
Raster formats are for [[2D image]]s. A 3D image can be represented within a 2D format, as in a [[
Image [[Computer file|files]] are composed of digital data in one of these formats so that the data can be displayed on a digital (computer) display or printed out using a printer. A common method for displaying digital image information has historically been [[Raster graphics|rasterization]].
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== Image file compression ==
There are two types of '''[[image file compression]]''' algorithms: [[
'''Lossless compression''' algorithms reduce file size while preserving a perfect copy of the original uncompressed image. Lossless compression generally, but not always, results in larger files than lossy compression. Lossless compression should be used to avoid accumulating stages of re-compression when editing images.
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===== GIF =====
The '''GIF''' ([[Graphics Interchange Format]]) is in normal use limited to an 8-bit palette, or 256 colors (while 24-bit color depth is technically possible).<ref name=aminet>{{cite web|url=http://uk.aminet.net/docs/misc/GIF24.readme |title=GIF 24 Bit (truecolor) extensions |author=Andreas Kleinert |year=2007 |access-date=23 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316215949/http://uk.aminet.net/docs/misc/GIF24.readme |archive-date=16 March 2012 }}</ref><ref name=philhoward>{{cite web|url=http://phil.ipal.org/tc.html |title=True-Color GIF Example |author=Philip Howard |access-date=23 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222123613/http://phil.ipal.org/tc.html |archive-date=22 February 2015 }}</ref> GIF is most suitable for storing graphics with few colors, such as simple diagrams, shapes, logos, and cartoon-style images, as it uses [[
===== PNG =====
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Compared to JPEG, PNG excels when the image has large, uniformly colored areas. Even for photographs – where JPEG is often the choice for final distribution since its lossy compression typically yields smaller file sizes – PNG is still well-suited to storing images during the editing process because of its lossless compression.
PNG provides a patent-free replacement for GIF (though GIF is itself now patent-free) and can also replace many common uses of TIFF. Indexed-color, grayscale, and truecolor images are supported, plus an optional alpha channel. The [[
Animated formats derived from PNG are [[Multiple-image Network Graphics|MNG]] and [[APNG]], which is backwards compatible with PNG and supported by most browsers.
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===== HEIF =====
The [[High Efficiency Image File Format]] (HEIF) is an image container format that was standardized by [[
===== AVIF =====
AVIF is an image container, that is used to store AV1 encoded images. It
===== JPEG XL =====
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=====TIFF=====
The '''TIFF''' ([[Tag Image File Format]]) format is a flexible format usually using either the '''TIFF''' or '''TIF''' filename extension. The tag structure was designed to be easily extendible, and many vendors have introduced proprietary special-purpose tags – with the result that no one reader handles every flavor of TIFF file. TIFFs can be lossy or lossless, depending on the technique chosen for storing the pixel data. Some offer relatively good lossless compression for [[bi-level image|bi-level (black&white) images]]. Some digital cameras can save images in TIFF format, using the [[LZW]] compression algorithm for lossless storage. TIFF image format is not widely supported by web browsers, but it remains widely accepted as a photograph file standard in the printing business. TIFF can handle device-specific color spaces, such as the [[CMYK]] defined by a particular set of printing press inks. [[Optical character recognition|OCR]] (Optical Character Recognition) software packages commonly generate some form of TIFF image (often [[
===== BMP =====
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* [[Corel Photo Paint|CPT]] (Corel Photo Paint)
* [[Krita|KRA]] (Krita)
* MDP ([[MediBang Paint|Medibang]] and FireAlpaca)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fileinfo.com/extension/mdp |title=.MDP File Extension |access-date=2025-05-01}}</ref>
* [[Paint.net|PDN]] (Paint Dot Net)
* PLD ([[PhotoLine]] Document)
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==== Other raster formats ====
* BPG ([[Better Portable Graphics]])—an image format from 2014. Its purpose is to replace JPEG when quality or file size is an issue. To that end, it features a high [[data compression ratio]], based on a subset of the [[
* DEEP—[[Interchange File Format|IFF]]-style format used by [[TVPaint]]
* [[Drawn File|DRW]] (Drawn File)
* [[ECW (file format)|ECW]] (Enhanced Compression Wavelet)
* [[FITS]] (Flexible Image Transport System)
* [[FLIF]] (Free Lossless Image Format)—a discontinued lossless image format which claims to outperform PNG, lossless WebP, lossless BPG and lossless JPEG 2000 in terms of compression ratio. It uses the MANIAC (Meta-Adaptive Near-zero Integer Arithmetic Coding) entropy encoding algorithm, a variant of the [[
* [[ICO (file format)|ICO]]—container for one or more icons (subsets of [[BMP file format|BMP]] and/or [[
* [[ILBM]]—[[Interchange File Format|IFF]]-style format for up to 32 bit in planar representation, plus optional 64 bit extensions
* [[ERDAS IMAGINE|IMG]] (ERDAS IMAGINE Image)
* IMG ([[Graphics Environment Manager]] (GEM) image file)—planar, [[Run-length encoding|run-length encoded]]
* [[JPEG XR]]—JPEG standard based on Microsoft HD Photo
* [[Nrrd]] (Nearly raw raster data)
* [[PAM graphics format|PAM]] (Portable Arbitrary Map)—late addition to the [[Netpbm format|Netpbm family]]
* [[PCX]] (PiCture eXchange)—obsolete
* [[Progressive Graphics File|PGF]] (Progressive Graphics File)
* [[Silicon Graphics Image|SGI]] (Silicon Graphics Image)—native raster graphics file format for Silicon Graphics workstations
* [[MrSID|SID]] (multiresolution seamless image database, MrSID)
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* [[Truevision TGA|TGA]] (TARGA)—obsolete
* [[VICAR file format]]—[[NASA]]/[[JPL]] image transport format
* XISF (Extensible Image Serialization Format)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pixinsight.com/xisf/ |title=XISF |access-date=2025-05-01}}</ref>
=== Vector formats ===
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As opposed to the raster image formats above (where the data describes the characteristics of each individual pixel), vector image formats contain a geometric description which can be rendered smoothly at any desired display size.
At some point, all vector graphics must be rasterized in order to be displayed on digital monitors. Vector images may also be displayed with analog [[Cathode-ray tube|CRT]] technology such as that used in some [[electronic test equipment]], [[medical monitors]], [[radar]] displays, [[
==== CGM ====
CGM ([[Computer Graphics Metafile]]) is a file format for [[vector graphics|2D vector graphics]], raster graphics, and [[character (computer)|text]], and is defined by '''[[
It has been adopted to some extent in the areas of [[engineering drawing|technical illustration]] and professional [[Industrial design|design]], but has largely been superseded by formats such as [[
==== Gerber format (RS-274X) ====
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==== Other 2D vector formats ====
* AFDesign ([[Affinity Designer]] document)
* AI ([[Adobe Illustrator Artwork]])— proprietary file format developed by [[
* CDR—proprietary format for [[CorelDRAW]] vector graphics editor
* !DRAW—a native vector graphic format (in several backward compatible versions) for the [[RISC-OS]] computer system begun by Acorn in the mid-1980s and still present on that platform today
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* [[NAPLPS]] (North American Presentation Layer Protocol Syntax)
* ODG ([[OpenDocument Graphics]])
* PGML ([[Precision Graphics Markup Language]])—a [[
* [[PSTricks]] and [[PGF/TikZ]] are languages for creating graphics in [[TeX]] documents
* QCC—used by Quilt Manager (by Quilt EZ) for designing quilts<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fileinfo.com/extension/qcc |title=.QCC File Extension |access-date=2025-05-01}}</ref>
* [[ReGIS]] (Remote Graphic Instruction Set)—used by [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] [[computer terminal]]s
* [[Remote imaging protocol]]—system for sending vector graphics over low-bandwidth links
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* VML ([[Vector Markup Language]])—obsolete XML-based format
* [[Xar (graphics)|Xar]]—format used in vector applications from [[Xara]]
* XPS ([[
==== 3D vector formats ====
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* [[Additive Manufacturing File Format|AMF]] – Additive Manufacturing File Format
*[[Asymptote (vector graphics language)|Asymptote]] – A language that lifts TeX to 3D.
*[[
*[[COLLADA]]
*[[DGN]]
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*[[.dwg]]
*[[.dxf]]
*eDrawings<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.edrawingsviewer.com/frequently-asked-questions |title=Frequently Asked Questions |access-date=2025-05-01}}</ref>
*[[.flt]] – [[OpenFlight]]
*[[FVRML]] – and FX3D, function-based extensions of VRML and X3D
*[[glTF]] - 3D asset delivery format (.glb binary version)
*HSF<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fileinfo.com/extension/hsf |title=.HSF File Extension |access-date=2025-05-01}}</ref>
*[[IGES]]
*[[JT (visualization format)|JT]]
*.MA (Maya ASCII format)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://docs.fileformat.com/3d/ma/ |title=What is an MA file? |access-date=2025-05-01}}</ref>
*.MB (Maya Binary format)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://docs.fileformat.com/3d/mb/ |title=What is an MB file? |access-date=2025-05-01}}</ref>
*.OBJ [[Wavefront .obj file|Wavefront]]
*[[OpenGEX]] – Open Game Engine Exchange
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*[[U3D]] – Universal 3D file format
*[[VRML]] – Virtual Reality Modeling Language
*[[XAML]]
*XGL<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cadinterop.com/en/formats/mesh/xgl.html |title=XGL Guide for CAD Interoperability: Optimal Visualization and Conversion of 3D Models |access-date=2025-05-01}}</ref>
*[[XVL]]
*[[xVRML]]
*[[X3D]]
*3DF<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fileinfo.com/extension/3df |title=.3DF File Extension |access-date=2025-05-01}}</ref>
*.3DM<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd000601.shtml |title=3D Model File Format Family |access-date=2025-05-01}}</ref>
* [[.3ds]] – Autodesk 3D Studio
*[[3DXML]]
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* WMF / EMF ([[Windows Metafile]] / Enhanced Metafile)
*[[SWF]] (Shockwave Flash)
*[[
=== Stereo formats ===
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