This is a comparison of image file formats.
General
Ownership of the format and related information.
| Format | Full name | Owner | File extension | MIME type | Application | Patented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIF | Graphics Interchange Format | CompuServe, Unisys (compression algorithm) |
.gif | image/gif | Template:But yes | |
| JPEG | Joint Photographic Experts Group | Joint Photographic Experts Group | .jpg .jpeg (containers: .jfif .jfi) | image/jpeg | photographic images | Template:But yes |
| PNG | Portable Network Graphic | .png | image/png | W3C endorsed replacement for GIF. | Template:But no |
Technical
Technical details
| Format | Compression algorithm | Raster / Vector | Bitdepth | Indexed color | Transparency | Metadata | Interlacing | Animation | Layers | Color management | Extendable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIF | LZW | raster | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Yes | Yes, index | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| JPEG | Lossy, discrete cosine transform | raster | 12-bit, 24-bit | No | No | Yes | ? | No | No | Yes | No |
| PNG | Lossless, DEFLATE | raster | 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64 | Yes (1-8 bit modes) | Yes, Alpha channel (1 & 8 bit) | Yes | Yes, Adam7 algorithm | No | No | Yes | Yes, via chunks |
See also
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