1. Multimedia File FormatsGraphics JPG, GIF, TIF, PSD, WMF, BMP, PNG, RAW

2. Two popular graphics formats JPEG (.JPG) –Joint Photographic Experts Group –Best for photographs; Comes compressed. –16 million colors GIF –CompuServe Graphics Interchange –Low Res: Best for charts, diagrams, screen shots –256 colors –Backgrounds can be transparent –Pictures can be animated!

3. GIF for graphs | JPG for pictures

5. Beauty of GIFs

6. Animated GIF pictures

7. Home-made Animated GIFs 22 Individual shots made using the photo option on a WebCam; compiled in PaintShop Pro Animation Shop Done in Photoshop. Eyes, ears and paws cropped loose, moved slightly, saved repeatedly; compiled in PaintShop Pro Animation Shop http://gickr.com/

8. Beauty of JPGs

9. Great Realistic Color

13. Other picture files TIF, TIFF –Tagged image file – multi-purpose (Microsoft, Aldus) PSD –Photoshop file – deals with layers BMP –BitMapped. Large. Universal standard on Win. WMF –Vector graphics. Small. Fast. Universal to Win. RAW –Minimal processed data; like a negative

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