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The ICO file format is an image file format used for icons in Microsoft Windows. ICO files were originally 32×32 pixels square and using 16 colors, but newer versions of windows support support great color depth and slightly larger size. The nature of an icon means the images are never that large.
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The Portable Network Graphics (PNG) file format  is a lossless format that  is useful for saving photographs that require successive editing.  With a lossless format you do not loss quality each time you edit the file. Then, after you do all the editing and the photograph is ready to be distributed, it is usually best [...]

The TIFF format’s strength is its print-oriented flexibility through features such as tiling, multiple color spaces and LZW compression. It was the first graphical file format to focus on the print appearance and it includes the ability to have multiple images in one file. The ability to store image data in a lossless format makes [...]

The popular JPEG format dates back to 1986 when it was designed by the  Joint Photographic Experts Group. The format is popular for two main reasons.  First, the files can be compressed which makes it ideal for web usage,where the bandwidth used by an image is important.  Second, almost all digital cameras can create images [...]

The Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) is a bitmap image format that was introduced by CompuServe in 1987 and has since come into widespread usage on the Internet due to its wide support. GIFs are ideal for sharp-edged line art (such as logos) with a limited number of colors. This takes advantage of the format’s lossless [...]

MrSID (pronounced Mister Sid) is an acronym that stands for multiresolution seamless image database. These files are used primarily for maps and especially aerial satellite photos. The unique feature of MrSID files is that they contain multiple scale and quality levels – something that is commonly needed as you zoom in and zoom out [...]

Adobe Photoshop is one of the most popular graphics editing programs. Images that are edited by Photoshop are saved in a file format known as PSD which stands for PhotoShop Designated file. Due to the popularity of Adobe Photoshop, you may be the recipient of a PSD file. Here you will run into the [...]