A new graphics file format, proposed by programmer Fabrice Bellard, could cut the file size of digital photos by half with far-reaching consequences. How are images made smaller? The vast majority of ...

A quiet innovation from 1996, Portable Network Graphics (PNG), revolutionized early web design. This open-source format ...

SVG is an acronym for a Scalable Vector Graphics file, commonly used in graphics programs like Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. It's considered a resolution-independent file format, because you ...

French programmer Fabrice Bellard has come up with a graphics file format he believes can "replace the JPEG image format." Bellard’s BPG (Better Portable Graphics) format boasts a compelling quality ...

Chances are good that you’ve witnessed a wide variety of file formats flit across your screen, but do you really understand what they mean? For example, you may understand that a JPEG is for pictures ...

The GIF, or graphics interchange format, was introduced to the world by Compuserve in 1987. The compressed format was the ideal for performing image transfers across the slow modem connections of the ...

Most of your digital photos are stored in the JPEG format (a.k.a. JPG), but when you download an image from the web these days, it may be using the more modern WebP format. It's likely you're also ...

Illustrator is a popular Adobe application for creating vector graphics, one of the two main forms of computer graphics. Unlike bitmap images, vector graphics are mathematically generated and retain ...

Encapsulated PostScript is a widely supported graphics file format for saving images and artwork. If you need to send artwork to a client, or to a professional printer, exporting your work to EPS ...

An AI file or Adobe Illustrator Artwork file is a vector graphics file format developed by Adobe Systems. It is primarily used in the Adobe Illustrator program for the creation of various graphics.

A desktop application that displays graphics file formats. Although a graphics viewer may provide basic image editing, their main purpose is to preview and organize images. They also show extensive ...