History of Graphics file formats

	Revision 12 . . (edit) December 17, 2001 2:24 am by WojPob
	Revision 11 . . October 22, 2001 7:50 pm by Taw [added mime type, gifs can be animated, changed formatting]
	Revision 10 . . October 22, 2001 6:48 pm by Clasqm

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Common Raster Graphics Formats

Common Raster Graphics Formats

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file type

proper name

description

	[file extension]?	MIME type	proper name	description

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image/bmp

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image/tiff

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image/png

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image/gif

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Used extensively on the web. Supports only 256 colors, so requires lossy quantization for full-color photos. Uses non-lossy compression.

Used extensively on the web. Supports only 256 colors, so requires lossy quantization for full-color photos. Uses non-lossy compression. Supports animated images.

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image/jpeg

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image/x-xpm

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Paint Shop Pro Document

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Paint Shop Pro Document

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Common Vector Graphics Formats

Common Vector Graphics Formats

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file type

proper name

description

	[file extension]?	MIME type	proper name	description

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application/postscript

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application/pdf

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