Image file format

An image file format is a standard for organizing and storing digital images.

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Description

Digital image files are composed of digital data in a format that can be rasterized for use on a computer display or printer.

An image file format may store data in uncompressed, compressed, or vector formats.

Once rasterized, an image becomes a grid of pixels, each of which has a number of bits to designate its color equal to the color depth of the device displaying it.

Raster formats

• GIF
• JPEG
• PNG
• WebP

Vector formats

• SVG

See also

• Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
• Digital image

External links

• Image file formats @ Wikipedia