Released on: 28, July 2006
, Author: Toon Clipart
, Audience: Computers related
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE27/02/2006
When it comes to Graphics and Clip art file formats, there's no one size fits all.
EPS, TIF, GIF, JPG and WMF files are generally the file types that you'll encounterand each has their advantages and disadvantages.
EPSEPS or vector graphics are resolution independent, meaning that you can enlarge themany number of times without having their resolution deteriorate. Vector images giveyou crisp, clean lines at any size. Vector graphics are best suited to artwork likelogos and cartooning where flat color with gradations is preferred. They don't,however, look as nice on screen as bitmap graphics do.
TIFTIF or raster graphics are bitmapped graphics. Raster images are best used forimages such as photographs or paint style images. They are versatile and can beimported into most software but their biggest disadvantage is that they areresolution dependant. Bitmapped graphics can be reduced in size successfully but ifyou try to enlarge them, you will be subject to serious deterioration.
JPEGJPEG's or JPG's for short, are another bitmap style format. You'll most often seethem used on the web where you want smooth gradations in images that arephotographic or painterly. Most, if not all digital cameras store their images asJPEG's so they're pretty universal. The disadvantage to JPEG's is that they arecompressed using a process that throws away pixels. It might not be noticeabledepending on the amount of compression applied, but if they're edited and savedseveral times, you will start to see degradation.
WMFWMF (Windows Metafile) is a Windows format used primarily for clipart. The majorityof WMF files are vector based so they can be resized without degradation in quality.
GIFGif files are the old standby for using on web pages. Outside of that, they havelimited use. They're limited to 256 colors which makes them very small in size forquick loading of web pages but they're generally only useful for images with flatcolor areas. Logos and cartoon style artwork work well but photos just won't cut itas GIF's.
The Bottom Line.
If you're planing on using graphics in a publication that will be printed on apress, then the usual format of choice is either EPS or TIF.
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