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List of file types
Image file formats
Bitmap (.bmp). Often a good choice because Windows itself and | |
| most Windows programs accept the .bmp file type. |
FlashPix (.fpx). A FlashPix file contains a complete image plus | |
| several lower resolution copies of that image. The advantage of the |
| FlashPix file format over other file formats is that a program can |
| automatically select the best resolution for a particular job to make |
| editing and using images faster and easier. Cannot be used with |
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GIF (.gif). GIF is a compressed file format suitable for an image | |
| that will be used on the Web or on multiple platforms. You can save |
| your GIF file as an interlaced GIF. Cannot be used with True Color |
| output type. |
JPEG (.jpg). JPEG is a compressed file format for images. Its | |
| strengths are small file sizes and speed. The |
| advantages, though, is reduced image quality. Because each time |
| an image is compressed with JPEG it loses a little of the image |
| data, avoid compressing a file with JPEG more than once. JPEG is |
| an appropriate file format for an image that will be used on the Web |
| or on multiple platforms. |
| You can save your JPEG file as a progressive JPEG. When used |
| on a Web page, a progressive JPEG is initially sent as just every |
| other line, with the remaining lines sent immediately after. This |
| allows a (somewhat blurry) image to display sooner. Most people |
| prefer this. JPEG can be used only with True Color and Grayscale |
| output types. |
PNG (.png). A compressed image file format that might replace | |
| GIF. Like GIF, PNG uses |
| the visual data is saved and restored when the file is |
| decompressed. Unlike GIF, PNG can be used with the True Color |
| output type, as well as grayscale ones. |
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TIFF (.tif). Usually created by scanners, TIFF files are widely |
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| accepted by programs that work with photographs and other |
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| images. A TIFF file is a bitmapped graphic (also called a raster | |
| graphic) and can be any resolution. TIFF image files can be used | |
| on multiple platforms. |
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TIFF compressed (.tif). TIFF compressed files for images are |
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| smaller than standard TIFF files. |
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PCX image (.pcx). The PCX file format is for images used in |
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| Windows programs such as PC Paintbrush and Paint. |
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Windows Metafile (.wmf). The Microsoft Windows Metafile file |
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| format is used for scalable (vector) images in Windows programs. | |
| It is only available for images using the Black & White Scalable | |
| (vector) output type. |
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Text or |
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HTML (.htm). HTML is useful for text and graphics that will be |
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| viewed on the World Wide Web. When this format is selected for a | |
| scanned image containing both text and images, the text is |
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| converted to editable text and is saved as HTML, and the graphics | |
| are saved as GIF or JPEG files. |
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PDF (.pdf). PDF is a format useful for text, photos, and drawings. | ||
| Use Adobe Acrobat Reader to view .pdf files. If no changes need to | |
| be made to the file, this file type is useful for sharing (as through | |
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Rich Text (.rtf). The .rtf format can be used with a page that |
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| contains text or text and pictures. The formatting of text in an .rtf file | |
| can usually be retained and then interpreted by other programs. | |
Text (.txt). Use .txt file format for saving only the text in the |
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| selection area and when you are using the Editable Text (OCR) | |
| output type. Text will be editable, unformatted, ASCII text. |
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