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 previous Creaticity column covered basic image file formats such as JPEG, PNG, PDF, etc. However, once you pick up a camera, terms such as raw and file formats such as DNG, XMP, along with a ...

If you have ever worked with computer graphic images, whether they be from digital cameras, found on the web, or you create them yourself, then you know there are a lot of image file formats that are ...

NAPLPS is an image file format developed as part of an effort to build a way to quickly transmit graphic images, and began to be used in the 1980s, mainly in the Canadian broadcasting industry.

We currently have more than 100 image formats in use. Depending on your use, a specific image format can come in handy. For instance, JPG image formats are helpful for image compression and let you ...

What is JPEG file format? The acronym stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group, and that’s the name of the sub-committee that aided in the creation of the JPEG standard along with other standards ...

You can convert a JFIF file to JPG, though the two formats are nearly identical, and most software will open a JFIF file as a ...

PDF, or Portable Document Format, is a widely used file format for presenting documents. In addition to its primary use as a document format, PDF is sometimes also used for images. However, sharing ...

Colin Bendell is the Senior Director of Strategy and Analytics for the CTO Office at Cloudinary. He is passionate about data, web performance, and the user experience. Colin is also the co-author of ...