PNG: Portable Network Graphics with a acronym of PNG was created as a free replacement for GIF. The acronym PNG is pronounced "Ping". Commercial software cannot include PNG without paying license fees to Unisys the owner of PNG. 1 to 48 bit images is all PNG handles. To create a PNG file click save as on one of your files and then save your file under PNG.
GIF: Graphics Interchange Format with a acronym of GIF is a popular and very efficient picture format. The acronym GIF is pronounced "Jif" as the format's creator pronounces GIF. GIF animations are very popular on the web because they work on all browsers and they are small without needing a special plug in. There are two "flavors" of GIF, the newer 89a and the old 87. To create a GIF save a file on adobe fireworks or paint then click on save as and save the file under GIF.
JPG/JPEG: Joint Photographic Expert Group is what JPG/JPEG stands for. JPG/JPEG is the most efficient image storage method. JPG also known as JPEG is a file format for digital graphics and images. When JPG files are saved they use the method of lossy compression which means as the file size decreases the image quality does too. JPG files have the extension of .jpeg or .jpg.
TIFF: TIFF also known as TIF stands for Tag Image File Format. TIFF is a very popular professional graphics format that originally was only a 24 bit program until version 6 came out. TIFF currently supports data up to 48 bits and is supported on all platforms such as Mac and Windows. TIFF was made by Aldus but Adobe Systems later acquired it and now holds it's copyright.
- http://www.dansdata.com/graphics.htm
- http://graphicdesign.about.com/od/Definitions/g/Jpg-Files.htm
- http://www.ntchosting.com/multimedia/tiff-tagged-image-file-format.html#What_is_TIFF
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