GRAPHIC FILE TYPES

By Erin Daughtrey

VECTOR GRAPHICS

A Vector graphic uses

geometrical formulas

such as lines, points,

and curves to create

shapes. These shapes

can be moved, resized,

and changed in any

way without any loss of

quality

A raster graphic also

known as bitmap

represent a grid of

pixels or points of color.

These graphics can not

be resized without loss

of quality

Raster Graphics

GIF: GRAPHICS INTERCHANGE

FORMAT

GIF is a compressed file format. GIF

graphics are based on a palette of up to 356

colors called indexed colors, which helps

reduce their file size. These graphics are

good fro small icons, animated images, and

logos. GIF doesn’t have the color range for

high quality photos.

PNG: PORTABLE NETWORK GRAPHIC