The number of of different image formats are countless using a computer system. The most common image types within your computer are .BMP (Bitmap Image), .JPEG and JPG.
Different software tools use different image types and it is all dependant on what software is used as to what type of image is created.
All the different image formats are used for different things and have their own individual advantages and disadvantages.
When using a computer to print photo quality images, these images will be very large files as they need to have the highest quality with a much larger contrast of colours. These type of images formats include .tiff, .bmp and .psd. These types of images are not suitable to be loaded to the internet as they are so large and would increase the bandwidth of the website so dramatically that the website will either crash regularly or load extremely slow.
Image formats used in websites are most likely to be JPEG images or GIF.
These images use a much lower contrast of colours and therefore are alot smaller files and much more suitable for the web.
Different software tools use different image types and it is all dependant on what software is used as to what type of image is created.
All the different image formats are used for different things and have their own individual advantages and disadvantages.
When using a computer to print photo quality images, these images will be very large files as they need to have the highest quality with a much larger contrast of colours. These type of images formats include .tiff, .bmp and .psd. These types of images are not suitable to be loaded to the internet as they are so large and would increase the bandwidth of the website so dramatically that the website will either crash regularly or load extremely slow.
Image formats used in websites are most likely to be JPEG images or GIF.
These images use a much lower contrast of colours and therefore are alot smaller files and much more suitable for the web.
