What is Jpg, Raw, Png, Bmp, Gif, and Tiff?

What is Jpg, Raw, Png, Bmp, Gif, and Tiff?

    Jpg, raw, png, bmp, gif, and tiff are all different types of images files or formats. They are used for organizing and storing digital images as well as telling your computer what application it should use to access the files.

.JPG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)

     One of the most common digital image formats from digital photography. This format is  mostly used for smaller files for websites or e-mails.

.RAW

    These types of images contains minimal processed data straight out from the image sensors. It is almost the exactly the same as the way it was captured by a sensor. They are not processed, so you cannot print them yet.

.PNG (Portable Network Graphics)

    This file format supports lossless data compression. It was created as a alternative to the .gif files. And it can support eight-bit paletted images,24-bit truecolor, or48-bit truecolor with and without alpha channel.

.BMP

     This is the bitmap image file, a file format used to store bitmap digital images. It is used for files within the Windows OS. And they are not compressed, so they are large and lossless.

.GIF (Graphic Interchange Format)
    Another bitmap image format. It is used to create short animations used just a few images that may last just a few seconds. But it's usage is only limited to an 8-bit palette, or 256 colors.

.TIFF (Tagged Image File Forma)

    This is the standard format for the printing and publishing industry. It is larger than  most of the other formats. And it can be both compressed and uncompressed by lossless compression.