What are JPEG and TIFF files?
• JPEG and TIFF File Formats are both industry standard file formats, readable in Windows, Macintosh, and Linux systems. TIFF files are extremely large when compared to JPEG files. They require significantly more CD’s / DVD’s to hold the images. Before ordering TIFF format, make sure that your computer can handle these large files. JPEG files use a technology that compresses the image size down to save disc space. JPEG image files are quickly becoming the most common format for photo storage. All digital cameras produce JPEG files. The downside to JPEG files is that repeated editing and saving of JPEG image files will reduce the image quality. With JPEG, you should always keep a copy of the original unedited images for your archival copy of the image. Opening the files or copying the files will not affect the quality. But when you edit the JPEG file and then resave it, it must recompress the image and each time that process takes place the image quality suffers a little. We use the min
