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What are the differences of the graphic formats, e.g., GIF, JPG, BMP?

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What are the differences of the graphic formats, e.g., GIF, JPG, BMP?

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GIF – Graphics Interchange Format GIF pictures store single or multiple raster image data in 8-bit, or 256 colors. GIF pictures support transparency, compression, interlacing, and multiple-image pictures (animated GIFs). Advantages •Widely supported Internet standard •Lossless compression and transparency supported •Animated GIFs are prevalent and easy to create with a large number of GIF animation programs Disadvantages •256-color palette; detailed pictures and photo-realistic images lose color information and look paletted •Lossless compression is inferior to the JPG or PNG formats in most cases •Limited transparency; no semi-transparent or faded effects like those provided by alpha channel transparency JPG – Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) JPEG pictures store a single raster image in 24-bit color. JPEG is a platform-independent format that supports the highest levels of compression; however, this compression is lossy. Progressive JPEG files support interlacing. Advantages •S