What are the various file formats an image can be saved as?
Image file formats are standardized means of organizing and storing images. Image files are composed of either pixel or vector data that are rasterized to pixels when displayed on a computer monitor. The pixels that compose an image are ordered as a grid (columns and rows); each pixel consists of numbers representing magnitudes of brightness and color. Including proprietary types, there are hundreds of image file types. The JPEG, PNG, and GIF formats are most often used to display images on the Internet. Digital cameras typically save images in the JPEG format which is a lossy format, meaning image compression takes place to save memory space and maximize the number of files one can fit on a memory card or hard drive. Other formats include TIFF, PSD, RAW, and BMP.
