Tuesday, 22 March 2016

Week 2: file format advantages

Raw format 

Advantages

  • You get the highest level of quality with raw format
  • You can easily correct over and underexposed images
  • Simple to adjust white balance 
  • Get better detail 
  • You get better prints from raw format images
  • non-destructive editing 
  • Select colour space on output 
PSD

Advantages

  • Include layers, masks etc that will will preserve your work
  • file extension
  • easily alters- edit portion of the photograph and manipulate the entire image 
  • Recommend as working files due to large storage 
  • no compression on the PSD file format
TIFF 

Advantages

  • Larger then JPEG
  • Can be uncompressed or compressed using lossless compression 
  • save as 32, 24 and 16 bit
  • standard format for printing at home or in a photo lab 
  • uncompressed image retains maximum amount of image data from the camera 
  • recognised format by most computers and is cross compatible with MAC and P.C's
JPG

Advantages 

  • high control degree of compression
  • small file size 
  • suitable for full colour realistic images with a lot of colour and contrast transition
  • picture quality is high with small compression
  • format is compatible and is displayed correctly in any browser, text and graphic programs on all devices 

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