Ever wonder what exactly all those acronyms mean? You know the ones we use daily,such as PDF, GIF, JPEG and so on. Well here are a few most of us run across occasionally.
* BMP – Windows Bitmap files
* DNG – Digital Negative files
* EPS – Encapsulated PostScript files
* FAX – faxes
* FPX – FlashPix files
* GIF – Graphics Interchange Format files
* HDR – High Dynamic Range Image files
* ICNS - Apple Icon Image Files
* ICO – Windows icon files
* JPEG 2000 – JPEG 2000 files
* JPEG – Joint Photographic Experts Group files
* OpenEXR – OpenEXR files
* PS – Adobe PostScript files (after an automatic conversion to PDF)
* PSD – Adobe Photoshop files
* PICT – QuickTime image files
* PDF – Portable Document Format files
* PNG – Portable Network Graphics files
* PNTG – MacPaint Bitmap Graphic files
* QTIF – QuickTime image files
* RAD – Radience Scene Description files
* RAW – Raw image files
* SGI – Silicon Graphics Image files
* TGA – TARGA image files
* TIF, TIFF – Tagged Image File Format files
* XBM – X BitMap files
And if you really want more just link to each for an exhausting, if helpful explanation from Wiki volunteers.
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Don't forget to add that most RAW files are actually .NEF or some other brand extention.
ReplyDeleteGood point aleksi. RAW is not a format but image data and can only be processed through a RAW converter such as Fuji's .raf, Olympus's .orf, Adobe's .dng, Nikon's .nef, Canon's .cr2 or a number of others.
ReplyDeleteThanks for pointing that out and if anyone wishes to read further just click on each of the acronyms to go to Wikiland where it is all explained further, much further.
By the way aleksi, I see you are from my area. Portland.