Week 25: Introduction to Graphics File Formats

Today I have been introduced to the different file formats which are used within the graphic and print side to the media, I have learnt about the different file formats, GIF, JPEG, EPS and TIFF, I have learnt their advantages and disadvantages which I will include within my report which I have started writing. I have also completed a task which compared two different file formats within Photoshop and Illustrator and I have recognised the fact that within Illustrator the file type is at a much better quality and as when I zoomed in 1200% the lines around the image are clear and at a good quality. Whereas the image within Photoshop was at a lower quality at 1200% the lines around the image showed all the little pixels and was slightly blurry, I have recognised the differences between these and I will be including this within my Report on Graphic File Formats. I have also learnt about a different File Format, which is EPS, as this is a file extenstion within Illustrator and is a file format which saves the quality of the image and is 'sealed' but a downside to this is that EPS is a large file type and potentially takes up a lot of space, but provides a good quality image (file). My next step is to complete my report on the different file types in Graphics with the advantages and disadvantages of the different file types, and include my knowledge from my exercise in Photoshop and Illustrator.