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File formats Flashcards

1
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Animation file formats (4)

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1) .swf
2) .gif
3) .flv
4) .mov

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2
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What is the use of .swf?

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Compressed file formats

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What is the use of .gif?

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Short animations, which are supported for the web browsers Lossless

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What is the use of .flv?

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As for video file format lossy/lossless

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5
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What is the use of .mov?

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As for video file format lossy

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What is the limitation of .swf?

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Not supported by Apple platforms

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What is the limitation of .gif?

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Limited color support

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Audio file formats (4)

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1) .mp3 lossy
2) .wav lossless
3) .aiff uncompressed
4) ogg vorbis

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What is the use of .mp3?

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Lossy compressed file formats using different bit rates, providing the range of quality and file size

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Advantages of .mp3(2)

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1) Good for portable devices

2) Widely supported

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What is the use of .wav?

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Uncompressed high quality audio files intended for Windows computers

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What is the use of .aiff?

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Uncompressed high quality audio files and the default for Apple Mac

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What is the use of ogg vorbis

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Similar to mp3, but less widely used

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What is the limitation of .mp3?

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Audio quality can be a limitation when using high compression in order to get a smaller size

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What is the limitation of .wav?

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File sizes can be large

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What is the limitation of .aiff?

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Cross platform restriction, not widely supported

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17
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What is the limitation of ogg vorbis

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Not widely supported

18
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Video file formats (5)

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1) .mpg
2) .mp4
3) .mov
4) .avi
5) .flv

19
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What is the use of .mpg?

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File format with lossy compression that provides smaller file sizes for faster loading

20
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What is the use of .mp4?

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A video compression standard that enables high quality video over low-bandwidth connections

21
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What is the use of .mov?

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Widely used. Originally developed for Apple Quick Time

22
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What is the use of .avi?

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Uncompressed video file format for high quality. Used for editing video before exporting into other formats

23
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What is the use of .flv?

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Flash video file, proving smaller sizes. May be used with video and animation products

24
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What is the limitation of .mpg?

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Compression lowers the video quality

25
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What is the limitation of .avi?

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File sizes can be very large

26
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What is the limitation of .flv?

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Not as widely supported

27
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Image file formats (5)

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1) .jpeg
2) .gif
3) .png
4) .tiff
5) .pdf

28
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What is the use of .jpeg?

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Lossy compression. Widely used with digital cameras and websites

29
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What is the use of .gif?

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Lossless compression, supports transparency and animation.

30
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Where can .gif be used?

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Used on websites for buttons, logos, other basic graphics

31
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What is the use of .png?

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Lossless/lossy compression + transparency.

32
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Where can .png be used?

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Website as an alternative to .gif files

33
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What is the use of .tiff?

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Very high lossless image files

34
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Where can .tiff be used?

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High quality printing

35
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What happens to tiff’s popularity

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It is being lost

36
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What is the use of .pdf?

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An export format from image editing software cannot be edited further

37
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Where can .pdf be used?

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Documents and print products with image content

38
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What is the limitation of .jpeg?

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Reduced image quality with higher compression settings

39
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What is the limitation of .gif?

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Limited range of colours and has licensing restrictions since that format is protected by copyright

40
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What is the limitation of .png?

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Not as widely supported as .gif or. jpeg

41
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What is the limitation of .tiff?

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Very large file sizes, restrict transfer and distribution

42
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What is the limitation of .pdf?

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Cannot be edited directly, must use original file format before being exported

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