File Formats Flashcards

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file format (container) and codec (compression type)

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determines how the computer data is encoded, stored, interpreted by the programs.

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exchange format

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a data format that can be used in several programs

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layout file formats

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not generally available as exchange formats, unless the recipient has a compatible version of the program in question

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tags

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data bytes of a certain length within the data blocks, which contain the image info (measurements, resolutions).

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pixel file formats

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contain image data in a matrix of image dots (pixels), each pixel allocated certain color coordinates and a color value

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bitmap

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simplest graphics format, the pixels are defined within a 2-D system of coordinates with an x-y value and a color value (files can be very large)

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vector formats

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contain a mathematical description of individual objects in an image (lines, circles, polygons). easy to scale.

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metafile formats

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contain both pixel/vector data (.eps)

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encapsulated postscript (.eps)

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encoded in PostScript language, often can no longer be modified after saving in a program other than the one that produced them

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