Image file formats and related concepts explained, including raster vs vector graphics, colour spaces and alpha channels, and bit depth. File formats covered include JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PSD, RAW, AI, SVG, EPS and PDF.

If you find this video useful, you may also like my episode “Explaining Digital Video: Formats, Codecs and Containers”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4NXxY4maYc

Also of interest may be my latest video on the DaVinci Resolve free video editor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bVBa4vF69M

. . . on the Inkscape and Affinity Designer vector illustration packages:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgCUcnezxEc

And on Linux Photopshop alternatives:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ7Ly-9sX4k

More videos on computing and related topics can be found at http://www.youtube.com/explainingcomputers

You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: http://www.youtube.com/explainingthefuture

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:44 Key concepts
04:47 JPEG
05:59 PNG
06:57 GIF
07:33 TIFF
08:26 PSD
09:15 RAW
10:31 Other Raster Formats
11:06 Vector Formats
12:55 The Best Format

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