Format Best Display Reason

Characteristics
Size Quality Transparency Colors
BMP - Windows PowerPoint Can be RLE lossless Supports transparency 1-32 bits This is a Microsoft Windows file format that can be
Bitmap compressed. using alpha channel displayed in a PowerPoint program found in Microsoft
File size can be large Windows; test image displayed in PowerPoint.
depending on the bit
image
EPS - PostSript Language large lossless Implicitly supports Unlimited Test image did not appear in PowerPoint nor browser.
Encapsulated for display purposes transparency Can be used in photoshop.
PostScript and printing to
PostScript Printers
and image setters
(Catenary Systems,
2016).
GIF - Graphics Web small lossless Support images with 8 bits Great for flat-color art like cartoons and animations.
Interchange transparency 256 Small file; transparency support images with lines by
Format providing perfect rendition of original image
(Matthews, n .d.); more true color when compared with
JPG.

JPG - Joint Web Very small when lossy Does not support 24 bits 16,000,000 Most used image format; displays images as they are in
Photographic compressed transparency (WebSite reality; great for webpages since it facilitates faster
Experts Group Optimization, n. loading time because it allows for smaller files.
d.)
PCT - Macintosh PowerPoint Compresses solid lossy 2-32 bits Can transfer images between Mac applications; Test
Picture colors well; file size image was displayed in PowerPoint.
can be small especially
for grayscale images
PCX - PC Huge; larger than TIF; lossless 256 colors Test image did not show in PowerPoint.
Paintbrush not compressed
PDF - Portable Web When compressed Lossy/lossless Support images with unlimited Test did not show in PowerPoint; many websites now
Document resizable; lossy files transparency offer options to open PDF files instantly (ONeill,
Format smaller compared to 2016).
lossless files
PNG - Portable Web Large when lossless Support images with 24 bits Great for hard edged images and flat color, preserves
Network compressed transparency 16,000,000 data such as can be found in company logos.
Graphics
PSD - Photoshop Large when lossless Test image did not appear in PowerPoint.
Document compressed
TGA - Used with Large when Lossless RLE when stored as Test image did not appear in PowerPoint.
Truevision Targa computers with compressed compression RGB color image
TrueVision; possibility for 16,
supports high color/ 24, and 32 bit
true color display
TIF - Tagged PowerPoint Huge-when Lossless (Few Support images with 1 to 48 bit Does not show on webpages, but are great for multiple
Image File compressed the file Scanning Tips, n. transparency page documents; has compatibility with PC, Mac, and
Format gets larger; d.). Unix; test opened in PowerPoint.
Has uncompressed
option
WMF - Windows Native to Microsoft Implicitly supports 16 bits Can be used for graphics in Microsoft Windows; test
Metafile Office; can be used transparency image did not open in PowerPoint nor the browser.
in PowerPoint
References
A Few Scanning Tips (n .d.). Image file formats-JPG, TIF, PNG, GIF which to use? Retrieved from http://www.scantips.com/basics09.html
Catenary Systems. (2016). Vector image processing library. Retrieved from http://www.catenary.com/prodsumm/filetyps.html
Matthews, R. (n. d.). JPG vs GIF for web images. Retrieved from http://users.wfu.edu/matthews/misc/jpg_vs_gif/JpgVsGif.html
ONeill, M. (2016). Seven best tools to present and share you PDF files online. Retrieved from http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/7-best-tools-
present-share-pdf-files-online/
WebSite Optimization. Com (n. d.). Graphics choose the right image format. Retrieved from
http://www.websiteoptimization.com/speed/tweak/format/