Image file types

Gif file

Gif file is used to store low colour sprite data for games and is also used for small animations and low resolution film clips. gif cannot be used for digital photography or still images. the number of colour a gif file has is 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 or 256.

JEG file

JPEG file is used for digital cameras and other photographic devises. It is aslo used for storing and transmitting photographic images in the world wide web. It cannot be used for multiple edits as it can get lost or deleted. The number of colour a JPEG has is 256, 16777216 or 4294967296.

Animated gif files

Animated GIF file is used for a serious of images and make up serious of frames. Animated GIFs are larger than single-frame GIFs and take longer to download because of it's size. the size of a normal animated gif file is 60 x 60 pixels.

MPEG file

MPEG file is used for digital videos and digital audio compressions. To use a personal computer that has a sufficient speed, internal memory and a hard disk space to handle and play large MPEG file. The number of colour a MPEG has is 800 mb and has a standard 1100kbps

Shokwave file

Shockwave file is used for multimedia and especially for vector graphics and contains animations or applets of varying degrees. Shockwave file can be played by the Adobe Flash player, working either as a browser plug in or a standalone player. it has a 800x600 pixels and a 16 bit depth.