If you have ever worked with computer graphic images, whether they be from digital cameras, found on the web, or you create them yourself, then you know there are a lot of image file formats that ...

Tech expert ThioJoe explores why a common image file format is widely disliked and its issues. These rural Californians voted ...

Consider if the image quality benefits are enough to sacrifice that space (or slow web page loading, etc.). Because a PNG ...

AVIF (AV1 Image File, derived from the AV1 video codec) files are relatively new compared to more well-known types such as GIFs, JPEGs, or PNGs, but support for them has been steadily growing.Many ...

Beyond RGB: A new image file format efficiently stores invisible light data New Spectral JPEG XL compression reduces file sizes, making spectral imaging more practical.

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The image file converter on my MacBook Pro is awesome for doing all of the above quickly. It only lets you convert to JPEG, PNG and HEIF. However, it will allow you to convert from other file formats.

There's a lot to learn about image files on the command line, from verifying file format to finding out where and when photos were taken and maybe even getting an unusual view of what they look like.

HEIC is short for "high-efficiency image container" and stores images using the "high-efficiency image file format" codec, or HEIF for short.

One format isn’t always better than the other, as each is designed to be used in specific circumstances based on your needs for image quality, file size, and more.

Image files can have different file formats like JPG, PNG, TIFF, GIF, BMP. This post compares them and discusses the differences, pros & cons.

Image compression services use advanced algorithms and strip out unnecessary metadata (like EXIF data and GPS tags) to reduce file sizes beyond the basic compression inherent in standard file formats.