The PNG format is particularly useful when it comes to the lossless storage of images with transparent backgrounds. Whether you want to convert a JPG to PNG, make a PNG transparent, or simply create a ...

Imagine working with special cameras that capture light your eyes can’t even see—ultraviolet rays that cause sunburn or infrared heat signatures that reveal hidden writing. Or perhaps using ...

Chances are good that you’ve witnessed a wide variety of file formats flit across your screen, but do you really understand what they mean? For example, you may understand that a JPEG is for pictures ...

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 are ...

Most of your digital photos are stored in the JPEG format (a.k.a. JPG), but when you download an image from the web these days, it may be using the more modern WebP format. It's likely you're also ...

If you’ve tried to save an image off the web recently, there’s a chance it’s appeared in a strange new format. The AVIF format is growing in popularity online—and there’s every chance that it could ...

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 of ...

We all download images or create memes to share on social media, whether casually or for professional purposes. However, because converting everything into PDF resolves quality issues, we don’t seem ...

You may have noticed an online image format appearing in your browser lately, especially if you have a blog or like to save images you find online. It’s called WebP ...

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.

To store more photos and videos on a mobile device, you can either buy more storage or increase image compression. Apple has enabled both paths. It expanded maximum storage so that a 256 GB iPhone isn ...