Questions tagged “image formats”

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iPhone Camera formats: High Efficiency vs Most Compatible vs ProRAW lossless options

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1y ago

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Can a 16-bit TIFF be edited like a RAW file, or does RAW still retain more information?

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2y ago

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Why is an image file often smaller than pixels × bit depth suggests?

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4y ago

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What information does a RAW image file contain besides the image data?

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6y ago

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Why are image formats different if an image is just pixel values?

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8y ago

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Why doesn’t a PNG converted from a NASA PDS IMG file show more detail than the JPEG version?

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11y ago

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Do JPEG images get decompressed to a bitmap when displayed, and do they use more memory than the file size?

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12y ago