Explaining Image File Formats

Image file formats and related concepts explained, including raster vs vector graphics, colour spaces and alpha channels, and bit depth. File formats covered include JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PSD, RAW, AI, SVG, EPS and PDF. If you find this video useful, you may also like my episode “Explaining Digital Video: Formats, Codecs and Containers”: Also of interest may be my latest video on the DaVinci Resolve free video editor: . . . on the Inkscape and Affinity Designer vector illustration packages: And on Linux Photopshop alternatives: More videos on computing and related topics can be found at You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:44 Key concepts 04:47 JPEG 05:59 PNG 06:57 GIF 07:33 TIFF 08:26 PSD 09:15 RA