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beeldformats

Beeldformats, or image formats, are file formats used to store digital images. They are broadly categorized into raster (bitmap) formats, which encode color for each pixel, and vector formats, which describe shapes with mathematical primitives. Raster formats are typically resolution-dependent, while vector formats are scalable without loss of quality.

Formats can be lossless, preserving all original data, or lossy, discarding some information to reduce file

Common image formats include:

JPEG, a widely used lossy format for photographs and web images; PNG, a lossless format that supports

Practical considerations include format suitability for purpose (web, print, archiving), software and browser support, color management

size.
Lossless
examples
include
PNG
and
TIFF
configurations,
and
GIF
uses
lossless
LZW
compression
for
simple
graphics.
Lossy
formats
include
JPEG,
WebP
in
lossy
mode,
and
HEIC/HEIF,
commonly
used
for
photographs
and
web
images.
transparency;
GIF,
an
indexed-color
format
that
also
supports
animation;
TIFF,
a
flexible,
archival
format
often
used
in
printing
and
professional
workflows;
WEBP,
a
modern
format
offering
both
lossy
and
lossless
compression
with
transparency;
HEIC/HEIF,
efficient
image
format
used
by
many
modern
devices;
BMP,
an
older
uncompressed
format;
RAW,
camera-native
formats
(such
as
CR2,
NEF,
ARW)
used
for
post-processing;
SVG,
a
vector
format
for
scalable
graphics.
with
ICC
profiles,
and
metadata
such
as
EXIF.
Understanding
the
trade-offs
between
quality,
compression,
and
scalability
helps
in
selecting
beeldformats
for
a
given
task.