File Types

Question 1

DXF - Direct Exchange Format

Answer 1

• A small sized vector file.
• Used for drawing files on CNC/laser cutter
• Typically used with AutoCAD software.

Question 2

Ai - Adobe Illustrator

Answer 2

• An industry standard vector file
• Allows the design to be rescaled without losing quality
• Small file size
• It works on a wide range of computer systems.

Question 3

MPEG - Moving Picture Expert Group

Answer 3

• Popular format for movies that are distributed on the internet.

Question 4

JPEG - Joint Photogenic Expert Group

Answer 4

• Raster file which is perfect for use on digital media and web since their small file size allows them to be uploaded easily and quickly.
• Compatible with wide range of devices from computers to mobile phones
• Useful as you can transfer images anywhere and it will have the same quality

Question 5

PNG - Portable Network Graphics

Answer 5

• Raster file which supports paletty based images, greyscale images and full colour baced RGB images.
• High resolution files
• Can be compressed without losing quality when resizing

Question 6

PDF - Portable Document Format

Answer 6

• Used for saving documents in a standard format.
• Images can be converted into a PDF file.
• Easily shared

Question 7

Vector DWG - Drawing Format

Answer 7

• Small size
• Used for format for CAD drawing.
• Used to store 2D and 3D drawing data
• DWG files can be used to input 2D CAD drawings into 3D modelling packages.
• Not good format for photographs

Files: pdf, eps, svg, si

Question 8

Raster BMP - Bitmap Image File

Answer 8

• Large file with higher resolution
• Good for photography but takes longer to load
• File format allow a wide range of colours within graphic which makes the file versatile.
• Used to store 2D digital photos
• Prevents images from becoming distorted when viewed on different devices.
• Compatible with wide range of DTP and design software
• Pixels meaning the file can remain high quality when compressed

Files: jpeg, png, raw, psd