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Post by Noelle on Oct 17, 2011 0:10:03 GMT -5
Could someone enlighten me as to what a PNG and TIFF image file is? I'm pretty computer literate, but never heard those ones before.
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Post by Nikki on Oct 17, 2011 9:33:08 GMT -5
They are just some file extensions. I believe photoshop uses .png as a default, it's basically a replacement for .gif and Adobe uses .tif for desktop publishing.
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Post by Susan on Oct 17, 2011 10:10:27 GMT -5
.png - portable network graphics universally usable on the world wide web - served to bridge a gap between Mac users and everyone else! if you've ever downloaded brushes for Photoshop they will almost always be in a .png format. .tiff - tagged image file format usually stores a smaller file size, so if space is an issue .tiff is used. But sometimes there is compatibility issues. A high-end program like Photoshop or PSE, but also files like Word {I think} will be able to use a .tiff with no problem These are the only two versions of files I have ever seen digital images in, digital scrapbooking files, or elements like brushes and filters.  |
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Post by Noelle on Oct 17, 2011 18:29:46 GMT -5
Oh I thought maybe you could cut them with the silhouette or something. Some of the files are just jpeg images though
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Post by Susan on Oct 17, 2011 23:15:59 GMT -5
yep - some are just .jpgs...for stamps and small images it really doesn't matter. the .pngs you could technically print HUGE and notice no distortion at all. A .jpg you can only enlarge it so much before it starts to get pixilated! for your purposes of printing and coloring for cards and scrapbook pages - they are all technically equal |
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Post by Noelle on Oct 18, 2011 1:22:34 GMT -5
Yes, unless I decide I need to make a stamped billboard hahahaha  |
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