Image Formats Guide

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Next-gen web, Bandwidth-sensitive applications

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Game texturing, Modding

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System icons, Legacy applications

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Custom cursors

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Fax documents, Scanned document archives

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Game development, Real-time 3D applications

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Logos, Illustrations, Print design

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Astronomy, Scientific imaging

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Retro animations, DOS-era games

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Legacy photo storage

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Custom brushes for GIMP

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Simple animations, Memes, Low-color icons

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iPhone photos, Modern devices, Storage optimization

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macOS application icons

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Website favicons, Application icons

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LabEye applications

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Web images, Digital photography, Printing

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Medical imaging, Archiving, Digital cinema

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Legacy graphic projects

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3D photography

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Early Windows graphics

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Palm Pilot applications

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Legacy photo archiving

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DOS games, Legacy graphics

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Documents, Image archiving, Printing

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Logos & Icons, Web graphics, Images with transparency

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Intermediate format in graphics pipelines

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Graphic design, Photo editing

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Real-time applications, Screenshots, Embeddable systems

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Legacy SGI systems, Computer graphics

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Scientific visualization, Electron microscopy

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Legacy Unix systems

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Game textures, Animation stills

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Professional photography, Printing & Publishing, Archiving

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Modern web, Mobile apps, Performance optimization

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Clip art, Office documents

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X11 cursors and icons

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X11 icons