Image File Formats
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What are the different kinds of file formats for storing digital images, and what are the advantages/ disadvantages of different types?
A detailed overview is provided in .
Read this page for a quick overview of image file types .
The debate about image standards continues. Here is one detailed (2010) evaluating using RAW image files as an archival standard. Michael Bennett and Barry Wheeler, "Raw as Archival Still Image Format: A Consideration"