Image File Formats

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 Capture Your Collection: Small Museum Tutorial.

  • Read this page for a quick overview of image file types here.

  • The debate about image standards continues. Here is one detailed study (2010) evaluating using RAW image files as an archival standard. Michael Bennett and Barry Wheeler, "Raw as Archival Still Image Format: A Consideration"

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