An Image is a numeric representation (normally it is binary) of a two-dimensional image. Depending on whether the image resolution is fixed (non changeable), it may be of vector or raster type. Without qualifications, the term “image” usually refers to raster images also called bitmap images.

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What is LZW compression?

What is LZW compression? LZW is a lossless data compression. LZW algorithm, developed by Abraham Lempel, Jacob Ziv and Terry Welch, uses a dynamically...
Promil
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What is a Dicom File?

What is DICOM? DICOM stands for Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine. DICOM is the international standard for medical images. It sets out how...
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What is TIFF?

What is TIFF? TIFF stands for “Tag Image File Format”. It is a complex file format for storing one or more bitmapped images in...
Amy Pearson
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What is GIF?

What is GIF? GIF is a lossless, bitmap image format which became popular on the world wide web because it supports transparency and simple...
Amy Pearson
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What is JPEG 2000?

What is JPEG 2000? JPEG 2000 is an image decoding standard that was originally developed in 1997-2000 as a replacement for the original JPEG...
Amy Pearson
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What is PSD?

What is PSD? PSD is an image format used by Adobe. The software which has its own format is used by many people for...
Amy Pearson
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