Graphics Formats												
Some of the terms and labels we use in this table might warrant a little explaining-most of which youšll find in the accompanying article.												
	The Mac and PC columns refer to what platform the file format exists on;											
	Raster (bitmap) and Vector refer to the type of graphic file;											
	1-to32-Bit refer to the bit depth an image is capable of holding											
		(bit depth is usually applicable to only raster images so we donšt include it for vector graphics); 										
	Comp refers to compression and whether the file format supports it.											
Fmt	Mac	PC	Raster	Vector	1-bit	2-bit	4-bit	8-bit	16-bit	24-bit	32-bit	Comp
TIF	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Yes
PICT	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	No
Photoshop	X	X	X		X	X	X	X				No
GIF	X	X	X		X	X	X	X				Yes
JPEG	X	X	X							X	X	Yes
TARGA	X	X	X					X	X	X	X	Yes
PCX	X	X	X		X	X	X	X		X		No
BMP	X	X	X		X		X	X		X		No
Metafile		X		X								No	
CGM		X		X								No	
AutoCad DXF		X		X								No	
GL/2		X		X								No	
EPS	X	X		X								No	
													
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