{"id":9284,"date":"2024-01-13T20:55:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T01:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/?page_id=9284"},"modified":"2026-02-16T19:10:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:10:06","slug":"03-03-image-file-formats","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/assignments-2\/03-1-three-pictures\/03-03-image-file-formats\/","title":{"rendered":"03.3 Image File Formats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9771 size-large\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-29-at-3.45.16-PM-1024x669.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-29-at-3.45.16-PM-1024x669.png 1024w, https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-29-at-3.45.16-PM-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-29-at-3.45.16-PM-768x501.png 768w, https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-29-at-3.45.16-PM.png 1158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It is essential that we establish a foundation of digital terminology before we begin working with Photoshop. This week we will learn about various file types, color modes, and means of image compression. By the end of this week, you should have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A clear understanding of the difference between RGB and CMYK<\/li>\n<li>An understanding of the various file types (PSD, TIFF, JPG)<\/li>\n<li>A firm grasp on the concept of Lossy and Lossless file types<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img class=\"wp-image-undefined alignnone size-large\" alt=\"\" width=\"undefined\" height=\"undefined\" \/><progress class=\"the-paste-progress\" value=\"100\" max=\"100\"><\/progress>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1tW055YjvoE?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>01<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Instructions<\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Begin<\/strong> by reading\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/99designs.com\/blog\/tips\/image-file-types\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this article<span class=\"external_link_icon\" role=\"presentation\"><span class=\"screenreader-only\">Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a>, it is a fantastic overview of the language of digital imaging.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The problem with JPGs:\u00a0 <\/strong><a class=\"inline_disabled external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webdesignerdepot.com\/2016\/08\/fixing-jpgs-photocopier-effect-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this article<span class=\"external_link_icon\" role=\"presentation\"><span class=\"screenreader-only\">Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(and watch the video) for a great illustration as to how compression affects your image.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Then Read<\/strong> <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/99designs.com\/blog\/tips\/correct-file-formats-rgb-and-cmyk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this article<span class=\"external_link_icon\" role=\"presentation\"><span class=\"screenreader-only\">Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0about the difference between RGB and CMYK color modes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>iPhone Users..! <\/strong>Shoot JPGs not HEICs! <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eIXU9C05Ky8?si=Oku8Qb7aTXvR-r6T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch this&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>02<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Reflect &amp; Respond<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Write a response to these materials. How do you use images? What did you know versus what you learned? If you were an image type what would you be \u2014 raster or vector?<\/p>\n<p>This can be written as a first person narrative but proper grammar, spelling, and syntax are the hallmark of professionalism.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12414 alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"866\" height=\"918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-5.png 866w, https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-5-283x300.png 283w, https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-5-768x814.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Your post is due by Tuesday, February 10<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>category:<\/strong> <em>03.1 Image File Formats<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview It is essential that we establish a foundation of digital terminology before we begin working with Photoshop. This week we will learn about various file types, color modes, and means of image compression. By the end of this week,&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/assignments-2\/03-1-three-pictures\/03-03-image-file-formats\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":9795,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9284","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9284"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12416,"href":"https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9284\/revisions\/12416"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kscgd.com\/2026spring\/253\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}