GIF - Graphics Interchange Format


About GIF

Graphics Interchange Format is bit-mapped graphics file format, having file extension *.gif. It was developed in 1987 by CompuServe, with the motto of developing platform independent image format. The compression in GIF is done using Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) lossless data compression technique, which reduces the file size without degrading the quality of image.

Graphics Interchange Format uses 8 bit format which supports 256 colours. Due to its small size and portability feature, it has been widespread over the Internet.

Versions of GIF

The first version of Graphics Interchange Format was introduced in 1987 and is denoted as GIF87a.

Its extended version came in 1989, called GIF89a, which is used until today as the standard format.

Usage

GIF are suitable for sharp-edged line art (such as logo) with a limited number of colors.

It uses the LZW technique for data compression so there is no fear of data loss and it favors flat areas of uniform color with well defined edges.

It can be used in small animations and low resolution film clip.

It can be used in games.

It supports transparent backgrounds so it can be used to blend GIF files with website background colors.


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