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Understanding File Formats

GDP UNIT 01 • FILE FORMATS. Understanding File Formats. CHS GRAPHICS. Native format. GDP UNIT 01 • FILE FORMATS. • Is it possible to open a . wmv or a . mov file in Illustrator and edit the file? Why or why not? Can you open an Adobe Illustrator file in Microsoft PowerPoint?.

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Understanding File Formats

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  1. GDP UNIT 01 • FILE FORMATS Understanding File Formats CHS GRAPHICS

  2. Native format GDP UNIT 01 • FILE FORMATS • • Is it possible to open a .wmv or a .mov file in Illustrator and edit the file? Why or why not? • Can you open an Adobe Illustrator file in Microsoft PowerPoint? CHS GRAPHICS

  3. Native format GDP UNIT 01 • FILE FORMATS •is the default format for a specific software application, like InDesign or Illustrator •is not meant to be transferred to another application •allows the file to be edited by the application CHS GRAPHICS

  4. Native format GDP UNIT 01 • FILE FORMATS File extensions: Adobe InDesign: .indd Adobe Illustrator: .ai Microsoft Word: .doc Photoshop: .psd CHS GRAPHICS

  5. Question: GDP UNIT 01 • FILE FORMATS • How can files created in different applications work together? CHS GRAPHICS

  6. Answer GDP UNIT 01 • FILE FORMATS • The file must be saved or exported into a file format that is recognized by other programs. CHS GRAPHICS

  7. Graphic formats GDP UNIT 01 • FILE FORMATS Printing industry uses • EPS (.eps) (Encapsulated Postscript) • JPEG (.jpg) (Joint Photographic Experts Group) • TIFF (.tif) (Tagged Image File Format) • PDF (.pdf) (Portable Document Format) • PNG (.png) (Portable Network Graphic) CHS GRAPHICS

  8. Text format GDP UNIT 01 • FILE FORMATS ASCII text • can be imported into any program • has no formatting (fonts, tab settings, size, etc) • extension: .txt CHS GRAPHICS

  9. Web formats GDP UNIT 01 • FILE FORMATS Formats compress files to make them smaller. Lower quality than tiff and EPS. A. JPEG .jpg B. Gif .gif CHS GRAPHICS

  10. Specifying formats GDP UNIT 01 • FILE FORMATS • FILE to “SAVE AS” • Locate “Format” • Pull down menu to format CHS GRAPHICS

  11. Portable Document Format GDP UNIT 01 • FILE FORMATS CHS GRAPHICS

  12. Portable Document Format GDP UNIT 01 • FILE FORMATS • Can be opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader--free to anyone on any platform • Used for emailing and storing documents on the web • Used for moving files through the printing process • Able to include any text and graphics as a single file • Printable • Good for SOFT PROOFS CHS GRAPHICS

  13. Review Questions? GDP UNIT 01 • FILE FORMATS • What is a native file format? • What is the native file extension for Photoshop? • Can you open a “native” file in any application? • How do you change the “native” file format to a “standard image” format? • What does PDF stand for? • When would you use a pdf? • When saving a file as a .txt file, will it retain the document formatting such as fonts? CHS GRAPHICS

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