GIF Format

Graphics Interchange Format

• Use for Drawing and Line Art
• Not Too Well Suited For Photographs
• Supports up to 256 colours
• The "Standard" Image Format of the Web
• Offers File Compression
• Two versions GIF87a & GIF89a
• GIF89a added features
• Interlacing
• Transparent colour
• Special Uses Of GIFS
• Thumbnail GIFs
• Low Resolution Previews
• GIF Photographs

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