Graphic Section

by
Sasha Goodridge

A Paper Presented to Partial fulfilment

of the requirements of
EDID 6508: Instructional Design, Theories, Moses and Strategies

Trimester I, 2016

Email: sasha.goodridge3@open.uwi.edu
University: University of the West Indies Open campus
eTutor: Dr. Hill
Course Coordinator: Dr. Hill

Narration
Web graphics
The findings for the file formant can be seen in Table 1 below. Not all the files were able to be displayed on a webpage. The file
formats that did display the graphic on a webpage are bmp, gif, jpeg, pdf, png and tif. Jpeg, gif, png and tif are all Raster images.
This means that they use many coloured pixels or individual building blocks to form a complete image. However, these images cannot
be dramatically resized without compromising their resolution, when placed in a size they were not designed to fit the image can
become distorted. The image in this instance would appear grainy (MODassicMarketing, n.d.). EPS and PDF however are Vector
files. Vector files allow are constructed using mathematical formulas rather than individual coloured blocs. These are excellent are
creating graphic that frequently require resizing (ACA, 2011).
The files could be categorized into lossless or lossy compression. The majority of the files however were lossless compression as seen
in table 2 below. BMP was the only uncompressed lossless file.

Lossless Compression

Lossy Compression

BMP (uncompresssed lossless)

EPS

JPEG

GIF
PDF
PNG
PSD
TGA
TIF
Figure 2: A table showing the file formats that are lossy and lossless compression

A number of file formats did not open in the webpage. These are the eps, pct,pcx, psd,tga and the wmf .

Graphic loading file formats

Graphic
File

Image
appeared
in
browser

Loaded
in standalone
browser

What
browser
appeared

Time it
took to
load

Testpic.b
mpWindows
bitmap

No

Yes

Gave
choice to
choose
how to
view
image. It
opened in
programme
chosen

0 seconds

Did it
appear
with an
image
(yes/No)
Yes

Did the
image
appear in
Power Point?

Comment

Yes

Options given to
open image. The
options are Microsoft
office picture
manager, paint,
photo shop, Toshiba
video window.
Paint was selected
and it opened.
Microsoft office was
chosen and it opened
as well.
Image: Blue
rectangle, grey
triangle, oval yellow
It is an uncompressed
lossless. It works well
in windows and
loaded really quickly
in paint.
Bitmap files are

Graphic
File

Image
appeared
in
browser

Loaded
in standalone
browser

What
browser
appeared

Time it
took to
load

Did it
appear
with an
image
(yes/No)

Did the
image
appear in
Power Point?

Testpic.e
ps

No

No

None. A
message
was given
a choice to
choose an
app

Seconds
(for the
message to
appear)

No

No

GifGraphic
Interchan
ge
Format
Jpeg-Joint
photogra

No

Yes

Paint

Seconds

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Paint

Seconds

Yes

Yes

Comment

produced by cell
phones and digital
cameras
Could not access it
not willing to go and
look for an app.
Research says EPS
files can be created
using desktop
publishing illustration
and page layout
software programs
like Abode Illustrator
and CorelDraw.
Lossless
compression..images
can be resized
without loss of
quality.
Easiest file format. Is
a lossless
compression. This is
ineffective for detail
images.
Easiest file format. It
is lossy compression.

Graphic
File

Image
appeared
in
browser

Loaded
in standalone
browser

What
browser
appeared

Time it
took to
load

Did it
appear
with an
image
(yes/No)

Did the
image
appear in
Power Point?

Comment

No

No

None. A
message

Nil

No

No

PcxPaintbrus
h

No

No

No

NIL

No

No

PdfPortable
documen
t format

No

Yes

Pdf
webpage
with image

Seconds,
almost
immediatel
y

Yes

No

Displayed an option
to select an app in
the store. This
graphic is mainly
used in Macintosh
and would not work
in windows. So it is
not appropriate for
power point.
Look for an app in the
store. These are
compressed files. Not
appropriate for power
point.
It appeared as an
image on its own
page.
This is a lossless
compression file.
Reduction in file can
occur without
information being
lost. Cannot open in
power point.

phic
Experts
Group
PctMacintos
h Picture

Graphic
File

Image
appeared
in
browser

Loaded
in standalone
browser

What
browser
appeared

Time it
took to
load

Did it
appear
with an
image
(yes/No)
Yes

Did the
image
appear in
Power Point?

Comment

PngPortable
network
graphic

No

Yes

Photos

Seconds

Yes

Seconds
for the
message to
appear but
the images
never
appeared

No

No

Gimp
programme

2 minutes

No.

Windows
Photo
viewer

Seconds

No. A
rectangle
with
small
squares
appeared
Yes

Opened in photo
programme. It uses
lossless compression.
Can be opened in
power point.
It only works within
certain applications.
This file format is not
useful to display on
the web, hence the
reason it did not
open. Uses lossless
compression.
Opened in Gimp. It
uses lossless
compression

PsdPhotosho
p
documen
t

NO

No

A message
saying look
for an app
in the store

Tga-True
vision
targa

No

No

TifTagged
Image
File
Format

No

Yes

Yes

Was given a choice in

which programme to
open. The choice was
for paint,
Window photo viewer
etc.
Web pages do not
show tif files so

Graphic
File

WmfWindows
metafile

Image
appeared
in
browser

No

Loaded
in standalone
browser

Yes

What
browser
appeared

Paint

Time it
took to
load

seconds

Did it
appear
with an
image
(yes/No)

No

Did the
image
appear in
Power Point?

Yes

Comment

hence the message.

It is lossless,
uncompressed.
Can open in power
point.
Tiff files are used to
store images of
scanned documents.
White square was
present. It is a Vector
format file. This file is
compatible with
windows so can be
opened in power
point.

Figure 1: A table showing the results of different file formats

Power point Graphics

The files that were able to open in power point are files such as jpg,gif,jpeg,png,tiff,bmp and wmf (Microsoft, 2016).

Web graphics
From the list above the main graphic suitable on the internet are Bitmap images such as gif and jpeg. PNG is also a webpage graphic.
Tiff usually opens in the window explorer in windows photo viewer or similar programme. However, it can be configure internet
explorer to configure internet explorer to open Tiff files (Steel, 2016).

References
ACA (2011). What image format is best. Retrieved from http://www.acasystems.com/en/web-thumb-activex/faq-image-format.html
Microsoft. (2016). File formats that are supported by Power point 2010. Retrieved from https://support.office.com/enus/article/File-formats-that-are-supported-in-PowerPoint-2010-252c6fa0-a4bc-41be-ac82-b77c9773f9dc
MODassicMarketing. (n.d.). Vector, Raster, JPG, EPS, PNG whats the difference? Retrieved from MoDassic
Marketing: https://modassicmarketing.com/understanding-image-file-types/
Steel, B. (2016). How to configure internet explorer to open tiff files in window explorer. Retrieved from Chron:
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/configure-internet-explorer-open-tif-files-windows-explorer-55408.html