Literature

Some graphic formats (alphabetically sorted):

BMP
...MS-Windows Bitmap
EPSF
...Encapsulated Postscript
GIF
...Graphics Interchange Format
IFF
...Interchange File Format
JP(E)G
...Joint Photographic Experts Group
PNG
...Portable Network Graphics
PNM=PBM+
...enhanced portable bitmap
PBM
...Monochrome bitmap
PGM
...Grayscale bitmap
PPM
...Full color images
PNM
...Anymap
TGA
...Targa File Format
TIFF
...Tag Image File Format
XPM
...X Pixmap Format

Now in more detail some selected formats:

Andreas Kriegl 2003-07-23