WEB GRAPHICS

COULD MY WEB BROWSER DISPLAY CERTAIN IMAGES?

TEST PICTURES

The upcoming slides show the results of opening

various test pictures with the following file
extensions: .bmp, .eps, .gif, .jpg, .pct, .pdf, .png,
.psd, .tga, .tif, and .wmf
At the time of completing this activity I was using
the Google Chrome Web Browser
TESTPIC.BMP, .JPG, .PNG, AND .TIFF (ALL FOUR)
Images
opens in a
stand
alone
Image
Image viewer
opened in
does not
windows
appear in
photo
browser
viewer
 TESTPIC.EPS

Recommend
Had to ed various
search for a image
program to editing and
open image viewing
software

Image does
Could not
not open in
open
browser

?
Postscript files contain bitmap images 2D vector graphics, text and any combination of the three.
Recommended software included: Adobe Photoshop Elements, Coral Draw, InfanView32, Microsoft
Digital Imaging Pro, Microsoft Visio, Paint Shop Pro, Ultimate File viewer and Free file viewer
TESTPIC.GIF

Image
Image
opened in
opens in a
Internet
web
Explorer
browser
by Default

?
TESTPIC.PCT

Recommend
Had to ed various
search for a image
program to editing and
open image viewing
software

Image does
Could not
not open in
open
browser

?
This file is a graphic file format introduced on the original Apple McIntosh computer,
Paint shop pro and Coral Draw were the recommended software available.
TESTPIC.PCX

Recommend
Had to ed various
search for a image
program to editing and
open image viewing
software

Image does
Could not
not open in
open
browser

?
This file is a graphic file format is a raster based compressed file developed by Zsoft
for early Dos/Windows applications but still used from multipage fax software:
Recommended software: Adobe Photoshop elements, InfanView32, Lview Pro, Microsoft
TESTPIC.PDF

Image
Image
opened in
opens in a
Google
web
Chrome by
browser
Default

?
TESTPIC.PSD

Recommend
Had to ed various
search for a image
program to editing and
open image viewing
software

Image does
Could not
not open in
open
browser

?
This file is a graphic file format is an Adobe Photoshop Image file: Recommended
software: Adobe Photoshop, Coral Draw, Microsoft Digital Imaging Pro, Paint Shop Pro,
FastPictureViewer Professional, Free File Viewer and Free Editor
TESTPIC.TGA

GIMP
Image
displayed
attempted
a
to open in
blank/emp
GIMP
ty square

?
TESTPIC.WMF

Image PAINT
attempted displayed
to open in a blank
PAINT square

?
RECOMMENDATIONS

Quite a few file formats could not be opened unless there

was specialized software involved.
For presentations I recommend .GIF .BMP, .JPG, .PNG,
and.TIFF most computers would be able to open these in a
stand along viewer or on a web browser with little or no
difficulty.