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An image is a picture that has been created or copied and stored in electronic form.

An image can be described in terms of vector


graphics or raster graphics. An image stored in raster form is sometimes called a bitmap. An image map is a file containing
information that associates different locations on a specified image with hypertext links.
/Common image file formats online include:
JPEG (pronounced JAY-peg) is a graphic image file produced according to a standard from the Joint Photographic Experts
Group, an ISO/IEC group of experts that develops and maintains standards for a suite of compression algorithms for computer
image files. JPEGs usually have a .jpg file extension.
GIF (pronounced JIF by many, including its designer; pronounced GIF with a hard G by many others) stands for Graphics
Interchange Format. The GIF uses the 2D raster data type and is encoded in binary. GIF files ordinarily have the .gif
extension.
GIF89a is an animated GIF image, formatted according to GIF Version 89a. One of the chief advantage format is the ability to
create an animated image that can be played after transmitting to a viewer page that moves - for example, a twirling icon or a
banner with a hand that waves or letters that magically get larger. A GIF89a can also be specified for interlaced
GIF presentation.
PNG (pronounced ping ) is a Portable Network Graphics) is a file format for image compression that was designed to provide a
number of improvements over the GIF format. Like a GIF, a PNG file is compressed in lossless fashion (meaning all image
information is restored when the file is decompressed during viewing). Files typically have a .png extension.
SVG is Scalable Vector Graphics, the description of an image as an application of XML. Any program such as a browser that
recognizes XML can display the image using the information provided in the SVG format. Scalability means that the file can
be viewed on a computer display of any size and resolution, whether the small screen of a smartphone or a large widescreen
display in a PC. Files usually have .svg extension.
TIFF (Tag Image File Format) is a common format for exchanging raster graphics (bitmap) images between application
programs, including those used for scanner images. A TIFF file can be identified as a file with a .tiff or ".tif" file name suffix.
2) A disk image is a copy of the entire contents of a storage device, such as a hard drive or DVD. The disk image represents the
content exactly as it is on the original storage device, including both data and structure information.
3) Another use of the term image is for a section of random access memory (RAM) that has been copied to another memory or storage
location.
Snapseed

image: data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7

Googles take on photo-editing manages to be typically approachable. Need to crop or rotate an image, or add a filter?

That just takes a couple of taps. How about adding some great-looking text? No problem select from a large choice of

styles and fonts, and the app arranges everything for you.

But Snapseed goes far further than most similar apps. Theres a powerful curves tool; filters can be tweaked and fine-

tuned, as can text placement; best of all, Stacks enable you to view and adjust previous edits. Thats a pro-level feature set,

which makes it all the more astonishing that Snapseed is free.


Pixelmator

Although wildly different from Photoshop in terms of its interface, Pixelmator is the closest thing youll get to Adobes

desktop powerhouse on iOS. The app includes some fantastic configurable filters, tools for making adjustments to levels,

and features for touching up and enhancing snaps.


You can paint on the canvas with all kinds of brush and media types, add shapes and text, create and blend layers, and

mess around with crazy distortions if one of your photos is otherwise unsalvageable. Feeling uninspired? Pixelmators got

you covered there, too, with its collage, card, frame, and poster templates.

Speaking of Photoshop, Adobes decided against bringing its desktop giant to mobile. Instead, its hacked bits off of it and

smushed them into focused apps that nonetheless provide photographers with plenty of power at their fingertips.

Photoshop Fix is, as you might guess, all about quick fixes. You heal blemishes, make subtle adjustments to highlights and

shadows, or slather colour everywhere through finger-painting. On portraits, you can unleash the Liquify tool, which

smartly detects facial features and lets you edit them. Fancy giving yourself an action hero jawline or a terrifyingly massive

nose? Photoshop Fix will fast become your favourite app.

Also consider

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is popular with pro photographers. In mobile form for Android and iOS, it provides tools for

making powerful adjustments. However, youll need to be a Creative Cloud subscriber to access full DNG functionality.
Polarr

This app sits somewhere between Snapseed and Adobes offerings. So while Polarr does include tools for making rapid

adjustments, it also proves feature-rich when you delve deeper.

The interface is particularly well designed: in the adjustments section, simply tap a tool and plentiful configuration buttons

slide out for tweaking all kinds of settings. Theres always a lot going on, but even on a smartphone, Polarr remains usable.

Its worth noting that some features lurk behind a paywall, but you get plenty for free. And for the pro-oriented, even

Polarrs top tier of 20 quid seems reasonable, given that it unlocks features on a cross-platform basis.
SKRWT

The most focused editing app in this round-up, SKRWT is all about working with lens and perspective corrections. For lens

distortions, you get individual tabs for mobile, wide-angle, fisheye and GoPro cameras. With architecture shots in

particular, applying corrections to horizontal and vertical lines using SKRWT can prove transformative.

The app also bundles two further tools: MRRW skews photos and creates mirror images; 4PNTS has intuitive four-points

correction tools. Annoyingly, each is effectively a sub-app, so you cant quickly scoot between, say, SKRWT and MRRW.

That niggle aside, SKRWT proves an essential part of any smartphone photographers toolkit.

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