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GIF

GIF (Graphic Interchange Format) is a lossless image compression format, meaning that images do not lose quality when they are compressed. However, GIF images are limited to a palette of 256 colours, meaning that GIF-compressed images can look somewhat grainy. GIF dithering blends these colours in a checkerboard pattern to give the impression of more colours (example). Because it copes well with flat areas of colour and sharp colour divisions, the GIF format is ideal for logos and diagrams. The GIF format supports the designation of one colour as transparent, and animated GIFs are also possible. However, the limited palette means it is unsuitable for photographs.

GIF is a patented format; PNG compression has been developed to improve upon the GIF format and is intended to be open to be used by anyone.

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