The COMPLETE Guide to Common File Formats in Photography | Ask David Bergman

Today's question from Jeremy is, "I edit all of my photos in Photoshop and save them as PSD files. Because the files are so big, I flatten each image after processing which results in a smaller file size. Since the images are flattened, is there any harm in just converting them to JPGs?"

After seeing an unfamiliar format, such as a RAW file format for the first time, you might be a little confused. But not to worry, your hero David Bergman is here! David talks about a list of common image file formats, describing what each type of image is and does.

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Timestamps and Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:18 File extensions
01:47 File types in camera
02:25 What is RAW image format?
04:35 What is a DNG file?
05:10 How to convert your file to DNG
05:34 What is TIFF file used for?
06:51 JPEG or JPG format
08:30 What is a HEIF file used for?
09:54 What is a PSD file type?
10:20 What is PNG, GIF, and BMP?
10:48 How to do non-destructive photo editing
11:51 How to avoid image degradation
12:21 How to shoot RAW or JPEG or TIFF
12:52 Should you get a camera that gives TIFF files?
13:13 Should you flatten PSD image files?
14:10 Should you keep your layered PSD files?
14:32 What file formats do I use?
14:52 Outro

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