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<p>[QUOTE="User 67, post: 8084, member: 67"]You don't need to know much, here is all you need to know:</p><p><br /></p><p>An .rtf file (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Text_Format" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Text_Format" rel="nofollow">Rich Text Format</a>) is a simple form of text file. Many programs produce .rtf files when you write, the most famous might be WordPad. But I wrote .rtf, because you may have a favorite word processing program you use. It doesn't really matter which one you chose, or what kind of file it produces, it's just that .rtf files can be read across many platforms, like pc and apple.</p><p><br /></p><p>A .png file (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics" rel="nofollow">Portable Network Graphics</a>) is like a .jpg file (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jpeg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jpeg" rel="nofollow">JPEG</a>). You will notice that the majority of images or photos on your computer are .jpg files (the name ends in .jpg) This form of image file is 'compressed' and deteriorates with each usage or transfer from one computer or program to the next. We have all seen the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixelation" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixelation" rel="nofollow">pixelation</a>, or fuzzy square dots that some images have around the edges of text or parts of the image. This is the deterioration showing.</p><p><br /></p><p>A png file, is an image file that is called lossless. There is no deterioration between uses. There are many lossless files, I choose this one as an example because it is used across many platforms and programs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope that explains it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="User 67, post: 8084, member: 67"]You don't need to know much, here is all you need to know: An .rtf file ([URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Text_Format']Rich Text Format[/URL]) is a simple form of text file. Many programs produce .rtf files when you write, the most famous might be WordPad. But I wrote .rtf, because you may have a favorite word processing program you use. It doesn't really matter which one you chose, or what kind of file it produces, it's just that .rtf files can be read across many platforms, like pc and apple. A .png file ([URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics']Portable Network Graphics[/URL]) is like a .jpg file ([URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jpeg']JPEG[/URL]). You will notice that the majority of images or photos on your computer are .jpg files (the name ends in .jpg) This form of image file is 'compressed' and deteriorates with each usage or transfer from one computer or program to the next. We have all seen the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixelation']pixelation[/URL], or fuzzy square dots that some images have around the edges of text or parts of the image. This is the deterioration showing. A png file, is an image file that is called lossless. There is no deterioration between uses. There are many lossless files, I choose this one as an example because it is used across many platforms and programs. Hope that explains it.[/QUOTE]
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