About the Jif file format
- Name
- JPEG Interchange Format
- Extension
- .jif
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Developer
- JPEG Group
- Description
- It is a JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) creation that is based on 24-bit color pallette and uses a lossy compression algorithm for digital photography.
- MIME Type
- image/jpeg
- Wikipedia
- .jif on Wikipedia
JPEG Interchange Format (JIF) is a raster graphic File format developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group. It stores both web graphics and digital photos, as it works just like JPG or JPEG image files. As a result, they may include JPEG information and tags as they are related.
They are compressed files using the lossy JPEG compression to help reduce the size of the files. The compression of the images is variant allowing a balance between storage and quality of the images. The major downside being it can’t be used for photo editing as the compression is irreversible. Saving the file reduces image sections to pixels or tiles.
The version was more popular in the ’90s. Over time, this has changed as more improved file formats have been developed. Mac and windows image editors seized using JIF format, slowly leading to its death. The JIF format saves images using the .jif or .jiff file extension.
The JIF file format is commonly used for storing and transmitting digital images across the internet. It allows a balance between tone and color of the images saved in the file.
Windows Picture and Fax Viewer, RealPlayer, ACDSee, Paint Shop Pro, LibreOffice, and Apache OpenOffice programs can open JIF files.