What is the difference between .gig and .jpg?
- Extension
- .gig
- .jpg
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- GigaSoft
- Joint Photographic Experts Group
- Description
- The GigaPaint Multi file, bearing the extension .gig, is associated with GigaPaint, an advanced graphics program used on Commodore Amiga computers. This file type specifically contains multi-resolution bitmap images, enabling artists and designers to create and manipulate images with varying levels of detail and color depth. The GigaPaint software suite was notable for its ability to handle detailed graphic work, making it a popular choice for video game developers, graphic artists, and animation creators during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The .gig format embodies the era's push towards more sophisticated digital art capabilities on personal computers.
- A JPG file is an image saved in a compressed image format standardized by the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG). It is commonly used for storing digital photos and used by most digital cameras to save images. JPG files are among the most common image files along with .PNG, .TIF, and .GIF.
- MIME Type
- image/x-gig
- image/jpeg
- Sample
- sample.jpg
- Wikipedia
- .jpg on Wikipedia