Guides about File formats and practical browser workflows.
CR2, CR3, NEF and ARW are four vendor containers, and having the file is only half the question. Test one frame for a real decode before importing a whole shoot.
Creative workflows RAW editing Browser tools No signup File formats 4 min read
Published By Julia M. Gil
Printers reject a file for its trim size, short bleed, colour space or a substituted font, not because it is a PDF. Five checks, and where the browser stops.
Documents & PDF Page layout PDF editing File formats Import & export 5 min read
Published By Julia M. Gil
GIF spends colour, Lottie spends structure, MP4 spends computing power. What each costs in transparency, size and editability, and which format earns its place where.
Creative workflows Motion graphics Lottie File formats Workflow comparison 5 min read
Published By Julia M. Gil
MP4, MOV and WebM are containers, not codecs, so the wrapper does not decide quality. What each is for, where quality is actually decided, and how an editor handles them.
Creative workflows Video editing File formats Workflow comparison Import & export 4 min read
Published By Julia M. Gil
The choice comes down to a ceiling: 30,000 pixels per side against 300,000. When one dimension forces PSB, memory is the tighter limit, and a file picker proves nothing.
Creative workflows Photo editing PSD editing File formats Workflow comparison 4 min read
Published By Julia M. Gil
A raster circle is a mosaic of squares; a vector circle is a centre point and a radius. What that choice changes for scaling, file size, editing and mixed documents.
Creative workflows Photo editing Vector editing File formats Workflow comparison 4 min read
Published By Julia M. Gil
One exposure, two records: sensor readings and a finished rendering. The gain is bit depth rather than resolution, and the trade-offs decide what stays fixable later.
Creative workflows RAW editing File formats Non-destructive editing Workflow comparison 4 min read
Published By Julia M. Gil
A screen adds light; a press subtracts ink. Those two sentences explain why a vivid green returns as olive, what each mode is for, and why CMYK resists screen judgement.
Documents & PDF Page layout Photo editing Workflow comparison File formats 4 min read
Published By Julia M. Gil
All three can describe the same curves, so the question is who can open the file and what they can change inside it. Units, fonts, and a rule for each destination.
Creative workflows Vector editing SVG editing File formats Workflow comparison 4 min read
Published By Julia M. Gil
A PNG covers exactly one size; an SVG is drawn again at each one. What that means for transparency, edges and editability after handoff, and when the PNG wins.
Creative workflows Vector editing SVG editing File formats Workflow comparison 3 min read
Published By Julia M. Gil
A Lottie file is readable JSON: a canvas, a frame rate and an array of layers. What the fields define, why text changes delivery, and what the format cannot carry.
Creative workflows Motion graphics Browser tools No signup Lottie 4 min read
Published By Julia M. Gil
Non-destructive is an editing model, not a promise: the original stays and adjustments are stored as values. What survives a closed tab, and why a crop is not a deletion.
Creative workflows RAW editing Browser tools No signup File formats 4 min read
Published By Julia M. Gil