GIF is short for Graphic Interchange Format. GIF is a rasterRaster files are made up of pixels to display an image. More (pixelPixels are the smallest unit of a digital display or digital image. A raster or bitmap image is made... More) file formatFile Formats have different characteristics. Common image file formats include jpeg, png, pdf, eps, ... More limited to 8 bits per pixel and 256 total indexed colors. GIF files can contain basic animations. Not recommended for high quality photography.