Choosing proper image file format

I was wondering if anyone else had ever experienced this connundrum: In my business documents (in Word) if I insert my logo in tif format, it looks great when the document is printed, but horrible in digital format; conversely, if I use .png the image looks fine on screen but slightly ragged when printed. Is there a universal format that looks good both ways, or would converting all my documents to Indesign be the best way to go? I date to go to all the trouble, but...

> Yes, but .tif looks utterly mangled (in Word) onscreen...
My point was that the "proper image file format" depends on the destination.
Bob suggested wmf, which made me wonder why you're rasterizing your logo
at all. Logos usually start life as vectors.
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length     = 16
identifier = [JFIF]
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Identifier TIFF = 0x[4D4D002A 00000008]
Endian          = Motorola (big)
TAG Mark x002A = 0x002A
EXIF IFD0 @ Absolute 0x00000014
Dir Length = 0x0007
[Orientation ] = Row 0: top, Col 0: left
[XResolution ] = 720000/10000
[YResolution ] = 720000/10000
[ResolutionUnit ] = Inch
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[DateTime ] = "2014:08:02 17:21:15"
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EXIF IFD1 @ Absolute 0x000000E0
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[YResolution ] = 72/1
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[JpegIFOffset ] = @ +0x0132 = @ 0x013E
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Choosing the right image file format

This is what I know - generally if it's a photo, use .jpg.
And if it's text, or a logo with a small number of distinct
colours, use .gif.
And never use TIF or PNG, because they're far too big.
What would be the best plan for using an image that contains
text tho'? I've done a banner in the link below, which I thought
looked OK, but am just looking at it on the old pc, and zoomed in a
little to recreate it, was surprised at how bad it looked.
I might just be being overly picky, and it may look fine at
100% in browsers, but any tips on what would be the best way to go
about it appreciated.
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> And never use TIF or PNG, because they're far too big.
8-bit PNG graphics will always be 10-15% smaller than the
corresponding GIF
file, reflecting the higher efficiency of the PNG compression
algorithm.
24-bit PNG images will likely be considerably larger than the
corresponding
JPG image. So - it depends on which PNG and which image. PNG
images are
quite suitable for use on the web, however.
> What would be the best plan for using an image that
contains text tho'?
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JPG. If it's
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> This is what I know - generally if it's a photo, use
.jpg. And if it's
> text, or
> a logo with a small number of distinct colours, use
.gif.
>
> And never use TIF or PNG, because they're far too big.
>
> What would be the best plan for using an image that
contains text tho'?
> I've
> done a banner in the link below, which I thought looked
OK, but am just
> looking
> at it on the old pc, and zoomed in a little to recreate
it, was surprised
> at
> how bad it looked.
>
> I might just be being overly picky, and it may look fine
at 100% in
> browsers,
> but any tips on what would be the best way to go about
it appreciated.
>
> Cheers.
>
> [url=http://www.pioneerautomotive.co.uk]link here[/url]
>

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You are about to embark on a major project. You may want to purchase "The Photoshop Elements 5 Restoration & Retouching Book" by Matt Kloskowski.
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http://www.amazon.com/Photoshop-Elements-Restoration-Retouching-Book/dp/0321481658/ref=sr_ 1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315254510&sr=1-3

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I've been searching the internet and this forum for an answer to what is probably a simple question, but haven't located the right source.
—I want to produce a movie using still photographs using iMovie HD. I want to use the proper format for viewing the resulting DVD on a high-definition television screen and Mac monitors. Does this require two different formats or is there one that suits both needs?
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Read this:
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