1.

6 I can describe what the file format to use for saving images to suit
different presentation methods
As a minimum candidates should be familiar with .jpg, .png and .svg as the international
open standards for images.
Evidence: References in documentation and the nature of final products.

Scenario

Your Smartphone
Poster

Preferred Format

Why?

Disadvantages of
using this file format

JPG

JPG is a common
choice for use
because it is
compressed.

JPEG is less suitable

for working with text or
graphics.
JPEG degrades over
time when saved time
after time.

You need to design

an instruction
manual for a phone
using vector
graphics

Logo

SVG

The SVG images

can be converted to
PNG using inscape
and from there to
JPEG.

It cannot be used as a
photograph or a graph
imaged.

PNG

PNG does support

transparency so it
can get around
problems.

In situations where it is
critical the file size
would be small as
possible.