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SVG, or Scalable Vector Graphics, is one of the most interesting, and potentially useful image formats today. Unlike the other formats here, SVG is really a XML mark-up language for vector graphics. Vector graphics, in accordance with Wikipedia, is the use of geometrical primitives including points, lines, curves, and polygons to represent images in computer graphics. Instead of having all of the information for each pixel in an image, as every one of the prior image formats do, SVG defines things during these geometrical primitives. What this means is, when you enhance an SVG image, it always stays sharp, rather than becomes pixilated. This can be quite helpful for logos and other simple graphics, permitting many different sizes of the identical image for use with no loss in quality. Also, SVG images typically have very small file sizes. As seen in the picture, SVG graphics are not photo-realistic. They also require different skills and, generally, different programs to produce them.



For web design, cut files will be the dream for quality of images; unfortunately, Ie 6 and Safari both require plug-ins to view SVG files. Still, SVG images can be used as a lossless image utilized as the archive version, then transformed into JPEG or PNG files for use on the web.