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: What is the best format to share editable graphics for the web What would be a good format to share editable graphics for the web with a community of professionals that uses different editing

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What would be a good format to share editable graphics for the web with a community of professionals that uses different editing software? Most users will need to translate and adjust only.

The type of graphics are banners, social media graphics, illustrations and logos.

SVG renders reasonably well in current browsers but is it a good format to edit? Or is PDF a better choice? Or should we use PSD's?

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@Holmes874

SVG is an open format. Open source software can edit it. This would be my first choice.

PDF is an open format, though proprietary.

PSD is a closed format, and would require PhotoShop to open.

I'd prefer SVG.

That said, it really depends on the type of file we're talking about. SVG files are mainly vector based. PSD files are mainly raster based. If you need to share raster images, PSD might be OK, but if you don't need layers, I'd say it's overkill and would prefer a high quality JPG or PNG instead.

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@Ann6370331

SVG would be the one. All major vector editors can read them just fine, and they can easily be turned into raster images if need be.

Its a non-proprietary format, too, which I feel is best for sharing with (it can fit into anyone's workflow, and be viewed on the go without a proprietary application).

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