We're Different

.PNG The Standard Sold On Solid Stock Art

The Power Of
The .PNG

Transparently Powerful

You've just downloaded a photo from another stock site. It's isolated on white. It has a clipping path. But, then you find you still have to put in time to remove white fringe. It's frustrating to have to re-work something that was already done by someone else! At Solid Stock Art, if the artist already clipped out the background, the transparency is passed along in the .PNG format. Voila, you've saved time and money! Hooray for .PNG!

.PNG Rules, Here Is Why?

Opens On Any Computer
Varying Levels of Transparency
Lossless Compression

48-bit
True-Color Depth

.PNG VS .JPG

This is the fight we've all gathered for, the two contenders square off and .JPG jabs with a smaller file size. .PNG returns with a hard hitting combo: transparency, higher quality, and is the native graphic type for a growing number of software applications. .JPG is down for the count! .PNG wins by knockout.

What file types can you expect to buy on Solid Stock Art?

Photos

.PNG is our standard. P.N.G stands for Portable Network Graphic. It's the native file format for popular programs such as Microsoft Office, and Adobe Fireworks. More importantly, it can support lossless compression, 48-bit, true-color depth, with varying levels of transparency. It's a perfect fit for us.

However, not all of our isolated stock art will have transparencies. The Artist may isolate the subject with lighting.

Be sure to look for files with a checkered background, which will include transparencies, and save you time and money!

Illustrations

.EPS is our standard. Encapsulated PostScript, or EPS, is a DSC-conforming PostScript document. It's the industry standard. We allow Artists to save their illustrations as .EPS V10 or lower, it means more tools and effects at the Artist's disposal (including transparencies). A big step in the right direction (or at least that's what we think).

If you don't need the file in vector format, you can buy the illustration as a .PNG offering YOU cheaper pricing. And who doesn't want to save a few bones? Read more about it here.