Supported Image Formats |
Format |
Description |
.jpg |
Joint Pictures Experts Group - Standard method of compression for photographic images. (Also .jpeg, .jtf) |
.tif |
Tag Image File format - Common format used to archive important images. (Also .tiff) |
.gif |
Graphics Interchange Format - 8-bit per-pixel bitmap image format. |
.png |
Portable Network Graphics - Created by CompuServe® to replace the GIF format. |
.psd |
Created by the Adobe Photoshop® graphics editor. |
|
An open standard for document exchange created by Adobe®. |
.afp |
Advanced Function Presentation - Created as part of the IBM® document imaging system. |
.ani |
Created to store Windows Animated Cursors. |
.dwf |
Binary file format used by AutoDesk AutoCAD® to store DWG files on the Internet. |
.dwg |
Binary file format used by AutoDesk AutoCAD that can contain 2D or 3D objects. |
.dxf |
ASCII file that contains 2D and 3D components. |
.cal |
Raster image format. Usually CCITT type compressed bitonal images. |
.cgm |
Used to exchange vector and bitmap data. |
.clp |
Microsoft Windows Clipboard format - Used to store the contents of the clipboard to disk. |
.wmz |
Windows Media Compressed Skin File |
.cmx |
Corel Presentation Exchange (CMX) file format - Used with the Corel® Suite applications. |
.cut |
Device-independent images. The image is stored in a .CUT file and the palette is stored in a PAL file. If the image has no .PAL file, it is considered to be a grayscale image. |
.dgn |
File format used with the Intergraph 3® MicroStation and Interactive Graphics System (IGDS). |
.drw |
Format used in the Micrografx Designer CAD/CAM/CAE application. |
.ecw |
Enhanced Compressed Wavelet |
.emf |
Enhanced Windows Metafiles - Vector files that can contain a raster image. |
.shp |
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)® Shape Format |
.exf |
The standard format for image files created using digital cameras and other input devices. (Also .tif, .jpg, .tif, .jpg) |
.fax |
Standard Fax file format |
.flc |
An animation file created by AutoDesk. (Also .fli) |
.fpx |
FlashPix - Created by Eastman Kodak Company®, Microsoft Corporation®, Hewlett-Packard Company® and Live Picture Inc (Sonic Solutions®) to make the use of digital color images easier. |
.fit |
Flexible Image Transport System |
.img |
File containing the raw information dump of the contents of a file or disk. |
.gbr |
Gerber Vector format - Used by GerbTools, ViewMate and CamTastic for transferring printed circuit board information. |
.plt |
Hewlett-Packard created format for printing line drawings (Also HPGL) |
.iff |
Interchange File Format - General purpose data storage format |
.itg |
ITG (Also .cit) |
.cmp |
The LEAD compressed format for grayscale and color images. It results in smaller files with better image quality. |
.cin |
Kodak Cinson |
.pcd |
Kodak Photo CD (See .fpx for information) |
.lv |
LazerView |
.mac |
MacPaint |
.pct |
Macintosh QuickDraw files used in desktop publishing and imaging applications. (Also .pict) |
.ica |
Image Object Content Architecture (IOCA) - Developed by IBM. A file type that houses Presentation Text Object Architecture (PTOCA) data objects. |
.awd |
Microsoft Fax file format |
.msp |
Microsoft Paint file format |
.ptk |
2D rendering engine developed by Phelios, Inc. |
.bmp |
Windows Bitmap file |
.pcx |
PaintBrush PCX format designed by ZSoft. |
.psp |
PaintShopPro |
.pbm |
Portable Bitmap Utilities - Format that can read and write 1 bit per pixel. |
.pgm |
Portable Greymap Utilities - Format that can read and write 8 (Grayscale) bits per pixel. |
.eps |
Encapsulated PostScript |
.ppm |
Portable Pixmap Utilities - Format that can read and write 24 bits per pixel. |
.prn |
Printer Command Language file (Also .prt, .pcl) |
.dcr |
Professional Digital Camera |
.tif |
Professional Digital Camera (Also .tiff) |
.rtf |
Rich Text Format file |
.svg |
Scalable Vector Graphics - The Internet standard vector format for two-dimensional graphics in XML. |
.sct |
Scitex Continuous Tone (SCT) - Developed by HP Scitex and used for high-end image processing. (Also .ct) |
.sgi |
Developed by CGI® - Used for black and white, grayscale and color images. |
.sff |
Structured Fax File |
.ras |
SUN Raster file format |
.tga |
Truevision Inc TGA format |
.cur |
Format used to store Windows Cursors. |
.ico |
Format used to store Windows Icons. |
.wfx |
WinFax |
.wmf |
Windows Metafiles - Vector files that can contain a raster image. |
.wpg |
WordPerfect Graphics file |
.wbmp |
Wireless Bitmap file |
.smp |
Xionics SMP |
.xwd |
Used to store and restore screen window images. |
.xbm |
X Bitmap |
.xpm |
Used to store X Window PixMap information to disk. |
Format |
Description |
.jpg |
Joint Pictures Experts Group - Standard method of compression for photographic images. (Also .jpeg, .jtf) |
.tif |
Tag Image File format - Common format used to archive important images. (Also .tiff) |
.gif |
Graphics Interchange Format - 8-bit per-pixel bitmap image format. |
.png |
Portable Network Graphics - Created by CompuServe to replace the GIF format. |
.psd |
Format created by the Adobe Photoshop graphics editor. |
|
An open standard for document exchange created by Adobe. |
.clp |
Microsoft Windows Clipboard - Used to store the contents of the clipboard to disk. |
.cut |
Device-independent images. The image is stored in a .CUT file and the palette is stored in a PAL file. If the image has no .PAL file, it is considered to be a grayscale image. |
.ecw |
Enhanced Compressed Wavelet |
.emf |
Enhanced Windows Metafiles - Vector files that can contain a raster image. |
.eps |
The Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) is the standard format for importing and exporting postscript files. |
.exf |
The standard format for image files created using digital cameras and other input devices. (Also .tif, .jpg, .tif, .jpg) |
.flc |
An animation file created by AutoDesk. (Also .fli) |
.fpx |
FlashPix - Created by Eastman Kodak, Microsoft Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Company and Live Picture Inc to make the use of digital color images easier. |
.img |
GEM IMG |
.iff |
Interchange File Format - General purpose data storage format |
.cmp |
The LEAD compressed format for grayscale and color images. It results in smaller files with better image quality. |
.cin |
Kodak Cinson |
.awd |
Microsoft Fax file format |
.msp |
Microsoft Paint file format |
.pcx |
PaintBrush PCX - Format designed by ZSoft. |
.psp |
PaintShopPro |
.pbm |
Portable Bitmap Utilities - Format that can read and write 1 bit per pixel. |
.pgm |
Portable Greymap Utilities - Format that can read and write 8 (Grayscale) bits per pixel. |
.ppm |
Portable Pixmap Utilities - Format that can read and write 24 bits per pixel. |
.sct |
Scitex Continuous Tone (SCT) - Developed by Scitex is used for high-end image processing. (Also .ct) |
.sgi |
Developed at Silicon Graphics - Used for black and white, grayscale and color images. |
.sff |
Structured Fax File |
.ras |
SUN Raster file format |
.tga |
Truevision Inc TGA format |
.bmp |
Windows Bitmap |
.wfx |
WinFax |
.wmf |
Windows Metafiles - Vector files that can contain a raster image. |
.wpg |
WordPerfect Graphics file |
.xwd |
Used to store and restore screen window images. |
.xbm |
X Bitmap |