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