The AFP format is part of IBM's document imaging system. It is a raster format, created to add enhanced formatting and indexing capabilities to documents for print applications in finance, retail, insurance and other industries. Support is provided to open MODCA/PTOCA or AFP/PTOCA documents.
This file format does not support stamps or Lossless JPEG compression. NOTES-END Dr Halo | .cut | NOCHK | NOCHK | CHK | NOCHK NOTES-START
Dr. Halo files are device-independent images. The image is stored in one file (.CUT) and the palette is stored in a separate file (PAL). If the image has no corresponding .PAL file, it is considered a grayscale image. NOTES-END EPS, Encapsulated PostScript Raster Images (No Vector Data) | .eps | CHK | CHK | CHK | CHK NOTES-START
These files are used primarily on PostScript printers. These printers usually offer more variety of fonts and higher resolution than standard laser printers. EPS files will work on any PostScript compatible printer and any end-user application that supports placement of EPS files in its work space.
The image that you read from an EPS file can be either a PostScript raster image or an embedded TIFF image.
For a PostScript raster image, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 8, 24.
For an embedded TIFF image, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32. NOTES-END Exif Formats (embedded TIFF or JPEG) | .exif | NOCHK | CHK | NOCHK | NOCHK NOTES-START
Exif is a standard for image files created with digital cameras and other input devices. The standard is set by the Japan Electronic Industry Development Association, and formally it is called the Digital Still Camera Image File Format Standard.
Exif files contain either uncompressed TIFF images or compressed JPEG (with YUV 4:2:2 sampling) images.
Grayscale is not supported. NOTES-END GEM Image | .gem | NOCHK | NOCHK | NOCHK | CHK NOTES-START
These files are native to the Graphical Environment Manager developed by Digital Research. NOTES-END Intergraph Format | .itg, .cit | NOCHK | NOCHK | NOCHK | CHK NOTES-START
Intergraph is a monochrome bitmap format developed by Intergraph. Support is provided for the RLE and CIT versions of this file format.
This file format does not support stamps or Lossless JPEG compression. For this file format, supports is provided for CCITT G4 and RLE compression. NOTES-END Kodak FlashPix | .fpx | NOCHK | CHK | CHK | NOCHK NOTES-START
The FlashPix file format was developed through the combined efforts of Eastman Kodak Company, Microsoft Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Company, and Live Picture Inc. It combines the best features of existing formats with object orientation to make the use of digital color images easier. NOTES-END Lead 1-Bit Format | .cmp | NOCHK | NOCHK | NOCHK | CHK NOTES-START
This is a proprietary LeadTools 1-bit compressed format that has better compression and performance than other 1-bit formats. NOTES-END MacPaint | .mac | NOCHK | NOCHK | NOCHK | CHK NOTES-START
These Macintosh Paint files are commonly used for monochrome clip art. NOTES-END Microsoft Paint | .msp | NOCHK | NOCHK | NOCHK | CHK NOTES-START
These files from early versions of Windows are used for black-and-white drawings and clip art. NOTES-END Kodak PhotoCD | .pcd | NOCHK | CHK | CHK | NOCHK NOTES-START
This is a common high-resolution format for images on CD-ROM. An image file can contain one or more physical resolutions, with fixed dimensions. You can choose which resolution to load, and thus control the size of the resulting bitmap. NOTES-END PICT, Macintosh | .pct, .pict | NOCHK | CHK | CHK | CHK NOTES-START
PCT is the format used for Macintosh QuickDraw pictures.
Version 1 and 2 of PCT are supported. NOTES-END PCX and DCX, Zsoft | .pcx, .dcx | NOCHK | CHK | CHK | CHK NOTES-START
This is a file format created by ZSoft. This format compresses its image data with the RLE type compression. NOTES-END Portable Bitmap Utilities | .pbm, .pgm, .ppm | NOCHK | CHK | CHK | CHK NOTES-START
The Portable Bitmap Utilities consists of Portable Greymap Utilities (PGM), Portable Pixmap Utilities (PPM), and Portable Anymap Utilities (PNM). Their source is the UNIX environment.
For PBM files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1.
For PGM files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 8 (Grayscale).
For PPM files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 24. NOTES-END Presentation Text Object Content Architecture | .ptk | NOCHK | CHK | NOCHK | NOCHK NOTES-START
The Presentation Text Object Content Architecture (PTOCA) is the data object used in document processing environments for representing text, which has been prepared for presentation. Each file contains one or more pages of text and is always included as part of a document in a MODCA file. Each page may reference a PTOCA Overlay, which is merged with the text as a background.
There is no default extension.
This format originated at IBM.
This file format does not support QFactor, progressive loads, or stamps or Lossless JPEG compression. NOTES-END Scitex Continuous Tone Format | .sct, .ct | CHK | CHK | NOCHK | NOCHK NOTES-START
The Scitex Continuous Tone file format was developed by Scitex and is used for high-end image processing. The SCT/CT files are used primarily to store CMY and CMYK color space for the image.
The default extensions used by this format are: SCT and CT.
This file format does not support progressive loads, multi-page files, stamps, or Lossless JPEG compression. NOTES-END SMP Format | .smp | NOCHK | NOCHK | NOCHK | CHK NOTES-START
The SMP file contains a 1-bit raster bitmap. It may be uncompressed, compressed using CCITT Group 3 or compressed using CCITT Group 4.
This format was created by Xionics and is used in PixEdit for Techsoft.
This file format does not support QFactor, progressive loads, multi-page files, stamps or Lossless JPEG compression. NOTES-END Windows Animated Cursor | .ani | NOCHK | CHK | CHK | CHK NOTES-START
ANI is an animated cursor (animated mouse pointer). This file format is used for reading and storing Windows Animated Cursors. Transparency information is not supported within these files. NOTES-END Windows Clipboard | .clp | NOCHK | CHK | CHK | CHK NOTES-START
CLP stands for Microsoft Windows Clipboard. This file format is used to store the contents of the clipboard to disk. The clipboard is an area of memory shared by the Windows operating system, and it is a simple mechanism for exchanging data between applications. NOTES-END Windows Icons And Cursors | .ico, .cur | CHK | CHK | CHK | CHK NOTES-START
Windows Icon (ICO). This is a file format for storing one or more Windows icons. The background color when you read these images is always black.
Windows Cursor (CUR). This is a file format for storing Windows cursors (mouse pointers). Transparency information is not loaded in from these files. NOTES-END Wireless Bitmap Format | .wbmp | NOCHK | NOCHK | NOCHK | CHK NOTES-START
The Wireless Bitmap file format is a 1-bit format used to send graphical information to a variety of handsets. It is terminal independent and describes only graphical information. NOTES-END X Windows Dump | .xwd | CHK | CHK | CHK | CHK NOTES-START
XWD stands for X Window dump. This file format is used to store and restore screen window images. Two versions of this file exist, the X10 window dump and the X11 window dump. These versions differ slightly in the format of the data (i.e. headers and bits per pixel).
The version X10 XWD file cannot have more than 8bpp image data.
For the version X10 XWD files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8.
For the version X11 XWD files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8, 16. 24, 32. NOTES-END XPicMap Format | .xpm | NOCHK | CHK | CHK | CHK NOTES-START
XPM files are used to store X Window PixMap information to disk. They are capable of storing black-and-white, grayscale, and color images. XPM stores image data in the form of ASCII text formatted as a standard C character string array.
For XPM files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 8, 24. NOTES-END