Extension

Format

Read

Write

Notes

Lotus PIC

M

Used for Lotus 123 PrintGraph

PixelPaint

M

Pixel Resource’s format

A2FC

Apple IIe/Apple IIc

M

M

Double Hi-Res 16; writes 16 colors

A2LC

Apple II+

M

M

Single Hi-Res 8; writes 8 colors

A2HR

Apple II+

M

M

Single Hi-Res; writes 2 colors

AHRP

Apple II+

M

M

Single Hi-Res Packed; writes 2 colors

AVI

Video for Windows

W

W

Codecs vary in bit-depth support

BMP/RLE

Windows/OS2 Bitmap

M/W

M/W

Writes 1, 4, 8, 24 bits BMP

Uncompressed/

Writes 1, 4, 8 bits RLE

Compressed

BOB

raw image, ray-tracing

M/W

M/W

Writes 8-bit color only

C64

Commodore 64

M

Reads 1- and 4-bit color, packed, crunched, and uncompressed

CLUT

Color Table Only

M

Use to save the palette of an indexed image

CT

Scitex CT

M

M

Reads/writes CMYK only

CUT

Dr. Halo

M/W

M/W

Writes 1-bit grayscale, 4- and 8-bit color

DHR

Apple IIe/Apple IIc

M

M

Double Hi-Res; writes 2 colors

DHRP

Apple IIe/Apple IIc

M

M

Double Hi-Res Packed; writes 2 colors

EIDI

Electric Image

M/W

M/W

Single- or multiple-frame format

EPS/DCS

Encapsulated PostScript

M/W

M/W

Reads and writes non-vector ASCII and binary bitmap; EPS – RGB files, DCS – CMYK (mac only)

FITS

FITS Astronomical

M

M/W

Writes single-frame, 8-bit grayscale only

FLC

Autodesk Animator

M/W

M/W

Single- or multiple-frame format

FLI

Autodesk Animator

M/W

M/W

Single- or multiple-frame format

FPX

FlashPix

W

W

All supported bit-depths

GIF

Graphics Interchange Format

M/W

M/W

Single/multiple frames, interlaced/non-interlaced, transparency

GL

Pictor PC Paint

M/W

Used for IBM display adaptors

GRAF

Digital F/X

M/W

M/W

Video F/X

ICO

Windows Icon

W

W

Single and multiple frames, Writes 4- and 8-bit

IFF/LBM

Amiga

M/W

M/W

Reads CLUT3/4, CLUT7/8, DYUV, HAM, HAM8, SHAM, DHAM, RGB555, RGB888, RL3, RL7

IMG

Ventura Publisher (GEM)

M/W

M/W

Writes 1, 2, 4, and 8 bits grayscale

JPG/JFIF

Joint Photographic Experts Group

M/W

M/W

Writes 8-bit grayscale, 24-bit color, standard and progressive

MAC/PNTG

MacPaint

M/W

M/W

1 bit only, black and white clip art

MOV

QuickTime Movie

M/W

M/W

DeBabelizer supports QuickTime tools

MSP

Microsoft Paintbrush

M/W

M/W

Writes type 1, 1-bit monochrome

NEO

Atari Neochrome

M/W

M/W

Writes 4-bit color only

PAL

Palette files

W

W

PBM

Portable Bitmap Utilities

M/W

Primarily used on Unix systems; also PGM/PPM

PCD

PhotoCD

W

Used for multi-res CD-ROM images

PCP

PC Paint

M/W

Created for use on DOS systems

PCX/PCC

PC Paintbrush

M/W

M/W

Reads/Writes 1 – 8 and 24 bits color

PIC

SoftImage

M/W

M/W

Writes 24- and 32-bit color

PICS

Macromedia Director

M

M

Variation of PICT for multiple frames

PICT

PICT (Pict 1 or 2)

M/W

M/W

Writes 1-bit monochrome, 8-, 24-, 32-bit color, and picture icons/previews

PIn

Atari Degas

M/W

M/W

Writes 1-bit grayscale, 2- and 4-bit color

PIQT

QuickTime Still

M/W

Still images written by QuickTime 2

PIX

Alias

M/W

M/W

Writes 8-bit grayscale, 24-bit color

PNG

Portable Network Graphic

M/W

M/W

Support for up to 32 bits, interlacing, gamma output(W), background color(W),

PSD

Photoshop

M/W

Flattened 2.5-compatible only

PWRK

Apple IIGS

M

M

PaintWorks; writes 16 colors

PXR

Pixar

M/W

M/W

Rendering; writes 24-bit and 32-bit color

QDV

Random Dot Software

M/W

M/W

Simple image storage format; writes 8-bit color only

QTIF

QuickTime Still

M

M

Still images written by QuickTime 5

RAS/SUN

Sun Raster

M/W

M/W

Used primarily for screen dumps

RGB/RAW

Raw RGB

M/W

M/W

Simplest format for storing RGB; RGB is with stored header; RAW Custom reader may open unknown files with no header

RLA

Wavefront

M/W

M/W

Writes 32-bit color only, single and multiple frames

RLE

CompuServe

M/W

M/W

Writes 1-bit grayscale only

RM

Real Video

W

Real Media Web Movie File Format

SCAN

Thunderscan

M/W

M/W

Writes 5-bit grayscale only

SGI

Silicon Graphics

M/W

M/W

Writes 8-bit grayscale and 24- and 32-bit color

SHR

Apple IIGS

M

M

Super Hi-Res, Paint 816

SHRP

Apple IIGS

M

M

Super Hi-Res Packed

SPC

Atari Spectrum

M

Used to store single image of an animation

TDIM

Digital F/X

M/W

M/W

Titleman; writes 32-bit color

TGA

Targa/Truevision

M/W

M/W

Used to store video in digital frame buffer

TIF

Tag Image File

M/W

M/W

Group 4 Fax, Group 3 Fax (W), Mac supports single-frame only

TIM

Sony PlayStation

M/W

M/W

Support for Version 1

WPG

WordPerfect Graphics

M/W

Support for bitmap data only

XBM

X Windows Bitmap

M/W

Used for cursor and icon bitmaps

XWD

X Windows Screen Dump

M/W

M/W

Writes 1, 4, 8, and 24 bits color

YUV

Abekas Digital Video

M/W

M/W

Used with digital video

ZSYS

Scrapbook

M

M

Macintosh System File