Ownership of the format and related information.
| Format |
Full name |
Owner |
Based Format |
File extension |
MIME type |
Application |
Patented |
| Abc |
Advanced Bitonal Compression |
LEAD Technologies |
|
.abc |
|
Bitonal document and check images.[1] |
Yes |
| ADRG |
ARC Digitized Raster Graphics |
|
|
.adrg |
|
|
|
| AdobeResource |
|
Adobe Systems |
TIFF? |
|
|
|
|
| ADRI |
ARC Digitized Raster Images |
|
|
.adri |
|
|
|
| AGP |
ArtGem Project |
RL Vision |
|
.agp |
|
Preferred graphics format when working with ArtGem |
No |
| AI |
Adobe Illustrator Document |
Adobe Systems |
|
.ai |
application/illustrator, application/postscript |
Adobe Illustrator files are editable using programs that support the format, such as Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape, CorelDRAW, etc. |
Yes |
| Alias Pix image |
|
|
|
.pix, .matte, .mask,
.alpha, .als |
|
Supported by GIMP |
|
| AMI |
|
|
|
.ami |
|
Supported by Amica Paint |
|
| ANI |
ANI file format |
Microsoft |
RIFF |
.ani |
|
Used by Microsoft Windows |
|
| ANIM |
|
Electronic Arts and Commodore Amiga |
IFF |
.iff, .anim |
video/x-anim |
|
|
| APNG |
Animated Portable Network Graphics |
Mozilla |
PNG |
.png |
image/png |
1.9 and Opera |
No |
| Apple Icon Image |
|
Apple Inc. |
|
.icns |
|
Used by Mac OS X |
|
| APX |
|
|
|
.apx |
|
Supported by Ebuyer Photo Paint |
|
| ART |
|
AOL |
|
.art |
|
|
|
| ART |
PFS: 1st Publisher clip art |
|
|
.art |
|
|
|
| ASCII art |
|
|
|
.txt, .ansi, .text |
text/plain |
Supported by GIMP |
|
| Authorware map |
|
Adobe Systems |
|
.aam |
application/x-authorware-map |
|
|
| Authorware seg |
|
Adobe Systems |
|
.aas |
application/x-authorware-seg |
|
|
| Authorware bin |
|
Adobe Systems |
|
.aab, .x32, .u32,
.vox |
application/x-authorware-bin |
|
|
| AutoCAD DXF |
Drawing Interchange Format |
Autodesk |
|
.dxf |
image/vnd.dxf |
|
|
| AWD |
|
|
|
.awd |
image/awd |
Used by PhotoPhilia |
|
| ARW |
Sony Alpha RAW |
Sony |
TIFF |
.arw |
|
|
|
| BAY |
Casio RAW |
Casio |
|
.bay |
|
|
|
| BEF |
Unified Color BEF |
Unified Color |
TIFF |
.bef |
|
HDR PhotoStudio |
Yes |
| BigTIFF |
|
|
TIFF |
.btf, .tiff, .tif |
image/tiff |
|
|
| BMF |
|
Corel |
|
.bmf |
|
Used by Corel Clipart Gallery apps and any BMF image utility |
|
| BMP |
Windows bitmap |
Microsoft |
|
.bmp, .dib, .rle,
.2bp (2bpp) |
image/x-bmp |
Used by many 2D applications. |
No |
| bmp compressor |
Bit Map Compressor |
|
|
.hpc |
|
|
|
| BLEND |
|
|
|
.blend |
|
Supported by Blender |
|
| BRK |
Brooktrout Fax |
|
|
.brk |
|
|
|
| BSAVE |
BSAVE Image |
|
|
.BSV |
|
Used by IBM PC. |
|
| CAM |
Casio CAM |
Casio |
JPEG |
.cam |
|
|
|
| CADRG |
Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphics |
|
|
.cadrg |
|
|
|
| CAL |
CALS raster file format |
|
|
.cal, .cals, .ras, .dcl |
|
|
|
| Capture One RAW |
|
Phase One |
|
.cap |
|
|
|
| CIFF |
Camera Image File Format |
Canon |
|
.crw, .ciff |
|
|
|
| CR2 |
Canon RAW 2 |
Canon |
TIFF |
.cr2 |
|
|
|
| CDR |
CorelDRAW Document |
Corel Corporation |
|
.cdr, .ccx, .cdt, .cmx |
application/coreldraw |
CorelDRAW files are editable using programs that support the format, such as CorelDRAW, Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape, etc. |
Yes |
| CGM |
Computer Graphics Metafile |
|
|
.cgm |
image/cgm |
CGM files are editable using programs that support the format, such as IBM Lotus Freelance Graphics, Inkscape, etc. |
|
| CIN |
Cineon |
|
|
.cin |
image/cineon |
|
|
| Corel Paint Shop Pro Pattern |
|
|
|
.pat |
|
Supported by Corel Paint Shop Pro |
|
| CPC |
Cartesian Perceptual Compression |
Cartesian Products, Inc. |
|
.cpc, .cpi |
image/cpi |
Highly compressed raster imaging format. |
Yes |
| CPKT |
APP5-CPKT Format |
|
JPEG |
.jpg, .jpe, .jpeg |
image/jpeg |
Used by PROSERPINE. |
|
| CPT |
Corel Photo-Paint Image |
|
|
.cpt |
|
|
|
| Crack Art |
|
Detlef Röttger & Jan Borchers |
|
.ca1, .ca2, .ca3 |
|
An application on Atari ST |
|
| CUT |
|
|
|
.cut |
|
Used by DSHELL. |
|
| CMYK |
|
|
|
.cmyk |
|
|
|
| CMYKA |
|
|
|
.cmyka |
|
|
|
| DCS |
Kodak DCS Pro RAW |
Kodak |
|
.dcs |
|
|
|
| DCR |
Digital Camera Raw |
Kodak |
TIFF |
.dcr |
|
|
|
| DDS |
DirectDraw Surface |
Microsoft |
|
.dds |
|
|
|
| Degas |
Design & Entertainment Graphic Arts System |
Integral Solutions |
|
.pi1, .pi2, .pi3,
.pc1, .pc2, .pc3 |
|
An application on Atari ST |
|
| DNG |
Digital Negative |
Adobe Systems |
Compatible with ISO 12234-2, TIFF/EP[2] |
.dng |
|
A raw image format suitable as an archival format and as the native raw format of digital cameras[3] |
No: no known intellectual property encumbrances or license requirements[4] |
| DIA |
Dia Drawing |
|
XML |
.dia |
|
Used by Dia |
|
| DICOM |
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine |
National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
|
.dcm, .dicom |
application/dicom[5] |
Numerous biomedical imaging applications[5] (e.g. OsiriX, XMedCon), some general bitmap graphics applications (e.g. GIMP, Photoshop) |
|
| DjVu |
DjVu |
AT&T Research |
|
.djvu, .djv |
image/vnd.djvu |
|
|
| Doodle |
|
|
|
.doo |
|
An application on Atari ST |
|
| DPX |
Digital Picture eXchange file format |
|
|
.dpx |
image/dpx |
|
|
| DRF |
Kodak Pro Back RAW |
Kodak |
|
.drf |
|
|
|
| Dr. Halo |
|
|
|
.cut |
|
|
|
| Encapsulated PostScript |
|
|
|
.epi, .eps, .eps2,
.eps3, .epsf, .epsi,
.ept |
application/postscript |
|
|
| ECW |
Enhanced Compressed Wavelet |
ERDAS |
|
.ecw |
|
Wavelet image format used primarily with geo-referenced aerial and satellite imagery |
Yes |
| EDG |
EDGE2 Original Format |
TAKABO |
|
.edg |
|
Used by EDGE2 |
|
| EMF |
Enhanced Metafile Format |
Microsoft |
|
.emf, .emz |
|
Microsoft Office |
|
| EMF+ |
Enhanced Metafile Format Plus Extensions |
Microsoft |
|
.emf, .emz |
|
|
|
| ERF |
EPSON RAW |
EPSON |
TIFF |
.erf |
|
|
|
| ERI |
Entis Rasterized Image format |
|
|
.eri |
|
|
|
| Exif |
Exchangeable Image File Format |
|
|
.exif |
|
|
|
| EVA |
Extended Vector Animation |
Sharp Corporation |
|
.eva |
application/x-eva |
|
|
| EXR |
OpenEXR |
ILM |
|
.exr |
image/exr |
Used in film effects for 3d rendering and hdr images. |
? |
| FIF |
Fractal Image Format |
|
|
.fif |
|
|
|
| FIG |
FIG format |
|
|
.fig |
application/x-xfig |
Supported by Xfig |
|
| FITS |
Flexible Image Transport System |
|
|
.fit, .fits |
|
Scientific (esp. astronomical) data acquisition |
|
| FLA |
Flash Source File |
|
|
.fla |
|
|
|
| FLIC |
|
Autodesk |
|
.fli, .flc, .flx, .flh, .flt |
|
Supported by GIMP |
|
| FLW |
Kivio Document |
|
|
.flw |
|
Supported by Kivio |
|
| FPX |
FlashPix (1.0.2) |
|
|
.fpx |
image/vnd.fpx |
|
|
| FreeHand |
|
Adobe Systems |
|
.fh4, .fh5, .fh7,
.fh8, .fhc, .fh |
image/x-freehand |
|
|
| FutureSplash |
|
Adobe Systems |
|
.spl |
application/futuresplash |
|
|
| FXT |
|
3DFX |
|
.fxt |
|
|
|
| GEGL composition |
|
|
XML |
.xml |
application/xml |
Used by GEGL |
|
| Gerber Format |
RS-274X Extended Gerber Format[6] |
Ucamco |
Printable ASCII |
.ger, others |
|
Printed Circuit Board or PCB software |
|
| GIF |
Graphics Interchange Format |
CompuServe,
Unisys (compression algorithm) |
|
.gif, .gfa, .giff |
image/gif |
Supported by most web browsers. Supports transparency and animation. |
Expired |
| GIMP brush |
|
The GIMP Team |
|
.gbr |
|
Supported by GIMP |
|
| GIMP compressed XJT image |
|
The GIMP Team |
JPEG, tar |
.xjt,
.xjtgz (compressed),
.xjtbz2 (compressed) |
None. Lossy format, not suitable for editing |
Supported by GIMP |
|
| GIH |
Gimp image hose |
The GIMP Team |
|
.gih |
|
Supported by GIMP |
|
| GIMP patterns |
|
The GIMP Team |
|
.pat |
|
Supported by GIMP |
|
| GRA |
|
|
|
.gra |
|
Used by QSV and QLD. |
|
| G3 Fax |
|
|
|
.g3 |
|
Supported by GIMP |
|
| Hasselblad 3FR RAW |
|
|
TIFF |
.3fr |
|
|
|
| Hasselblad/Imacon FFF |
|
|
|
.fff |
|
|
|
| HDRi |
|
|
TIFF |
.tif, .tiff |
image/tiff |
|
|
| HD Photo / JPEG XR |
HD Photo / JPEG XR |
Microsoft |
|
.wdp, .hdp, .jxr |
image/vnd.ms-photo |
TIFF-like container format with HDR encoding for photographic images |
Yes (no licence costs) |
| HG |
Hyper Graphic Press |
|
|
.hg |
|
Supported by some old Japanese applications. |
|
| ICER |
|
NASA Mars Rovers |
|
|
|
|
|
| IIQ RAW |
Intelligent Image Quality RAW |
Phase One |
|
.iiq |
|
|
|
| IMA |
.ima |
.ima team |
|
.ima |
|
Format for photographic images with HDR encoding. |
No |
| IMG (GEM Paint) |
|
|
|
.img |
|
Supported by GEM Paint |
|
| IMG (ERDAS IMAGINE) |
ERDAS IMAGINE |
ERDAS |
Hierarchical File Architecture (HFA) |
.img |
|
Image format used primarily with geo-referenced imagery, thematic grid data, and elevation grid data. |
No |
| im4 |
|
Masahide Hirabayashi |
|
.im4 |
|
|
|
| Inkscape SVG |
|
The Inkscape Team |
SVG |
.svg, .svgz |
image/svg+xml |
Used by Inkscape |
|
| ICO |
ICO file format |
Microsoft |
|
.ico, .cur |
image/vnd.Microsoft.icon, image/x-icon |
Used by Microsoft Windows and web browsers as favicon |
|
| ICS |
Image Cytometry Standard |
|
|
.ics, .ids |
|
|
|
| IGES |
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification |
|
|
.igs |
image/iges |
CAD/CAM interoperability |
No |
| ILBM |
InterLeaved BitMap |
Electronic Arts and Commodore Amiga |
IFF |
.iff, .ilbm, .lbm |
image/x-ilbm |
Planar graphics format designed for Amiga graphics hardware. |
No |
| IPTC/NAA |
IPTC/NAA |
|
TIFF |
|
|
|
|
| JBIG |
|
Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group |
|
.jbig, .bie, .jbg |
|
|
|
| JBIG2 |
|
Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group |
|
|
|
|
|
| JNG |
JPEG Network Graphics |
|
|
.jng |
image/x-jng |
|
No |
| JPEG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
|
.jpg, .jpeg, .jpe
(containers:
.jif, .jfif, .jfi) |
image/jpeg |
Photographic images. Supported by most web browsers. |
Invalid. Also see Forgent#JPEG. |
| JPEG 2000 |
Joint Photographic Experts Group 2000 |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
|
.jp2, .j2c, .jpc,
.j2k, .jpx |
image/jp2 |
Photographic images, eventual replacement for JPEG. |
Yes (no licence costs for part 1) |
| JPEG-LS |
|
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
|
.jls |
|
|
|
| JPEG-HDR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| J6I |
|
RICOH |
JPEG |
.j6i |
|
Used by RICOH DC-1/2 |
|
| KDC |
Kodak DC40/DC50 RAW |
Kodak |
TIFF |
.kdc |
|
|
|
| KOA |
|
|
|
.koa,
.gg (compressed) |
|
Supported by Koala Paint |
|
| KIFF |
Kt Interchange File Format |
|
|
.kif, .kiff |
|
|
|
| KISS CEL |
|
|
|
.cel |
|
Supported by GIMP |
|
| Kodak TIFF extensions |
|
Kodak |
TIFF |
.tif |
|
|
|
| Kodak YCC |
|
Kodak |
|
.pcd |
|
|
|
| KQP |
|
Minolta |
JPEG |
.kqp |
|
|
|
| K25 |
Kodak DC25 RAW |
Kodak |
TIFF |
.k25 |
|
|
|
| Leaf Mosaic RAW |
|
|
TIFF |
.mos |
|
|
|
| LightStream Picture |
|
|
|
.lsp |
|
|
|
| Logluv TIFF |
|
Greg Ward |
TIFF |
|
|
Supported by Libtiff |
|
| Mac Paint |
|
|
|
.pnt, .mac |
|
|
|
| MDC |
Minolta RD175 Format |
Minolta |
|
.mdc |
|
|
|
| MET |
OS/2 Metafile Format |
|
|
.met |
|
Supported by SAS/GRAPH |
|
| MNG |
Multiple-image Network Graphics |
|
PNG |
.mng |
video/x-mng |
|
No |
| MO:DCA |
MO:DCA |
IBM |
|
.mda, .ica, .mmr,
.afp |
image |
IBM's Content Manager and Image Plus |
Yes |
| MSP |
Microsoft Paint |
Microsoft |
|
.msp |
|
|
|
| MYD |
Myd format |
|
|
.myd |
|
|
|
| MYV |
Myv vector format |
|
|
.myv |
|
|
|
| NEF |
Nikon RAW |
Nikon |
TIFF |
.nef |
|
|
|
| MEF |
Mamiya RAW |
Mamiya |
TIFF |
.mef |
|
|
|
| Neochrome |
|
Dave Staugas |
|
.neo |
|
An application on Atari ST |
|
| MAG |
MAKIchan Graphic loader |
Woody-Rinn |
|
.mag |
|
Used by many old Japanese applications. |
|
| MAKI |
MAKIchan net format |
Woody-Rinn |
|
.mki |
|
|
|
| MIFF |
Magick image file format |
ImageMagick Studio |
|
.miff |
|
Supported by ImageMagick |
|
| MSA |
Misachan File |
Hirohumi Iguchi |
|
.msa |
|
Supported by old Japanese applications |
|
| MSL |
Magick Scripting Language |
ImageMagick Studio |
|
.msl |
|
Supported by ImageMagick |
|
| MVG |
Magick Vector Graphics |
ImageMagick Studio |
|
.mvg |
|
Supported by ImageMagick |
|
| MPC |
Magick Persistent Cache image file format |
ImageMagick Studio |
|
.mpc |
|
Supported by ImageMagick |
|
| MRW |
Minolta RAW |
Minolta |
|
.mrw |
|
|
|
| NSK-TIFF |
NSK-TIFF |
Nihon Shinbun Kyokai (日本新聞協会) |
TIFF |
|
|
|
|
| OAZ |
OAZ Fax |
Oaz Communications |
|
.oaz |
|
Used by NetFax Manager |
|
| ODG |
OpenDocument drawing |
|
|
.odg |
|
|
|
| ORA |
OpenRaster |
freedesktop.org |
OpenDocument/XML |
.ora |
|
DrawPile, GIMP, Krita, MyPaint, Nathive, Pinta |
No |
| ORF |
Olympus RAW |
Olympus |
TIFF |
.orf |
|
|
|
| PAM |
portable anymap file format |
|
|
.pam |
|
|
No |
| Panasonic RAW |
|
Panasonic |
TIFF |
.raw, .rw2 |
|
|
|
| PCIF |
Polyomino Compressed Image Format |
|
|
.pcf |
|
|
|
| PhaseOne P25/P30/P45 RAW |
|
Phase One |
|
.tif, .tiff |
|
|
|
| PictureGear Pocket Image |
|
|
|
.prc |
|
|
|
| PBM |
Portable Bitmap File Format |
|
|
.pbm |
image/x-portable-bitmap |
|
No |
| PCD |
Kodak ImagePac Photo CD |
Kodak |
|
.pcd |
image/jpcd |
|
|
| PCF |
Pixel Coordination Format |
|
|
.pcf |
image/pcf |
|
|
| PCX |
ZSoft PC Paintbrush File |
ZSoft Corporation |
|
.pcx, .pcc, .dcx |
image/x-pcx |
Dated rle packed indexed image format, used in some early 3d shooting games like Unreal Tournament as it takes up very little space and is easy to decode. |
? |
| PDF |
Portable Document Format |
Adobe Systems |
|
.pdf, .epdf |
application/pdf |
|
|
| PDN |
Paint.NET Image |
dotPDN LLC |
|
.pdn |
|
Preferred and supported by Paint.NET |
|
| PEF |
PENTAX RAW |
PENTAX |
TIFF |
.pef |
|
|
|
| PGF |
Progressive Graphics File |
xeraina GmbH |
|
.pgf |
|
Photographic images, eventual replacement for JPEG. |
No |
| PGM |
Portable Graymap File Format |
|
|
.pgm |
image/x-portable-graymap |
|
No |
| PGML |
Precision Graphics Markup Language |
Adobe Systems, IBM, Netscape, Sun Microsystems |
|
|
|
|
No |
| Photochrome |
|
|
|
.pcs |
|
|
|
| PNM |
Portable anymap |
|
|
.pnm |
|
|
No |
| PTX |
Pentax RAW Bitmap Graphic |
Pentax |
|
.ptx |
|
|
|
| Pi |
|
Yanagisawa |
|
.pi |
|
Used by some old Japanese applications. |
|
| PIC |
Yanagisawa PIC |
Yanagisawa |
|
.pic |
|
Used by many old Japanese applications. |
|
| PIC |
DoGA PIC |
Project Team DoGA |
|
.pic |
|
Used by DoGA CGA System. |
|
| PICT |
Macintosh PICT Format |
Apple Inc. |
|
.pict, .pic, .pct,
.pct1, .pct2 |
image/pict |
Metafile for Mac OS, not meant for print publishing. |
Yes |
| PICtor |
|
John Bridges, Doug Wolfgram |
|
.pic |
|
Supported by PCPaint |
|
| PIC2 |
|
Yanagisawa |
|
.p2 |
|
Supported by some old Japanese applications. |
|
| Pixel |
Pixel image format |
Pixel |
|
.px |
image/px |
Native format of the Pixel image editing program. |
? |
| PLD |
PhotoLine Document |
Computerinsel GmbH |
|
.pld |
application/pld |
Native format of the PhotoLine image editing program. |
? |
| PMP |
|
Sony |
JPEG |
.pmp |
|
Used by Sony Cyber-Shot |
|
| PNG |
Portable Network Graphics |
World Wide Web Consortium |
|
.png |
image/png |
W3C endorsed replacement for GIF. Supported by most web browsers. |
No |
| PostScript |
|
|
|
ps, ps2, ps3 |
|
|
|
| PPM |
Portable Pixmap File Format |
|
|
.ppm |
image/x-portable-pixmap |
Very easy to understand. Programs to analyze and write to this format are easily written. |
No |
| PSD |
Photoshop Document |
Adobe Systems |
|
.psd, .psb, .pdb,
.pdd |
image/vnd.adobe.photoshop[7], image/psd, image/photoshop, image/x-photoshop |
Used mainly for storing image manipulation & editing data. |
Yes |
| PSP |
Paint Shop Pro Document |
Corel Corporation |
|
.psp, .tub,
.pspimage |
image/psp |
It can only be opened in programs that support the format, such as Paint Shop Pro, The GIMP, etc. |
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| PSX TIM |
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.tim |
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| PSX TIM2 |
Sony PlayStation Tim2 |
Sony |
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.tm2, .str |
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Used by PlayStation2 |
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| PXA |
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.pxa |
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Used by Pixia |
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| QuickTime Image |
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Apple Inc. |
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.qtif, .qti, .qif |
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| Q0 |
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.q0 |
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| Q4 |
XLD4 |
MAJYO |
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.q4 |
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| RAD |
|
Gregory Ward Larson |
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.rad |
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Radiance |
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| RAF |
Fujifilm RAW |
Fujifilm |
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.raf |
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| RGB |
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.rgb |
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| RGBA |
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.rgba |
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| RGBE |
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Gregory Ward Larson |
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.hdr |
image/vnd.radiance |
Radiance, most HDR imaging software |
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| R3D |
RED REDCODE RAW |
Red |
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.r3d |
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| SAI |
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SYSTEMAX |
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.sai |
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Supported by PaintTool SAI |
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| SCT |
Scitex Continuous Tone Picture |
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.sct |
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| SDA |
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Sun Microsystems |
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.sda |
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Supported by StarOffice Draw 3-5 |
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| SDD |
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Sun Microsystems |
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.sdd |
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Supported by StarOffice Draw 3-5 |
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| SFW |
Seattle File Works image |
Seattle File Works |
JPEG (JFIF) |
.sfw, .pwp |
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JPEG-converters sfwjpg and pwpjpg for Unix/Linux and Windows |
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| SGB |
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Sun Microsystems |
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.sgb |
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Supported by StarOffice Graphics 2 |
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| SGI |
Silicon Graphics Image |
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.sgi, .rgb, .rgba,
.bw, .int, .inta,
.icon |
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| Shockwave Director |
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Adobe Systems |
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.dir, .dcr, .dxr, .fgd |
application/x-director |
Used by Adobe Shockwave. |
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| SHAPE |
Dia Stencil |
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SVG |
.shape |
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Used by Dia. |
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| SK |
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.sk |
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Supported by Skencil |
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| SketchUp Format |
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.skp, .skb |
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Supported by SketchUp |
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| SML |
Kivio stencil |
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.sml |
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Supported by Kivio |
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| SRF |
Sony RAW File |
Sony |
TIFF |
.srf, .sr2 |
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| SUN |
Sun rasterfile |
Sun Microsystems |
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.sun, .ras, .rs, .im1,
.im8, .im24, .im32 |
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Supported by GIMP |
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| STX |
SBIG CCD camera ST-x |
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.stx, .st4, .st5,
.st6, .st7, .st8,
.st9 |
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| SView5 Graphics |
|
Andreas Kleinert |
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.svg/.sgx |
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Used by SView5-Library/SDK |
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| SVG |
Scalable Vector Graphics |
World Wide Web Consortium |
XML |
.svg,
.svgz (compressed) |
image/svg+xml |
Scriptable vector image format; supported by major web browsers, occasionally via plug-in. |
No |
| SWF |
Shockwave Flash |
Adobe Systems |
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.swf |
application/x-shockwave-flash |
Supported by many web browsers via plug-in. |
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| SXD |
OpenOffice.org 1.0 drawing format |
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.sxd |
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| TGA |
Truevision Targa |
Truevision Inc. |
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.tga, .tpic |
image/tga |
Used by many 3D rendering applications and 3d games. |
Yes? |
| TIFF |
Tagged Image File Format |
Adobe Systems |
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.tiff, .tif |
image/tiff |
Document scanning and imaging format, also functions as a container. |
No |
| TIFF/EP |
Tag Image File Format / Electronic Photography |
International Organization for Standardization |
TIFF |
.tiff, .tif |
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| TIFF-FX |
Tag Image File Format Fax eXtended |
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TIFF |
.tiff, .tif |
image/tiff-fx |
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| Tiny Stuff |
|
David Mumper |
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.tny, .tn1, .tn2, .tn3,
.tn4, .tn5, tn6 |
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An application on Atari ST |
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| TLG5 |
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.tlg |
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Used by KiriKiri |
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| TLG6 |
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.tlg |
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Used by KiriKiri |
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| UFO |
Ulead File for Objects |
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.ufo |
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| VML |
Vector Markup Language |
Microsoft |
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.htm , .html |
application/vnd. openxmlformats-officedocument. vmlDrawing |
Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office |
No |
| WBMP |
Wireless Application Protocol Bitmap Format |
Open Mobile Alliance (formerly WAP Forum)) |
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.wbmp, .wbm, .wbp |
image/vnd.wap.wbmp |
Used in WAP-pages |
No |
| WinFax |
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Symantec |
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.wfx, fxs, fxo |
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| WMF |
Windows Metafile Format |
Microsoft |
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.wmf, .wmz |
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| WordPerfect Graphics File |
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.wpg |
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| XAML |
Extensible Application Markup Language |
Microsoft |
XML |
.xaml |
application/xaml+xml |
Used by Windows Presentation Foundation and Microsoft Silverlight. |
? |
| XAR |
Xar |
Xara |
Xar_(graphics) |
.xar |
application/vnd.xara |
Used by Xara Photo & Graphic Designer |
No |
| XBM |
X BitMap |
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.xbm, .bm,
.icon, .bitmap |
image/x-xbitmap |
Used by many legacy Unix applications. |
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| XCF |
XCF, name derived from eXperimental Computing Facility |
The GIMP Team |
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.xcf,
.xcfbz2 (compressed),
.xcfgz (compressed) |
application/x-gimp-image |
Used by GIMP |
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| XPM |
X-Pixmap |
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.xpm, .pm |
image/x-xpm |
Used by many legacy Unix applications. |
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| X3F |
SIGMA RAW |
SIGMA |
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.x3f |
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| XWD |
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.xwd, .x11 |
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Used by X Window System |
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| XYZ |
RPG Maker image file |
ASCII |
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.xyz |
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RPG Maker |
No |
| YCbCr |
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.ycbcr |
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| YCbCrA |
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.ycbcra |
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| YUV |
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.yuv |
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| ZDT |
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.zdt |
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Used by TECH Win |
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| Format |
Full name |
Owner |
Based Format |
File extension |
MIME type |
Application |
Patented |
| Format |
Compression
algorithm |
Raster/
vector |
Color depth |
Indexed color |
Transparency |
Metadata |
Interlacing |
Multi-page |
Animation |
Layers |
Color management |
Extendable |
HDR format |
| AGP |
RLE |
Raster |
32 |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| AI |
Lossy and lossless |
Both |
1, 8, 24, and 32 (possibly with multiple palettes) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Unknown |
No |
| BEF |
Visual lossless and lossy compression based on JND metric |
Raster |
32-bit floating point |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Not required |
No |
Yes |
| BMP |
None, RLE, JPEG, and PNG |
Raster |
1, 4, 8, 16, 24, and 32 |
Yes |
Yes; 8b per-pixel alpha channel for ARGB |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| CDR |
Lossy and lossless |
Both |
1, 8, 24,and 32 (multiple palettes) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Unknown |
No |
| CPC |
CPC |
Raster |
1 |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes, via embedded dictionary |
No |
| EPS |
None, LZW, DEFLATE, RLE, DCT |
Both |
Device specific |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| EXR |
None, RLE, ZIP, Piz, PXR24, and B44 |
Raster |
16–128 (floating-point) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| GIF |
LZW |
Raster |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 |
Yes |
Yes; 1b plane-only mask using color index |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes (GIF89a) |
No |
| HD Photo / JPEG XR |
Lossy and lossless bi-orthogonal transform |
Raster |
1, 2, 8, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, and 128 (floating-point) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| ILBM |
Optional run-length encoding |
Raster |
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 64 EHB, 128, 256 (8-bit), 4,096 (HAM6 pseudo 12-bit), 4,096 pure 12-bit, 262, 144 (HAM8 pseudo 18-bit), and 24-bit |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes,
Palette-shifting |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| IMA |
Lossy and lossless original mutiresolution analysis transformation |
Raster |
8-bit, 16-bit integer, 32-bit floating-point |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| JPEG |
Lossy (and partly lossless), DCT, RLE, and Huffman predictive nearest neighbor |
Raster |
8-bit (greyscale), 12-bit, and 24-bit |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No (see unofficial JPEG-HDR) |
| JPEG 2000 |
Lossy and lossless (DWT) |
Raster |
8 and 16 (greyscale) with possibly color up to 48-bit |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Unknown |
No |
| ORA |
Lossless |
Both |
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 64 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| PAM |
None |
Raster |
Up to 16 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| PCX |
None, RLE |
Raster |
1, 2, 4, 8, and 24 |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| PGF |
Lossy and lossless (DWT) |
Raster |
greyscale: 1, 8, 16, 31; color: 12, 16, 24, 32, and 48 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Unknown |
No |
| PICT |
None, RLE, and QuickTime |
Both |
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, and 32 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unknown |
No |
No |
No |
Unknown |
No? |
No |
| Pixel |
GZIP |
Raster |
1, 4, 8, 16, 24, and 32 |
Unknown |
Yes |
Yes |
Unknown |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| PLD |
Optional ZIP, JPEG |
Both |
1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 64 |
Unknown |
Yes |
Yes |
Unknown |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| PNG |
Lossless and DEFLATE |
Raster |
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 64 |
Yes (1–8 bit modes) |
Yes; 8b, 16b per-pixel alpha channel; 8b for indexed |
Yes |
Yes, Adam7 algorithm |
No |
No (but see MNG and APNG) |
No |
Yes |
Yes, via chunks |
No, see discussion |
| PPM |
None |
Raster |
Up to 16 |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| PSD |
None and RLE |
Both |
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 64 |
Yes |
Yes; 8b, 16b per-pixel alpha channel |
Yes |
N/A |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No? |
Yes |
| PSP |
None |
Both |
1, 2, 8, 16, 24, 32, and 48 |
Yes |
Yes; 8b and 16b per-pixel alpha channel |
Yes |
No |
Unknown |
No |
Yes |
Unknown |
Unknown |
No |
| SVG |
None and lossless gzip |
Vector[8] |
24 and 32 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
Yes (1.2 draft)[9] |
Yes (SMIL/SVG) |
Yes |
Yes[10] |
Yes, XML based |
N/A |
| TGA |
None, RLE, and other |
Raster |
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, and 32 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Unknown |
No |
| TIFF |
None, LZW, RLE, ZIP, and other |
Both |
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, and 32 |
Yes (1–8 bit modes) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, for JPEG compression |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, via tags |
Yes, TIFF float |
| XAML |
None |
Vector |
32 and 64 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| XCF |
None and lossless (gzip and bzip2) |
Both |
8, 24, and 32 |
Yes |
Yes |
Unknown |
N/A |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Format |
Compression algorithm |
Raster/
vector |
Color depth |
Indexed color |
Transparency |
Metadata |
Interlacing |
Multi-page |
Animation |
Layers |
Color management |
Extendable |
HDR format |
