Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats

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'''Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats''' (EGFF) is a book by James D. Murray and William VanRyper. Along with general information about graphics formats, it provides detailed information about many specific formats. It includes a CD-ROM containing format specifications, sample files, and software. There were two editions: the First Edition in 1994, and the Second Edition in 1996. It has been released under a Creative Commons license, and its contents are available online.
 
'''Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats''' (EGFF) is a book by James D. Murray and William VanRyper. Along with general information about graphics formats, it provides detailed information about many specific formats. It includes a CD-ROM containing format specifications, sample files, and software. There were two editions: the First Edition in 1994, and the Second Edition in 1996. It has been released under a Creative Commons license, and its contents are available online.
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.fileformat.info/resource/book/1565921615/index.htm Text online at FileFormat.Info]
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* [https://archive.org/details/mac_Graphics_File_Formats_Second_Edition_1996 EGFF 2nd Edition text] (at archive.org)
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* [https://www.fileformat.info/resource/book/1565921615/index.htm Text online at FileFormat.Info]
 
* Text online at http://netghost.narod.ru/gff/graphics/main.htm
 
* Text online at http://netghost.narod.ru/gff/graphics/main.htm
* FileFormat.Info's [http://www.fileformat.info/format/cloud.htm File Format Cloud]
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* FileFormat.Info's [https://www.fileformat.info/format/a.htm Alphabetical list] and [https://www.fileformat.info/format/cloud.htm File Format Cloud] (includes sources other than EGFF)
 
* Format list at http://netghost.narod.ru/gff/graphics/formats.htm
 
* Format list at http://netghost.narod.ru/gff/graphics/formats.htm
* [http://archive.org/details/EncyclopediaOfGraphicsFileFormatsCompanionCd-rom The CD-ROM from the 1st Edition]
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* [https://archive.org/details/EncyclopediaOfGraphicsFileFormatsCompanionCd-rom The CD-ROM from the 1st Edition] (at archive.org)
 
* Files from the 2nd Edition are [http://examples.oreilly.com/9781565920583/ here] or [ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/examples/gff/ here].
 
* Files from the 2nd Edition are [http://examples.oreilly.com/9781565920583/ here] or [ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/examples/gff/ here].
* [http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Graphics-File-Formats-Reference/dp/1565921615/ Amazon: EGFF 2nd Edition]
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* [https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Graphics-File-Formats-Reference/dp/1565921615/ Amazon: EGFF 2nd Edition]
  
 
== Format cross-reference ==
 
== Format cross-reference ==
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|{{EGFF|ai|Adobe Illustrator}} || [[Adobe Illustrator]]
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|{{EGFF|ai|Adobe Illustrator}} || [[Adobe Illustrator Artwork]]
 
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|{{EGFF|psd|Adobe Photoshop}} || [[PSD]]
 
|{{EGFF|psd|Adobe Photoshop}} || [[PSD]]
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|{{EGFF|atari|Atari ST Graphics Formats}} || [[Atari graphics formats]]
 
|{{EGFF|atari|Atari ST Graphics Formats}} || [[Atari graphics formats]]
 
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|{{EGFF|dxf|AutoCAD DXF}} || [[DXF]]
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|{{EGFF|dxf|AutoCAD DXF}} || [[DXF]], [[DXB]]
 
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|{{EGFF|3ds|Autodesk 3D Studio}} || [[3DS]]
 
|{{EGFF|3ds|Autodesk 3D Studio}} || [[3DS]]
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|{{EGFF|bdf|BDF}} || [[BDF]]
 
|{{EGFF|bdf|BDF}} || [[BDF]]
 
|-
 
|-
|{{EGFF|brl|BRL-CAD}} ||  
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|{{EGFF|brl|BRL-CAD}} || [[BRL-CAD geometry]], etc.
 
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|{{EGFF|bufr|BUFR}} || [[BUFR]]
 
|{{EGFF|bufr|BUFR}} || [[BUFR]]
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|{{EGFF|dpx|DPX}} || [[DPX]]
 
|{{EGFF|dpx|DPX}} || [[DPX]]
 
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|{{EGFF|drhalo|Dr. Halo}} || [[Dr. Halo]]
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|{{EGFF|drhalo|Dr. Halo}} || [[Dr. Halo CUT]], [[Dr. Halo PAL]]
 
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|{{EGFF|dvmmovie|DVM Movie}} ||  
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|{{EGFF|dvmmovie|DVM Movie}} || [[DVM]]
 
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|{{EGFF|eps|Encapsulated PostScript}} || [[Encapsulated PostScript]]
 
|{{EGFF|eps|Encapsulated PostScript}} || [[Encapsulated PostScript]]
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|{{EGFF|face|FaceSaver}} || [[FaceSaver]]
 
|{{EGFF|face|FaceSaver}} || [[FaceSaver]]
 
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|-
|{{EGFF|fax|FAX Formats}} || [[CCITT Group 3]], [[CCITT Group 4]], etc.
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|{{EGFF|fax|FAX Formats}} || [[Fax formats]], [[CCITT Group 3]], [[CCITT Group 4]], etc.
 
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|{{EGFF|fits|FITS}} || [[Flexible Image Transport System]]
 
|{{EGFF|fits|FITS}} || [[Flexible Image Transport System]]
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|{{EGFF|gif|GIF}} || [[GIF]]
 
|{{EGFF|gif|GIF}} || [[GIF]]
 
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|{{EGFF|grasp|GRASP}} || [[GRASP GL]]
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|{{EGFF|grasp|GRASP}} || [[GRASP GL]], [[GRASP font]]
 
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|-
 
|{{EGFF|grib|GRIB}} || [[GRIB]]
 
|{{EGFF|grib|GRIB}} || [[GRIB]]
 
|-
 
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|{{EGFF|harvard|Harvard Graphics}} ||  
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|{{EGFF|harvard|Harvard Graphics}} || [[Harvard Graphics]]
 
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|{{EGFF|hdf|Hierarchical Data Format}} || [[HDF]]
 
|{{EGFF|hdf|Hierarchical Data Format}} || [[HDF]]
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|{{EGFF|iges|IGES}} || [[IGES]]
 
|{{EGFF|iges|IGES}} || [[IGES]]
 
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|{{EGFF|inset|Inset PIX}} ||  
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|{{EGFF|inset|Inset PIX}} || [[Inset PIX]]
 
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|{{EGFF|dvi|Intel DVI}} ||  
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|{{EGFF|dvi|Intel DVI}} || [[DVI]]
 
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|{{EGFF|jpeg|JPEG File Interchange Format}} || [[JFIF]]
 
|{{EGFF|jpeg|JPEG File Interchange Format}} || [[JFIF]]
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|{{EGFF|ycc|Kodak YCC}} ||  
 
|{{EGFF|ycc|Kodak YCC}} ||  
 
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|{{EGFF|dif|Lotus DIF}} ||  
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|{{EGFF|dif|Lotus DIF}} || [[Data Interchange Format]]
 
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|{{EGFF|lotuspic|Lotus PIC}} ||  
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|{{EGFF|lotuspic|Lotus PIC}} || [[Lotus 1-2-3 Chart]]
 
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|{{EGFF|lumena|Lumena Paint}} ||  
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|{{EGFF|lumena|Lumena Paint}} || [[Lumena PIX/BPX]]
 
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|{{EGFF|macpaint|Macintosh Paint}} || [[MacPaint]]
 
|{{EGFF|macpaint|Macintosh Paint}} || [[MacPaint]]
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|{{EGFF|macpict|Macintosh PICT}} || [[PICT]]
 
|{{EGFF|macpict|Macintosh PICT}} || [[PICT]]
 
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|{{EGFF|mspaint|Microsoft Paint}} || [[MSP (Microsoft Paint file)]]
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|{{EGFF|mspaint|Microsoft Paint}} || [[MSP (Microsoft Paint)]]
 
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|{{EGFF|riff|Microsoft RIFF}} || [[RIFF]], [[AVI]], [[WAV]], etc.
 
|{{EGFF|riff|Microsoft RIFF}} || [[RIFF]], [[AVI]], [[WAV]], etc.
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|{{EGFF|rtf|Microsoft RTF}} || [[RTF]]
 
|{{EGFF|rtf|Microsoft RTF}} || [[RTF]]
 
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|{{EGFF|sylk|Microsoft SYLK}} ||  
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|{{EGFF|sylk|Microsoft SYLK}} || [[SYLK]]
 
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|{{EGFF|bmp|Microsoft Windows Bitmap}} || [[BMP]]
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|{{EGFF|bmp|Microsoft Windows Bitmap}} || [[BMP]], [[Windows DDB]]
 
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|{{EGFF|wmf|Microsoft Windows Metafile}} || [[Windows Metafile]]
 
|{{EGFF|wmf|Microsoft Windows Metafile}} || [[Windows Metafile]]
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|{{EGFF|miff|MIFF}} || [[MIFF]]
 
|{{EGFF|miff|MIFF}} || [[MIFF]]
 
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|{{EGFF|mpeg|MPEG}} ||  
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|{{EGFF|mpeg|MPEG}} || [[MPEG-1]]
 
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|{{EGFF|mtv|MTV}} || [[NFF]], [[MTV ray tracer]]
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|{{EGFF|mtv|MTV}} || [[NFF]], [[MTV ray tracer bitmap]]
 
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|{{EGFF|naplps|NAPLPS}} || [[NAPLPS]]
 
|{{EGFF|naplps|NAPLPS}} || [[NAPLPS]]
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|{{EGFF|off|OFF}} || [[OFF (DEC-WSE Object File Format)]]
 
|{{EGFF|off|OFF}} || [[OFF (DEC-WSE Object File Format)]]
 
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|{{EGFF|os2bmp|OS/2 Bitmap}} || [[OS/2 BMP]]
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|{{EGFF|os2bmp|OS/2 Bitmap}} || [[OS/2 bitmap family]]
 
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|{{EGFF|p3d|P3D}} ||  
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|{{EGFF|p3d|P3D}} || [[P3D (PSC)]]
 
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|{{EGFF|pbm|PBM, PGM, PNM, and PPM}} || [[Netpbm formats]]
 
|{{EGFF|pbm|PBM, PGM, PNM, and PPM}} || [[Netpbm formats]]
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|{{EGFF|pds|PDS}} || [[PDS]]
 
|{{EGFF|pds|PDS}} || [[PDS]]
 
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|{{EGFF|pictor|Pictor PC Paint}} || [[PICtor]]
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|{{EGFF|pictor|Pictor PC Paint}} || [[PCPaint PIC]], [[PCPaint CLP]], [[BSAVE Image]]
 
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|{{EGFF|pixarrib|Pixar RIB}} ||  
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|{{EGFF|pixarrib|Pixar RIB}} || [[RIB]]
 
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|{{EGFF|plot10|Plot-10}} ||  
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|{{EGFF|plot10|Plot-10}} || [[PLOT-10]]
 
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|{{EGFF|png|PNG}} || [[PNG]]
 
|{{EGFF|png|PNG}} || [[PNG]]
 
|-
 
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|{{EGFF|pov|POV}} ||  
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|{{EGFF|pov|POV}} || [[POV-Ray scene description]]
 
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|{{EGFF|os2metafile|Presentation Manager Metafile}} ||  
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|{{EGFF|os2metafile|Presentation Manager Metafile}} || [[Presentation Manager Metafile]]
 
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|{{EGFF|prt|PRT}} || [[PRT scene description]]
 
|{{EGFF|prt|PRT}} || [[PRT scene description]]
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|{{EGFF|rtrace|RTrace}} ||  
 
|{{EGFF|rtrace|RTrace}} ||  
 
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|{{EGFF|saf|SAF}} ||  
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|{{EGFF|saf|SAF}} || [[Standard Archive Format]]
 
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|{{EGFF|sense8|Sense8 NFF}} || [[Sense8 NFF]]
 
|{{EGFF|sense8|Sense8 NFF}} || [[Sense8 NFF]]
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|{{EGFF|inventor|SGI Inventor}} ||  
 
|{{EGFF|inventor|SGI Inventor}} ||  
 
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|{{EGFF|sgiyaodl|SGI YAODL}} ||  
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|{{EGFF|sgiyaodl|SGI YAODL}} || [[SGI YAODL]]
 
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|{{EGFF|sgo|SGO}} ||  
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|{{EGFF|sgo|SGO}} || [[SGO]]
 
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|{{EGFF|spiff|SPIFF}} || [[SPIFF]]
 
|{{EGFF|spiff|SPIFF}} || [[SPIFF]]
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|{{EGFF|vis5d|VIS-5D}} ||  
 
|{{EGFF|vis5d|VIS-5D}} ||  
 
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|{{EGFF|vividbob|Vivid and Bob}} ||  
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|{{EGFF|vividbob|Vivid and Bob}} || [[Vivid scene description]], [[Vivid IMG]], [[Bob ray tracer scene description]], [[Bob ray tracer bitmap]]
 
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|{{EGFF|wavefrontobj|Wavefront OBJ}} || [[Wavefront OBJ]]
 
|{{EGFF|wavefrontobj|Wavefront OBJ}} || [[Wavefront OBJ]]
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|{{EGFF|xwd|XWD}} || [[XWD]]
 
|{{EGFF|xwd|XWD}} || [[XWD]]
 
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|{{EGFF|zbr|ZBR}} ||  
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|{{EGFF|zbr|ZBR}} || [[ZBR (Zoner Zebra)]]
 
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|[http://www.fileformat.info/mirror/egff/ch09_09.htm Fractal Image Compression] ||  
 
|[http://www.fileformat.info/mirror/egff/ch09_09.htm Fractal Image Compression] ||  
 
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=== Other ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! EGFF topic
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|[http://www.fileformat.info/mirror/egff/ch06_01.htm Byte Order] || [[Endianness]]
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|[http://www.fileformat.info/mirror/egff/ch06_03.htm Floating-Point Formats] || [[Elements of File Formats#Floating point numbers]]
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|[http://www.fileformat.info/mirror/egff/ch06_04.htm Bit Order] || [[Bit order]]
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[[Category:Sources]]
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[[Category:Graphics]]

Latest revision as of 17:11, 15 November 2022

Sources > Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats

Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats (EGFF) is a book by James D. Murray and William VanRyper. Along with general information about graphics formats, it provides detailed information about many specific formats. It includes a CD-ROM containing format specifications, sample files, and software. There were two editions: the First Edition in 1994, and the Second Edition in 1996. It has been released under a Creative Commons license, and its contents are available online.

Contents

[edit] External links

[edit] Format cross-reference

[edit] Image file formats

EGFF format Refer to
Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator Artwork
Adobe Photoshop PSD
Atari ST Graphics Formats Atari graphics formats
AutoCAD DXF DXF, DXB
Autodesk 3D Studio 3DS
BDF BDF
BRL-CAD BRL-CAD geometry, etc.
BUFR BUFR
CALS Raster CALS raster
CGM CGM
CMU Formats CMU Andrew Toolkit image
DKB DKBTrace scene description
Dore Raster File Format Doré Raster
DPX DPX
Dr. Halo Dr. Halo CUT, Dr. Halo PAL
DVM Movie DVM
Encapsulated PostScript Encapsulated PostScript
FaceSaver FaceSaver
FAX Formats Fax formats, CCITT Group 3, CCITT Group 4, etc.
FITS Flexible Image Transport System
FLI FLIC
GEM Raster GEM Raster
GEM VDI GEM VDI Metafile
GIF GIF
GRASP GRASP GL, GRASP font
GRIB GRIB
Harvard Graphics Harvard Graphics
Hierarchical Data Format HDF
IFF IFF, ILBM
IGES IGES
Inset PIX Inset PIX
Intel DVI DVI
JPEG File Interchange Format JFIF
Kodak Photo CD Photo CD
Kodak YCC
Lotus DIF Data Interchange Format
Lotus PIC Lotus 1-2-3 Chart
Lumena Paint Lumena PIX/BPX
Macintosh Paint MacPaint
Macintosh PICT PICT
Microsoft Paint MSP (Microsoft Paint)
Microsoft RIFF RIFF, AVI, WAV, etc.
Microsoft RTF RTF
Microsoft SYLK SYLK
Microsoft Windows Bitmap BMP, Windows DDB
Microsoft Windows Metafile Windows Metafile
MIFF MIFF
MPEG MPEG-1
MTV NFF, MTV ray tracer bitmap
NAPLPS NAPLPS
NFF NFF
OFF OFF (DEC-WSE Object File Format)
OS/2 Bitmap OS/2 bitmap family
P3D P3D (PSC)
PBM, PGM, PNM, and PPM Netpbm formats
PCX PCX
PDS PDS
Pictor PC Paint PCPaint PIC, PCPaint CLP, BSAVE Image
Pixar RIB RIB
Plot-10 PLOT-10
PNG PNG
POV POV-Ray scene description
Presentation Manager Metafile Presentation Manager Metafile
PRT PRT scene description
QRT QRT Ray Tracer scene description
QuickTime QuickTime
Radiance Radiance Scene Description
Rayshade Rayshade scene description
RIX ColoRIX
RTrace
SAF Standard Archive Format
Sense8 NFF Sense8 NFF
SGI Image File Format SGI (image file format)
SGI Inventor
SGI YAODL SGI YAODL
SGO SGO
SPIFF SPIFF
Sun Icon Sun icon
Sun Raster Sun Raster
TDDD TDDD
TGA TGA
TIFF TIFF
TTDDD TTDDD
uRay
Utah RLE Utah RLE
VICAR2 VICAR
VIFF VIFF
VIS-5D
Vivid and Bob Vivid scene description, Vivid IMG, Bob ray tracer scene description, Bob ray tracer bitmap
Wavefront OBJ Wavefront OBJ
Wavefront RLA RLA
WordPerfect Graphics Metafile WordPerfect Graphics
XBM XBM
XPM XPM
XWD XWD
ZBR ZBR (Zoner Zebra)

[edit] Compression formats

EGFF format Refer to
Run-Length Encoding (RLE) Run-length encoding
Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression LZW
CCITT (Huffman) Encoding CCITT Group 3, CCITT Group 4
JPEG Compression JPEG, DCT compression
JBIG Compression JBIG
ART Compression ART (AOL compressed image)
Fractal Image Compression

[edit] Other

EGFF topic Refer to
Byte Order Endianness
Floating-Point Formats Elements of File Formats#Floating point numbers
Bit Order Bit order
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