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'''XCF''' is the native file format for GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program). It supports all the possible information about an image, including layers and transparency, except for undo information<ref>http://docs.gimp.org/2.8/en/gimp-images-out.html</ref>.
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'''XCF''' is the native file format for [[GIMP]] (GNU Image Manipulation Program). It supports all the possible information about an image, including layers and transparency, except for undo information<ref>http://docs.gimp.org/2.8/en/gimp-images-out.html</ref>.
  
 
An XCF file may be compressed using [[gzip]] or [[bzip2]] format. Such files usually use extension '''.xcf.gz''', '''.xcfgz''', '''.xcf.bz2''', or '''.xcfbz2'''.
 
An XCF file may be compressed using [[gzip]] or [[bzip2]] format. Such files usually use extension '''.xcf.gz''', '''.xcfgz''', '''.xcf.bz2''', or '''.xcfbz2'''.
  
== See also ==
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See [[GIMP]] for additional GIMP formats and information.
* [[GIMP Brush]] (.gbr)
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* [[GIMP Animated Brush]] (.gih)
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* [[GIMP Gradient]] (.ggr)
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* [[GIMP Pattern]] (.pat)
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* [[GIMP Palette]] (.gpl)
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== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
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== Software ==
 
== Software ==
* [http://www.gimp.org/ GIMP]
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* [[GIMP]]
 
* [[ImageMagick]]
 
* [[ImageMagick]]
 
* [[Konvertor]]
 
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== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/image/test.xcf
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* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/image/xcf/
 
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== References ==
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
* [[Wikipedia:XCF_%28file_format%29|Wikipedia article]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:XCF_%28file_format%29|Wikipedia article]]
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== References ==
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Revision as of 17:08, 24 December 2020

File Format
Name XCF
Ontology
Extension(s) .xcf, .xcfgz, .xcfbz2
PRONOM fmt/615

XCF is the native file format for GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program). It supports all the possible information about an image, including layers and transparency, except for undo information[1].

An XCF file may be compressed using gzip or bzip2 format. Such files usually use extension .xcf.gz, .xcfgz, .xcf.bz2, or .xcfbz2.

See GIMP for additional GIMP formats and information.

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Identification

The first 9 bytes of an XCF file are the ASCII string "gimp xcf ".

Specifications

The Wikipedia article says that the reference documentation is the source code for GIMP itself.

Software

Sample files

Links

References

  1. http://docs.gimp.org/2.8/en/gimp-images-out.html
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