The default extension used by this format is: AFP.

This format is used by the IBM plug in.

This file format does not support stamps or Lossless JPEG compression, but it does support multi-page files.

BMP Formats
Windows Bitmap (BMP). This is a file format created by Microsoft. Some BMP images are compressed with an RLE-type compression.

Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM)
Computer Graphics Metafile is a format used for the exchange of vector and bitmap data. This file format is supported by Photoshop, Autovue and Corel. This file format does not support layers.

The default extension used by this file format is: CGM.

Corel Presentation Exchange Format (CMX)
The Corel Presentation Exchange file format is the presentation format of the CorelSuite applications. It is a recording of the display primitives of an application to a display interface. The CMX format supports Intel and Motorola binary formats.

The default extension used by this format is: CMX.

DGN (DGN)
DGN (also RDL) is a file format common to Intergraph's MicroStation and Interactive Graphics Design System (IGDS) CAD applications running on Intergraph workstations and PCs.

DICOM Format (DIC)

Dr. Halo (CUT)

DRaWing (DRW)
DRW()DRaWing) is a native format used in the popular Micrografx Designer CAD/CAM/CAE application for the Windows operating system.

Drawing Interchange Format (DXF)
DXF (Drawing Interchange Format) was first introduced by AutoDesk AutoCAD, and is one of the most widely used CAD/CAM/CAE applications in the world. DXF is very popular and is supported by most 3D formats on PC platforms.

A DXF file is an ASCII file containing 2D and 3D components representing a drawing. Those components are known as Entities. The DXF file can represent almost any CAD drawing using those entities, and can connect a group of entities together (such as windows, doors, etc.) and use them later in the file. The DXF file has seen many changes through the years, from version 2.6 to the latest release version 14. However, the latest release of AutoCAD still manages to open files created with any of the earlier versions.

DWF Format (DWF)
DWF is a binary file format used by AutoDesk AutoCAD for storing DWG files on the World Wide Web. DWF is a 2D, vector-based description of drawings and illustrations.

DWG Format (DWG)
DWG is a binary file format used by AutoDesk AutoCAD. It can contain 2D or 3D objects and offers compression and a CRC check for internal data.

Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)

ESRI Shape Format (SHP)

Exif Formats (TIFF and JPG)
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 images. In addition, these files can contain many comment fields of various types.

Flic Animation (FLC)

GIF and TIFF with LZW Compression
GIF. This is the Graphics Interchange Format created by CompuServe for storing and exchanging color raster images.

Animated GIF. This is a multipage GIF format that can be played as an animation by displaying the images sequentially.

TIFF LZW. These files use the Tagged Image File Format with LZW compression.

Icons and Cursors (ICO and CUR)

Interchange File Formats (IFF)
IFF is a general purpose data storage format that can associate and store multiple types of data. IFF reads RLE, and non-compressed images. IFF writes only RLE compressed images.

JBIG Format (JBG)
JBIG (JBG) is an industry standard lossless compressed file format for bi-tonal (black and white), grayscale and color images.

JPEG (JPG and jpeg) Lossy JFIF. This is the JPEG File Interchange Format.

Lossless JFIF. This is the JPEG File Interchange Format.

Progressive JPEG. This is a JFIF format that is useful for transmitting images, because the first part of the file contains the full dimensions of the image. Therefore, in a paint-while-load routine, you can display the whole image, then progressively clarify it as the rest of the file loads.

Lossy JTIF. This is the JPEG Tagged Interchange Format.

Lossless JTIF. This is the JPEG Tagged Interchange Format.

Kodak Formats (PCD and FPX)
PhotoCD (PCD). 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.

FlashPix (FPX). 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.

The format of a FlashPix file is based on compound object storage, which allows storage of various kinds of data. A FlashPix file may consist of several "pages" where each "page" has storage for a source image, non-image data in the form of comments, transform data, and a stamp or thumbnail. Each image is stored as an entire multi-resolution hierarchy where each resolution in the hierarchy differs from the next highest resolution by a factor of 2 in the x dimension and in the y dimension. Non-image data are treated as comments in FlashPix file format. Comments are used to store information pertaining to the image, not actual pixel data. This information may include image title, image subject, camera manufacturer, scan software version number, and so forth. In addition to the image itself, FlashPix files store transform information. This data indicates transformations which may be performed on the source image. By storing the transforms, the source image may be stored in its original state and transformed, using the stored transforms, at your discretion. A stamp, or thumbnail, provides a small bitmap representation of a FlashPix image. If a FlashPix file has been created using a single resolution image, the thumbnail is optional.

Macintosh Pict Format (PCT)
Macintosh Pict (PCT) files are produced using Macintosh QuickDraw, and are used in desktop publishing and imaging applications.

Microsoft Windows Clipboard (CLP)
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.

PCX Formats (PCX and DCX)
PCX. This is a file format created by ZSoft. This format compresses its image data with the RLE type compression.

DCX. This is a multipage PCX format that enables a file to contain more than one image. It is handled the same as a regular PCX file, except for the multipage feature.

PhotoShop 3.0 Format (PSD)
Photoshop 3.0 (PSD) is the format produced by the Adobe Photoshop graphics editor.

PLT (PLT)

Portable Bitmap Utilities (PBM)

Portable Document Format (PDF)
Portable Document Format (PDF). PDF was developed by the Adobe Corporation to allow the exchange and viewing of electronic documents easily and reliably, independent of the environment in which they were created. This format lets you compress large documents to a size small enough to download very quickly. It is also becoming a powerful format for reproducing documents over the web.

Portable Network Graphics Format (PNG)

Printer Command Language Format (PCL)
The Printer Command Language vector format was developed by Hewlett-Packard, specifically to provide a means of communication between computers and printers. The PCL files contain the commands and the HP printers parse and decode those commands. This format also includes HPGL. For more information about HPGL, refer to PLT.

PTOCA Format (PTOCA)

Scalable Vector Graphics Format (SVG)
The Scalable Vector Graphics file format is an Internet standard vector format for describing two- dimensional graphics in XML. SVG supports vector graphic shapes, images, and text.

The default extension used by this format is: SVG. This file format is supported by Adobe SVG Viewer, CorelDraw! 10.0, JASC WebDraw and Apache Batik SVG browser.

Scitex Continuous Tone Format (SCT)
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.

Silicon Graphics Image Format (SGI)

SUN Raster Format (RAS)

TIFF Without LZW Compression

Truevision TARGA Format (TGA)

XPicMap (XPM)

X WindowDump (XWD)

Windows Animated Cursor (ANI)

Windows AVI Format (AVI)

Windows Metafile Formats (WMF and EMF) The Windows Metafile (WMF and EMF) formats are vector formats that may or may not also contain a raster image.

WordPerfect Format (WPG)

Gerber Format (GBR)

Wireless Bitmap Format (WBMP)

Bitonal (1-Bit) TIFF CCITT and Other FAX Formats
TIFF CCITT. These are compressed TIFF files that are commonly used for FAX transmission and document imaging.

TIFF CCITT Group 3. These are TIFF CCITT files in a format that is more advanced and more compressed than TIFF CCITT. LEADTOOLS supports both 1-dimension and 2-dimension variations of this format.

TIFF CCITT Group 4. These are TIFF CCITT files in a format that is more advanced and more compressed than TIFF CCITT Group 3.

CALS Raster.(Type 1, 2, 3 and 4) These are CCITT Group 4 CALS raster files. CALS is a United States government standard.

IOCA (ICA). This is the Image Object Content Architecture developed by IBM.

WinFax Group 4. This is a FAX format created by Delrina for Group 4 support.

FAX Group 3. This is a raw FAX format (without a header) for Group 3 support.

FAX Group 4. This is a raw FAX format (without a header) for Group 4 support.

AWD. This is a Microsoft FAX format.

XBitMap Format (XBM)

Intergraph Format (ITG)

Image Object Content Architecture Format (IOCA/MODCA)

Miscellaneous 1-Bit Formats (MAC, IMG, and MSP)

SMP Format (SMP)