TGA
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== Sample images == | == Sample images == | ||
* [http://www.fileformat.info/format/tga/sample/index.htm TGA Sample Files] | * [http://www.fileformat.info/format/tga/sample/index.htm TGA Sample Files] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 01:24, 12 November 2012
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A simple raster format for individual images first established by Truevision, Inc. in 1984. Designed for use with MS-DOS color applications, TGA is the native format of Truevision's TARGA (Truevision Advanced Raster Graphics Adapter) boards, which were some of the first graphic cards for IBM-compatible PCs to support 24-bit RGB color encoding (sometimes termed truecolor).
Sample images
References
- Truevision TGA: Wikipedia
- Truevision TGA, version 1.0, from Library of Congress resource on Sustainability of Digital Formats
- TGA File Format Summary From Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats at FileFormat.Info (1996)
