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[[Electronic_File_Formats|Electronic Formats]] concerned with Image Data.
 
[[Electronic_File_Formats|Electronic Formats]] concerned with Image Data.
  
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* [[Fonts]]
 
* [[Fonts]]
 
* [[Geospatial]]
 
* [[Geospatial]]
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* [[Health and Medicine#Medical Imaging]]
 
* [[Page description languages]]
 
* [[Page description languages]]
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* [[Scientific Data formats]]
 
* [[Video]]
 
* [[Video]]
 
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''Other lists of formats:''
== Adjustment data ==
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* [[Amiga graphics formats]]
 
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* [[Apple II graphics formats]]
* [[AAE sidecar format]] (Apple iOS 8 / OS X Yosemite)
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* [[Atari graphics formats]]
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* [[Commodore graphics formats]]
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* [[Fax formats]]
  
 
== Animated image formats ==
 
== Animated image formats ==
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* [[ANSIMation]]
 
* [[ANSIMation]]
 
* [[APNG]]
 
* [[APNG]]
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* [[AVIF]]
 
* [[BAM]] (Infinity Engine)
 
* [[BAM]] (Infinity Engine)
 
* [[CFAST Disney Animation Studio]] (.cft)
 
* [[CFAST Disney Animation Studio]] (.cft)
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* [[GFY]]
 
* [[GFY]]
 
* [[GRASP GL]]
 
* [[GRASP GL]]
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* [[HEIF]]
 
* [[IFF-DEEP]]
 
* [[IFF-DEEP]]
 
* [[Imagic Film/Picture]] (Atari ST frames used in animation)
 
* [[Imagic Film/Picture]] (Atari ST frames used in animation)
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== Colors ==
 
== Colors ==
(Profiles, color spaces, palettes, swatches)
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(Profiles, color spaces, [[Computer Palettes|palettes]], swatches)
 
* [[Adobe RGB (1998)]]
 
* [[Adobe RGB (1998)]]
 
* [[Adobe Swatch Exchange]] (.ase)
 
* [[Adobe Swatch Exchange]] (.ase)
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* [[Web-safe colors]]
 
* [[Web-safe colors]]
 
* [[YUV]]
 
* [[YUV]]
 
== Comics creation ==
 
* [[Manga Studio]]
 
  
 
== Compression ==
 
== Compression ==
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* [[GEM resource file]] (.rsc)
 
* [[GEM resource file]] (.rsc)
 
* [[GlowIcons]]
 
* [[GlowIcons]]
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* [[Graphic Workshop Thumbnail]] (.thn)
 
* [[Haiku Vector Icon Format]]
 
* [[Haiku Vector Icon Format]]
 
* [[HP 100LX/200LX icon]] (.icn)
 
* [[HP 100LX/200LX icon]] (.icn)
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* [[ICO]] (Microsoft Windows icons)
 
* [[ICO]] (Microsoft Windows icons)
 
** [[Windows 1.0 Icon]]
 
** [[Windows 1.0 Icon]]
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* [[Icon Heaven library]] (.fim)
 
* [[Icon library]] (.icl)
 
* [[Icon library]] (.icl)
 
* [[iThmb]] (iOS thumbnail images)
 
* [[iThmb]] (iOS thumbnail images)
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* [[XMP]]
 
* [[XMP]]
  
== Programming languages (graphic-specific) ==
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== Programming languages ==
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(Graphic-specific programming languages)
  
 
* [[CEEMAC]]
 
* [[CEEMAC]]
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* [[ART (PFS: First Publisher)]]
 
* [[ART (PFS: First Publisher)]]
 
* [[Async Professional Fax]] (.apf)
 
* [[Async Professional Fax]] (.apf)
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* [[AVIF]]
 
* [[AVS X image]]
 
* [[AVS X image]]
 
* [[Award BIOS logo]]
 
* [[Award BIOS logo]]
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* [[BigTIFF]]
 
* [[BigTIFF]]
 
* [[BioRad confocal image]]
 
* [[BioRad confocal image]]
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* [[BMI (Zoner)]]
 
* [[BMP]] (Windows BMP and OS/2 BMP)
 
* [[BMP]] (Windows BMP and OS/2 BMP)
 
* [[Bob ray tracer bitmap]]
 
* [[Bob ray tracer bitmap]]
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* [[Freedom of Press]]
 
* [[Freedom of Press]]
 
* [[FSH (EA Sports)]]
 
* [[FSH (EA Sports)]]
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* [[Funpaint]]
 
* [[G9B]]
 
* [[G9B]]
 
* [[GEM Raster]] (.img)
 
* [[GEM Raster]] (.img)
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* [[HMR]] (Bentley Systems bitmap file, connected in some way to GeoTIFF)
 
* [[HMR]] (Bentley Systems bitmap file, connected in some way to GeoTIFF)
 
* [[HP Paintjet]]
 
* [[HP Paintjet]]
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* [[HR (TRS-80)]] (.hr)
 
* [[HS2 (POSTERING)|HS2]]
 
* [[HS2 (POSTERING)|HS2]]
 
* [[HSI JPEG]]
 
* [[HSI JPEG]]
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* [[JPC (LuraWave)]]
 
* [[JPC (LuraWave)]]
 
* [[JPEG]] (JPEG Interchange Format, .jpg)
 
* [[JPEG]] (JPEG Interchange Format, .jpg)
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* [[JPEG 360]]
 
* [[JPEG 2000]]
 
* [[JPEG 2000]]
 
* [[JPEG 2000 codestream]] (.j2k, .j2c, .jpc)
 
* [[JPEG 2000 codestream]] (.j2k, .j2c, .jpc)
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* [[MetaMorph Stack]] (.stk)
 
* [[MetaMorph Stack]] (.stk)
 
* [[MGR bitmap]]
 
* [[MGR bitmap]]
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* [[MiAF]]
 
* [[Microsoft Image Composer]] (.mic)
 
* [[Microsoft Image Composer]] (.mic)
 
* [[MIF (MSX)]]
 
* [[MIF (MSX)]]
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* [[MSX BASIC graphics]]
 
* [[MSX BASIC graphics]]
 
* [[MTV ray tracer bitmap]]
 
* [[MTV ray tracer bitmap]]
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* [[Multicolor]] (Commodore 64 graphic mode)
 
* [[Multi Palette Picture]] (MPP)
 
* [[Multi Palette Picture]] (MPP)
 
* [[Multi-Picture Format]] (MPO)
 
* [[Multi-Picture Format]] (MPO)
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* [[OS/2 Boot Logo]]
 
* [[OS/2 Boot Logo]]
 
* [[OTA bitmap]] (Nokia Over The Air, .otb)
 
* [[OTA bitmap]] (Nokia Over The Air, .otb)
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* [[PabloPaint]]
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* [[PABX background]]
 
* [[Paint.NET image]] (.pdn)
 
* [[Paint.NET image]] (.pdn)
 
* [[PaintShop Pro]] (.psp, .jsl, .pfr, .tub)
 
* [[PaintShop Pro]] (.psp, .jsl, .pfr, .tub)
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* [[Scitex CT]]
 
* [[Scitex CT]]
 
* [[SCR (ZX Spectrum)]]
 
* [[SCR (ZX Spectrum)]]
* [[ScreenShot Hack PDB]]
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* [[ScreenShot Hack]]
 
* [[Seattle FilmWorks]] (.sfw, .pwp)
 
* [[Seattle FilmWorks]] (.sfw, .pwp)
 
* [[Secret Photos puzzle]] (.xp0)
 
* [[Secret Photos puzzle]] (.xp0)
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* [[Sun Raster]] (.ras, .sun)
 
* [[Sun Raster]] (.ras, .sun)
 
* [[Sun TAAC image]]
 
* [[Sun TAAC image]]
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* [[SymbOS graphic]] (.sgx)
 
* [[Synu]] (Synthetic Universe)
 
* [[Synu]] (Synthetic Universe)
 
* [[TAP (Tencent)]]
 
* [[TAP (Tencent)]]
* [[TealPaint PDB]]
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* [[TealPaint]]
 
* [[Technicolor Dream]]
 
* [[Technicolor Dream]]
 
* [[TGA]] (Truevision Targa image)
 
* [[TGA]] (Truevision Targa image)
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* [[WhyPic]] (.ypc)
 
* [[WhyPic]] (.ypc)
 
* [[Wigmore Artist 64]]
 
* [[Wigmore Artist 64]]
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* [[Windows clipboard]] (.clp)
 
* [[Windows DDB]]
 
* [[Windows DDB]]
 
* [[WinMiPS]]
 
* [[WinMiPS]]
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* [[Zoomify ZIF]]
 
* [[Zoomify ZIF]]
  
== Raw camera formats ==
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== Software ==
For raw image (digital negative) formats used by cameras (such as .3fr, .ari, .arw, .bay, .cap, .cr2, .crw, .eip, .dcr, .dcs, .drf, .dng, .eip, .erf, .fff, .iiq, .k25, .kdc, .mef, .mos, .mrw, .ndf, .nef, .nrw, .orf, .pef, .ptx, .pxn, .r3d, .raf, .raw, .rw2, .rwl, .rwz, .sr2, .srf, .srw, .x3f), see [[Cameras and Digital Image Sensors]].
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''(Applications, utilities, libraries, and APIs for graphic manipulation)''
  
== Software, utilities, libraries, and APIs for graphic manipulation ==
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Refer to [[Graphics software]].
 
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* [[IIIF]] (International Image Interoperability Framework)
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* [[Image Alchemy]]
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* [[ImageMagick]]
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* [[Netpbm]]
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* [[Photoshop]]
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* [[RECOIL]] (formerly FAIL)
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* [[XnView]]
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* [http://imageconverter.rest7.com/ Rest7 Online Image Converter]
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* [[Farbfeld Utilities]]
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(See [[Graphic software]])
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== System-specific graphic formats and modes ==
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* [[Apple II graphics formats]]
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* [[Amiga graphics formats]]
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* [[Atari graphics formats]]
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* [[Commodore graphics formats]]
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* [[HR (TRS-80)]] (.hr)
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* [[PC graphics formats]]
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* [[Windows clipboard]] (.clp)
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== Vector Graphics Formats ==
 
== Vector Graphics Formats ==
''(Including most metafile formats. Vector formats often support embedded raster images, and other objects that aren't actually vectors.)''
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''(Including most "metafile" formats. Vector formats often support embedded raster images, and other objects that aren't actually vectors.)''
  
 
* [[Acorn Draw]]
 
* [[Acorn Draw]]
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* [[MVG]]
 
* [[MVG]]
 
* [[NAPLPS]] (North American Presentation Layer Protocol Syntax)
 
* [[NAPLPS]] (North American Presentation Layer Protocol Syntax)
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* [[Notability]]
 
* [[OpenDocument Drawing]] (.odg)
 
* [[OpenDocument Drawing]] (.odg)
 
* [[PICT]] (Macintosh graphics)
 
* [[PICT]] (Macintosh graphics)
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* [[WordPerfect Graphics]] (.wpg)
 
* [[WordPerfect Graphics]] (.wpg)
 
* [[Xar (vector graphics)|Xar]] (Flare)
 
* [[Xar (vector graphics)|Xar]] (Flare)
For modeling formats (such as IGES, NFF, OFF, POV-Ray, PRT, QRT), see [[3D and CAD/CAM Models]].
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* [[ZBR (Zoner Zebra)]]
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* [[ZMF (Zoner)]]
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See also:
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* [[3D and CAD/CAM Models]]
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* [[Diagramming and flowcharting]]
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* [[Machine Embroidery]]
  
See also [[Machine Embroidery]].
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== Miscellaneous or Uncategorized ==
 
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''(Formats which don't fit into another category, or still need to be categorized)''
== Miscellaneous ==
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''(Formats and topics that are clearly identified, but which don't fit into another category, or still need to be categorized)''
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* [[AAE sidecar format]] (Apple iOS 8 / OS X Yosemite)
 
* [[ANSI escape code]]
 
* [[ANSI escape code]]
 
* [[Aperture library]] [https://github.com/hfiguiere/aplib-extractor/blob/master/docs/format.md]
 
* [[Aperture library]] [https://github.com/hfiguiere/aplib-extractor/blob/master/docs/format.md]
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* [[DeltaVision]] (medical microscopy format)
 
* [[DeltaVision]] (medical microscopy format)
 
* [[Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats]]
 
* [[Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats]]
* [[Fax formats]]
 
 
* [[HDF]] (Hierarchical Data Format)
 
* [[HDF]] (Hierarchical Data Format)
 
* [[IBM Audio Visual Connection (AVC) Still Video Image]]
 
* [[IBM Audio Visual Connection (AVC) Still Video Image]]
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* [[IIIF|IIIF – The International Image Interoperability Framework]]
 
* [[ImageLab/PrintTechnic]]
 
* [[ImageLab/PrintTechnic]]
 
* [[KONTRON]] (embedded-systems company; apparently has graphic format of its own)
 
* [[KONTRON]] (embedded-systems company; apparently has graphic format of its own)
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* [[lcd5]]
 
* [[Liberty IM]]
 
* [[Liberty IM]]
 
* [[Lightroom catalog]] (.lrcat) [https://github.com/hfiguiere/lrcat-extractor/blob/master/doc/lrcat_format.md]
 
* [[Lightroom catalog]] (.lrcat) [https://github.com/hfiguiere/lrcat-extractor/blob/master/doc/lrcat_format.md]
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* [[Manga Studio]]
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* [[MonkeyCard]]
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* [[MonkeyLogo]]
 
* [[PaperPort (MAX)]]
 
* [[PaperPort (MAX)]]
* [[Photoshop]]
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* [[Pocket PC Theme]] (.tsk)
 
* [[QDV (Random Dot Software)]]
 
* [[QDV (Random Dot Software)]]
* [[Windows Media Player Skin Package]] (.wmz)
 
 
== Uncategorized or Unknown ==
 
''(Formats that may need to be more clearly identified and named, and moved to other categories)''
 
 
* [[BUF]]
 
* [[CAM]]
 
* [[CEL]]
 
* [[cicn]]
 
* [[cri]]
 
* [[csource]]
 
* [[.D]]
 
* [[Direct icns]]
 
* [[DL]]
 
* [[ElectronicImage]]
 
* [[IBL]]
 
* [[IBM PIC]]
 
* [[Icd5]]
 
* [[ISS]] (unidentified; XnView claims to support it)
 
* [[MHT]]
 
* [[MonkeyCard]]
 
* [[MonkeyLogo]]
 
* [[NCG]]
 
* [[Oncor]]
 
* [[PDES]]
 
* [[Ppat]]
 
* [[Scrap]]
 
* [[SHS]]
 
 
* [[SNX]]
 
* [[SNX]]
 
* [[StartupScreen]] (Macintosh SCRN, .scrn?)
 
* [[StartupScreen]] (Macintosh SCRN, .scrn?)
* [[STV]]
 
 
* [[System 7 clip]]
 
* [[System 7 clip]]
* [[TBC]]
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* [[Windows Media Player Skin Package]] (.wmz)
* [[TCL]]
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* [[TEX]] ''(Could be any of a number of TEXture formats.)''
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* [[TN]]
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==Links and Resources==
 
==Links and Resources==
* [[Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats]]
 
 
* [http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/01/the-never-before-told-story-of-the-worlds-first-computer-art-its-a-sexy-dame/267439/ World's first computer art (1950s pinup image)]
 
* [http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/01/the-never-before-told-story-of-the-worlds-first-computer-art-its-a-sexy-dame/267439/ World's first computer art (1950s pinup image)]
 
* [http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/05/star-trek-art-atoms-ibm Art created with atoms]
 
* [http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/05/star-trek-art-atoms-ibm Art created with atoms]
* [http://fabiensanglard.net/rayTracing_back_of_business_card/ Raytracer program code that fits on a business card]
 
 
* [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/xga.pro XGA: A New Graphics Standard]
 
* [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/xga.pro XGA: A New Graphics Standard]
 
* [http://www.jagregory.com/abrash-black-book/ Michael Abrash’s Graphics Programming Black Book, Special Edition]
 
* [http://www.jagregory.com/abrash-black-book/ Michael Abrash’s Graphics Programming Black Book, Special Edition]
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* [http://ianmilligan.ca/2014/07/21/image-file-extensions-in-the-wide-web-scrape/ Image File Extensions in the Wide Web Scrape]
 
* [http://ianmilligan.ca/2014/07/21/image-file-extensions-in-the-wide-web-scrape/ Image File Extensions in the Wide Web Scrape]
 
* [http://questionsomething.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/databending-using-audacity-effects/ Databending effects of editing images with a sound editor]
 
* [http://questionsomething.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/databending-using-audacity-effects/ Databending effects of editing images with a sound editor]
* [http://www.imagemagick.org/script/identify.php ImageMagick Identify Command-line Tool]
 
 
* [http://bertolami.com/index.php?engine=blog&content=posts&detail=perceptual-hashing Perceptual Hashing]
 
* [http://bertolami.com/index.php?engine=blog&content=posts&detail=perceptual-hashing Perceptual Hashing]
 
* [http://8bitartwork.co.uk/ Retrospecs: iOS app to convert images to imitate old 8-bit systems' graphics]
 
* [http://8bitartwork.co.uk/ Retrospecs: iOS app to convert images to imitate old 8-bit systems' graphics]
 
* [http://alvyray.com/Memos/CG/Microsoft/6_pixel.pdf A Pixel Is Not A Little Square]
 
* [http://alvyray.com/Memos/CG/Microsoft/6_pixel.pdf A Pixel Is Not A Little Square]
 
* [http://literarymachin.es/deepzoom-osd-server/ Serve deepzoom images from a zip archive with openseadragon]
 
* [http://literarymachin.es/deepzoom-osd-server/ Serve deepzoom images from a zip archive with openseadragon]
* [http://iipimage.sourceforge.net/2014/12/iiif IIIF – The International Image Interoperability Framework]
 
* [http://iiif.io/ IIIF official site]
 
* [https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:df650pk4327/2015ARCHIVING_IIIF.pdf The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF): A community & technology approach for web-based images]
 
 
* [http://creativeshory.com/know-use-image-file-types-jpeg-gif-png/ Know When to Use Image File Types: JPEG, GIF & PNG]
 
* [http://creativeshory.com/know-use-image-file-types-jpeg-gif-png/ Know When to Use Image File Types: JPEG, GIF & PNG]
 
* [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27974945/can-we-programatically-compare-different-images-of-same-resolutions/27976171#27976171 Can we programatically compare different images of same resolutions?]
 
* [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27974945/can-we-programatically-compare-different-images-of-same-resolutions/27976171#27976171 Can we programatically compare different images of same resolutions?]
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* [http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ Potrace: Transforming bitmaps into vector graphics]
 
* [http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ Potrace: Transforming bitmaps into vector graphics]
 
* [http://cloudinary.com/blog/one_pixel_is_worth_three_thousand_words About a 1x1 image in many file formats]
 
* [http://cloudinary.com/blog/one_pixel_is_worth_three_thousand_words About a 1x1 image in many file formats]
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* [http://tomseditor.com/ Tom's Editor: Free online image converted. About 500 formats supported]
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* [http://whatis.rest7.com/ WhatIs.Rest7: Image formats explained. Lots of samples]
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* [http://de77.com/find/image Image libraries for PHP: BMP, DDS, TGA, PNM, PGM, PBM]
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* [http://whatis.rest7.com/Atari Lots of images from Atari]

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Electronic Formats concerned with Image Data.

See also:

Other lists of formats:

Contents

Animated image formats

See also Video.

Character-based graphics

See Character encoding for details of character sets, some of which include graphical or line-and-box-drawing characters.

Colors

(Profiles, color spaces, palettes, swatches)

Compression

Special-purpose compression algorithms and formats that may be used in multiple image file formats.

See also Compression, for general-purpose algorithms.

Icon, Cursor, and Avatar files

(Formats often used for icons, cursors, avatars, thumbnails, etc.)

Metadata Formats

Programming languages

(Graphic-specific programming languages)

Raster Graphics Formats

Software

(Applications, utilities, libraries, and APIs for graphic manipulation)

Refer to Graphics software.

Vector Graphics Formats

(Including most "metafile" formats. Vector formats often support embedded raster images, and other objects that aren't actually vectors.)

See also:

Miscellaneous or Uncategorized

(Formats which don't fit into another category, or still need to be categorized)

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