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[[Electronic_File_Formats|Electronic Formats]] concerned with Image Data.
 
[[Electronic_File_Formats|Electronic Formats]] concerned with Image Data.
  
== Categories ==
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''See also:''
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* [[3D and CAD/CAM Models]]
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* [[Cameras and Digital Image Sensors]]
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* [[Fonts]]
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* [[Geospatial]]
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* [[Health and Medicine#Medical Imaging]]
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* [[Page description languages]]
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* [[Scientific Data formats]]
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* [[Video]]
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''Other lists of formats:''
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* [[Amiga graphics formats]]
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* [[Apple II graphics formats]]
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* [[Atari graphics formats]]
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* [[Commodore graphics formats]]
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* [[Fax formats]]
  
* see also: [[3D and CAD/CAM Models]]
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== Animated image formats ==
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See also [[Video]].
  
== Vector Graphics Formats ==
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* [[NEOchrome Animation|ANI (NEOchrome)]]
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* [[Windows Animated Cursor|ANI (Windows Animated Cursor)]]
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* [[ANIM]]
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* [[Animatic Film‎]] (.flm)
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* [[ANSIMation]]
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* [[APNG]]
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* [[AVIF]]
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* [[BAM]] (Infinity Engine)
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* [[CFAST Disney Animation Studio]] (.cft)
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* [[Cyber Paint Sequence]] (.seq)
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* [[DeluxePaint Animation]] (ANM or Anim)
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* [[DVM]] (DVM Movie/Magic Software DVM)
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* [[EVA]]
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* [[FLIC]] (FLI, FLC)
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* [[GIF]]
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* [[GIFV]]
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* [[GFY]]
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* [[GRASP GL]]
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* [[HEIF]]
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* [[IFF-DEEP]]
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* [[Imagic Film/Picture]] (Atari ST frames used in animation)
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* [[JPX]]
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* [[MNG]]
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* [[PGX (Portfolio)]]
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* [[PICS]]
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* [[QTL]] (YUV SECAM or PAL image)
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* [[Spectrum 512 Anispec‎]]
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* [[SWF]] (Flash)
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* [[XNG]]
  
* [[CDR]] - CorelDRAW! (a variant of the [[OASIS]] document format)
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== Character-based graphics ==
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See [[Character encoding]] for details of character sets, some of which include graphical or line-and-box-drawing characters.
  
== Bitmap Graphics Formats ==
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* [[ANSI Art]] (.ans)
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* [[ANSI escape code]]
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* [[AN2]]
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* [[ArtWorx Data Format]] (.adf)
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* [[ASCII Art]]
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* [[AVATAR]] (FidoNet)
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* [[BIN (Binary Text)]]
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* [[BSAVE Image]]
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* [[iCEDraw]] (.idf)
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* [[MZM]] (.mzm)
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* [[PCBoard]] (.pcb)
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* [[RIPscrip]] (or RIPscript)
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* [[TheDraw Save File]] (.td)
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* [[TUNDRA]] (.tnd)
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* [[XBIN]] (.xb)
  
* [[BMP]] (Windows BMP)
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== Colors ==
* [[GIF]] (graphical interchange format; also used in animated form)
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(Profiles, color spaces, [[Computer Palettes|palettes]], swatches)
* [[OS/2 BMP]] (different from Windows BMP)
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* [[Adobe RGB (1998)]]
* [[ICO]]
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* [[Adobe Swatch Exchange]] (.ase)
* [[IFF]] ([[ILBM]])
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* [[Atari ST color palette]]
* [[JIF]]
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* [[Commodore 64 color palette]]
* [[JPEG]] (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
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* [[DNG camera profile]]
* [[JP2]]
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* [[GIMP Palette]]
* [[PCX]] (PC Paintbrush)
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* [[ICC profile]]
* [[PSD]] Adobe Photoshop (might also contain vector layers, but it is mainly a bitmap file format)
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* [[Photoshop Curve]]
* [[PICtor]] file format (.pic; used by PCPaint and other ancient DOS software)
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* [[Photoshop Transfer Function]]
* [[PNG]] (Portable Network Graphics)
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* [[RIFF Palette File]]
* [[RLE]] (Run-Length Encoded BMP)
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* [[sRGB]]
* [[TGA]] Truevision Targa image
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* [[Web-safe colors]]
* [[TIFF]] (Tagged Image File Format)
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* [[YUV]]
  
== Animated image formats ==
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== Compression ==
  
* [[ANI (Windows Cursor)]]
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Special-purpose compression algorithms and formats that may be used in multiple image file formats.
* [[GIF]] (graphical interchange format; also used in single-image form)
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== Uncategorized ==
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See also [[Compression]], for general-purpose algorithms.
  
* [[.D]]
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* [[CCITT Group 3]]
* [[8BIM]]
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* [[CCITT Group 4]]
* [[AAI]]
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* [[DCT compression]] (e.g. lossy [[JPEG]])
* [[Acorn Draw]]
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* [[ImageZero]]
* [[Acorn Font]]
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* [[JBIG]]
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* [[JBIG2]]
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* [[JPEG]]
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* [[JPEG 2000 codestream]]
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* [[JPEG-LS]]
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* [[Lepton]]
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* [[LOCO-I]] (Low Complexity Lossless Compression for Images)
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* [[Mixed Raster Content]] (MRC, T.44)
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* [[Modified Huffman]]
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* [[Modified Modified READ]]
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* [[Modified READ]]
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* [[NeXT 2-bit RLE]]
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* [[PackBits]]
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* [[packJPG]] (.pjg)
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* [[packPNM]] (.ppn)
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* [[PKP]]
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* [[Rawzor]]
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* [[Run-length colour encoding]] (T.45)
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* [[Run-length encoding]]
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* [[ThunderScan compression]]
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* [[Wavelet compression]]
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== Icon, Cursor, and Avatar files ==
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(Formats often used for icons, cursors, avatars, thumbnails, etc.)
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* [[Amiga Workbench icon]] (.info)
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* [[AMOS Icon Bank]]
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* [[Windows Animated Cursor|ANI (Windows Animated Cursor)]]
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* [[Apple File and App Icons]]
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* [[CUR]] (Microsoft Windows cursors)
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** [[Windows 1.0 Cursor]]
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* [[DEGAS Elite icon]] (.icn)
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* [[EPOC AIF]]
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* [[Favicon]]
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* [[GEM resource file]] (.rsc)
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* [[GlowIcons]]
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* [[Graphic Workshop Thumbnail]] (.thn)
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* [[Haiku Vector Icon Format]]
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* [[HP 100LX/200LX icon]] (.icn)
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* [[ICDRAW icon]]
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* [[ICNS]] (Apple/Macintosh Icon)
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* [[ICO]] (Microsoft Windows icons)
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** [[Windows 1.0 Icon]]
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* [[Icon Heaven library]] (.fim)
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* [[Icon library]] (.icl)
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* [[Imageiio/imaginfo (Ulead)]] (.pe3, .pe4)
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* [[iThmb]] (iOS thumbnail images)
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* [[Lotus Smart Icon]] (.smi)
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* [[Micrografx Icon]] (.icn)
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* [[NeoDesk icon]] (.nic)
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* [[NewIcons]]
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* [[Nokia Group Graphic]] (.ngg)
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* [[Nokia Logo Manager bitmap‎]] (.nlm)
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* [[Nokia Operator Logo]] (.nol)
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* [[Nokia Picture Message]] (.npm)
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* [[Nokia Startup Logo]] (.nsl)
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* [[OLPC 565]]
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* [[OS/2 Icon]]
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* [[OS/2 Pointer]] (.ptr)
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* [[PaintShop Pro Browser Cache]] (pspbrwse.jbf)
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* [[Photoshop Thumbnail Cache]]
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* [[RIPscrip Icon]] (RIPterm Image, .icn)
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* [[Sony Mavica 411]]
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* [[Sun icon]]
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* [[SuperJPG thumbnail cache]] (superjpg.tnc)
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* [[Windows thumbnail cache]] (Thumbs.db)
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* [[Xbox Live Avatar]]
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* [[Xcursor]]
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* [[X-Face]]
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* [[XV thumbnail]]
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* [[ZoomBrowser Ex thumbnail cache]] (ZbThumbnail.info)
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== Metadata Formats ==
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* [[Exif]]
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* [[IPTC]] (or NAA)
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* [[MakerNote]]
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* [[MIX (metadata)|MIX]]
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* [[Photoshop Image Resources]]
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* [[SAUCE]]
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* [[XMP]]
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== Online/Networked Formats ==
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(while any image format can be used online and through a network, these are specifically designed to be accessed remotely via an API)
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* [[IIIF|IIIF – The International Image Interoperability Framework]]
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== Programming languages ==
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(Graphic-specific programming languages)
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* [[CEEMAC]]
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* [[High Level Shading Language]] (HLSL) (uses byte array header files)
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* [[OpenGL Shading Language]] (GLSL)
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* [[Processing]]
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== Raster Graphics Formats ==
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* [[AAI]] (Dune image)
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* [[Abekas YUV]] (.yuv) (Diskus and Quantel QNV varieties of YUV files are apparently similar)
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* [[Ability Office PhotoPaint]] (.apx)
 
* [[Acorn Sprite]]
 
* [[Acorn Sprite]]
* [[AFP]]
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* [[ADRG]]
* [[ALIAS]]
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* [[AIPD]]
* [[AMBER ARR]]
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* [[Alias PIX]]
* [[AMC]]
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* [[Alpha Microsystems BMP]]
* [[Analyze]]
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* [[Amber ARR Bitmap Image]]
* [[ANI (NeoChrome)]]
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* [[AMOS Picture Bank]]
* [[ANPA]]
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* [[AMOS Sprite Bank]]
* [[ANS (ANSI Art]]
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* [[Analyze AVW]]
* [[Apple File Icon]]
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* [[Aperio SVS]]
* [[Apple Preferred]]
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* [[Apple volume label image]]
* [[ART]]
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* [[Applixware Bitmap]]
* [[ARW]]
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* [[ARF (Axon Raw Format)]]
* [[ASCII (graphics)]]
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* [[ART (AOL compressed image)]]
* [[Atari Portfolio]]
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* [[ART (PFS: First Publisher)]]
* [[Autodesk Slide]]
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* [[Async Professional Fax]] (.apf)
* [[B3D]]
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* [[AVIF]]
* [[Bio]]
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* [[AVS X image]]
* [[BioRad]]
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* [[Award BIOS logo]]
* [[BLD]]
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* [[AWD (Artweaver)]]
* [[BSB]]
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* [[AWD (At Work Document)]]
* [[BSP]]
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* [[BCIF]]
* [[BUF]]
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* [[BEF]]
* [[BUM]]
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* [[BFLI]]
* [[Byte Array Header File]]
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* [[BGI image]]
* [[c4]]
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* [[BIF (Image Alchemy)]]
* [[CALS]]
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* [[BigTIFF]]
* [[CAM]]
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* [[BioRad confocal image]]
* [[CEL]]
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* [[BLP]]
* [[CGM]]
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* [[BMI (Zoner)]]
* [[DXF]]
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* [[BMP]] (Windows BMP and OS/2 BMP)
* [[Chyron]]
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* [[Bob ray tracer bitmap]]
* [[cicn]]
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* [[BPG]]
* [[CINEON]]
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* [[BRender PIX]]
* [[CISCOIpPhoneImages]]
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* [[BSAVE Image]]
* [[CLP]]
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* [[BSB]] (BSB/KAP)
* [[cri]]
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* [[CADRG]]
* [[CRW]]
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* [[Calamus Raster Graphic]] (.crg)
* [[CR2]]
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* [[CALS raster]]
* [[csource]]
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* [[Canvas (Atari)‎]] (.cpt, .cnv)
* [[CT]]
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* [[Cartesian Perceptual Compression]] (CPC)
* [[CUR]]
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* [[CD5]] (Chasys Draw)
* [[CVG]]
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* [[CgBI]]
* [[CWK]]
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* [[Cineon]]
* [[DCS]]
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* [[Cisco IP Phone image]]
* [[DCR]]
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* [[Clear (RISC OS graphics format)|Clear]]
* [[DCX]]
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* [[Cloé picture]]
* [[DDS]]
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* [[CMU Andrew Toolkit image]] (.cmu)
* [[DeltaVision]]
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* [[CMU Window Manager bitmap]]
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* [[COKE (Atari Falcon)]]
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* [[ColoRIX]] (RIX)
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* [[CompuServe RLE]]
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* [[CompW]]
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* [[Corel Photo House]] (.cps)
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* [[Corel Photo-Paint image]] (.cpt)
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* [[Crack Art]] (.ca1, .ca2, .ca3)
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* [[CUPS Raster]]
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* [[CUT (Amstrad)]]
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* [[DCS]] (Desktop Color Separation)
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* [[DCX]] (ZSoft IBM PC multi-page Paintbrush)
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* [[DEGAS image]] (.pi1, .pi2, .pi3, .pc1, .pc2, .pc3)
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* [[DeskMate Paint]] (.pnt)
 
* [[DESR VFF]]
 
* [[DESR VFF]]
* [[DICoM]]
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* [[DGI (Digi-Pic)]]
* [[Direct icns]]
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* [[DICOM]] (.dcm)
* [[Diskus YUV]]
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* [[Diddle sketch]]
* [[DJ1000]]
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* [[DiddleBug sketch]]
* [[DL]]
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* [[DirectDraw Surface]] (.dds)
* [[dm2]]
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* [[DjVu]]
* [[dm3]]
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* [[DNG]]
 
* [[DNG]]
* [[Doodle]]
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* [[Doodle (Atari)]] (.doo)
* [[DPX]]
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* [[Doodle! (C64)]] (.dd, .jj)
* [[Dr. Halo]]
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* [[Doré Raster]]
* [[DrawIT]]
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* [[DPX]] (SMTPE DPX)
* [[ECW]]
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* [[Dr. Halo]] (.cut)
* [[ElectronicImage]]
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* [[DVI]] (Intel DVI, Digital Video Interface, Intel Real-Time Video)
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* [[ECW]] (Enhanced Compression Wavelet)
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* [[EggPaint]] (.trp)
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* [[Enhanced Simplex]] (.esm)
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* [[EPOC MBM]] (Symbian Multibitmap)
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* [[EPOC Sketch]]
 
* [[Epson Printer Bitmaps]]
 
* [[Epson Printer Bitmaps]]
* [[EPSF]] (Encapsulated PostScript file)
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* [[ERDAS Imagine IMG]]
* [[ESM]]
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* [[ERDAS LAN/GIS]]
* [[Facesaver]]
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* [[ER Mapper Raster]] (.ers)
* [[Favicon ICO]]
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* [[Extended DEGAS image]]
* [[Fascimilie]]
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* [[FaceSaver]]
* [[FaxSFT]]
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* [[Falcon True Color]] (.ftc)
* [[fep]]
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* [[farbfeld]]
* [[fig]]
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* [[FAXX]] (IFF-FAXX)
* [[First Publisher art]]
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* [[FBM image]] (Fuzzy Bitmap)
* [[FireViewer PDB]]
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* [[FFLI]]
* [[FITS]] (Flexible Image Transport System)
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* [[FIASCO]]
* [[FLC]]
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* [[FIF (Fractal Image Format)]]
* [[FLH]]
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* [[FlashPix]] (.fpx)
* [[FLI]]
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* [[Flexible Image Transport System]] (FITS)
* [[FPX]]
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* [[Flexible Line Interpretation]] (FLI)
* [[Freehand 10]]
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* [[FLIF]]
* [[FUJI]]
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* [[FRA (Fractint)]]
* [[GATAN]]
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* [[Freedom of Press]]
* [[GEM Bit Image]]
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* [[FSH (EA Sports)]]
* [[GFX]]
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* [[Funpaint]]
* [[Grasp GL]]
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* [[G9B]]
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* [[GEM Raster]] (.img)
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* [[geoPaint]]
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* [[GeoTIFF]]
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* [[GIF]] (Graphics Interchange Format)
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* [[GIMP Animated Brush]] (.gih)
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* [[GIMP Brush]] (.gbr)
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* [[GIMP Pattern]] (.pat)
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* [[GLE]]
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* [[GoDot]] (.4bt)
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* [[GodPaint]] (.god)
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* [[Graph Saurus]]
 
* [[GrayPaint]]
 
* [[GrayPaint]]
* [[GRP]]
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* [[GRF (Amstrad)]]
* [[HAM]]
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* [[GRFX]]
* [[HD Photo]]
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* [[GRIB]] (Gridded Binary)
* [[HDR]]
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* [[GROB]]
* [[HGT]]
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* [[GX1]]
* [[HMR]]
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* [[GX2]]
* [[HPGL]] (Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language)
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* [[HEIF]]
* [[HPGL/2]]
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* [[HIPS]]
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* [[HMR]] (Bentley Systems bitmap file, connected in some way to GeoTIFF)
 
* [[HP Paintjet]]
 
* [[HP Paintjet]]
* [[HTC splashscreen]]
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* [[HR (TRS-80)]] (.hr)
* [[IBL]]
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* [[HS2 (POSTERING)|HS2]]
* [[IBM PIC]]
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* [[HSI JPEG]]
* [[IC Magic]]
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* [[HSI Raw]]
* [[Icd5]]
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* [[HTC splashscreen]] (also known as NB format)
* [[ICN]]
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* [[IBM KIPS bitmap]]
* [[IGES]]
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* [[ICR (NCSA Telnet)]]
* [[IM]]
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* [[IFF-DEEP]]
* [[ImageLab/PrintTechnic]]
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* [[ILBM]] (IFF, LBM, HAM, ACBM, etc.)
* [[IMG]]
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* [[Image Cytometry Standard]] (.ics)
* [[IMQ]]
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* [[Image Exchange Format]]
* [[IPLab]]
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* [[Imagic Film/Picture]] (Atari ST)
* [[IRIS]]
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* [[IMG/HDR]] (Analyze 7.5)
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* [[Img Software Set]]
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* [[ImgStar]]
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* [[IndyPaint]] (.tru)
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* [[Inset PIX]]
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* [[InShape IIM]]
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* [[Intergraph Raster]]
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* [[Interleaf image]]
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* [[IPI]]
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* [[IPLab]] (Image Processing Lab)
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* [[IRIS CMYK Front End Processor CT]]
 
* [[Island Graphics TIFF]]
 
* [[Island Graphics TIFF]]
* [[ISS]]
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* [[IWC (WaveL)]]
* [[ithmb]]
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* [[J6I]] (Ricoh Digital Camera image file)
* [[j6i]]
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* [[JBIG]]
* [[JBI]]
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* [[JBIG2]]
 
* [[JEDMICS C4]]
 
* [[JEDMICS C4]]
* [[JPF]]
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* [[Jeff's Image Format]]
* [[JPX]]
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* [[JFIF]] (JPEG File Interchange Format)
* [[KDC]]
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* [[JNG]] (JPEG Network Graphics)
* [[Keynote PICT]]
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* [[Jovian Logic VI]]
* [[KISS CEL]]
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* [[JP2]] (JPEG 2000 Part 1 Annex I)
* [[Koala]]
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* [[JPC (LuraWave)]]
* [[Kodak DCS]]
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* [[JPEG]] (JPEG Interchange Format, .jpg)
* [[Kodak ICC]]
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* [[JPEG 360]]
* [[KoNTRoN]]
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* [[JPEG 2000]]
* [[LDF]]
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* [[JPEG 2000 codestream]] (.j2k, .j2c, .jpc)
* [[Liberty IM]]
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* [[JPEG-HDR]]
* [[LIFF]]
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* [[JPEG-LS]]
* [[LOGO]]
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* [[JPEG XL]]
* [[Lotus PIC]]
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* [[JPEG XR]] (HD Photo)
* [[LuraDocument]]
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* [[JPEG XT]]
* [[LWF]]
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* [[JPM]] (JPEG 2000 Part 6: Compound Image Format)
* [[MacDraw I]]
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* [[JPS]]
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* [[JPX]] (JPEG 2000 Part 2: Extensions, .jpf)
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* [[KIFF]]
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* [[KiSS CEL]]
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* [[KoalaPainter]] (.koa, .gg)
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* [[Kolor Raw]] (.kro)
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* [[Krita]] (.kra)
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* [[KTX]]
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* [[LazPaint]] (.lzp)
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* [[LIFF]] (Openlab Layered Image File Format)
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* [[Lightning Strike]] (.cod)
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* [[Lossless JPEG (original)]]
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* [[Lotus Manuscript graphics]] (.bit)
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* [[LSM]] (Zeiss Light Speed Microscope)
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* [[LSS16]]
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* [[Lucasfilm picture]] (.lff)
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* [[Lumena CEL]]
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* [[Lumena PIX/BPX]]
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* [[LuraDocument Format]] (.ldf)
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* [[LuraWave]] (LWF)
 
* [[MacPaint]]
 
* [[MacPaint]]
* [[MAG]]
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* [[Magick Persistent Cache]] (MPC)
* [[MAYA-IFF]]
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* [[MAKIchan Graphics]] (.mag)
* [[MBM]]
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* [[Maya IFF]]
* [[Meteosat 5]]
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* [[MDA|MDA/MDP]] (MicroDesign Area/Page)
* [[MHT]]
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* [[MDI]] (Microsoft Office Document Imaging)
* [[Microsoft Windows Device Independent Bitmap]]
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* [[MegaPaint BLD]]
* [[Microsoft Windows Icon]]
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* [[MetaMorph Stack]] (.stk)
* [[Microsoft Windows Paint]]
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* [[MGR bitmap]]
* [[MonkeyLogo]]
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* [[MiAF]]
* [[MonkeyCard]]
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* [[Microsoft Image Composer]] (.mic)
* [[MPO]]
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* [[MIF (MSX)]]
* [[MRC]]
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* [[MIFF]] (Magick Image File Format)
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* [[MIX (Picture It!)]]
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* [[Mixed Raster Content]] (MRC, T.44)
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* [[MRF (Monochrome Recursive Format)]]
 
* [[MrSID]]
 
* [[MrSID]]
* [[MRW]]
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* [[MSP (Microsoft Paint)]]
* [[MSP]]
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* [[MSX BASIC graphics]]
* [[MSX]]
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* [[MTV ray tracer bitmap]]
* [[MSX2]]
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* [[Multicolor]] (Commodore 64 graphic mode)
* [[MSX+]]
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* [[Multi Palette Picture]] (MPP)
* [[MSX2+]]
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* [[Multi-Picture Format]] (MPO)
* [[NAA/IPTC]]
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* [[NASA Raster Metafile]]
 
* [[NASA Raster Metafile]]
* [[NCG]]
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* [[National Imagery Transmission Format]] (NITFS, NITF, .ntf)
* [[NEF]]
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* [[NEOchrome]] (.neo)
* [[NEO]]
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* [[Nero CoverDesigner]] (.ncd, .nct)
* [[NGG]]
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* [[Netpbm formats]] (PBM, PGM, PPM, PNM)
* [[NIF]]
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* [[The Newsroom|Newsroom, The]]
* [[NIST PCT]]
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* [[NIFF (Navy Image File Format)]]
* [[Nokia .pict]]
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* [[NIFF (xloadimage)]]
* [[NOL]]
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* [[NIST IHead]] (.pct)
* [[NV12]]
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* [[NV12]] (a YUV format)
* [[ODF]]
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* [[OpenEXR]] (.exr)
* [[OFF]]
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* [[OpenRaster]] (.ora)
* [[oNCoR]]
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* [[OS/2 Bitmap Array]]
* [[ORF]]
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* [[OS/2 bitmap family]]
* [[OTA]]
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* [[OS/2 Boot Logo]]
* [[PI1 Degas]]
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* [[OTA bitmap]] (Nokia Over The Air, .otb)
* [[PC1 Degas]]
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* [[PabloPaint]]
* [[PI2 Degas]]
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* [[PABX background]]
* [[PC2 Degas]]
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* [[Paint.NET image]] (.pdn)
* [[PI3 Degas]]
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* [[PaintShop Pro]] (.psp, .jsl, .pfr, .tub)
* [[PC4 Degas]]
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* [[PaintTool SAI]]
* [[Palette]]
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* [[Palette Master]]
* [[Palm image stream]]
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* [[Palm bitmap]]
* [[PAC STAD]]
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* [[Palm Database ImageViewer]] / FireViewer PDB (.pdb)
* [[PAM]]
+
* [[PAX (Pick Ax)]]
* [[PaperPort (MAX)]]
+
* [[PCIF]] (.pcf)
* [[PBM]]
+
* [[PCO B16]]
* [[PC Paint]]
+
* [[PCPaint CLP]]
* [[PCD]]
+
* [[PCPaint PIC]] (a.k.a. Pictor)
* [[PCL]]
+
* [[PCX]] (PC Paintbrush)
* [[PDB]]
+
* [[PDS]] (NASA Planetary Data System, .img, .imq)
* [[PDF]] (Portable Document Format)
+
* [[PDS4]]
* [[PDS]]
+
* [[PFM (Portable Float Map)]]
* [[PDS3]]
+
* [[PFS (Portable Floatmap Stream)]]
* [[PDES]]
+
* [[PGC (Portfolio Graphics Compressed)]]
* [[PEF]]
+
* [[PGF (Portfolio Graphics)]]
* [[PFM]]
+
* [[PGF (Progressive Graphics File)]]
* [[PGC]]
+
* [[PGX (JPEG 2000)]]
* [[PGF]]
+
* [[Photo CD]] (.pcd)
* [[PGM]]
+
* [[PhotoChrome]] (.pcs)
* [[PIC]] (multiple B&W Atari, PC Paint, Psion
+
* [[PhotoDeluxe]] (.pdd)
* [[PICS]]
+
* [[PhotoImpact]]
* [[PICT]]
+
* [[PhotoParade slideshow]] (.php, .4pp)
* [[PIX]]
+
* [[Photoshop brush]] (.abr)
* [[Pixar PIC]]
+
* [[Pi (image format)|Pi]]
* [[Postscript]] (.ps)
+
* [[PIC (Yanagisawa)]]
* [[PM]]
+
* [[PIC2]]
* [[PoRST]]
+
* [[Picture Packer]]
* [[Ppat]]
+
* [[Picture Publisher]]
* [[PPM]]
+
* [[Pixar picture]] (.pxr)
* [[PSP]]
+
* [[Pixia]] (.pxa)
* [[PTG]]
+
* [[Pixlr document]] (*.pxd)
* [[PWP]]
+
* [[PLD (PhotoLine)]]
* [[QDV]]
+
* [[PM (XV image)]]
* [[QNT]]
+
* [[PNG]] (Portable Network Graphics)
* [[QTIF]]
+
* [[Pocket PC Bitmap]] (.2bp)
* [[QTL]]
+
* [[Portable Arbitrary Map]] (PAM)
* [[Quicktime]]
+
* [[Portable Bitmap Format]] (PBF)
* [[RAF]]
+
* [[Poser Bump Map]] (.bum)
* [[RDC]]
+
* [[PRF (Fastgraph)]]
* [[RIB]]
+
* [[PRF (Polychrome Recursive Format)]]
* [[RIFF]]
+
* [[Printfox bitmap]]
* [[RLA]]
+
* [[PrintMaster]]
* [[RLE]]
+
* [[PrintPartner]] (.gph)
* [[RW2]]
+
* [[The Print Shop|Print Shop, The]]
* [[SCR (Sinclair)]]
+
* [[Prism Paint]] (.pnt)
* [[SCR (Word for DOS)]]
+
* [[PSB]] (Adobe Photoshop, large format)
* [[Scrap]]
+
* [[PSD]] (Adobe Photoshop)
* [[ScreenShot Hack PDB]]
+
* [[PSF (PhotoStudio)]]
* [[SCX]]
+
* [[Psion PIC]]
* [[SFF]]
+
* [[PTG]] (ArtRage)
* [[SFW]]
+
* [[Puzzle image (X11)]]
* [[SGI]]
+
* [[PWC (Piecewise-Constant Image Model)]]
* [[SHP]]
+
* [[PWG Raster]]
* [[SHS]]
+
* [[PXM (Pixelmator)]]
* [[Sinclair QL]]
+
* [[Q0]]
 +
* [[QDV (Giffer)]]
 +
* [[QRT Ray Tracer bitmap]]
 +
* [[QTIF]] (QuickTime image file, .qif)
 +
* [[Quake 2 Texture]] (.wal)
 +
* [[Quantel VPB image]]
 +
* [[Radiance HDR]] (RGBE, XYZE, .hdr, .pic)
 +
* [[Raw bitmap]]
 +
* [[RDIB]]
 +
* [[RLA]] (Wavefront)
 +
* [[SBIG CCDOPS image]]
 +
* [[Scitex CT]]
 +
* [[SCR (ZX Spectrum)]]
 +
* [[ScreenShot Hack]]
 +
* [[Seattle FilmWorks]] (.sfw, .pwp)
 +
* [[Secret Photos puzzle]] (.xp0)
 +
* [[Segmented Hypergraphics]] (.shg, .mrb)
 +
* [[SGI (image file format)|SGI]] (IRIS, RGB)
 +
* [[SGX]] (SView Graphics, SuperView Graphics)
 +
* [[Sinclair QL screen]]
 
* [[Sixel]]
 
* [[Sixel]]
* [[SKETCH]]
+
* [[Slow-scan television]] (.hrz)
* [[SMV]]
+
* [[Softimage PIC]]
* [[SNX]]
+
* [[Spaceward Graphics]] / Satori (.r, .rir)
* [[SoFTIMAGE]]
+
* [[Spectrum 512 Extended‎]] (.spx)
* [[SPC]]
+
* [[Spectrum 512 formats]] (.spu, .spc, .sps)
* [[SRF]]
+
* [[SPIF]]
* [[ST X SBIG]]
+
* [[SPIFF]] (Still Picture Interchange File Format)
* [[StartupScreen s]]
+
* [[Spooky Sprites]]
* [[STV]]
+
* [[STAD PAC]]
* [[Sun Rasterfiles]]
+
* [[Standard Archive Format]] (military missile data format that includes images among other data)
* [[SVG]]
+
* [[Starbase bitmap file‎]]
* [[SWF]]
+
* [[STOS memory bank]] (.mbk)
* [[System 7 clip]]
+
* [[Structured Fax File]] (.sff)
* [[TBC]]
+
* [[Sun Raster]] (.ras, .sun)
* [[TCL]]
+
* [[Sun TAAC image]]
* [[TealPaint PDB]]
+
* [[SymbOS graphic]] (.sgx)
* [[TEX]]
+
* [[Synu]] (Synthetic Universe)
* [[TCL]]
+
* [[TAP (Tencent)]]
* [[TIM PSX]]
+
* [[TealPaint]]
* [[Tiny Viewer PDB]]
+
* [[Technicolor Dream]]
* [[TN]]
+
* [[TGA]] (Truevision Targa image)
* [[TSR-80]]
+
* [[TIFF]] (Tagged Image File Format)
* [[UNIX Plot Format]]
+
* [[TIFF/EP]]
 +
* [[TIFF-FX]]
 +
* [[TIFF/IT]]
 +
* [[TIM (PlayStation graphics)]]
 +
* [[TIM2]]
 +
* [[Tiny Stuff]]
 +
* [[TI picture file]]
 +
* [[TLG (KiriKiri)|TLG]] (associated with [[KiriKiri Adventure Game System]])
 +
* [[Unirast]] (Apple AirPrint)
 +
* [[UPX/TPX (Photo Express)]]
 
* [[Utah RLE]]
 
* [[Utah RLE]]
* [[VBM]]
+
* [[Valve Texture Format]] (.vtf)
* [[VFF]]
+
* [[VBM (VDC BitMap)]]
* [[VGS-8]]
+
* [[VEGX]]
 +
* [[Verity Image]] (.vif)
 +
* [[V.Flash PTX]]
 
* [[VICAR]]
 
* [[VICAR]]
* [[CITRoNIC]]
+
* [[VIFF]] (Khoros Visualization, .xv)
* [[VoXEL]]
+
* [[VIPS]] (.v)
* [[VPB]]
+
* [[Vista data file]]
* [[VPM]]
+
* [[VITec]]
* [[WBIN]]
+
* [[Vivid IMG]]
* [[WBMP]]
+
* [[VORT file]]
* [[wbz]]
+
* [[WBMP]] (Wireless Bitmap)
* [[Webp]]
+
* [[WebP]]
* [[Winfax FXM]]
+
* [[Webshots picture]] (.wbz, .wb1, .wbd, .wbc, .wbp)
* [[WMF]]
+
* [[WhyPic]] (.ypc)
* [[WordPerfect Graphics]]
+
* [[Wigmore Artist 64]]
* [[X Windows Bitmap]]
+
* [[Windows clipboard]] (.clp)
* [[X Window Dump]]
+
* [[Windows DDB]]
* [[X3F]]
+
* [[WinMiPS]]
* [[XBM]]
+
* [[Winzle Puzzle]]
* [[XCF]]
+
* [[WOBA]] (bitmap data extracted from a [[HyperCard stack]])
* [[X-Face]]
+
* [[Word for DOS screen capture]] (.scr)
* [[XIMG]]
+
* [[WPB (openCanvas)]]
* [[XPM]]
+
* [[WSQ]]
* [[YUV]]
+
* [[XBM]] (X BitMap)
* [[Z04]]
+
* [[XCF]] (GIMP image)
* [[Z08]]
+
* [[Xerox Doodle brush]]
* [[Z16]]
+
* [[Xerox EDMICS-MMR]]
* [[Z24]]
+
* [[Xerox EDMICS-RLC]]
* [[Z32]]
+
* [[XGA (Falcon)]]
 +
* [[XIFF]]
 +
* [[Xim]]
 +
* [[XLD4]] (.q4)
 +
* [[XPM]] (X PixMap)
 +
* [[XWD]] (X Window Dump)
 +
* [[YBM]] (Bennet Yee's face format)
 +
* [[Zeiss BIVAS]]
 +
* [[Zoomify PFF]]
 +
* [[Zoomify ZIF]]
 +
 
 +
== Skins / Themes ==
 +
''(Used to give custom styles, appearances, and themes to software; might be bundled with Icon, Cursor, and Avatar files consistent with the theme)''
 +
* [[Pocket PC Theme]] (.tsk)
 +
* [[Winamp Skin]]
 +
* [[Windows Media Player Skin Package]] (.wmz)
 +
* [[Winstep Xtreme theme]]
 +
** [[Winstep Workshelf theme]]
 +
** [[Nextstart theme]]
 +
 
 +
== 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.)''
 +
 
 +
* [[Acorn Draw]]
 +
* [[Adobe Illustrator Artwork]] (.ai)
 +
* [[Amiga Metafile]] (.amf)
 +
* [[Applixware Graphics]]
 +
* [[Arts & Letters clip art library]] (.yal)
 +
* [[ArtWorks]]
 +
* [[AutoCAD Slide]]
 +
* [[AutoCAD Slide Library]]
 +
* [[AutoSketch]] (.skd)
 +
* [[Calamus Vector Graphic]] (.cvg)
 +
* [[CGM]] (Computer Graphics Metafile)
 +
* [[CorelDRAW]] (.cdr, .cdx, .cdt, .cmx)
 +
* [[DataDiagrammingML]] (Microsoft XML-based format)
 +
* [[DeskMate Draw]] (.fig)
 +
* [[Dia]]
 +
* [[DrawingML]] (Microsoft embedded graphics in XML Office formats)
 +
* [[DrawIt]]
 +
* [[DrawPlus]]
 +
* [[DRAWX Vector Graphics]] (.vec)
 +
* [[Encapsulated PostScript]] (.eps, .epsf, .epsi)
 +
* [[Enhanced Metafile]] (.emf)
 +
* [[ER Mapper Vector]] (.erv)
 +
* [[Fig]] (Xfig format)
 +
* [[FreeHand]] (Aldus/Adobe)
 +
* [[GEM VDI Metafile]] (GEM Vector, VDI, .GDI)
 +
* [[Gerber format]] (used in printed circuit design)
 +
* [[Haiku Vector Icon Format]]
 +
* [[Harvard Graphics]]
 +
* [[Lotus 1-2-3 Chart]] (.pic)
 +
* [[MacDraw]] (later ClarisDraw)
 +
* [[Micrografx Draw]]
 +
* [[Microsoft Office Drawing]]
 +
* [[MIX (PhotoDraw)]]
 +
* [[MVG]]
 +
* [[NAPLPS]] (North American Presentation Layer Protocol Syntax)
 +
* [[Notability]]
 +
* [[OpenDocument Drawing]] (.odg)
 +
* [[PICT]] (Macintosh graphics)
 +
* [[Pixie (vector graphics)|Pixie]] (.pxi)
 +
* [[PLOT-10]] (Tektronix)
 +
* [[Precision Graphics Markup Language]] (PGML)
 +
* [[Presentation Manager Metafile]] (MET)
 +
* [[Print Artist]] (.gfx) (also known as Instant Artist)
 +
* Satori Canvas (.cvs) - See [[Spaceward Graphics]]
 +
* [[Scalable Vector Graphics]] (SVG)
 +
* [[SDA (StarOffice)]]
 +
* [[SDW (AmiDraw)]]
 +
* [[Shapefile]]
 +
* [[Simple Vector Format]] (SVF)
 +
* [[sK1]]
 +
* [[Skencil SK]]
 +
* [[Sketch]]
 +
* [[SXD]]
 +
* [[Sxz]] (hybrid vector/raster)
 +
* [[TIFF annotation data]]
 +
* [[UNIX Plot Format]]
 +
* [[Visio]] (.vsd, .vss, .vst)
 +
* [[VML]] (Vector Markup Language)
 +
* [[Windows Metafile]] (.wmf)
 +
* [[WordPerfect Graphics]] (.wpg)
 +
* [[Xar (vector graphics)|Xar]] (Flare)
 +
* [[ZBR (Zoner Zebra)]]
 +
* [[ZMF (Zoner)]]
 +
See also:
 +
* [[3D and CAD/CAM Models]]
 +
* [[Diagramming and flowcharting]]
 +
* [[Machine Embroidery]]
 +
 
 +
== Miscellaneous or Uncategorized ==
 +
''(Formats which don't fit into another category, or still need to be categorized)''
 +
 
 +
* [[AAE sidecar format]] (Apple iOS 8 / OS X Yosemite)
 +
* [[Aperture library]]
 +
* [[Apple Preferred]] (APF)
 +
* [[BodyPaint 3D]] (Maxon: .b3d)
 +
* [[Chyron]]
 +
* [[DeltaVision]] (medical microscopy format)
 +
* [[HDF]] (Hierarchical Data Format)
 +
* [[IBM Audio Visual Connection (AVC) Still Video Image]]
 +
* [[ImageLab/PrintTechnic]]
 +
* [[KONTRON]] (embedded-systems company; apparently has graphic format of its own)
 +
* [[Liberty IM]]
 +
* [[Lightroom catalog]] (.lrcat)
 +
* [[Manga Studio]]
 +
* [[MonkeyCard]]
 +
* [[MonkeyLogo]]
 +
* [[PaperPort (MAX)]]
 +
* [[QDV (Random Dot Software)]]
 +
* [[Second Nature Screensaver Graphic]] (.snx)
 +
* [[StartupScreen]] (Macintosh SCRN, .scrn?)
  
==Resources==
+
==Links and Resources==
* Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats[http://www.fileformat.info/resource/book/1565921615/index.htm]
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* [[Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats]]
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* [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)]
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* [http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/05/star-trek-art-atoms-ibm Art created with atoms]
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* [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.squarespace.com/logo Squarespace logo designer tool] (Want a logo for a silly dot-com company you're starting? Create one here!)
 +
* [http://freshome.com/2014/02/27/unconventional-pixel-furniture-adding-intrigue-modern-rooms/ Unconventional Pixel Furniture Adding Intrigue to Modern Rooms]
 +
* [http://skeptools.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/viral-photos-debunked-animal-rights-google-tineye-image-search/ See how to debunk viral photos in seconds using image search]
 +
* [http://boingboing.net/2014/03/12/gettys-free-image-embedding.html Getty's free image embedding comes at a price]
 +
* [http://addyosmani.com/blog/image-optimization-tools/ Image optimization tools]
 +
* [http://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/stillimg.html Library of Congress Recommended Format Specifications: Still Image Works]
 +
* [http://www.historyofinformation.com/expanded.php?id=2245 The Most Famous Image in the Early History of Computing]
 +
* [http://ianmilligan.ca/2014/07/21/image-file-extensions-in-the-wide-web-scrape/ Image File Extensions in the Wide Web Scrape]
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* [http://questionsomething.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/databending-using-audacity-effects/ Databending effects of editing images with a sound editor]
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* [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://alvyray.com/Memos/CG/Microsoft/6_pixel.pdf A Pixel Is Not A Little Square]
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* [http://literarymachin.es/deepzoom-osd-server/ Serve deepzoom images from a zip archive with openseadragon]
 +
* [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?]
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* [http://www.webdesigndev.com/freebies/best-color-palette-tools 20 Best Color Palette Tools for Web and Graphic Designers]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfh0ytz8S0k How "oldschool" graphics worked, Part 1] · [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rsycfDliZU Part 2] (videos)
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* [http://ninedegreesbelow.com/photography/xyz-rgb.html Completely Painless Programmer's Guide to XYZ, RGB, ICC, xyY, and TRCs]
 +
* [http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ Potrace: Transforming bitmaps into vector graphics]
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* [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]
 +
* [http://whatis.rest7.com/ WhatIs.Rest7: Image formats explained. Lots of samples]
 +
* [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.

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Other lists of formats:

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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

Online/Networked Formats

(while any image format can be used online and through a network, these are specifically designed to be accessed remotely via an API)

Programming languages

(Graphic-specific programming languages)

Raster Graphics Formats

Skins / Themes

(Used to give custom styles, appearances, and themes to software; might be bundled with Icon, Cursor, and Avatar files consistent with the theme)

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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