ImageGear Supported File Formats Reference

This section represents the reference for every imaging file format supported by ImageGear.

The following are the characteristic features for file format description:

Full Name - Full name of the File Format
Format ID - ImageGear constant that determines the File Format ID used for loading this file in ImageGear-based application.
File Extension(s) - The used extensions of the File Format
Data Type - The type of the File Format (raster, vector, metafile)
Data Encoding - The type of data encoding. Please see the section Encoding vs. Compressing.
IG Multipage Support - Shows if ImageGear supports the File Format as multipage or singlepage. Please see also the section Support for Multi-Page File Formats.
IG Alpha Channel Support - Shows if ImageGear supports the alpha channel for the File Format or not. Please see also the section ImageGear Alpha Channel Support.
IG Platforms Support - Shows ImageGear platform versions that support the File Format.
ImageGear Supported versions - Shows the versions of the File Format supported by ImageGear.
ImageGear Supported Features - Shows the ImageGear Format Filter features supported by ImageGear for this format.
ImageGear Read Support - Provides all compressions, color spaces, channels and bit depths supported by ImageGear for the file format reading.
ImageGear Write Support - Provides all compressions, color spaces, channels and bit depths supported by ImageGear for the file format writing.
ImageGear Filter Control Parameters - Provides all filter control parameters supported by ImageGear for this format filter.
Comments - Some general information about format encoding and compression structure.
References Used - References to the information sources for the File Format.

Currently ImageGear supports the following File Formats:

The following formats are not currently supported in ImageGear ASP.NET Services: CGM, DGN, DWF, DWG, DXF, HPGL, and U3D.

Format	Read/Write	Description
Adobe DNG	Read	Digital Negative file format
Adobe PDF	Read/Write	Adobe PDF file format. Requires ImageGear.Formats.PDF Namespace.
Adobe PS	Read/Write	Adobe PostScript file format. Requires ImageGear.Formats.PDF Namespace.
Adobe PSB	Read/Write	Adobe Photoshop Big
Adobe PSD	Read/Write	Adobe Photoshop
BMP	Read/Write	Standard Windows format including OS/2 bitmap format
BTR	Read/Write	Brooktrout FAX format, Group III or Group III 2D or 301
CAL	Read/Write	CALS raster, Type I
CGM	Read/Write	Computer Graphics Metafile. Requires ImageGear.Formats.CGM Namespace. (Not supported in ImageGear ASP.NET Services.)
CLP	Read/Write	Windows Clipboard format for raster images
CUR	Read/Write	For reading Windows 3.x and Windows95 mouse cursor display
CUT	Read/Write	Dr. Halo CUT format
DCRAW	Read	Digital Camera RAW format
DCX	Read/Write	Intel multi-page FAX format
DGN	Read	MicroStation Drawing (Drawing format used by MicroStation construction design software). Requires ImageGear.Formats.DGN Namespace. (Not supported in ImageGear ASP.NET Services.)
DIB	Read/Write	DIB (Microsoft Windows Device Independent Bitmap)
DICOM	Read/Write	DICOM is a public standard that provides a flexible and expandable means for storing, sharing, and transporting digital medical images. Requires ImageGear.Formats.DICOM Namespace.
DOCX	Read	Office Open XML Word format.
DWF	Read	Used for publishing 2D and 3D CAD drawings so they can be easily viewed without requiring the use of CAD software. Requires ImageGear.Formats.DWF namespace and ImageGear.Vector Namespace. (Not supported in ImageGear ASP.NET Services.)
DWG	Read/Write	DWG (AutoDesk AutoCAD) format. Requires ImageGear.Formats.CAD Namespace. (Not supported in ImageGear ASP.NET Services.)
DXF	Read/Write	DXF (AutoDesk AutoCAD) format. Requires ImageGear.Formats.CAD Namespace. (Not supported in ImageGear ASP.NET Services.)
GEM	Read	GEM Paint Raster format
GIF	Read/Write	Graphic Image Format developed originally in accommodate the transmission of images via a modem; uses LZW compression algorithm.
HD Photo	Read/Write	HD Photo (Windows Media Photo)
HPGL	Read	Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language format. Requires ImageGear.Formats.HPGL Namespace. (Not supported in ImageGear ASP.NET Services.)
IBM IOCA	Read/Write	Image Object Content Architecture, Group III, Group III 2D, Group IV, IBM MMR, uncompressed.
IBM MO:DCA	Read/Write	Mixed Object Document Content Architecture format, Group III, Group III 2D, Group IV, IBM MMR, uncompressed.
ICO	Read/Write	Windows ICON format
IFF	Read/Write	Electronic Arts format
IMG	Read	Xerox raster format, Group IV
IMR	Read	IMRS-Raster image format
IMT	Read	IMNET format, Groups III and IV
JPEG	Read/Write	ANSI-standard, full-color image format; IG supports all aspects of this format including lossless and progressive; JFIF - industry standard header for JPEG compressed images.
JPEG2000	Read/Write	New JPEG 2000 standard, based on the EBCOT (Embedded Block Coding with Optimized Truncation of the embedded bitstreams) algorithm. Requires ImageGear.Formats.JPEG2K Namespace.
JPX	Read/Write	JPX file format is an extension to JPEG 2000 file format. Requires ImageGear.Formats.JPEG2K Namespace.
KFX	Read	Kofax format, Group IV
LV	Read	LaserView, LaserData, Group IV
MSP	Read	Microsoft Paint format
NCR	Read/Write	NCR Group IV format
PBM	Read/Write	Portable BitMap (UNIX graphic file format)
PCD	Read	Kodak format for high resolution photographs
PCX	Read/Write	PC Paintbrush format
PGM	Read/Write	Portable BitMap (UNIX graphic file format)
PNG	Read/Write	Portable Network Graphics, intended as successor to GIF
PNM	Read/Write	Portable BitMap (UNIX graphic file format)
PPM	Read/Write	Portable BitMap (UNIX graphic file format)
PPTX	Read	Office Open XML Power Point format
PTOCA	Read	Presentation Text Object Content Architecture support for IBM's AFP printer architecture.
RAS	Read/Write	SUN raster format
RAW	Read	Header-less image
Scitex CT	Read/Write	For electronic pre-press and visual communications systems, part of the HandShake Foreign File Transfer Protocol, a standard for defining storage formats and data interchange protocols.
SGI	Read/Write	Silicon Graphics raster format
TGA	Read/Write	Targa file format. ImageGear supports many aspects of this format including alpha channel.
TIFF	Read/Write	Tagged Image File Format; IG supports every aspect of this format.
U3D	Read/Write	Universal 3D format. Requires ImageGear.Formats.U3D Namespace. (Not supported in ImageGear ASP.NET Services.)
WBMP	Read/Write	Optimized to support mobile computing devices that use the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP).
WPG	Read	Wordperfect Graphic Format. ImageGear reads bitmaps stored in this format.
XBM	Read/Write	X Windows Bitmap format
XLSX	Read	Office Open XML Excel format
XPM	Read/Write	X Windows Pixmap format
XPS	Read/Write	Vector image (XML Paper Specification)
XWD	Read/Write	X Windows Dump format