ImageGear .NET v25.1 - Updated
File Formats Reference
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This section provides a reference for every imaging file format supported by ImageGear. Each file format page provides the following information:

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

Currently ImageGear supports the following file formats: 

Format Read/Write Description Assembly
BMP Read/Write Standard Windows format including OS/2 bitmap format ImageGear.Formats.Common.dll
BTR Read/Write Brooktrout FAX format, Group III or Group III 2D or 301 ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
CAL Read/Write CALS raster, Type I ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
CGM Read/Write Computer Graphics Metafile. (Not supported in ImageGear ASP.NET Services.) ImageGear.Formats.Vector.dll
CLP Read/Write Windows Clipboard format for raster images ImageGear.Formats.Common.dll
CR2 Read Canon CR2 Format ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
CRW Read Canon CRW Format ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
CUR Read/Write For reading Windows 3.x and Windows95 mouse cursor display ImageGear.Formats.Common.dll
CUT Read/Write Dr. Halo CUT format ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
DCRAW Read Digital format ImageGear.Formats.Common.dll
DCX Read/Write Intel multi-page FAX format ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
DGN Read MicroStation Drawing (Drawing format used by MicroStation construction design software). (Not supported in ImageGear ASP.NET Services.) ImageGear.Formats.Vector.dll
DIB Read/Write DIB (Microsoft Windows Device Independent Bitmap) ImageGear.Formats.Common.dll
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. ImageGear.Formats.Dicom.dll
DNG Read Digital Negative file format ImageGear.Formats.Common.dll
DOCX Read Office Open XML Word format. ImageGear.Formats.Office.dll
DOC Read Microsoft Office Word 97-2003 format. ImageGear.Formats.Office.dll
DOCM Read Office Open Word XML Macro-enabled Format. ImageGear.Formats.Office.dll
DOTM Read Office Open Word 2007 or newer Macro-enabled template file type. ImageGear.Formats.Office.dll
DOTX Read Office Open Word 2007 or newer template file type. ImageGear.Formats.Office.dll
DWF Read Used for publishing 2D and 3D CAD drawings so they can be easily viewed without requiring the use of CAD software. (Not supported in ImageGear ASP.NET Services.) ImageGear.Formats.Vector.dll
DWG Read/Write DWG (AutoDesk AutoCAD) format. (Not supported in ImageGear ASP.NET Services.) ImageGear.Formats.Vector.dll
DXF Read/Write DXF (AutoDesk AutoCAD) format. (Not supported in ImageGear ASP.NET Services.) ImageGear.Formats.Vector.dll
GEM Read GEM Paint Raster format ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
GIF Read/Write Graphic Image Format developed originally in accommodate the transmission of images via a modem; uses LZW compression algorithm. ImageGear.Formats.Common.dll
Hasselblad RAW Read Hasselblad Format ImageGear.Formats.CameraRaw.dll
HD Photo Read/Write HD Photo (Windows Media Photo) ImageGear.Wpf.dll
Headerless Read Headerless Format ImageGear.Formats.CameraRaw.dll
HPGL Read Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language format. (Not supported in ImageGear ASP.NET Services.) ImageGear.Formats.Vector.dll
ICO Read/Write Windows ICON format ImageGear.Formats.Common.dll
IFF Read/Write Electronic Arts format ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
Imacon Raw Read Imacon Format ImageGear.Formats.CameraRaw.dll
IMG Read Xerox raster format, Group IV ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
IMR Read IMRS-Raster image format ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
IMT Read IMNET format, Groups III and IV ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
IOCA Read/Write IBM Image Object Content Architecture, Group III, Group III 2D, Group IV, IBM MMR, uncompressed. ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
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. ImageGear.Formats.Common.dll
JPEG 2000 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. ImageGear.Formats.Jpeg2k.dll
JPX Read/Write JPX file format is an extension to JPEG 2000 file format. Requires ImageGear.Formats.JPEG2K Namespace. ImageGear.Formats.Jpeg2k.dll
KFX Read Kofax format, Group IV ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
KodakRAW Read Kodak Format ImageGear.Formats.CameraRaw.dll
LeicaRAW Read Leica/Panasonic Format ImageGear.Formats.CameraRaw.dll
LV Read LaserView, LaserData, Group IV ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
MEF Read Mamiya Format ImageGear.Formats.CameraRaw.dll
MODCA Read/Write IBM Mixed Object Document Content Architecture format, Group III, Group III 2D, Group IV, IBM MMR, uncompressed. ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
MOS Read Leaf Format ImageGear.Formats.CameraRaw.dll
MRW Read Konica Minolta Format ImageGear.Formats.CameraRaw.dll
MSP Read Microsoft Paint format ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
NCR Read/Write NCR Group IV format ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
NEF Read Nikon Format ImageGear.Formats.CameraRaw.dll
ORF Read Olympus Format ImageGear.Formats.CameraRaw.dll
PCD Read Kodak format for high resolution photographs ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
PBM Read/Write Portable BitMap (UNIX graphic file format) ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
PCX Read/Write PC Paintbrush format ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
PDF Read/Write Adobe PDF file format. ImageGear.Formats.Pdf.dll
PEF Read Pentax/Samsung Format ImageGear.Formats.CameraRaw.dll
PGM Read/Write Portable BitMap (UNIX graphic file format) ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
PhaseOneRaw Read Phase One Format ImageGear.Formats.CameraRaw.dll
PNG Read/Write Portable Network Graphics, intended as successor to GIF ImageGear.Formats.Common.dll
PNM Read/Write Portable BitMap (UNIX graphic file format) ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
POTM Read Office Open PowerPoint Macro-enabled template file type. ImageGear.Formats.Office.dll
POTX Read Office Open PowerPoint template file type. ImageGear.Formats.Office.dll
PPM Read/Write Portable BitMap (UNIX graphic file format) ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
PPTX Read Office Open XML Power Point format ImageGear.Formats.Office.dll
PPT Read Microsoft Office Power Point 97-2003 format ImageGear.Formats.Office.dll
PPSM Read Office Open PowerPoint Macro-enabled Slide Show Format. ImageGear.Formats.Office.dll
PPSX Read Office Open PowerPoint Slide Show Format. ImageGear.Formats.Office.dll
PPTM Read Office Open PowerPoint XML Macro-enabled Format. ImageGear.Formats.Office.dll
PS Read/Write Adobe PostScript file format. ImageGear.Formats.Pdf.dll
PSB Read/Write Adobe Photoshop Big ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
PSD Read/Write Adobe Photoshop ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
PTOCA Read Presentation Text Object Content Architecture support for IBM's AFP printer architecture. ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
RAF Read Fujifilm Format ImageGear.Formats.CameraRaw.dll
RAS Read/Write SUN raster format ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
RAW Read Header-less image ImageGear.Formats.Common.dll
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. ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
SGI Read/Write Silicon Graphics raster format ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
SonyRaw Read Sony Format ImageGear.Formats.CameraRaw.dll
SVG Read/Write Scalable Vector Graphics ImageGear.Formats.Vector.dll
TGA Read/Write Targa file format. ImageGear supports many aspects of this format including alpha channel. ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
TIFF Read/Write Tagged Image File Format; ImageGear supports every aspect of this format. ImageGear.Formats.Common.dll
U3D Read/Write Universal 3D format. (Not supported in ImageGear ASP.NET Services.) ImageGear.Formats.Vector.dll
WBMP Read/Write Optimized to support mobile computing devices that use the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
WPG Read Wordperfect Graphic Format. ImageGear reads bitmaps stored in this format. ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
XBM Read/Write X Windows Bitmap format ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
XLSM Read Office Open Excel XML Macro-enabled Format. ImageGear.Formats.Office.dll
XLSX Read Office Open XML Excel format ImageGear.Formats.Office.dll
XLS Read Microsoft Office Excel 97-2003 format ImageGear.Formats.Office.dll
XLTM Read Office Open XML Macro-enabled template file type. ImageGear.Formats.Office.dll
XLTX Read Office Open Spreadsheet template file type. ImageGear.Formats.Office.dll
XPM Read/Write X Windows Pixmap format ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 
XPS Read/Write Vector image (XML Paper Specification) ImageGear.Wpf.dll
XWD Read/Write X Windows Dump format ImageGear.Formats.Advanced.dll 

For information about Barcode formats supported, see Barcodes.

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