ImageGear .NET v25.2 - Updated
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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
    RTF Read Microsoft Rich Text Format ImageGear.Formats.Office.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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