This section a reference for every imaging file format supported by ImageGear. Each file format page contains the following information:
- 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.
- ImageGear Multi-Page Support - Shows whether ImageGear supports the file format as multi-page or single-page.
- ImageGear Alpha Channel Support - Shows whether ImageGear supports the alpha channel for 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 file format reading.
- ImageGear Write Support - Provides all compressions, color spaces, channels and bit depths supported by ImageGear for 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 formats:
