You may want to convert a file from one format to another. You can do this by saving the original file to its desired format by setting the nFormatType parameter to the appropriate value in the saving function. For more information on converting issues, see the sections Loading Images and Saving Images.
When saving a file to another format, remember to ensure that the desired file format is supported for that image. For example, you cannot convert an 8-bit DCX file to an 8-bit CAL file, because the CAL format does not support 8-bit files.
In the following table, the columns underneath the numbers indicated size in bits that can actually be saved (written). In each cell, a value of "R" indicates read-only support, and a value of "RW" indicates that the ImageGear reads and writes the corresponding file format.
| Format | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9-16 | 24 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 64 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe DNG | R | R | ||||||||
| Adobe PDF | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | |||||
| Adobe PS | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | |||||
| Adobe PSB | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | R | R | |||
| Adobe PSD | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | R | R | |||
| AFX | R | |||||||||
| AVI | R | R | R | R | ||||||
| BMP | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | R | ||||
| BTR | RW | |||||||||
| CAL | RW | |||||||||
| CGM | Read-write support. Specific bit-depths are not considered. | |||||||||
| CLP | RW | RW | RW | RW | ||||||
| CUR | RW | RW | RW | RW | Supports Extra ((1, 3, 4, 8)*2)-bit images also. | |||||
| CUT | RW | |||||||||
| DCRAW | R | R | ||||||||
| DCX | RW | RW | RW | RW | ||||||
| DGN | Read-only support. Specific bit-depths are not considered. | |||||||||
| DIB | RW | RW | RW | R | RW | R | ||||
| DICOM | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | ||||
| DWF | Read-write support. Specific bit-depths are not considered. | |||||||||
| DWG | Read-write support. Specific bit-depths are not considered. | |||||||||
| DXF | Read-write support. Specific bit-depths are not considered. | |||||||||
| EPS | RW | RW | RW | RW | Screen Preview image only when reading. | |||||
| EXIF-JPEG | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | |||||
| EXIF-TIFF | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | |
| FlashPix | RW | RW | RW | |||||||
| GEM | R | R | R | |||||||
| GIF | RW | RW | RW | |||||||
| Group 3 | RW | |||||||||
| Group 3 2D | RW | |||||||||
| Group 4 | RW | |||||||||
| HD Photo | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | |||
| Headerless Digital Camera RAW | R | R | ||||||||
| HEIF | R | R | 8-bit grayscale and 24-bit RGB | |||||||
| HPGL | Read-only support. Specific bit-depths are not considered. | |||||||||
| IBM AFP | R | R | R | RW | ||||||
| IBM IOCA | RW | R | R | R | ||||||
| IBM MO:DCA | RW | R | R | R | ||||||
| ICO | RW | RW | RW | RW | ||||||
| IFF | RW | RW | RW | RW | ||||||
| IMG | R | R | ||||||||
| IMR | R | |||||||||
| IMT | RW | |||||||||
| JPEG | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | 8-bit grayscale. | |||
| JPEG 2000 | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | |
| JPX | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | |
| KFX | R | |||||||||
| LV | R | |||||||||
| MAC | R | |||||||||
| MAC PICT | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | |||||
| MSP | R | |||||||||
| MULTIMEDIA | R | |||||||||
| NCR | RW | R | ||||||||
| PBM | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | |||||
| PCD | R | |||||||||
| PCX | RW | RW | RW | RW | ||||||
| PGM | RW | RW | Supports 16-bit grayscale images also. | |||||||
| PNG | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | Supports 48(RGB) and 64(RGB+alpha) bit images. | |
| PNM | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | Supports 16-bit grayscale and 48-bit color images also. | ||||
| PPM | RW | RW | ||||||||
| PTOCA | R | |||||||||
| QuickTime | R | |||||||||
| RAS | RW | R | RW | RW | ||||||
| RAW | R | R | R | R | R | R | ||||
| Scitex CT | RW | The native format is CMYK. With full CMYK support enabled, you can use 32-bit images. | ||||||||
| SGI | RW | RW | RW | RW | ||||||
| SVG | Read-write support. Specific bit-depths are not considered. | |||||||||
| TGA | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | |||||
| TIFF | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | Read only supports also 3 and 6 bpp for RGB and LAB color spaces for Deflate, LZW (Lempel-Ziv-Welch), Packbits compressions and uncompressed. |
| TXT (ASCII Text) | Read-only support. Converts to raster image when loaded. | |||||||||
| U3D | Read-write support. Specific bit-depths are not considered. | |||||||||
| WBMP | RW | |||||||||
| WMF | RW | RW | RW | RW | ||||||
| WPG | R | R | R | |||||||
| XBM | RW | |||||||||
| XPM | RW | RW | RW | R | ||||||
| XPS | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | RW | |||
| XWD | RW | RW | RW | RW |