Comparison of Graphics File Formats
Comparison of Graphics File Formats
Comparison of Graphics File Formats
General
Ownership of the format and related information.
Format Abc ADRG AdobeResource ADRI AGP ARC Digitized Raster Images ArtGem Project RL Vision Full name Advanced Bitonal Compression ARC Digitized Raster Graphics Owner LEAD Technologies Based Format File extension .abc .adrg Adobe Systems TIFF? .adri .agp Preferred graphics format when working with ArtGem Adobe Illustrator files are editable using programs that support the format, such as Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape, CorelDRAW, etc. Supported by GIMP Supported by Amica Paint Used by No MIME type Application Bitonal document and check images.[1] Patented Yes
AI
Adobe Systems
.ai
application/Illustrator, application/postscript
Yes
Alias Pix image AMI ANI ANI file format Microsoft RIFF
Format
Full name
Owner
Based Format
File extension
MIME type
Patented
IFF
.iff, .anim
video/x-anim
APNG Apple Icon Image APX ART ART ASCII art Authorware map Authorware seg Authorware bin AutoCAD DXF AWD ARW BAY BEF BigTIFF BMF
PNG
image/png
No
.art .art .txt, .ansi, .text text/plain application/x-authorwaremap application/x-authorwareseg application/x-authorwarebin image/vnd.dxf image/awd Used by PhotoPhilia Supported by GIMP
Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Drawing Interchange Format Autodesk
TIFF
TIFF TIFF
Yes
Format
Full name
Owner
Based Format
File extension
MIME type
Patented
BMP bmp compressor BLEND BRK BSAVE CAM CADRG CAL Capture One RAW CIFF CR2
Microsoft
image/x-bmp
No
Supported by Blender
Brooktrout Fax BSAVE Image Casio CAM Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphics CALS raster file format Camera Image File Format Canon RAW 2 Casio JPEG
.brk .BSV .cam .cadrg .cal, .cals, .ras, .dcl .cap .crw, .ciff TIFF .cr2 CorelDRAW files are editable using programs that support the format, such as CorelDRAW, Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape, etc. CGM files are editable using programs that support the Used by IBM PC.
CDR
CorelDRAW Document
Corel Corporation
application/coreldraw
Yes
CGM
.cgm
image/cgm
Format
Full name
Owner
Based Format
File extension
MIME type
Patented
CIN Corel Paint Shop Pro Pattern CPC CPKT CPT Crack Art CUT CMYK CMYKA DCS DCR DDS Degas
Cineon
.cin .pat
image/cineon Supported by Corel Paint Shop Pro Highly compressed raster imaging format. Used by PROSERPINE.
image/cpi image/jpeg
Yes
Kodak DCS Pro RAW Digital Camera Raw DirectDraw Surface Design & Entertainment Graphic Arts System
.dcs .dcr .dds .pi1, .pi2, .pi3, .pc1, .pc2, .pc3 Compatible with ISO 12234-2, TIFF/EP[2] An application on Atari ST A raw image No: no known format suitable intellectual as an archival property format and as encumbrances the native raw or license format of digital requirements[4 ] cameras[3]
DNG
Digital Negative
Adobe Systems
.dng
Format DIA DICOM DjVu Doodle DPX DRF Dr. Halo Encapsulated PostScript
Owner
MIME type
Patented
DjVu
AT&T Research
.dpx Kodak .drf .cut .epi, .eps, .eps2, .eps3, .epsf, .epsi, .ept
application/postscript Wavelet image format used primarily with geo-referenced aerial and satellite imagery Used by EDGE2 Microsoft Office
ECW
Enhanced Compressed Wavelet EDGE2 Original Format Enhanced Metafile Format Enhanced Metafile Format Plus Extensions EPSON RAW Entis Rasterized Image format Exchangeable Image File
ERDAS
.ecw
Yes
EDG EMF
TAKABO Microsoft
Format
Full name Format Extended Vector Animation OpenEXR Fractal Image Format FIG format Flexible Image Transport System Flash Source File
Owner
Based Format
File extension
MIME type
Application
Patented
EVA
.eva
EXR FIF FIG FITS FLA FLIC FLW FPX FreeHand FutureSplash FXT GEGL composition Gerber Format
image/exr
application/x-xfig
Autodesk Kivio Document FlashPix (1.0.2) Adobe Systems Adobe Systems 3DFX XML RS-274X Extended Gerber Format[5] Graphics Interchange Format Ucamco Printable ASCII
.fli, .flc, .flx, .flh, .flt .flw .fpx .fh4, .fh5, .fh7, .fh8, .fhc, .fh .spl .fxt .xml .ger, others image/vnd.fpx image/x-freehand application/futuresplash application/xml
Used by GEGL Printed Circuit Board or PCB software Supported by most web browsers. Supports transparency and animation.
GIF
image/gif
Expired
Full name
Based Format
File extension .gbr .xjt, .xjtgz (compressed ), .xjtbz2 (compressed ) .gih .pat .gra .g3
MIME type
Patented
JPEG, tar
Supported by GIMP
GIH GIMP patterns GRA G3 Fax Hasselblad 3FR RAW Hasselblad/Imacon FFF HDRi
Supported by GIMP Supported by GIMP Used by QSV and QLD. Supported by GIMP
TIFF TIFF
image/tiff TIFF-like container format with Yes (no HDR encoding licence costs) for photographic images Supported by some old Japanese applications.
HD Photo / JPEG XR
HD Photo / JPEG XR
Microsoft
image/vnd.ms-photo
Hyper Graphic Press NASA Mars Rovers Intelligent Image Quality RAW .ima Phase One
.hg
IMA
.ima team
.ima
No
Full name
Owner
Based Format
MIME type
Application Supported by GEM Paint Image format used primarily with georeferenced imagery, thematic grid data, and elevation grid data.
Patented
ERDAS IMAGINE
ERDAS
.img
No
Masahide Hirabayashi Inkscape SVG The Inkscape Team ICO file format Image Cytometry Standard Initial Graphics Exchange Specification InterLeaved BitMap IPTC/NAA Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group JPEG Network Graphics Electronic Arts and Commodore Amiga Microsoft
.im4 SVG .svg, .svgz image/svg+xml image/vnd.Microsoft.icon, image/x-icon Used by Inkscape Used by Microsoft Windows and web browsers as favicon
ICO
.ico, .cur
ICS
.ics, .ids CAD/CAM interoperability Planar graphics format designed for Amiga graphics hardware.
IGES
.igs
image/iges
No
IFF TIFF
image/x-ilbm
No
.jng
image/x-jng
No
Format
Full name
Owner
Based Format
File extension .jpg, .jpeg, .jpe (containers: .jif, .jfif, .jfi) .jp2, .j2c, .jpc, .j2k, .jpx .jls
MIME type
Application
Patented
JPEG
Joint Joint Photographic Photographic Experts Group Experts Group Joint Joint Photographic Photographic Experts Group Experts Group 2000 Joint Photographic Experts Group RICOH Kodak DC40/DC50 RAW Kodak JPEG TIFF
image/jpeg
JPEG 2000
image/jp2
Photographic images. Invalid. Also Supported by see most web Forgent#JPEG. browsers. Photographic images, Yes (no eventual licence costs replacement for for part 1) JPEG.
KIFF KISS CEL Kodak TIFF extensions Kodak YCC KQP K25 Leaf Mosaic RAW LightStream Picture Logluv TIFF Mac Paint MDC
.kif, .kiff .cel Kodak Kodak Minolta TIFF JPEG TIFF TIFF Greg Ward TIFF .pnt, .mac .tif .pcd .kqp .k25 .mos .lsp Supported by Libtiff .mdc Supported by GIMP
Kodak
Minolta
Full name OS/2 Metafile Format Multipleimage Network Graphics MO:DCA Microsoft Paint Myd format Myv vector format Nikon RAW Mamiya RAW
Owner
Based Format
MIME type
Patented
PNG
No
MO:DCA MSP MYD MYV NEF MEF Neochrome MAG MAKI MIFF MSA MSL MVG MPC MRW NSK-TIFF
IBM Microsoft
image
Yes
TIFF TIFF
.nef .mef .neo .mag .mki .miff .msa .msl .mvg .mpc .mrw Supported by ImageMagick Supported by old Japanese applications Supported by ImageMagick Supported by ImageMagick Supported by ImageMagick An application on Atari ST Used by many old Japanese applications.
Woody-Rinn
MAKIchan net Woody-Rinn format Magick image ImageMagick file format Studio Misachan File Magick Scripting Language Magick Vector Graphics Magick Persistent Cache image file format Minolta RAW NSK-TIFF Hirohumi Iguchi ImageMagick Studio ImageMagick Studio ImageMagick Studio Minolta Nihon Shinbun Kyokai (
TIFF
Format
Full name
Based Format
File extension
MIME type
Application
Patented
OAZ ODG ORA ORF PAM Panasonic RAW PCIF PhaseOne P25/P30/P45 RAW PictureGear Pocket Image PBM PCD PCF PCX
OAZ Fax OpenDocume nt drawing OpenRaster Olympus RAW portable anymap file format Polyomino Compressed Image Format
.oaz .odg
No
Panasonic
TIFF
Phase One Portable Bitmap File Format Kodak ImagePac Photo CD Pixel Coordination Format ZSoft PC Paintbrush File
.tif, .tiff .prc .pbm image/x-portable-bitmap image/jpcd image/pcf image/x-pcx Dated rle packed indexed image format, used in some early 3d shooting games like Unreal Tournament as it takes up very little space and is easy to ?
Kodak
.pcd .pcf
ZSoft Corporation
Format
Owner
Based Format
File extension
MIME type
Application decode.
Patented
application/pdf Preferred and supported by Paint.NET Photographic images, eventual replacement for JPEG. image/x-portable-graymap
Progressive xeraina GmbH Graphics File Portable Graymap File Format Precision Adobe Graphics Systems, IBM, Markup Netscape, Sun Language Microsystems Portable anymap Pentax RAW Bitmap Graphic
No
PGM
.pgm
No .pcs .pnm
Pentax Yanagisawa
.ptx .pi .pic .pic .pict, .pic, .pct, .pct1, .pct2 .pic image/pict Used by some old Japanese applications. Used by many old Japanese applications. Used by DoGA CGA System. Metafile for Mac OS, not meant for print publishing. Supported by PCPaint
Yes
Format
Full name
Owner Wolfgram
Based Format
File extension
MIME type
Application Supported by some old Japanese applications. Native format of the Pixel image editing program. Native format of the PhotoLine image editing program. Used by Sony Cyber-Shot W3C endorsed replacement for GIF. Supported by most web browsers.
Patented
PIC2
Yanagisawa
.p2
Pixel
Pixel
.px
image/px
PLD
PhotoLine Document
.pld
application/pld
.pmp
PNG PostScript
image/png
No
PPM
PSD
Photoshop Document
Adobe Systems
PSP
Corel Corporation
PSX TIM
Very easy to understand. Programs to .ppm image/x-portable-pixmap analyze and write to this format are easily written. image/vnd.adobe.photoshop Used mainly for .psd, .psb, [6] , image/psd, storing image .pdb, image/photoshop, image/x- manipulation & .pdd photoshop editing data. It can only be opened in programs that .psp, .tub, image/psp support the .pspimage format, such as Paint Shop Pro, The GIMP, etc. .tim
Yes
Format PSX TIM2 PXA QuickTime Image Q0 Q4 RAD RAF RGB RGBA RGBE R3D SAI SCT SDA SDD
Owner Sony
Based Format
File extension .tm2, .str .pxa .qtif, .qti, .qif .q0 .q4 .rad .raf .rgb .rgba .hdr .r3d .sai .sct
MIME type
Patented
Radiance
Fujifilm RAW
Gregory Ward Larson RED REDCODE RAW Red SYSTEMAX Scitex Continuous Tone Picture Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems Seattle File Works image Seattle File Works Sun Microsystems Silicon Graphics Image
image/vnd.radiance
.sda .sdd
SFW
JPEG (JFIF)
.sfw, .pwp
SGB SGI
Supported by StarOffice Draw 3-5 Supported by StarOffice Draw 3-5 JPEG-converters sfwjpg and pwpjpg for Unix/Linux and Windows Supported by StarOffice Graphics 2
Format
Full name
Owner
Based Format
Shockwave Director SHAPE SK SketchUp Format SML SRF SUN Kivio stencil Sony RAW File Sun rasterfile Dia Stencil
File extension .inta, .icon .dir, .dcr, .dxr, .fgd .shape .sk .skp, .skb .sml
MIME type
Application
Patented
application/x-director
Used by Adobe Shockwave. Used by Dia. Supported by Skencil Supported by SketchUp Supported by Kivio
TIFF
STX
.srf, .sr2 .sun, .ras, .rs, .im1, .im8, .im24, .im32 .stx, .st4, .st5, .st6, .st7, .st8, .st9 .svg/.sgx
Supported by GIMP
SView5 Graphics
SVG
XML
image/svg+xml
SWF
Shockwave Flash
Adobe Systems
.swf
application/x-shockwaveflash
Used by SView5Library/SDK Scriptable vector image format; supported by major web browsers, occasionally via plug-in. Supported by many web browsers via plug-in.
No
SXD TGA
Format
Owner
Based Format
File extension
MIME type
Application 3D rendering applications and 3d games. Document scanning and imaging format, also functions as a container.
Patented
TIFF
Adobe Systems
.tiff, .tif
image/tiff
No
TIFF/EP
TIFF-FX
International Tag Image File Organization Format / for Electronic Standardizatio Photography n Tag Image File Format Fax eXtended David Mumper
TIFF
.tiff, .tif
TIFF
.tiff, .tif .tny, .tn1, .tn2, .tn3, .tn4, .tn5, tn6 .tlg .tlg .ufo
Tiny Stuff TLG5 TLG6 UFO VML Ulead File for Objects Vector Markup Language Wireless Application Protocol Bitmap Format Windows Metafile Format Extensible Application
.htm , .html
No
.wbmp, .wbm, .wbp .wfx, fxs, fxo .wmf, .wmz .wpg .xaml
No
Microsoft
XML
application/xaml+xml
Used by Windows
Format
Owner
Based Format
File extension
MIME type
Application Presentation Foundation and Microsoft Silverlight. Used by Xara Photo & Graphic Designer Used by many legacy Unix applications.
Patented
XAR
Xar
Xara
Xar_(graphics)
.xar
application/vnd.xara
No
XBM
X BitMap XCF, name derived from eXperimental Computing Facility X-Pixmap SIGMA RAW SIGMA
XCF
.xbm, .bm, .icon, image/x-xbitmap .bitmap .xcf, .xcfbz2 (compressed ), application/x-gimp-image .xcfgz (compressed ) .xpm, .pm .x3f .xwd, .x11 image/x-xpm
Used by GIMP
Used by many legacy Unix applications. Used by X Window System RPG Maker No
ASCII
Full name
Owner
Based Format
File extension
Technical details
Format AGP
Color depth 32 1, 8, 24, and 32 (possibly with multiple palettes) 32-bit floating point 1, 4, 8, 16, 24, and 32 1, 8, 24,and 32 (multiple palettes) 1
Color Indexe Transparen Metadat Interlacin Multi- Animatio Layer ExtendHDR manageme d color cy a g page n s able format nt No Yes No No No No Yes No No No
AI
Both
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Unknown
No
BEF
Visual lossless and lossy Raster compression based on JND metric None, RLE, JPEG, and PNG Lossy and lossless Raster
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Not required
No
Yes
BMP
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
CDR
Both
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
CPC
CPC
Raster
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
EXR
None, RLE, 16128 ZIP, Piz, Raster (floatingPXR24, and point) B44 LZW Lossy and lossless biorthogonal transform 1, 2, 3, 4, Raster 5, 6, 7, and 8 Raster 1, 2, 8, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, and 128 (floating-
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes No
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes No
Yes No
No Yes
No Yes
Format
Color depth
Color Indexe Transparen Metadat Interlacin Multi- Animatio Layer ExtendHDR manageme d color cy a g page n s able format nt
ILBM
IMA
JPEG
JPEG 2000
ORA
point) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 64 EHB, 128, 256 (8bit), 4,096 (HAM6 Optional runpseudo length Raster 12-bit), encoding 4,096 pure 12bit, 262, 144 (HAM8 pseudo 18-bit), and 24-bit Lossy and Raster 8-bit, 16lossless bit original integer, mutiresolutio 32-bit n analysis floatingtransformati point on Lossy (and partly lossless), 8-bit DCT, RLE, (greyscale Raster and Huffman ), 12-bit, predictive and 24-bit nearest neighbor 8 and 16 (greyscale Lossy and ) with lossless Raster possibly (DWT) color up to 48-bit Lossless Both 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24,
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes, Paletteshifting
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Unknown
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Format
Color depth
Color Indexe Transparen Metadat Interlacin Multi- Animatio Layer ExtendHDR manageme d color cy a g page n s able format nt
PAM PCX
None None, RLE Lossy and lossless (DWT) None, RLE, and QuickTime GZIP Optional ZIP, JPEG
Raster Raster
PGF
Raster
PICT Pixel
Both Raster
PLD
Both
32, 48, and 64 Up to 16 No 1, 2, 4, 8, Yes and 24 greyscale: 1, 8, 16, 31; color: Yes 12, 16, 24, 32, and 48 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, Yes and 32 1, 4, 8, Unknow 16, 24, n and 32 1, 4, 8, 16, 24, Unknow 32, 48, n and 64
Yes No
Yes No
No No
Yes No
No No
No No
No No
Yes No
No No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Unknown
No
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Unknown Unknown
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
Unknown Yes
No? Yes
No Yes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PSP
Yes; 8b, 16b 1, 2, 4, 8, Yes (18 per-pixel Lossless and 16, 24, Raster bit alpha DEFLATE 32, 48, modes) channel; 8b and 64 for indexed None Raster Up to 16 No No 1, 2, 4, 8, Yes; 8b, 16b None and 16, 24, per-pixel Both Yes RLE 32, 48, alpha and 64 channel 1, 2, 8, Yes; 8b and 16, 24, 16b per-pixel None Both Yes 32, and alpha 48 channel None and Vector[7 24 and 32 ] lossless gzip None, RLE, and other Raster 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, No Yes Yes Yes
No Yes No
No No Yes
Yes No Yes
Yes
No
Unknow n
No
Yes
Unknown
No
SVG TGA
Yes Yes
N/A
No
Yes No
Yes[9] No
N/A
No
Format
Compressio Raster n / algorithm vector None, LZW, RLE, ZIP, and other None None and lossless (gzip and bzip2) Compressio n algorithm
Color Indexe Transparen Metadat Interlacin Multi- Animatio Layer ExtendHDR manageme d color cy a g page n s able format nt Yes, for JPEG compressi on
N/A
Both
Yes Yes No
No Yes Yes
Yes No Yes
N/A
Format
Color Indexe Transparen Metadat Interlacin Multi- Animatio Layer manageme d color cy a g page n s nt