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CHAPTER 2. USING GIMP
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2.3.1 Supported Formats
The following table lists the formats supported by GIMP:
File Formats
AA - ASCII Art
AVI - Audio/Video Interleave
BMP - Bitmap
C - "C" Source
CEL - CIMFast Event Language
FITS - Flexible Image Transport System
FLI - Autodesk FLIC Animation
GIF - Graphics Interchange Formata
H - "C" Header File
HRZ - Slow Scan Television
HTML - Formatted Table
JPEG - Joint Photographics Expert Group
MIFF - Magick Image File Format
MPEG - Motion Picture Expert Group
PCX - PC Paintbrush
PIX - Inset Systems Bitmap
PNG - Portable Network Graphics
PNM - Portable Anymap
PSD - Photoshop Document
PSP - Paint Shop Pro
PS - PostScript
SGI - Silicon Graphics
Sunras - Sun Raster
TGA - Targa Bitmap
TIFF - Tagged Image File Format
WMF - Windows Meta File
XBM - X Bitmap
XCF - GIMP Native
XWD - X Window Dump
XPM - X Pixmap
a
Read
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Write
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
You need a license from Unisys to legally save files in this format.
2.3.2 What Format Should I Use?
When saving a file, you need to decide which file format to use. There are descriptions
of some important and popular formats below to help you choose the right one for your
images.
XCF: GIMP’s Native Format If you’re saving an image that’s not “finished” and intend
to continue working on the image in GIMP later, you should always save it as
XCF. XCF preserves all of your image’s layers, channels, and masks, as well as
your paths, guides, selections, and other important details.