Graphic (Image) Files
Your Avid application uses Image Independence to produce usable files from a large number of graphic formats. Once you have imported a format, you can export it, with the exception of Photo CD (Macintosh only); you cannot export a file to a Photo CD.
The following list briefly describes the supported graphic (image) file formats:
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Alias: Alias PIX image format, developed by Alias Research, Inc.
(now Alias|Wavefront, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited) for use
with their animation and visualization software.
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BMP: Developed by Microsoft Corporation as the standard image file
format used by Microsoft Windows.
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Chyron: Developed by Chyron Corporation for use with video frame
buffers of Chyron character-generator titles.
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Cineon: Developed by Eastman Kodak for use in the CineonáDigital
Film System. It is a subset of the SMPTE DPX (DigitaláPicture
Exchange) format.
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Framestore: Developed by NewTek Incorporated for use with its
Video Toaster system.
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IFF: Developed by Electronic Arts. IFF (Interchange File Format), or
more specifically IFF-ILBM (InterLeaved BitMap), is the standard file
format by which applications on the Amiga platform transfer image
files.
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JPEG: Developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG).
This format is highly suited for image storage and transmission
purposes because of its ability to dramatically reduce the storage
requirements for a file. JFIF files (JPEG File Interchange Format, the
standard for constructing JPEG files) can also be imported and
exported.
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OMFI (import only): Developed by Avid Technology, Inc. and many
industry and standards partners for the interchange of digital media
data between platforms and applications.
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PCX: Developed by Zsoft Corporation for use with its PCáPaintBrush
paint software.
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(Macintosh only) Photo CD (import only): Developed by Kodak for
use with the Kodak Photo CD storage medium. You cannot import this
format directly into your Avid application. However, you can open the
file in an application such as Photoshop and use the Save As feature to
save the file in a format that can be imported, such as TARGA, PICT,
or TIFF.
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Photoshop: Developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated for use with
its Adobe Photoshop image-editing software.
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PICT: Developed by Apple Computer, Inc. as the format for
MacintosháQuickDraw images.
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Pixar: Developed by Pixar for stored pictures.
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PNG: Developed by the PNG Development Group originally as an
alternative to the GIF image format. PNG is an acronym for Portable
Network Graphics and is pronounced "ping."
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QRT: Developed on the Amiga personal computer to run on several
operating systems. This format is used by many ray tracing programs,
such as DKB Ray Trace and the QRT ray tracer.
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Rendition: Developed by Numerical Design Ltd.
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SGI: Developed by Silicon Graphics, Inc. for use as the standard
format on their line of workstations.
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Softimage: Developed by Softimage, Inc. (a division of Avid
Technology, Inc.) for use in their Softimage software.
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Sun Raster: Developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and supported
mainly in Sun applications.
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TARGA: Developed by Truevision, Inc. (now Pinnacle Systems) and
originally intended for support of the Truevision image-capturing
hardware.
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TIFF: Developed by Aldus Corporation (now Adobe Systems
Incorporated) and Microsoft Corporation. TIFF is an acronym for Tag
Image File Format.
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Wavefront: Developed by Wavefront Technologies, Inc. (now
Alias|Wavefront, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited) for storing
pictures in a machine-independent manner.
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XWindows: Developed by the MIT X Consortium and supported by
many X Window System applications on workstations and some
personal computers.
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YUV: Defined by Abekas Video Systems (now Accom, Inc.), the YUV
format is the raw data sent to the Abekas machines.
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