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Author:

MartaTron

Creation Date:

2002-10-13

ArchiCAD versions:

• ArchiCAD 8.1

Platform:

• Mac OS X
• Windows

Audience:

• newcomers
• average users

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Image formats supported by ArchiCAD 8

ArchiCAD 8 is relying on Apple's QuickTime Engine to handle image files. The different file formats supported are listed below.

Imported Image File Formats by the QuickTime 4.0

Name

file name format

Macintosh type (s)

MIME type (s)

SGI Image

*.sgi

'.SGI'

image/x-sgi

Photoshop Image

*.psd

'8BPS'

image/x-photoshop

Windows BMP Image

*.bmp

'BMP ','BMPf','BMPp'

image/x-bmp

FlashPix Image

*.*

'FPix'

image/vnd.fpx

GIF Image

*.*

'GIF ';'GIFf'

image/gif

JPEG Image

*.jpg

'JPEG'

image/jpeg, image/pjpeg

PICT Image

*.pct

'PICT'

image/pict, image/x-pict

PNG Image

*.png

'PNG ';'PNGf'

image/png, image/x-png

MacPaint Image

*.pntg

'PNTG'

image/x-macpaint

TIFF Image

*.tif

'TIFF'

image/tiff, image/x-tiff

Truevision TGA Image

*.tga

'TPIC'

image/x-targa

Generic

*.*

'grip'

not available

QuickDraw GX

*.*

'qdgx'

not available

QuickTime Image

*.qtif

'qtif'

image/x-quicktime

Exported Image File Formats by QuickTime 4.0:

QuickTime provides a standard interface for exporting graphics to image files in a variety of formats. QuickTime selects a graphic exporter component based on the desired output format, such as GIF or PNG. Different image formats support a wide range of configurable features, such as depth, resolution and compression quality.

QuickTime 4 supports the following export image formats:

Name

file name format

Macintosh type (s)

MIME type (s)

SGI Image

*.sgi

'.SGI'

image/x-sgi

Photoshop

*.psd

'8BPS'

image/x-photoshop

BMP

*.bmp

'BMPf'

image/x-bmp

JPEG

*.jpg

'JPEG'

image/jpeg

PICT

*.pct

'PICT'

image/x-pict

PNG

*.png

'PNGf'

image/png

MacPaint

*.pntg

'PNTG'

image/x-macpaint

TIFF

*.tif

'TIFF'

image/tiff

TGA

*.tga

'TPIC'

image/x-targa

Base

*.*

'base'

not available

QuickTime Image

*.qtif

'qtif'

image/x-quicktime

Default setting used during image export in ArchiCAD 8.0:

Settings for Windows BMP Images:

BMP_Options.png

Settings for JPEG Images:

JPEG_Options.png

Settings for Photoshop Images:

Photoshop_Options.png

Settings for Truevision TGA Images:

TGA_Options.png

Settings for TIFF Images:

TIFF_Options.png

Compression settings for QuickTime Images and Macintosh Pictures :

GenericCompressors.png
CompressionSettings.png

Settings for PNG Images:

PNG_Options.png


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