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2002-10-13 |
• ArchiCAD 8.1 |
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• Mac OS X |
Audience: |
• newcomers |
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• [tracking number] |
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
QuickTime 2.5 and later supports:
QuickTime 3 and later adds:
- BMP
- PNG
- TGA
TIFF
Click here for more information on supported TIFF files
QuickTime 4 adds:
FlashPix file format on PowerPC and Windows platforms.
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 |
*.pntg |
'PNTG' |
image/x-macpaint |
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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:
Settings for JPEG Images:
Settings for Photoshop Images:
Settings for Truevision TGA Images:
Settings for TIFF Images:
Compression settings for QuickTime Images and Macintosh Pictures :
Settings for PNG Images:
