What do some of the graphics format file extensions stand for?
Below are some of the many graphics format file extensions:
.10x |
Gemini 10x printer graphics file |
.acad |
AutoCAD database file |
.acr |
ACR-NEMA medical image file |
.adex |
ADEX Corp. image file |
.AG4 |
Access G4 document imaging |
.ai |
Adobe Illustrator native format |
.alias |
Alias image file |
.ART |
Ashton-Tate Byline Clipart |
.ART |
PFS First Publisher Clip Art |
.ASC |
ASCII image |
.ascii |
ASCII text characters file |
.atk |
Andrew Toolkit Raster Object file |
.att |
AT&T Group IV |
.avhrr |
NOAA satellite data AVHRR file |
.avi |
Microsoft Windows video file |
.avs |
AVS X image file |
.BAS |
Basic Bload/Bsave, also basic programs |
.BBM |
Deluxe Paint bitmap image |
.bbnbg |
BitGraph terminal Display Pixel Data (DPD) sequence |
.bga |
OS/2 Graphic array |
.bm |
X11 bitmap file |
.BMF |
Corel Gallery file |
.BMP |
Windows and OS/2 bitmap |
.bob |
BOB Image file |
.BOO |
Microsoft Booasm.arc Compressed archive |
.brush |
Xerox Doodle Brush file |
.BSG |
FONTASY, same as .RAW
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.byu |
Movie BYU geometry file |
.c64 |
Commodore 64 image file |
.CA |
NewsRoom Pro |
.cals |
US Gov. CALS file |
.ccrf |
Calcomp CCRF file |
.cdi |
Phillips CD-I IFF file |
.cel |
Lumena CEL file |
.CGM |
Computer Graphics Metafile |
.cit |
Intergraph scanned images |
.clp |
Windows Clipboard |
.cmp |
Photomatrix G3/G4 scanner format |
.cmu |
CMU Window Manager bitmap file |
.cmuwm |
CMU Window Manager bitmap file |
.core |
Core Software Tech CORE IDC file |
.cpr |
Knowledge Access |
.cslm |
Zeiss CSLM file |
.ct |
Scitex Continuous Tone |
.cube |
Cubicomp/Vertigo image file |
.cubi |
Cubicomp/Vertigo image file |
.cur |
Microsoft Windows cursor image file |
.cursor |
Sun Icon and Cursor file |
.CUT |
Dr. Halo/Cut files |
.DAT |
PrintShop |
.dbx |
DATABEAM |
.dcs |
Quark Desktop Color Separation EPS file |
.DCX |
Panasonic Fax PCX libraries |
.DD |
CBM Doodle |
.ddif |
DEC Document Interchange Format (digital) |
.df |
Hierarchical Data File |
.DHP |
Dr. Halo |
.dib |
Microsoft Windows bitmap image file |
.DIB |
picture, bitmap |
.dl |
animated picture |
.dlg |
C++ Dialogue Script |
.dpx |
Cineon DPX file |
.DRW |
Lotus Freelance |
.DRW |
MicroGrafx |
.DRW |
NBI Legend |
.DWG |
AutoCAD Drawing |
.dx |
Autotrol document imaging |
.dxb |
AutoCAD database file |
.DXF |
AutoCAD |
.earth |
Earth Resources Mapper file |
.eclipse |
Alias Eclipse file |
.ed5 |
EDMICS (US DOD) |
.ed6 |
EDMICS (US DOD) |
.eidi |
Electric Image EIDI file |
.epI |
Adobe Encapsulated PostScript file |
.eps |
Adobe Encapsulated PostScript file |
.eps |
Quark Desktop Color Separation EPS file |
.epsf |
Adobe Encapsulated PostScript file |
.epsi |
Encapsulated PostScript style preview file |
.epson |
Epson printer graphics file |
.EV |
NCN Execuvision |
.face |
Unix Faceserver image file |
.fax |
Group 3 FAX file |
.FG |
Slidewrite Plus |
.fits |
Flexible Image Transport System file |
.flc |
FLIC animation (AutoDesk) |
.fli |
FLIC animation (AutoDesk) |
.flx |
Compiled binary file (DataFlex) |
.fmv |
FrameMaker |
.fop |
Freedom of Press file |
.fs |
Usenix FaceSaver file |
.g3 |
Group 3 FAX file |
.GAL |
HP Gallery on Exhibit/Graphics Gallery |
.gdf |
IBM GDDM format |
.gds |
image |
.ged |
Arts & Letters |
.gem |
Digital Research GEM VDI file |
.gem |
GEM bitmap file |
.GIF |
CompuServe Graphics Interchange Format |
.giff |
CompuServe Graphics Interchange Format file |
.gl |
animated picture |
.GM |
Autologic image file |
.GMF |
Computer Graphics Metafile (various venders) |
.go |
GraphOn graphics file |
.goes |
NOAA satellite data file |
.gould |
Gould scanner file |
.gp4 |
CALS Group IV - ITU Group IV |
.grib |
FM 92-VIII Ext. GRIdded Binary file |
.gry |
picture |
.GX1 |
PC PaintBrush |
.gx2 |
Show Partner |
.ham |
Vector graphics saved file (Amiga) |
.hdf |
Hierarchical Data File |
.hips |
HIPS file |
.hitachi |
Hitachi raster file |
.HPC(L) |
Hewlett-Packard's LaserJet Graphics |
.HPG(L) |
Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language |
.HRZ |
image |
.iax |
Image Access eXecutive file |
.ibm |
Compressed archive (ARCHDOS, IBM Internal only) |
.ica |
IBM IOCA |
.icc |
Kodak ICC printer file |
.ico |
Microsoft Windows icon image file |
.icon |
Sun Icon and Cursor file |
.icr |
NCSA Telnet Interactive Color Raster graphic file |
.idc |
Core Software Tech CORE .IDC file |
.ief |
image |
.iff |
Amiga Interchange File Format (IFF) file |
.iff |
Phillips CD-I IFF file |
.iff |
Sun TAAC Image File Format |
.igf |
Inset Systems (HiJaak) |
.ilbm |
Amiga InterLeaved Bitmap (ILBM) file |
.IMG |
Boeing Graph |
.IMG |
DataCopy Wips |
.img |
GEM bitmap file |
.IMG |
IBM Image Support Facility |
.iris |
SGI RGB image file |
.ivb |
Truevision Targa image file |
.jas |
Graphic (Generic) |
.JBIG |
image |
.jff |
JPEG (JFIF) |
.JFI |
image |
.jfif |
Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) compressed file |
.jpc |
Graphic (Japan PIC) |
.jpeg |
JPEG compressed file |
.jpg |
JPEG compressed file |
.kfx |
Kofax Group IV |
.lan |
Erdas file |
.landsat |
EOSAT's Landsat Thematic Mapper data file |
.LBM |
image |
.lispm |
Lisp Machine file |
.lj |
HP LaserJet graphics file |
.l8 |
picture |
.ln03 |
DEC LN03+ Sixel file |
.ltm |
EOSAT's Landsat Thematic Mapper data file |
.mac |
Apple Macintosh MacPaint file |
.macp |
Apple Macintosh MacPaint file |
.mag |
A graphics format found in some Japanese files |
.MAK |
Apple Macintosh Macpaint/ No Header |
.map |
image |
.mbfavs |
AVS X image file |
.mbfx |
AVS X image file alantir |
.mgf |
image |
.mgr |
MGR bitmap file |
.mhg |
MH Experts Group, data compression for multimedia |
.miff |
Magick Image File Format |
.mil |
Same as .GP4 extension |
.mitsu |
Mitsubishi S340-10 color sublimation printer file |
.mki |
Graphic Image (MagView 5.0) (Japanese) |
.MPG |
Moving Picture Experts Group compressed video |
.mpnt |
Apple Macintosh MacPaint file |
.mrb |
Multiple resolution bitmap graphics (Microsoft C/C++) |
.msp |
Microsoft Paint image file |
.mtv |
MTV Raytracer file |
.ncsa |
Hierarchical Data File |
.neo |
Atari NeoChrome image file |
.news |
NeWS image file |
.nff |
Neutral File Format |
.nitf |
National Image Transmission Format file |
.off |
Object File (3D Mesh) |
.omf |
OMF Interchange file |
.p |
Apple Macintosh MacPaint file |
.P |
Ashton Tate Draw Applause; also Atari Degas uncompressed images |
.paint |
Apple Macintosh MacPaint file |
.pbm |
PBM Portable aNy Map file |
.pbmplus |
PBM Portable aNy Map file |
.pcc |
PCC file |
.pcc |
ZSoft IBM PC Paintbrush file |
.pcd |
Kodak Photo-CD file |
.pcl |
HP PaintJet or PaintJet XL PCL graphics file |
.pcp |
PCP file |
.PCR |
OPTIKS/PCRGB |
.pct |
PICT drawing (Macintosh) |
.pcx |
ZSoft IBM PC Paintbrush file ntg |
.PDA |
P Scanner Graphics Files |
.pdf |
Adobe Acrobat PDF file |
.pds |
NASA planetary image file |
.pds |
PDS/VICAR file |
.PGA |
IBM Professional Graphics Adaptor image file |
.pgm |
PBM Portable aNy Map file |
.pgm |
Portable Graymap (bitmap) |
.pi1 |
Atari Degas file |
.pi3 |
Atari Degas file |
.PIC |
Biorad confocal file |
.PIC |
Lotus 1-2-3 graph |
.PIC |
Mouse systems PC Paint |
.pic |
Movie BYU file |
.pic |
PIXAR picture file |
.pic |
SOFTIMAGE image file |
.picio |
PIXAR picture file |
.pics |
Macintosh PICS file |
.pict |
Apple Macintosh QuickDraw/PICT file |
.pict2 |
Apple Macintosh QuickDraw/PICT file |
.pictor |
PC Paint image file |
.PIG |
Ricoh Pixel Image Generator file |
.pix |
Alias image file |
.pixar |
PIXAR picture file |
.pixelpaint |
PixelPaint Professional image file |
.pj |
HP PaintJet or PaintJet XL PCL graphics file |
.pjxl |
HP PaintJet or PaintJet XL PCL graphics file |
.pk |
Packed format font file/PK Font file |
.plot |
Unix plot(5) file |
.pm |
Presentation Manager bitmap graphics |
.png |
Portable Network Graphic |
.pnm |
PBM Portable aNy Map file |
.pnt |
MacPaint file |
.postscript |
Adobe PostScript file |
.ppm |
PBM Portable aNy Map file |
.pr |
Sun Icon and Cursor file |
.PRN |
PostScript/Any print image file |
.ps |
Adobe PostScript file |
.ps2 |
Adobe PostScript file |
.psd |
Adobe Photoshop native format |
.psid |
Adobe PostScript file |
.ptr |
OS/2 PTR file |
.ptx |
Printronix graphics file |
.puzz |
X11 Puzzle file |
.q0 |
Japanese Q0 image file |
.qdv |
Random Dot QDV file |
.qrt |
QRT Ray Tracer file |
.RAS |
Show file Ras format |
.ras |
Sun Rasterfile |
.rast |
Sun Rasterfile |
.RAW |
Basic Array format, OPTIKS reference only |
.RAX |
image |
.rgb |
picture |
.rgb |
SGI RGB image file |
.ria |
Alpharel Group IV document imaging |
.riff |
Letraset image file |
.rix |
RIX Softworks Paint Tool ColoRIX file |
.rl4 |
Microsoft Windows bitmap image file |
.rl8 |
Microsoft Windows bitmap image file |
.rla |
Wavefront raster image file |
.rlb |
Wavefront raster image file |
.rlc |
Image Systems |
.RLE |
Compuserve/Teletext Run Length Encoded |
.rle |
Microsoft Windows bitmap image file |
.rle |
Utah Run Length Encoded image file |
.rnl |
GTX Runlength |
.sbp |
IBM StoryBoard |
.scan |
Thunderscan image file |
.scitex |
Scitex Continuous Tone |
.scodl |
Agfa slide file |
.scr |
Sun Rasterfile |
.scx |
ColorRIX bitmap graphics |
.SFL |
Soft Font Single Letter |
.SFP |
HP Soft Font |
.sgi |
picture |
.sgi |
SGI RGB image file |
.shg |
Segmented Hyper-Graphic |
.SHP |
Printmaster/Newsmaster |
.sir |
Solitaire file |
.six |
DEC LN03+ Sixel file |
.sixel |
DEC LN03+ Sixel file |
.SLD |
AutoCad Slide |
.sld |
AutoCAD slide file |
.spc |
Atari compressed Spectrum file |
.spot |
SPOT satellite image file |
.spu |
Atari compressed Spectrum file |
.sr |
Sun Rasterfile |
.sun |
Sun Rasterfile |
.suniff |
Sun TAAC Image File Format |
.synu |
SDSC Synu image file |
.taac |
Sun TAAC Image File Format |
.targa |
Truevision Targa image file |
.tdi |
TDI image file |
.tfm |
Packed format font file/TeX font metric file |
.TGA |
picture |
.tga |
Truevision Targa image file |
.TIF |
Aldus/Microsoft Tag Image Format Files, TIFF |
.tif |
Tagged-Image File Format |
.tiff |
Tagged-Image File Format |
.tm |
EOSAT's Landsat Thematic Mapper data file |
.u |
subsampled raw YUV files |
.uil |
Motif UIL icon file |
.urt |
Utah Run Length Encoded image file |
.v |
subsampled raw YUV files |
.vda |
Truevision Targa image file |
.vdi |
Digital Research GEM VDI file |
.vff |
Sun TAAC Image File Format |
.vga |
Microsoft Windows bitmap image file |
.vi |
Jovian Logic Video Capture file |
.vic |
Vicar graphics file |
.vicar |
PDS/VICAR file |
.vid |
YUV12C M-Motion Frame Buffer file |
.viff |
Khoros Visualization image file |
.vik |
Viking graphics image |
.vis |
VIS graphic file |
.vort |
VORT raytracer image file |
.whip |
WHIP file |
.WMF |
Windows Meta File |
.WPG |
WordPerfect Graphics 5.0 |
.wpg |
WordPerfect Graphics file |
.x |
AVS X image file |
.x11 |
X Window System window dump image file |
.XBM |
picture, X Window System |
.xbm |
X11 bitmap file |
.xim |
X11 Xim Toolkit file |
.xos |
Xaos Tools image file |
.xpm |
X PixMap |
.xv |
Khoros Visualization image file |
.XWD |
X Window Dump |
.x |
X Window System window dump image file |
.y |
subsampled raw YUV files |
.ybm |
Face file |
.yuv |
Abekas YUV file |
.yuv |
CCIR 601 file |
.yuv |
image |
.yuv3 |
CCIR 601 file |
.zeiss |
Zeiss CSLM file |
.zinc |
Zinc Interface Library icon file |
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Last modified on December 19, 2008.
Last modified on December 19, 2008.
