Perl Graphics Programming

Appendix C. Image::Magick File Formats

Table C-1 shows the various file formats supported by Image::Magick. The headings indicate whether the file format provides support for multiple images in a single document and for binary large objects (BLOBs), whether it is a raw format, and whether Image::Magick can decode and encode files in this format.

Table C-1. ImageMagick file formats

File format	Mult. images?	BLOBs?	Raw format?	Decoder?	Encoder?	Description
afm		✓		✓		TrueType font
art	✓	✓		✓		PF1: 1st Publisher
avi	✓	✓		✓		Audio/Visual Interleaved
avs	✓	✓		✓	✓	AVS X image
bie		✓		✓	✓	Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group interchange format
bmp	✓	✓		✓	✓	Microsoft Windows bitmap image
cmyk	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	Raw cyan, magenta, yellow, and black bytes
cmyka	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	Raw cyan, magenta, yellow, black, and matte bytes
cut	✓	✓		✓		DR Hallo
dcm		✓		✓		Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine image
dcx	✓	✓		✓	✓	ZSoft IBM PC Multi-page Paintbrush
dib	✓	✓		✓	✓	Microsoft Windows bitmap image
dpx	✓	✓		✓		Digital Moving Picture Exchange
epdf		✓		✓	✓	Encapsulated Portable Document format
epi		✓		✓	✓	Adobe Encapsulated PostScript Interchange format
eps		✓		✓	✓	Adobe Encapsulated PostScript
eps2		✓			✓	Adobe Level II Encapsulated PostScript
eps3	✓	✓			✓	Adobe Level III Encapsulated PostScript
epsf		✓		✓	✓	Adobe Encapsulated PostScript
epsi		✓		✓	✓	Adobe Encapsulated PostScript Interchange format
ept		✓		✓	✓	Adobe Encapsulated PostScript with TIFF preview
fax	✓	✓		✓	✓	Group 3 FAX
file	✓	✓		✓		Uniform Resource Locator
fits		✓		✓	✓	Flexible Image Transport System
fpx		✓		✓	✓	FlashPix format
ftp	✓	✓		✓		Uniform Resource Locator
g3		✓		✓	✓	Group 3 FAX