Reference: Image Types

Description

Image Formats that can be Read (Imported and Converted From) on Both Mac OS X and Windows:

Image Name	File Type	File Extensions
JPEG	JPEG	.jpg; .jpeg; .jpe; .pjpeg; .jfif;
GIF	GIF	.gif
PNG	PNG	.png
Windows Bitmap	BMP	.bmp
PICT	PICT	.pic; .pict; .pct
TIFF	TIFF	.tif; .tiff
Photoshop	8BPS	.psd
Silicon Graphics	SGI	.sgi
Targa	TPIC	.tga; .tpic; .vda; .vst
MacPaint	PNTG	.mac; .pnt
PDF*	PDF	.pdf

*PDF - Requires the installation of Ghostscript to Read the file.

Image Formats that can be Written (Converted To and Exported) on Both Mac OS X and Windows:

Image Name	File Type	File Extensions
JPEG	JPEG	.jpg; .jpeg; .jpe; .pjpeg; .jfif;
GIF	GIF	.gif
PNG	PNG	.png
Windows Bitmap	BMP	.bmp
PICT	PICT	.pic; .pict; .pct
TIFF	TIFF	.tif; .tiff
Photoshop	8BPS	.psd
Silicon Graphics	SGI	.sgi
Targa	TPIC	.tga; .tpic; .vda; .vst
PDF	PDF	.pdf

Notes:

• You can use either the Image Name or the File Type when specifying types in CNS Image.
• On Mac OS X, CNS Image uses both the File Type and the File Extensions in the Import Dialog to determine if a file is a valid image type. On Windows, CNS Image only uses the File Extensions in the Import Dialog. When exporting images from your database, CNS Image will append the first listed file extension to the file name.
• On Windows, if you paste an image into a container, the underlying format is a Windows MetaFile, DIB, or OLE format, which is incompatible with CNS Image. The plug-in will be able to manipulate the "JPEG Preview" however.