Comparison Matrix

Open Document

• ODT – OpenDocument Text

Text

• TXT – plain text file
• RTF – Rich Text File

PDF

• PDF – Portable Document Format
• PDF/A – Document Format for long term preservation
• PDF/UA – Document Format for universal accessibility
• PDF Multi-page – Portable Document Format

Vector Images

• SVG – Scalable Vector Graphics
• AI – Adobe Illustrator (PDF Compatible)
• EMF – Enhanced Windows Meta-format
• WMF – Standard Windows Meta-format

CAD

• DXF – Drawing eXchange Format

• CUR – Windows Cursor
• WSQ – Wavelet scalar quantization
• ANIMATED GIF – Graphics Interchange Format
• BMP – Standard Windows Bitmap Format
• CUT – Dr. Halo/Dr.Genius Clipboard Format
• DDS – Microsoft Direct-draw Surface Format
• DIB – Standard Windows Bitmap Format
• DICOM – Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
• EXIF – Exchangeable Image Format
• EXR – OpenEXR Format
• FAX, G3 – Group 3 Raw Fax Format
• GIF, Interlaced GIF – Graphics Interchange Format
• HDR – High Dynamic Range Format
• HEIF/HEIC – High Efficiency Image File Format
• IFF – Interchange Format
• ICO (single page and multi page) – Icon Format
• J2K, J2C – JPEG-2000 Code-stream
• JB2, JBIG2 – Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group
• JIF, JFIF – JPEG File Interchange Format
• JNG – JPEG Network Graphics
• JP2 – JPEG-2000 Format
• JPEG, JPG, JPE – Joint Photographic Expert Group
• JPEG progressive
• KOA – KOALA Format
• LBM – Interchange File Format-Interleaved Bitmap

• MNG – Multiple-image Network Graphics *
• PBM – Portable Bitmap File
• PBM RAW – Portable Bitmap BINARY
• PCD – Kodak Photo-CD file
• PCT, PICT, PIC – Macintosh PICT Format
• PCX – PC Paintbrush Format
• PFM – Portable Float Map
• PGM – Portable Gray-map File
• PGM RAW – Portable Gray-map BINARY
• PSD – Photoshop File
• PNG – Portable Network Graphics Format
• PNM – Portable Any Map
• PPM – Portable Pix-map File
• PPM RAW – Portable Pix-map BINARY
• RAS – Sun Raster Format
• RAW camera image
• RAW memory bits – RAW bitmap
• RLE – Standard Windows Bitmap format
• SGI – Silicon Graphics Image Format
• TGA, TARGA – TARGA Image Format
• TIFF, TIF – Tagged Image Format
• TIFF Multi-page – Multi-page Tagged Image Format
• WBMP, WAP, WBM – Wireless Bitmap
• XBM – X-Bitmap Format
• XPM – X Pixmap Format