All code for handling the file formats supported in PMView has been written completely from scratch. Therefore, we are proud to be able of providing full technical support on all of the formats below and enhance support for a specific format when needed (for instance, the TIFF format). If PMView fails to load a file that you need, please contact us so we can try to support your file's format in our next release.
Formats that can be read:
· DCA/Intel DCX (DCX)
· Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)
· Flexible Image Transport System (FITS)
· CCITT Group 3 Facsimile (G3)
· Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)
· JPEG File Interchange Format (JPG)
· ZSoft Paintbrush Format (PCX)
· Bio-Rad PIC Image Format (PIC)
· PC Paint/Pictor Format (PIC)
· Softimage Picture File Format (PIC)
· PBMPlus Portable Bitmap (PBM)
· PBMPlus Portable Graymap (PGM)
· PBMPlus Portable Pixmap (PPM)
· PBMPlus Portable Anymap (PNM)
· Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
· Adobe Photoshop Document (PSD)
· PMView Slideshow File Format (SHW)
· Truevision Targa Format (TGA)
· Tagged Interchange File Format (TIF)
Formats that can be written:
· Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)
· Flexible Image Transport System (FITS)
· CCITT Group 3 Facsimile (G3)
· Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)
· JPEG File Interchange Format (JPG)
· ZSoft Paintbrush Format (PCX)
· PC Paint/Pictor Format (PIC)
· Softimage Picture File Format (PIC)
· PBMPlus Portable Bitmap (PBM)
· PBMPlus Portable Graymap (PGM)
· PBMPlus Portable Pixmap (PPM)
· PBMPlus Portable Anymap (PNM)
· Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
· Adobe Photoshop Document (PSD)
· PMView Slideshow File Format (SHW)
· Truevision Targa Format (TGA)
· Tagged Interchange File Format (TIF)
Note: The Kodak Photo-CD format cannot be saved. Saving files in this format is not legally permitted by the Kodak Corporation. (Currently no other program, with the exceptions of Kodak's own software allows this to be done).
The TIFF and GIF LZW compression/decompression included in this software are licensed under U.S. Patent No. 4,558,302 and foreign counterparts.