Image

Raster files that store images as a group of pixels. The format categories are listed on the software formats page.

Tools

• ImageMagick - Command line tools to modify and convert images.
• stb_image.h - C++ lib to load images (jpg, png, tga, bmp and gif).
• DevIL

Exchange

BMP

• BMP Graphics File Formats

GIF

• GIF explained

JPEG

PNG

Immediate

DDS

• Understanding BCn Texture Compression Formats - 2012
• DXT Compression Techniques - 2006
• Nvidia texture tools
• Microsoft :
  • Programming Guide for DDS
  • Reference for DDS
  • Block Compression (Direct3D 10)
• OpenGL
  • OpenGL Image (GLI)
    • DXT1, DXT3 and DXT5 (equivalent to BC1, BC2 and BC3): - 2013
    • LATC and RGTC (equivalent to BC4 and BC5) - 2017
    • BPTC (equivalent to BC6 and BC7) - 2016

Game

Obsolete

PCX

• PCX Fileformat Info
• ZSoft PCX File Format Technical Reference Manual

TGA

• TGA Fileformat

Native