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