ImageBrowser 6.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual

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Table of Contents
Supported Image Types
ThefollowingisalistofimagetypessupportedbyImageBrowser.
JPEG
Mostcamerasusethisimagetype.Itcompressesatveryhighratios,takingadvantage
ofthecharacteristicsofthehumaneye.However,becauseitisanirreversible
compressionmethod(partofthedataislostduringcompression),ifyouprocessand
saveanimagerepeatedlyusingthismethod,theimagemaybecomerougher.
ExifJPEGisanimagetypethataddsinformationsuchasshootingdatatoaJPEG
image.
RAW
ThisisaproprietaryimagetypeprovidedbyCanon.Itallowstheoutputoftheimage
pixelsfromadigitalcamerawithoutanydeteriorationinthequalityoftheimage.
Somecamerasmightnotsupportthisimagetype.
PICT
ThisisthestandardimagetypeforMacintosh.Thisimagetypeissupportedbymost
Macintoshsoftware.
TIFF
Thisisarelativelypopularimagetype.Itiswidelysupportedbynon-Macintosh
programs(suchasWindows).
BMP(WindowsBitmap)
ThisimagetypecomesstandardwithWindows.MostWindowsprogramssupportit.
AVI(.AVI)
StandardWindowsmovietype.Themoviethumbnailandamovieiconshowin
ImageBrowser’sBrowserArea.
MOV(.MOV)
Movietype.ThemoviethumbnailandamovieiconshowinImageBrowser’sBrowser
Area.
COPY