PI: FAQ: Supported Graphic File Formats

This article was previously published under Q156245

Microsoft picture extension, .mix is the default Picture It! file format for version 1.0 of Picture It!, but you can open graphics in 19 other file formats and save to nine of those formats.

If you need to save your work in another format, be aware of the following:

• You may not be able to save your work in the same file format that you opened the file from.
• More than one form of a specific file format may exist and Picture It! may not support all forms of each format listed below.

Supported Format        File Extension   Save To?
----------------        --------------   --------

 CompuServe GIF             .gif           Yes*
 FlashPix Format (Kodak)    .fpx           Yes
 JPEG Filter                .jpg           Yes
 PC Paintbrush              .pcx           Yes
 Picture It!                .mix           Yes
 Portable Network Graphics  .png           Yes
 Tagged Image File          .tif           Yes
 Targa                      .tga           Yes
 Windows Bitmap             .bmp           Yes

 Autocad Format 2-D         .dxf           No
 CorelDraw                  .cdr           No
 Designer Draw              .drw           No
 Encapsulated Postscript    .eps**         No
 Enhanced Metafiles         .emf           No
 HP Graphics Language       .hgl           No
 Kodak Photo CD             .pcd           No
 Macintosh PICT             .pct           No
 Windows Bitmap             .dib           No
 Windows Metafiles          .wmf           No
 WordPerfect Graphics       .wpg           No

 *  When you save to .gif format in Picture It! you cannot specify the
    size of the saved image. That feature is sometimes used when
    preparing GIFs for use on the Internet.

 ** Picture It! does not display or print postscript. When you
    open an .eps file in Picture It! you are working with the device
    independent bitmap (.dib) only.