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• The type of file produced depends on the number of colors exported. For example, 24-bit color TARGA (TGA) files are exported as RLE-
compressed RGB bitmaps.
• You can import TGA files from 8-bit grayscale to 24-bit RGB.
• Masks are not saved in 1-bit black-and-white or 8-bit paletted files.
• RLE compression is supported, and the maximum image size is 64,535 × 64,535 pixels.
TIFF
The Tagged Image File format (TIFF) is a raster format designed as a standard. Almost every graphics application can read and write TIFF files.
TIFF supports various color modes and bit depths.
You can open or import TIFF files in Corel PHOTO-PAINT. For more information about opening or importing files, see “Opening images” on
page 69 or “Importing files” on page 71.
To export a TIFF file
1
Click File Export.
2 Locate the folder in which you want to save the file.
3 Choose TIF - TIFF bitmap from the Save as type list box.
4 Type a filename in the File name list box.
5 Click Export.
TIFF technical notes
• When importing a TIFF that contains multiple pages, you can choose the individual pages that you want to import.
• Masks are not exported in 1-bit black-and-white, 16-bit grayscale, or 48-bit RGB files.
• Black-and-white, color, and grayscale TIFF files up to and including the 6.0 specification can be imported and exported.
• TIFF files compressed using JPEG, ZIP, CCITT, Packbits 32773, or LZW compression can also be imported. However, you may notice
additional loading time with these files because the program decodes the file compression.
Corel Paint Shop Pro (PSP)
The .PspImage file format is the native format for Corel Paint Shop Pro. You can import .PspImage files versions 9 and 10 that are in the RGB
color mode (24- or 48-bit).
This file format is not supported by the 64-bit version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite.
To import a PSP file
1
Click File Import.
The File Import command lets you place the file as an object in the active image. If you want to open a PSP file as an image, click
File Open.
2 Locate the folder in which the file is stored.
3 Choose PSP - Corel Paint Shop Pro (*.pspimage) from the list box next to the File name box.
4 Click the filename.
5 Click Import.
6 Click the image window.
Corel Paint Shop Pro (PSP) technical notes
• You can import only Corel Paint Shop Pro files with a .PspImage filename extension.
• Text and layers are merged with the background in the imported file.
