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# Still image file formats

## Overview

|FlashPix            |Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Supported by        |Graphics import component                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|Macintosh file type |`'FPix'`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|File name extensions|`.fpx`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|Metadata handling   |Information about copyright, authorship, caption text, content description notes, camera manufacturer name, camera model name are transferred to `kUserDataTextCopyright`, `kUserDataTextArtistField`, `kUserDataTextFullName`, `kParameterInfoWindowTitle`, `kParameterInfoManufacturer`, `kUserDataTextMakeField` user data items, respectively.|
|Formats supported   |1.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|Software required   |QuickTime 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

|GIF                 |Description                                                                               |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Supported by        |Graphics import component                                                                 |
|Macintosh file type |`'GIFf'`, or `'GIF '`                                                                     |
|File name extensions|`.gif`                                                                                    |
|Metadata handling   |The GIF comment field is transferred to the `kUserDataDateTextInformation` user data item.|
|Software required   |QuickTime 2.5 or later                                                                    |

|JFIF/JPEG           |Description                                                                                                     |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Supported by        |Graphics import component                                                                                       |
|Macintosh file type |`'JPEG’`                                                                                                        |
|File name extensions|`.jpg`                                                                                                          |
|Metadata handling   |The JFIF comment field is transferred to the imported Movie’s user data in the `kUserDataTextInformation` field.|
|Software required   |QuickTime 2.5 or later                                                                                          |

|Photoshop           |Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Supported by        |Graphics import component                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|Macintosh file type |`'8BPS'`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|File name extensions|`.psd`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|Metadata handling   |Photoshop files store their metadata based on the IPTC-NAA Information Interchange Model and Digital Newsphoto Parameter Record. This information is transferred into the importer Movie’s user data. The entire ITPC-NAA record is placed into a user data item of type `'iptc'`. In addition, those metadata items which are defined by QuickTime are mapped directly to QuickTime types as follows: 116 to `kUserDataTextCopyright`, 120 to `kUserDataTextInformation`, 105 to `kUserDataTextFullName`, 55 to `'©day'`, 115 to `'©src'`.|
|Software required   |QuickTime 2.5 or later. QuickTime 3 is required for metadata handling.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

|QuickTime Image File|Description                                                                                                  |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Supported by        |Graphics import component                                                                                    |
|Macintosh file type |`'qtif'`                                                                                                     |
|File name extensions|`.qtif`, `.qif`, `.qti`                                                                                      |
|Metadata handling   |Metadata that is stored in `quickTimeImageFileMetaDataAtom` atom is copied directly to the Movie’s user data.|
|Formats supported   |All                                                                                                          |
|Software required   |QuickTime 2.5 or later                                                                                       |

|TIFF                |Description                                     |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Supported by        |Graphics Import Component                       |
|Macintosh file type |`'TIFF'`                                        |
|File name extensions|`.tif`, `.tiff`                                 |
|Metadata handling   |Extracted from standard tags and from IPTC block|
|Software required   |QuickTime 3 or later                            |

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