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Image file formats
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You can paste such image files as photos taken with digital cameras and illustrations created with other applications into the TopPage editor. They are automatically converted into GIF or JPEG format. [Ref.] "Inserting an image"

You can also handle image files using the TopPage's accessory tools WebArt Designer and Web Animator.


Image file formats available

The following table explains how you can handle each image file format using TopPage and its accessory tools. F means full support; P partial support; N no support. The file extensions are in parentheses ( ).

Image file format TopPage WebArt Designer Web Animator
Pasting Saving Reading Saving Reading Saving
GIF (*.gif) F F F F F F
JPEG (*jpg) F F F F F N
PNG (*.png) F P (Note) F F F N
BMP (*.bmp) F N F F F N
WMF (*.wmf) F N F N F N
TIFF (*.tif) F N F N F N
FlashPix (*.fpx) F N F N F N
Photo CD (*.pcd) F N F N F N
DCM (*.dcm) F N F N F N
MIF (*.mif) F N F F F N

Note: You can save an image as a PNG file only if you paste a PNG file on the TopPage editor.


Explanation of image file formats

Image File Format Explanation
GIF (*.gif) GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format. It can handle only a maximum of 256 colors, but because of its advantage in reducing the size of files, it is generally used on the Internet to the same extent as JPEG. It is recommended that you save images that do not require many colors as a GIF file.

GIF files include not only static image but also animated image, which is called animation GIF. Animation GIF is a combination of multiple images. Both static GIF and animation GIF can be pasted in the same way on the editor of TopPage.
JPEG (*jpg) JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group. It is in general use on the Internet because of its small file size and inconspicuous image degradation. It is recommended that you save full-color images such as photos taken with a digital camera as JPEG.
PNG (*.png) PNG stands for Portable Network Graphics. It is a new image file format that is similar to GIF, but it can handle more colors than GIF and it does not lose data even when compressed. There are still few Web browsers compatible with it, but it it is expected to come into general use on the Internet.
BMP (*.bmp) BMP stands for bitmap. It has been adopted as the standard graphics format for Windows, and can be created with such Windows applications as Paint, one of the Windows accessories. It is able to handle up to a maximum of 16 million colors, and there is no image degradation, because it cannot be compressed. However, its file sizes are large.
WMF (*.wmf) WMF stands for Windows Metafile. It is used to save such Windows clip art as graphics and pictures. It is much smaller than BMP.
TIFF (*.tif) TIFF stands for Tagged Image File Format. It is compatible with a number of DTP applications because it can be handled among different types of equipment and operating systems and it can be fully restored following compression. However, sometimes opening it is difficult because there are various types of TIFFs.
FlashPix (*.fpx) FlashPix are image files for digital processing. It supports image data in multiple resolutions.
Photo CD (*.pcd) Photo CD is an image file format stored in a photo CD that can be created from such things as photographic negatives and prints. It supports image data in multiple resolutions.
DCM (*.dcm) DCM is an image file format for the retouching application PerfectPhoto.
MIF (*.mif) MIF is an image file format for WebArt Designer. You can reedit logos, buttons, or photo frames only if you save them in this format.