User Manual

Specifications for Graphics (Image) Files
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Photoshop (.psd) RGB 8-bits/channel, RGB16
bits/channel, grayscale, indexed
color, and duotone variations
Yes Your Avid editing application can import
multilayered graphics. For more information,
see “Photoshop Graphics Import” on
page 295.
Duotone files are loaded as grayscale.
Multichannel (greater than four channels)
files and CMYK files are not supported.
PICT (.pic) 2-, 4-, 8-, 16-, and 32-bit Yes
Pixar (.pxr) 24-bit, 36-bit Yes
PNG (.png) 1-bit to 32-bit Yes Transparent areas in a PNG file are
interpreted as an alpha channel on import.
QRT (.dbw) 24-bit No
Rendition (.6rn) 32-bit Yes
SGI (.rgb) 8-bit or 16-bit grayscale;
8-bit grayscale plus 8-bit
alpha channel;
24- and 48-bit color;
24-bit color plus 8-bit
alpha channel;
64-bit (16 bits per component)
Yes
Softimage (.pic) 24-bit plus 8-bit alpha Yes Pixel aspect information saves with
the image.
(Windows only) Double-clicking a
Softimage file starts the application
associated with PICT files because they use
the same file name extension. Avoid
double-clicking Softimage files to
view them.
Sun Raster (.sun) 1-, 8-, or 24-bit No
Targa (.tga) 8-, 15-, 16-, or 24-bit; 32-bit Yes
Format and
Default File
Name Extension Bit Depth Support
Alpha
Channel
Support Notes