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Channel Bit Depth group
8 Bit Saves the RGB file as 8-bit color.
16 Bit Saves the RGB file as 16-bit color.
Use Alpha toggle
Use Alpha Saves Alpha channels with the RGB file.
TGA (Targa) Files
The Targa (TGA) format was developed by Truevision for their video boards.
The format supports 32-bit true color; that is, 24-bit color plus an alpha
channel, and is typically used as a true color format.
Targa files are widely used to render still images and to render sequences of
still images to video tape.
Some Targa files created by other applications have different file-name
extensions. 3ds Max can render the .vda, .icb, and .vst variants as well as .tga.
Interface
Clicking Render or Setup in the Render Output File dialog on page 5892 displays
the Targa Image Control dialog.
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