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Adobe Flash (SWF) technical notes

• Adobe Flash (SWF) files cannot be imported into Corel DESIGNER.

TARGA (TGA)

The TARGA (TGA) graphics format is used for saving bitmaps. It supports various compression systems and can represent bitmaps ranging

from black-and-white to RGB color. You can import or export TGA files in Corel DESIGNER.

To export a TARGA file

Click File Export.

2 Locate the folder in which you want to save the file.

3 Choose TGA - Targa bitmap from the Save as type list box.

4 Type a filename in the File name list box.

To compress an image while exporting it, choose a compression type from the Compression type list box.

5 Click Export.

6 In the Convert to bitmap dialog box, adjust the width, height, resolution, color mode, or any of the other settings, and click OK.

7 In the TGA export dialog box, enable one of the following options:

• Normal

• Enhanced

Black-and-white images cannot be saved as TARGA files.

TARGA (TGA) technical notes

• The following features are supported: uncompressed color-mapped images, uncompressed RGB images, run-length encoding (RLE)

compressed color-mapped images, RLE-compressed RGB images (types 1, 2, 9, and 10 as defined by the AT&T Electronic Photography

and Imaging Center), and masks.

• 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.

For information about importing TIFF files, see “To import a file into an active drawing” on page 597.