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RAW camera file formats
A RAW camera file is a data file captured by the image censor of a high-end digital camera. RAW camera files contain minimal in-camera
processing, such as sharpening or digital zoom, and they give you full control over the sharpness, contrast, and saturation of images.
Various RAW camera file formats exist, so the files can have different filename extensions, such as .nef, .crw, .dcr, .orf, or .mrw.
You can import RAW camera files directly into CorelDRAW. For more information, see “Working with RAW camera files” on page 583.
Wavelet Compressed Bitmap (WI)
This file format is not supported by the 64-bit version of the suite.
Importing a WI file
• Corel programs support the following color depths when you import Wavelet Compressed Bitmap (.wi) files: 256-shade (8-bit) grayscale,
and 24-bit RGB.
Exporting a WI file
• Corel programs support the following color depths when you export to the Wavelet Compressed Bitmap file format: 256 shade (8-bit)
grayscale, 24-bit RGB.
• The Wavelet Compressed Bitmap file format supports Wavelet compression. It also supports a minimum image size of 16 pixels and a
maximum size of 2,048 pixels.
Windows Metafile Format (WMF)
Developed by Microsoft Corporation, this file format stores both vector and bitmap information. It was developed as the internal file format
for Microsoft Windows 3. It supports 24-bit RGB color and is supported by most Windows applications.
Windows Metafile Format (WMF) technical notes
Importing a WMF file
• CorelDRAW substitutes fonts that are missing from a file in the WMF format from similar fonts available on your computer.
• The following features are not supported: PANOSE font matching and rotated and skewed bitmaps.
Exporting a WMF file
• The WMF format is used to export graphics to Windows programs.
• A header contains additional information, such as sizing.Therefore, a WMF file can successfully be exported from CorelDRAW if the
header is included.
• Text is maintained as text when exported, and WMF files can be very large. This can cause problems in programs that limit the size of
imported files.
• The Windows Metafile Format is 16 bits, while CorelDRAW is 32 bits.When you export a WMF file, the 32-bit numbers are converted
to 16 bits. For example, lines that are thinner than 0.01388 inch appear as hairlines because the WMF format does not have enough
precision to specify these widths accurately.
Additional file formats
CorelDRAW also supports the following file formats:
• ANSI Text (TXT) — ANSI Text (TXT) is a vector format that stores ANSI characters. This format is able to store text information but not
formatting information, such as the font type or size. When a TXT file is imported to or exported from CorelDRAW, only the text is
transferred. If the file has graphic elements, they are not imported or exported.