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CLIPSTER I/O Tool User Guide
A.4 Storage Modes of File Formats
The following lists the storage modes (saving types) of most file formats
that can be used with the DVS software.
When specifying a file format, for example, prior to a record, you usu-
ally have to detail the saving type as well. It indicates the bit depth
and/or byte order settings that the file will provide once it has been
saved. The tables below list the saving types that are available for the
different file formats.
Furthermore, some file formats are capable of storing different color
spaces (color modes), where others can store only one color space.
Therefore, the color space that will be saved via the respective saving
type is stated as well.
When composing or altering a capture list file manually, for example,
via a text editor, you also have to detail the saving type for the respec-
tive clip and its file format. The necessary saving type will be indicated
in the capture list file via a number that can be found in the tables below
(column ’Number’, see section “Specifications of the DVS Capture List
File” on page A-6 as well):
Further details about the various file formats supported by the
I/O Tool can be found in the “CLIPSTER Edit Tool” user guide.
Some of the saving types detailed below are part of optional
features of the DVS system. They may not be available on your
system.
Table A-1: Bitmap (*.bmp)
Saving Type Color Space Number
8 bit BGR RGB 1
8 bit BGRA RGB with key 12
Table A-2: Cineon (*.cin)
Saving Type Color Space Number
10 bit RGB cineon big endian RGB 2