9.3

Object-oriented pictures are sometimes referred to as vector file format because they use
vector (distance and direction) information to describe a shape.
Supported picture file types
File type refers to how picture information is formatted. The following is a list of file
formats supported by QuarkXPress:
• Adobe Illustrator (AI): The native file format for Adobe Illustrator. Imported Adobe Illustrator
9 files are functionally equivalent to imported PDF files. If you import an Adobe Illustrator
8 file, any EPS data in the file is included. You cannot import Adobe Illustrator files saved
in version 7 or earlier.
• BMP(Bitmap): A raster image file that is used mostly on the Microsoft Windows platform.
• DCS 2.0 (Desktop Color Separations): An EPS file saved as a single file that can include process
plates (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) as well as spot plates and a master image. A DCS 2.0
file is preseparated, so it prints faster than a standard EPS. The master image is used for
composite printing. A DCS 2.0 file can contain bitmap and object-oriented information.
The DCS 2.0 format supports bitmap, spot, and CMYK color models. DCS 1.0 — also known
as "five-file format" — contains five separate files: Cyan, magenta, yellow, and black plate
files, as well as a master file.
• EPS (Encapsulated PostScript): A commonly used file format that supports both raster and
vector information. Some EPS files don't have a preview. After you import an EPS file that
does not have a preview, "PostScript Picture" and the file's name display in the picture
box. However, if you send the picture to a PostScript output device, the image outputs.
To make the preview visible, choose Generate from the Preview drop-down menu in the
Preferences dialog box (Edit menu), and then reimport the image.
• GIF(Graphics Interchange Format) : A bitmap file format that supports 8-bit indexed color,
transparency, and animation.
• JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group): A lossy compressed format. Lossy compression is a
method that can introduce data loss and possibly quality degradation. Lossy compression
often produces smaller file sizes than lossless compression.
• PDF (Portable Document Format): A proprietary format developed by Adobe Systems, Inc.
to facilitate file transfer. You can import PDF file versions up to 1.7 into QuarkXPress.
• PICT: A Mac OS format based on the original QuickDraw drawing routines. PICTs contain
bitmap and object-oriented information.
• PNG (Portable Network Graphics): A bitmap file format that supports both indexed color
and continuous tone color, with lossless or lossy compression.
• PSD (Photoshop Document): A proprietary file format developed by Adobe Systems, Inc.
The .psd extension is the default extension for Adobe Photoshop files.
• SWF: A proprietary vector-graphics file format developed by Adobe Systems, Inc. that is
used for animation.
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