Summary:
GraphicsFormats is a Xojo plugin to import and export RawBitmaps, which can be converted to and from Xojo Pictures using the TypeLib plugin as needed.
The plugin currently supports PNG, Jpeg, TIFF and Tga, HDR, *Gif and ICO file formats.
*(Gif support is currently read only)
All formats have the following features:
- Importing from a file.
- Importing from a string.
- Exporting to a file.
- Exporting to a string.
- Import and export to RGB color space.
The following features are unique to the PNG format:
- Importing with Alpha channels for all import types (file,string,stream).
- Exporting with Alpha channels for all export types (file,string,stream).
- Querying meta data.
- Preserving ICC Color Profiles.
- 8 bit per channel read and write (RGB, Gray, RGBA, Gray-A).
- 16 bit per channel read and write. (and the full precision is preserved) (RGB, Gray, RGBA, Gray-A)
The following features are unique to the Jpeg format:
- Setting Quality.
- Setting Baseline parameter.
- Setting Progressive parameter.
- Setting Smoothing factor.
- The Raw version supports preserving ICC Color Profiles.
- The Raw version supports importing and exporting CMYK color space.
- 8 bit per channel read and write (RGB, CMYK).
The following features are unique to the TIFF format:
- Importing with Alpha channels for all import types (file,string,stream).
- Exporting with Alpha channels for all export types (file,string,stream).
- Multiple images within one TIFF file (import and export).
- Preserving ICC Color Profiles.
- 8 bit per channel read and write (RGB, Gray, RGB-A, Gray-A, CMYK, CMYK-A).
- 16 bit per channel read and write. (and the full precision is preserved) (RGB, Gray, RGB-A, Gray-A, CMYK, CMYK-A)
- RGBf (float) read and write.
The following features are unique to the Tga format:
- Importing with Alpha channels for all import types (file,string,stream).
- Exporting with Alpha channels for all export types (file,string,stream).
- 8 bit per channel read and write (RGB, Gray, RGB-A, Gray-A).
- Optional RLE compression.
The following features are unique to the HDR format:
- RGBf (float) read and write.
- 16 bit per channel read and write.
The following features are unique to the ICO format:
- Importing with Alpha channels for all import types (file,string).
- Exporting with Alpha channels for all export types (file,string).
- Multiple images within one ICO file (import and export).
- Preserving ICC Color Profiles. (When ICO segment was PNG based)
The following features are unique to the WebP format:
- Importing with Alpha channels for all import types (file,string).
- Exporting with Alpha channels for all export types (file,string).
- Lossless format.
- Lossy format
- Setting quality when using lossy format
- RGB and gray color spaces
The following features are unique to the BMP format:
- Importing with Alpha channels for all import types (file,string).
- Exporting with Alpha channels for all export types (file,string).
- RGB and gray color spaces
- Import various of bit depths
- Import images with color palettes
The following features are unique to the GIF format:
- Importing of still GIF images (including transparent ones)
- Importing of animated GIF images (including transparent ones.
- Reading the comments from the GIF comment extension
Remarks:
To install GraphicsFormats you have to create a folder called Plugins in the same folder as your Xojo application is located in and drop the GraphicsFormats and the TypeLib into it.
Agreement:
This product is a commercial software, only registered users are allowed to use it.
Einhugur Software will disable all serial numbers found on Internet and all serial numbers of decoded plugins that have illegally been posted on Internet.
Einhugur Software and the author, are in no way responsible for the bugs that might be found in this product. However, Einhugur Software will do its best to fix the bugs. This software is provided by Einhugur software 'as is' without any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for particular purpose. In no event shall Einhugur Software or its developers be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary or consequential damages (Including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data or profits; or business interruption) however caused any on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.
Officially we only support versions noted above and up to current official (not alpha or beta versions) version of Xojo at the date of when this plugin is published. We cannot predict what changes might come in future versions of Xojo.