Still image file formats

Supported by

Graphics import component

Macintosh file type

'FPix'

File name extensions

.fpx

Metadata handling

Information about copyright, authorship, caption text, content description notes, camera manufacturer name, camera model name are transferred to kUserDataTextCopyright, kUserDataTextArtistField, kUserDataTextFullName, kParameterInfoWindowTitle, kParameterInfoManufacturer, kUserDataTextMakeField user data items, respectively.

Formats supported

1.0

Software required

QuickTime 4

Supported by

Graphics import component

Macintosh file type

'GIFf', or 'GIF '

File name extensions

.gif

Metadata handling

The GIF comment field is transferred to the kUserDataDateTextInformation user data item.

Software required

QuickTime 2.5 or later

Supported by

Graphics import component

Macintosh file type

'JPEG’

File name extensions

.jpg

Metadata handling

The JFIF comment field is transferred to the imported Movie’s user data in the kUserDataTextInformation field.

Software required

QuickTime 2.5 or later

Supported by

Graphics import component

Macintosh file type

'8BPS'

File name extensions

.psd

Metadata handling

Photoshop files store their metadata based on the IPTC-NAA Information Interchange Model and Digital Newsphoto Parameter Record. This information is transferred into the importer Movie’s user data. The entire ITPC-NAA record is placed into a user data item of type 'iptc'. In addition, those metadata items which are defined by QuickTime are mapped directly to QuickTime types as follows: 116 to kUserDataTextCopyright, 120 to kUserDataTextInformation, 105 to kUserDataTextFullName, 55 to '©day', 115 to '©src'.

Software required

QuickTime 2.5 or later. QuickTime 3 is required for metadata handling.

Supported by

Graphics import component

Macintosh file type

'qtif'

File name extensions

.qtif, .qif, .qti

Metadata handling

Metadata that is stored in quickTimeImageFileMetaDataAtom atom is copied directly to the Movie’s user data.

Formats supported

All

Software required

QuickTime 2.5 or later

Supported by

Graphics Import Component

Macintosh file type

'TIFF'

File name extensions

.tif, .tiff

Metadata handling

Extracted from standard tags and from IPTC block

Software required

QuickTime 3 or later