3Delight supports the following image file formats:
Name & Extension | Description | Bit Depth | Multi-Layer Support | |
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TIFF | .tif | TIFF format. | 8-bit integer | Yes_ (Layers can have different data types.) |
OpenEXR | .exr | Open EXR format using lossless ZIP compression for all layers. | 16-bit float | Yes _______________ |
OpenEXR (DWAA) | .exr | Open EXR format using lossy DWAA compression for color layers. Layers containing data of another nature, such as normals, use lossless ZIP compression. The compression level used is the default 45, which is virtually imperceptible. | 16-bit float | Yes |
OpenEXR (deep) | .exr | The Open EXR "deep" image format. Each pixel can contain multiple values at different depths. | 16-bit float | Yes |
JPEG | .jpg | JPEG format. | 8-bit integer | No |
PNG | .png | PNG format. | 8-bit integer | No |
8-bit images are saved with a sRGB gamma correction. 16-bit integer, 16-bit float and 32-bit float images are saved as "raw" data, without any gamma correction. |