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File extension | .xcf |
Category | Image File |
Description | The XCF file format is an image file created by the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), a freely distributed image editing program. XCF files are similar in makeup to a Photoshop PSD, supporting layers, channels, transparency, paths and guides. The XCF file format is backward compatible (all versions of GIMP can open earlier versions' files) and in some cases, forward compatible. Using XCF as for data interchange is not recommended by the developers of GIMP, as there may be format changes in future versions and XCF reflects various internal data structures for GIMP. |
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Technical Details | The XCF format is designed to store the entire part of the state of the Gimp that is specific to one image, apart from undo data. An XCF file is a sequence of bytes which describes a stack of layers and channels on a canvas, which is effectively just a rectangular viewport for the layers and channels. It contains a series of data structures with the main image structure coming at the very beginning of the file. The first 9 bytes of an XCF file are the ASCII string "gimp xcf " |
Associated programs | CorelDraw GIMP XnViewMP |
Developed by | eXperimental Computing Facility of the University of California at Berkeley |
MIME type | image/x-xcf |
Useful links | XCF File Format Information Draft XCF File Format Specification Unnofficial XCF Specification Download GIMP Convert XCF file |
File extension | .ai |
Category | Image File |
Description | Adobe Illustrator Artwork was developed by Adobe Systems for single page vector based drawings in either EPS or PDF formats. The AI format is a strictly limited simplified subset of the EPS format. It is the standard format used when saving out Adobe Illustrator files. |
Actions | Convert AI file View other image file formats |
Technical Details | Earlier versions of the AI format are restricted syntax that conform to DSC's Open Structuring Conventions. It was originally a native format called PGF. In order to make PDF files compatible can be achieved by embedding the PGF data within the saved PDF file. This same technique is used when saving EPS compatible files in recent versions of Illustrator. |
Associated programs | Adobe Photoshop Adobe Reader Corel Paint Shop Pro |
Developed by | Adobe |
MIME type | application/illustrator |
Useful links | The File Formats of Illustrator More information on the Adobe Illustrator Artwork Convert AI file |
Convert XCF file
Using Zamzar it is possible to convert XCF files to a variety of other formats
- xcf to ai (Adobe Illustrator Artwork)
- xcf to bmp (Windows bitmap)
- xcf to eps (Encapsulated PostScript)
- xcf to gif (Compuserve graphics interchange)
- xcf to jpg (JPEG compliant image)
- xcf to pcx (Paintbrush Bitmap Image)
- xcf to pdf (Portable Document Format)
- xcf to png (Portable Network Graphic)
- xcf to tga (Truevision Targa Graphic)
- xcf to tiff (Tagged image file format)
- xcf to wbmp (Wireless Bitmap File Format)
- xcf to webp (Lossily compressed image file)