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The '''Image''' demuxer is responsible for opening most image file formats in {{VLC}}.<br />
Though the {{docmod|image}} module is capable of handling [[JPEG]]s, the {{docmod|jpeg}} module handles them as of VLC 2.2.0, so they can be encoded and decoded by the same [[module]]. The {{docmod|svg}} modules handle [[SVG]]s.

Supported formats:
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* PNG
* XCF
* GIF
* TIFF
* LBM (ILBM)
* PCX
* Targa
* [[MxPEG]]
* BMP
* PNM
* WebP
* BPG
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== Formats ==
=== PNG ===
{{wikipedia|Portable Network Graphics}}
PNG is an acronym for portable network graphics. It was historically preferred over [[GIF]]s for its unencumbered license, and though GIF is now free PNG is still used out of habit. It supports a wider range of transparency than GIF and stores virtually no metadata. PNG, because it is [[lossless]], is generally larger in size than a [[JPG]] and somewhat smaller than a GIF.

=== XCF ===
{{Wikipedia|XCF (file format)}}
[[RLE|Run-length encoded]] image format. Used by [[wikipedia:GNU Image Manipulation Program|GIMP]].

=== GIF ===
{{Wikipedia|GIF}}
GIF is an acronym for Graphics Interchange Format. It is a versatile image type that is [[lossless]] and supports animation and [[compression]].

=== TIFF ===
{{Wikipedia|TIFF}}
'''TIFF''' is an acronym for Tagged Image File Format. It is a container that allows the storage of information alongside the image. It supports [[lossless]] [[compression]].

=== ILBM ===
{{Wikipedia|ILBM}}
{{Website|ILBM|on=AmigaOS Wiki|https://wiki.amigaos.net/wiki/ILBM_IFF_Interleaved_Bitmap}}
A format originating on [[wikipedia:Amiga|Amiga computers]]. May appear in games from the 1980s and 1990s.
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=== PCX ===
{{Wikipedia|PCX}}
A bitmap image format developed by the ZSoft Corporation and used by MS-DOS, it is now considered deprecated.

=== Targa ===
{{Wikipedia|Truevision TGA}}
Truevision TGA, also called TARGA and TGA, is a raster graphics file format.

=== BMP ===
This is a simple bitmap format that is widely supported in graphic editing programs. Microsoft developed the specification and uses it for Windows: Paint can export in this format, and BMP files can be set directly as desktop wallpapers.

=== PNM ===
{{Wikipedia|Netbpm format}}
The Portable Anymap Format (PNM) refers to any of a set of formats designed for portability by the Netbpm project: PPM, PGM, and PBM.

=== WebP ===
{{Wikipedia|WebP}}
A raster graphics file format developed by [[On2]], acquired by Google. It is derived from the [[VP8]] format, and a "sister project" of [[WebM]]. WebP supports both [[lossy]] and [[lossless]] compression. Its claims of outperforming other image file formats have been challenged.

=== BPG ===
{{Website|BPG|https://bellard.org/bpg/}}
Better Portable Graphics (BPG) was introduced in 2014 as a more efficient replacement for [[JPEG]], based on the technology behind [[HEVC]].

== Support ==
{| class="wikitable center"
! scope="row" | Image type
| PNG || XCF || GIF || TIFF || LBM || PCX || Targa || MxPEG || BMP || PNM || WebP || BPG
|-
! scope="row" | Encoding support
| {{Yes}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}}
|}

== Source code ==
{{file|modules/demux/image.c|input demuxer}}