Maya can save rendered image files in several image file formats. The following table lists these formats alphabetically.
| File Format | Class | Maya Software | Maya Hardware | Maya Hardware 2.0 | Maya Vector | mental ray |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Adobe® Illustrator® (.ai) |
Vector |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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-- |
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Alias PIX (.als) |
Movie |
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AVI (.avi) |
Movie |
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Cineon (.cin) |
-- |
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-- |
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DDS (.dds) |
-- |
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-- |
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Encapsulated Postscript (.eps) |
Vector |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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-- |
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EPS (.eps) |
-- |
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-- |
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GIF (.gif) |
-- |
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-- |
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JPEG (.jpg) |
-- |
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-- |
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MacPaint (.pntg) |
Mac |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Adobe ®SWF (.swf) |
Vector |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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-- |
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Maya IFF (.iff) |
-- |
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-- |
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Maya16 IFF (.iff) |
16-bit |
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-- |
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PNG (.png) |
PSD Layered |
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PNG (.png) |
-- |
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-- |
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PSD (.psd) |
-- |
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-- |
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PSD Layered (.psd) |
PSD Layered |
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Quantel (.yuv) |
Quantel |
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-- |
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QuickDraw (.pict) |
Mac |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Apple® Quicktime® Image (.qtif) |
Mac |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Apple® Quicktime Movie (.mov) |
-- |
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-- |
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RLA (.rla) |
-- |
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-- |
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SGI® (.sgi) |
-- |
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-- |
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SGI16 (.sgi) |
16-bit |
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-- |
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SoftImage® (.pic) |
-- |
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-- |
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SVG (.svg) |
Vector |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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-- |
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Swift3DImporter (.swft) |
Vector |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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-- |
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Targa (.tga) |
-- |
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-- |
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Tiff (.tif) |
-- |
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-- |
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Tiff16 (.tif) |
-- |
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-- |
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Windows® Bitmap (.bmp) |
-- |
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-- |
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EXR(exr) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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-- |
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Image formats are divided into seven classes: Vector, Movie, Sixteen Bit, PSD Layered, Quantel, and Mac. A description of each class is listed below:
- Vector
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An image format comprised of segments of vector data. Vector graphics are resolution independent: they appear smooth and crisp regardless of the magnification level.
- True Vector
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True vector art outlines every line in the figure and contains points.
- Movie
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An image format used to store video and audio information. This information can be played back as a sequence of images from within the movie file.
- Sixteen Bit
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A bitmap image format. Bitmaps store a single raster image in any color depth. For a 16-bit image, thirty-two thousand different colors can be represented. Unlike vector images, bitmap images are resolution dependent: image degradation occurs when images are magnified at a high level.
- PSD Layered
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Photoshop Drawing Layered image format. Layers are independent images that can be manipulated in Adobe Photoshop. PSD layered images can be multi-layered. In multi-layered images, each layer is a part of the final image. You can work on each layer independently without interference from any graphical elements that are on other layers.
- Quantel
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An image format made by Quantel. This 16-bit uncompressed image format contains video and RGB channels. Quantel image formats are typically used for broadcast.
- Mac
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An image format unique to Macintosh applications. These formats are only supported on Macintosh machines.