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TARGA (TGA)

The TARGA (TGA) graphics format is used for saving bitmaps. It supports various compression systems and can represent bitmaps ranging from black-and-white to RGB color. You can import or export TGA files in CorelDRAW.

For more information about importing files, see Import files.

To import a TARGA file

1 Click File

Import.

2 Locate the folder in which the file is stored.

3 Choose TGA - Targa bitmap from the list box next to the File name box.

4 Click the filename.

5 Click Import.

6 Click the drawing page.

To export a TARGA file

1 Click File

Export.

2 Locate the folder in which you want to save the file.

3 Choose TGA - Targa bitmap from the Save as type list box.

4 Type a filename in the File name list box.

To compress an image while exporting it, choose a compression type from the Compression type list box.

5 Click Export.

6 In the Convert to bitmap dialog box, adjust the width, height, resolution, color mode, or any of the other settings, and click OK.

7 In the TGA export dialog box, enable one of the following options:

• Normal

• Enhanced

Black-and-white images cannot be saved as TARGA files.

TARGA (TGA) technical notes

• The following features are supported: uncompressed color-mapped images, uncompressed RGB images, run-length encoding (RLE) compressed color-mapped images, RLE-compressed RGB images (types 1, 2, 9, and 10 as defined by the AT&T Electronic Photography and Imaging Center), and masks.

• The type of file produced depends on the number of colors exported. For example, 24-bit color TARGA (TGA) files are exported as RLE-compressed RGB bitmaps.

• You can import TGA files from 8-bit grayscale to 24-bit RGB.

• Masks are not saved in 1-bit black-and-white or 8-bit paletted files.

• RLE compression is supported, and the maximum image size is 64,535 × 64,535 pixels.