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This chapter summarizes information on the most popular graphics file formats. We have made no attempt to be comprehensive: our goal is to list only the formats that are commonly used by scientists and engineers.
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Fortner, B. (1995). Popular Graphics File Formats. In: The Data Handbook. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2538-6_14
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