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Truevision Targa Image

Quick Info

The Targa (or TGA) format was defined by Truevision in 1984. Since it was the first format supporting truecolor images, it soon became generally accepted by the graphics community.

Targa is actually a set of several different sub-formats, concerning compression and color depth. There are currently seven sub-types defined. Unfortunately, not every program is able to read every sub-format, so some files could be refused by some programs.

Quick Info:

Name: Truevision Targa Image
Type: Bitmap Image
Extension: TGA
Viewer Application:
Specification: Ftp-Directory:
ftp://ftp.truevision.com/pub/TGA.File.Format.Spec/PC.Version/
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