
 Currently supported image file types are:

 + JPEG images (*.jpg, *.jpeg, *.jpe, *.jfif)

 + Windows Metafiles and Enhanced Metafiles images (*.wmf, *.emf)

 + Windows Icons (*.ico)

 + TIFF images (*.tif; *.tiff), extended base line implementation
   byte orders: little endian, big endian
     sample sizes: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 bits per sample
     color spaces: indexed, grayscale, RGB(A), CMYK, L*a*b*
     compression formats: uncompressed, packed bits, LZW, CCITT T.4
     (raw and modified fax group 3, possibly word aligned), ThunderScan,
     Deflate, new style JPEG

 + GFI fax images (*.fax), uses TTIFFGraphic to read
   sample size: 1 bits per sample
     color space: indexed
     compression format: CCITT T.4 (raw and modified fax group 3)

 + SGI images (*.bw, *.rgb, *.rgba, *.sgi)
   byte order: big endian
     sample sizes: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 bits per sample
     color spaces: indexed, grayscale, RGB(A)
     compression formats: uncompressed, RLE

 + Autodesk images files (*.cel; *.pic) old style only
   byte order: little endian
     sample size: 8 bits per sample
     color spaces: indexed
     compression format: uncompressed

 + Truevision images (*.tga; *.vst; *.icb; *.vda; *.win), write support included
   byte order: little endian
     sample sizes: 5, 8 bits per sample
     color spaces: gray scale, indexed, 15 bits RGB (555), 24 bits RGB(A)(888)
     compression formats: uncompressed, RLE

 + ZSoft Paintbrush images (*.pcx, *.pcc)
   byte order: little endian
     sample sizes: 1, 2, 4, 8 bits per sample
     color spaces: gray scale, indexed, RGB
     compression formats: uncompressed, RLE

 + Word 5.x screen capture files (*.scr)
   byte order: little endian
     sample sizes: 1, 2, 4, 8 bits per sample
     color spaces: indexed, gray scaleRGB
     compression formats: uncompressed, RLE

 + Kodak Photo-CD images (*.pcd)
   byte order: little endian
     samples size: 8 bits per sample
     color space: YCbCr
     compression: PCD Huffmann
    specials:
     sizes: all resolutions, from 192 x 128 up to 6144 x 4096 (64 Base vaporware)
     rotated: clockwise and counter-clockwise

 + Portable pixel/gray map images (*.ppm, *.pgm, *.pbm)
   byte order: little endian
     sample sizes: 1, 8 bits per sample
     color spaces: gray scale, indexed, RGB
     compression format: uncompressed
    specials:
     ASCII and Binary format

 + Dr. Halo images (*.cut, *.pal)
   byte order: little endian
     sample size: 8 bits per sample
     color spaces: indexed
     compression formats: RLE
    special:
     external palette file (*.pal) is automatically loaded when specified
     while doing LoadFromStream or when loading the image via LoadFromFile

 + CompuServe images (*.gif)
   byte order: little endian
     sample sizes: 1, 4, 8 bits per sample
     color spaces: indexed
     compression format: LZW
    special:
     interlaced, non-interlaced

 + SGI Wavefront images (*.rla, *.rpf)
   byte order: big endian
     sample size: 8 bits per sample
     color space: RGB(A)
     compression formats: RLE

 + Standard Windows bitmap images (*.bmp, *.rle, *.dib), these formats are
   natively supported by Delphi's VCL but *.rle and *.dib files are not
   registered with TPicture by default
   byte order: little endian
     sample sizes: 1, 4, 8 bits per sample
     color spaces: indexed, RGB(A)
     compression formats: uncompressed, RLE
    specials:
     OS/2 bitmap format

 + Photoshop images (*.psd, *.pdd)
   byte order: big endian
     sample sizes: 1, 8, 16 bits per sample
     color spaces: indexed, RGB, CMYK, CIE L*a*b*
     compression formats: uncompressed, packed bits
    special:
     duo tone

 + Paintshop Pro images (*.psp)
   byte order: little endian
     sample sizes: 1, 4, 8 bits per sample
     color spaces: indexed, gray scale, RGB
     compression formats: uncompressed, LZ77

 + Portable network graphic images (*.png)
   byte order: big endian
     sample sizes: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 bits per sample
     color spaces: indexed, grayscale (alpha), RGB(A)
     compression format: LZ77
    specials:
     supported chunks: IHDR, IDAT, IEND, PLTE, gAMA, tRNS, bKGD
     transparency support partially for RGB, which is stored as 32 bits format

 + Encapsulated Postscript images (*.eps)

