GraphicConverter is

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that displays and edits

raster graphics upright=1, The Smiley, smiley face in the top left corner is a raster image. When enlarged, individual pixels appear as squares. Enlarging further, each pixel can be analyzed, with their colors constructed through combination of the values for ...

files. It also converts files between different formats. For example, one can convert a GIF file to a

JPEG JPEG ( ) is a commonly used method of lossy compression for digital images, particularly for those images produced by digital photography. The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and imag ...

file. The program has a long history of supporting the

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platform, and at times it has been bundled with new Mac purchases. , GraphicConverter can import about 200 file types and export 80. Images can also be retouched, edited, and transformed using tools, effects and filters. The software supports most

Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop is a raster graphics editor developed and published by Adobe Inc. for Windows and macOS. It was originally created in 1988 by Thomas and John Knoll. Since then, the software has become the industry standard not only in rast ...

plug-ins, including TWAIN. The application features a batch processor, slideshow mode, image preview browser, and access to

metadata Metadata is "data that provides information about other data", but not the content of the data, such as the text of a message or the image itself. There are many distinct types of metadata, including: * Descriptive metadata – the descriptive ...

comments (such as XMP, Exif, and

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). Old versions that run on

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are available for download and include a license key. These versions are no longer supported, however. The currently supported version runs on

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, is available as

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, and is maintained by LemkeSoft, a software company based in Germany. GraphicConverter is available in a dozen languages including

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ...

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

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, Czech and Spanish.

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Lemke Software

Lemke Software

List of supported file formats
Classic Mac OS software MacOS graphics software Raster graphics editors {{mac-software-stub

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