Image File: TOC

Table of Contents of a series of posts dedicated to the image file.
When you saved an image - 2D array containing pixel values - in your hard disk, this array is converted into a new structure: the file...

... Exploring the inner architecture of an image file is a good way to understand the low-level features of many algorithms used by processes like filters. Moreover, it can help you to manage the various image types in your plugins under development.

1. Writing an image into a file [Link]
2. Parameters of the File > Import > Raw...
• Signed or Unsigned numbers [Link]
• Endianness [Link]
3. Color images: 
• Packed or planar format [Link]
4. Import an unknown file format: various strategies
5. Image dump: the pixels mining tool [Link]