Supported Image Formats (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/6/2010

Devices based on Windows Embedded CE may include support for the following formats, depending on what support has been added to your device by the manufacturer.

Still Image Formats

Format Description For More Information

JPG

A Compressed image format from the Joint Photographic Experts Group.

This format is supported by:

The Imaging API. See the topic Imaging GUIDsfor more information.

The Shell. See Shell, GWES, and User Interfacefor more information.

Direct3D Mobile in certain functions. See D3DMXLoadSurfaceFromFilefor an example.

PNG 1.1

Portable Network Graphics format

This format is supported by:

The Imaging API. See the topic Imaging GUIDsfor more information.

The Shell. See Shell, GWES, and User Interfacefor more information.

TIFF

Tagged Image Format

This format is supported by:

The Imaging API. See the topic Imaging GUIDsfor more information.

GIF

Graphics Interchange Format

This format is supported by:

The Imaging API. See the topic Imaging GUIDsfor more information.

BMP

Microsoft Bitmap

This format is supported by:

The Imaging API. See the topic Imaging GUIDsfor more information.

The Shell. See Shell, GWES, and User Interfacefor more information.

EXIF

Exchangeable Image File Format

This format is supported by:

The Imaging API. See the topic Imaging GUIDsfor more information.

ICO

Microsoft icon file.

This format is supported by:

The Imaging API. See the topic Imaging GUIDsfor more information.

The Shell. See Shell, GWES, and User Interfacefor more information.

Format Description For More Information

WMV9 Image v1.0 & 2.0

Part of Windows Media.

This format is supported using DirectShow.

See Also

Concepts

Supported Media Formats

Other Resources

Graphics