ICAP_IMAGEFILEFORMAT

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TWAIN Capability: ICAP_IMAGEFILEFORMAT

ICAP_IMAGEFILEFORMAT

Description

Informs the application which file formats the Source can generate (MSG_GET). Tells the Source which file formats the application can handle (MSG_SET).

TWFF_TIFF Used for document imaging. Native Linux format. Native Macintosh format memory if both application and data source are version 2.4 or later.

TWFF_PICT Native Macintosh format if either the application or the data source is TWAIN 2.3 and earlier.

TWFF_BMP Native Microsoft format

TWFF_XBM Used for document imaging

TWFF_JFIF Wrapper for JPEG images

TWFF_FPX FlashPix, used with digital cameras

TWFF_TIFFMULTI Multi-page TIFF files

TWFF_PNG An image format standard intended for use on the web, replaces GIF

TWFF_SPIFF A standard from JPEG, intended to replace JFIF, also supports JBIG

TWFF_EXIF File format for use with digital cameras.

TWFF_PDF A file format from Adobe

TWFF_JP A file format from the Joint Photographic Experts Group ISO/IEC 15444-1

TWFF_JPX A file format from the Joint Photographic Experts Group ISO/IEC 15444-2

TWFF_DEJAVU A file format from LizardTech

TWFF_PDFA A file format from Adobe PDF/A, Version 1

TWFF_PDFA A file format from Adobe PDF/A, Version 2

TWFF_PDFRASTER A simplified PDF format (https://www.pdfraster.org)

Application

Use this ICAP to determine which formats are available for file transfers, and set the context for other capability negotiations such as ICAP_COMPRESSION.

Be sure to use the DG_CONTROL / DAT_SETUPFILEXFER / MSG_SET operation to specify the format to be used for a particular acquisition.

Values

Type: TW_UINT

Value after MSG_OPENDS: (may be remembered from a previous session)

After MSG_RESET/MSG_RESETALL: (selected by the data source writer)

Allowed Values: TWFF_TIFF TWFF_PICT TWFF_BMP

Containers

TWFF_XBM TWFF_JFIF TWFF_FPX TWFF_TIFFMULT TWFF_PNG TWFF_SPIFF TWFF_EXIF TWFF_PDF TWFF_JP TWFF_JPX TWFF_DEVAVU TWFF_PDFA TWFF_PDFRASTER

MSG_GET TW_ONEVALUE TW_ENUMERATION

MSG_GETCURRENT TW_ONEVALUE

MSG_GETDEFAULT TW_ONEVALUE

MSG_SET TW_ONEVALUE

MSG_SETCONSTRAINT TW_ONEVALUE

TW_ENUMERATION

MSG_RESET TW_ONEVALUE

MSG_QUERYSUPPORT TW_ONEVALUE

Required By

None

TWAIN Version Introduced

Version 1.0

Related

ICAP_COMPRESSION

TWAIN Notice

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