Truevision Targa file format

Truevision Targa is NOT a raster (pixel-based) graphics file format.\nThe name of the graphics format is Truevision TGA. Targa was a display board for which TGA was a native format. TGA files commonly have the extension ".tga" and can store image data with 1-32 bits of precision per pixel. Color data can be color-mapped, or in directcolor or truecolor format; optionally, a lossless RLE compression can be employed. The TGA file format was originally defined by Truevision Inc in 1984.\nSeveral enhancements such as "postage stamps" (better known as thumbnails),\nan alpha channel, gamma value, and textual metadata were introduced in 1989. Category:Graphics file formats