dpsvelocity supports the following types of video, audio, image and animation formats for simple collection:

    video

    dva/dps the file format used by dpsreality for video files. the dps files are video images and the dva files are audio files along with links to the associated dps video files. when you use a dva in dpsvelocity, you are also using the associated dps (video file). a dps file can contain an alpha channel.

    audio

    wav a popular sound file format used by many desktop computers. supports various sampling rates and resolutions as well as stereo or mono.

    image/animation

    bmp this bitmap file format is native to windows and commonly used by many windows and os/2 programs.

    dib this file format was designed to be independent of specific hardware representations. used as a common ground for various applications to transfer image information. this format can be read but not written by dpsvelocity.

    gif the graphics interchange format developed by compuserve for use on the internet.

    jpg the joint photographic experts group (jpeg) developed this standard to provide a compression which minimizes the impact on visually important image information. this format provides one of the best high compression results available.

    pcx pcx was developed by zsoft corporation for one of the earliest pc paint programs, pc paintbrush. this is a common format for many desktop publishing programs. pcx can support 24 bit color.

    pct native to the macintosh platform, pct files can handle both vector graphics and bitmaps. this flexible format can support 24 bit color.

    photo cd the kodak photo cd format is often used to carry high resolution images on compact disks. this format can be read but not written by dpsvelocity.

    tga developed by truevision for their full color hardware, this format is widely used in professional image and color applications. this format can support 32 bit color files which include internal alpha channel information.

    tif developed by aldus primarily for scanned images, tif files are supported by most popular programs. tif supports both compressed and non-compressed formats. tiff lzw compression is lossless. this format is popular on both pc and mac platforms.

    wpg the wordperfect graphics file format was developed for use with the wordperfect word processor. this format can be read but not written by dpsvelocity.

    flw digital fusion flows can be stored in galleries and placed on timelines. when a flow is placed on the timeline, it is automatically replaced by the dps/dva file that is indicated in its saver, and is applied that duration. if the flow does not have a dps/dva file in its saver,

    dpt dpsvelocity 32-bit image files that can produce still, rolling or crawling titles. these files can be generated by dpsvelocity's own quick titler, or by power cg or digital fusion's text+ tool.

    icg inscriber 32-bit still, rolling and crawling title files.