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[[Category:Texturing]][[Category:File formats]]
==Description==

The Targa graphics file format is primarily used for the storage of 24- and 32-bit truecolor images.

==General File Format Specifications==

{| style="text-align: center; " border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
! Type 
| Raster Image Format 
|-
! Extension
| *.TGA
|-
! Compression
| None, RLE
|-
! Color Depth
| 1- to 32-bits
|}

==Notes==

RLE compressed images can be read by Doom 3. Since RLE is a lossless form of compression, it can be used without degrading image quality.

24-bit images cannot make use of an alpha channel. Each channel requires 8 bits. In order to make use of an alpha channel you must save your image in 32-bit.

Photoshop 7 does not save transparency information into an alpha channel when dealing with targa images. You must download the updated [http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=1544 Targa export plugin] from [http://www.adobe.com Adobe]. All other versions of Photoshop work correctly.


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