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FME Format Type Identifier |
PNGRASTER |
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Reader/Writer |
Both |
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Raster/Vector |
Raster |
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Typical File Extensions |
.png |
PNG is an image format that supports a wide range of classified and continuous color models.
The PNG format can only support up to 256 palette colors as a classified image, but can support both 1- and 2-byte RGB, RGBA, and grayscale continuous images.
The format was introduced in 1995 as a replacement format for GIF, specifically implemented so that it does not require a patent to use compression.
Note: The PNG writer writes rasters, not vector features that become rasters.
PNG Product and System Requirements
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Format |
Product |
Operating System |
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Reader/Writer |
FME Desktop License |
FME Server |
FME Cloud |
Windows |
Linux |
Mac |
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Reader |
Available in all FME editions |
Yes |
Yes |
64-bit: Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Writer |
Available in all FME editions |
Yes |
Yes |
64-bit: Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Reader Overview
FME considers a single PNG file to be a dataset. The PNG file contains pixel data, and each pixel in the file is a point in a single FME raster feature.
Writer Overview
FME considers a dataset to be a folder name.
FME Raster Features
FME raster features represent raster data and use several concepts that are unlike those used in the handling of vector data. The topics below describe how FME processes raster data.
PNG files can only be written with square pixel dimensions.
PNG supports rasters with the following band structures:
- Red, Green, Blue
- Red, Green, Blue, Alpha
- Gray
- Gray, Alpha
- UInt8 with an RGBA32 palette