Talk:Canvas File Menu

  Rewrite preparation for 0.65 release

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Import - Imports an external file.

Depending on the file type you import, the appropriate layer is created :

• Import Image Layer grouped in a Switch Group Layer for any image file.
• Sound Layer for any sound file.

Image files

The images are imported with its dimension unless you have "<ToolBox> → <Setup> → <Misc.> → Scale New imported images to fit canvas" checked.

The supported file formats include :

• PNG
  • PNG with alpha
• GIF
• JPEG
• BMP
• XCF (though layers are not supported, for multi-layer .xcf file see Gimp2synfig extension )
• PSD (though layers are not supported, for multi-layer convert it to xcf using Gimp and then use Gimp2synfig extension)
• TGA
• PPM
• EXR
• SVG (using the Inkscape "SIF exporter" extension is the recommended way)
• LST (to import an image sequence)

Sound files

The supported file formats depend on MLT framework (Media Loving Toolkit)

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