Talk:Canvas File Menu

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  Rewrite preparation for 0.65 release

Now (in single window) it's File Menu and nor canvas file menu


Import - Imports an external file.

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

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)