Q. How can I use AVS to import/export image formats other than the .x AVS image format?

A: Check out Terry Myerson's read any image and write any image modules on the IAC's web site. These modules are entirely based upon the San Diego Supercomputing Center's Image Tool library. All of the following image file formats are supported :

eps     Encapsulated PostScript file
gif     Compuserve Graphics image file
hdf     Hierarchical Data File
icon    Sun Icon and Cursor file
iff     Sun TAAC Image File Format
mpnt    Apple Macintosh MacPaint file
pbm     Portable Bit Map file
pcx     ZSoft IBM PC Paintbrush file
pgm     Portable Gray Map file
pic     PIXAR picture file
pict    Apple Macintosh QuickDraw/PICT file
pix     Alias image file
pnm     Portable aNy Map file
ppm     Portable Pixel Map file
ps      PostScript file
ras     Sun Rasterfile
rgb     SGI RGB image file
rla     Wavefront raster image file
rle     Utah Run length encoded image file
rpbm    Raw Portable Bit Map file
rpgm    Raw Portable Gray Map file
rpnm    Raw Portable aNy Map file
rppm    Raw Portable Pixel Map file
synu    Synu image file
tiff    Tagged image file
x       Stardent AVS X image file
xbm     X11 bitmap file
xwd     X Window System window dump image file