# Picture Compare Overview

A Picture Compare session compares a pair of image files visually, showing the differences between them. Supported image file types By default, the file types associated with Picture Compare are: GIF (*.gif) Icons (*.ico) JPEG (*.jpg) Portable Network Graphics (*.png) TIFF (*.tif) Windows bitmap (*.bmp) Note Beyond Compare compares only 32 bits-per-pixel (bpp) data. HDR, wide-gamut, and additional color spaces are not currently supported. Depending on which version of the operating system and third-party codecs have been installed, Picture Compare could also handle: Adobe PDF (*.pdf) Alias/Wavefront (*.rla;*.rpf) Apple Icons (*.icns) Autodesk (*.cel;*.pic) Camera RAW images (*.3fr;*.arw;*.cr2;*.crw;*.dcr;*.dng;*.erf;*.fff;*.fpix;*.fpx;*.mos;*.mpo;*.mrw;*.nef;*.nrf;*.orf;*.pef;*.raf;*.raw;*.rw2;*.rwl;*.sr2;*.srf;*.srw) Dr. Halo (*.cut) Encapsulated Postscript (*.eps) FAX images (*.efx;*.fax;*.g3;*.jfax;*.jfx) JPEG (*.jpeg;*.jpe;*.jfif;*.exif) JPEG 2000 (*.jp2;*.jpf) JPEG XR/HD Photo (*.jxr;*.wdp) Kodak Photo-CD (*.pcd) Macintosh PICT (*.pct;*.pic;*.pict) MacPaint (*.mac;*.pnt;*.pntg) Misc (*.cur;*.epi;*.exr;*.hdr;*.jps) Netpbm (*.pbm;*.pgm;*.ppm) Photoshop (*.psd;*.pdd) Postscript (*.ps) QuickTime image (*.qti;*.qtif) SGI (*.bw;*.rgb;*.rgba;*.sgi) TIFF (*.tiff) Truvision (*.tga;*.icb;*.vda;*.vst;*.win) Windows bitmap (*.dib;*.msk;*.rle) Windows metafile (*.emf;*.wmf) X PixMap (*.xpm) ZSoft Paintbrush (*.pcc;*.pcx;*.scr) See also Picture Compare Commands Picture Compare Settings Picture Format Settings