Working with files

Opening files

Recent files

Switching between files

Supported file types

Opening files

Files can be opened with the file browser, by dragging and dropping onto the application window, or listing them on the command line.

To open files with the file browser:

1. Open the "File" menu
2. Click the menu item "Open"
3. Navigate to the directory where your files are
4. Click on a file thumbnail

Recent files

Use the recent files browser to quickly access files you have opened previously:

1. Open the "File" menu
2. Click the menu item "Recent"
3. Click on a file thumbnail

Switching between files

To switch between open files you can use the "File" menu, keyboard shortcuts, the tool bar, or by un-maximizing the window.

Using the "File" menu:

1. Open the "File" menu
2. Click the "Next" menu item
3. Or click the "Previous" menu item

Using the tool bar:

1. Click the current file button
2. Click a new file

Un-maximizing the window:

1. Open the "Window" menu
2. Click the "Maximize" menu item
3. Or click the maximize button on the tool bar
4. Maximize a new window

Supported file types

Plugin	File Extensions	Notes
Cineon	.cin	Only 10-bit RGB files are currently supported
DPX	.dpx	Only 10-bit RGB files are currently supported
IFF	.iff, .z	Read-only
JPEG	.jpeg, .jpg, .jfif
OpenEXR	.exr
PNG	.png
PPM	.ppm
RLA	.rla, .rpf	Read-only
SGI	.sgi, .rgba, .rgb, .bw	Read-only
TGA	.tga	Read-only
TIFF	.tif, .tiff
FFmpeg	.avi, .dv, .gif, .flv, .m2v, .mkv, .mov, .mpg, .mpeg, .mp3, .mp4, .m4v, .mxf, .wav, .webp	Read-only