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Supported Pixel Type

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Supported Pixel Type


Raster Editor perfectly supports those most used pixel types in ArcMap. However, due to the limitation of C#, some very uncommonly seen pixel types are not covered by Raster Editor.

ArcMap Pixel Type Description Corresponding C# Data Type Supported
PT_UNKNOWN unknown No
PT_U1 1 bit No
PT_U2 2 bit No
PT_U4 4 bit No
PT_UCHAR unsigned 8 bit integer Byte Yes
PT_CHAR 8 bit integer SByte Yes
PT_USHORT unsigned 16 bit integer UInt16 Yes
PT_SHORT 16 bit integer Int16 Yes
PT_ULONG unsigned 32 bit integer UInt32 Yes
PT_LONG 32 bit integer Int32 Yes
PT_FLOAT single precision floating point Single Yes
PT_DOUBLE double precision floating point Double Yes
PT_COMPLEX single precision complex No
PT_DCOMPLEX double precision complex No
PT_CSHORT short integer complex No
PT_CLONG long integer complex No

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