Ansel supports a huge number of file formats from various camera manufacturers. In addition Ansel can read a wide range of low- and high-dynamic-range images – mainly for data exchange between Ansel and other software.
In order for Ansel to consider a file for import, it must have one of the following extensions (case independent): 3FR, ARI, ARW, BAY, BMQ, CAP, CINE, CR2, CR3, CRW, CS1, DC2, DCR, DNG, GPR, ERF, FFF, EXR, IA, IIQ, JPEG, JPG, K25, KC2, KDC, MDC, MEF, MOS, MRW, NEF, NRW, ORF, PEF, PFM, PNG, PXN, QTK, RAF, RAW, RDC, RW1, RW2, SR2, SRF, SRW, STI, TIF, TIFF, X3F
If Ansel was compiled with JPEG2000 support, the following extensions are also recognized: J2C, J2K, JP2, JPC.
If Ansel was compiled with GraphicsMagick support, the following extensions are also recognized: BMP, DCM, GIF, JNG, JPC, JP2, MIFF, MNG, PBM, PGM, PNM, PPM.
camera raw files
Ansel reads raw files using the open source library RawSpeed , originally developed by Klaus Post and now maintained as part of the darktable project. The number of supported cameras and file formats is constantly increasing. Most modern camera models are supported, and new ones tend to get added very quickly. It is beyond the scope of this manual to give an exhaustive list.
With the exception of Fujifilm X-Trans cameras, Ansel does not decode images from cameras with non-Bayer sensors (e.g. Sigma cameras with the Foveon X3 sensor).
other image files
Ansel natively reads “ordinary” images in JPEG, 8-bit/16-bit PNG and 8-bit/16-bit TIFF format, as well as 16-bit/32-bit floating point TIFF formats.
Ansel also reads high dynamic range images in OpenEXR, RGBE and PFM formats.