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The content describes how to select an image file format to return a block of pixel data.
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Supported image file formats include JPEG, PNG, AUTO_JPEG_PNG, NPY, GEO_TIFF, TF_RECORD_IMAGE, ZIPPED_GEO_TIFF, and ZIPPED_GEO_TIFF_PER_BAND.
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JPEG, PNG, and AUTO_JPEG_PNG are intended for display purposes and only support 8-bit RGB data or data converted to 8-bit RGB.
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Some formats like ZIPPED_GEO_TIFF and ZIPPED_GEO_TIFF_PER_BAND are only available when using CreateThumbnail.
 
Selects an image file format in which to return a block of pixel data.
| Enums | |
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IMAGE_FILE_FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED | 
              Unspecified. | 
JPEG | 
              JPEG. Intended for display purposes. Only supported for 8-bit RGB data, or data that is converted to 8-bit RGB via visualization parameters. | 
            
PNG | 
              PNG. Intended for display purposes. Only supported for 8-bit RGB data, or data that is converted to 8-bit RGB via visualization parameters. | 
            
AUTO_JPEG_PNG | 
              Automatically select JPEG or PNG depending on whether or not there is any transparency. Intended for display purposes. Only supported for 8-bit RGB data, or data that is converted to 8-bit RGB via visualization parameters. | 
            
NPY | 
              NumPy .npy format. | 
GEO_TIFF | 
              GeoTIFF format. | 
TF_RECORD_IMAGE | 
              TFRecord format. Only supported for image exports. | 
ZIPPED_GEO_TIFF | 
              A format which returns a GeoTIFF file wrapped in a zip file. This is only available when using CreateThumbnail. | 
ZIPPED_GEO_TIFF_PER_BAND | 
              A format which returns a GeoTIFF file for each band, wrapped in a zip file. This is only available when using CreateThumbnail. |