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HDR at a glance
HDR
HDR raster formats became important in rendering and lighting workflows before consumer-facing HDR delivery stories matured in mainstream media formats.
TGA at a glance
TGA
Before today's relatively small set of mainstream consumer image formats dominated everyday use, desktop software, workstations, GUI systems, and early graphics tools produced many specialized raster formats with local importance.
Format comparison
| Feature | HDR | TGA |
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| File type | Image | Image |
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| Created year | 1989 | 1984 |
| Inventor | Greg Ward | Truevision (now Pinnacle Systems) |
| Status | active | legacy |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vector scaling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera raw data | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR support | Supported | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use HDR
- Your source file is already in HDR.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to TGA.
- HDR is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use TGA
- Your target workflow expects TGA.
- Improve delivery compatibility with TGA.
- TGA is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert HDR to TGA?
Convert to TGA when preparing textures, matte-supporting raster assets, or production intermediates for graphics tools and engines that still expect it.
It is useful where simple RGBA image exchange matters more than high compression.
What changes when converting HDR to TGA?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to TGA removes HDR content.
What should I review after converting HDR to TGA?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.