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VDA at a glance
VDA
The Truevision line grew out of EPICenter-era PC graphics boards, and several board names ended up surviving as filename extensions even when the underlying raster structure stayed close to the wider TGA family.
ORA at a glance
ORA
OpenRaster emerged from the libre graphics community as a practical answer to the lack of a clean open interchange format for layered raster artwork.
Format comparison
| Feature | VDA | ORA |
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| File type | Image | Image |
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| Created year | 1987 | 2006 |
| Inventor | Truevision | Libre Graphics community |
| Status | active | active |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | Supported |
| Vector scaling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera raw data | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use VDA
- Your source file is already in VDA.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to ORA.
- VDA is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use ORA
- Your target workflow expects ORA.
- Improve delivery compatibility with ORA.
- ORA is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert VDA to ORA?
Convert to ORA when you need a layered raster file that remains editable across open creative applications.
It is a good target for illustration handoff, collaborative painting workflows, and vendor-neutral layered artwork exchange.
What changes when converting VDA to ORA?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to ORA adds layer support.
What should I review after converting VDA to ORA?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.