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What string names are supported raster types of the SaveAs method in ArcGIS?

Last Published: October 1, 2025
The SaveAs method supports the following raster formats since ArcGIS 9.2:
'JP2' - JPEG 2000
'JPG' - JPEG
'PNG' - PNG
'GIF' - GIF
'GRID' - ESRI GRID
'IMAGINE Image' - ERDAS IMAGINE
'TIFF' - TIFF
'BMP' - BMP

Note:
The name strings are case-sensitive.


For the latest strings, see the link in the Related Information section below.

Article ID: 000009067

Software:
  • ArcMap

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