raw image file

OpenGL OpenGL: Basic Coding
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Is raw the best image format to use as a texture in opengl? Can you tell me why or give me an other good format and explain how to load it?

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I usually use TGA files, because their ability of having an alpha channel.
At the following site you can see some examples of tga-loading texture classes.
http://nate.scuzzy.net/common.html

Hope this helps,

Daniel Palomo van Es

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Thanks for your answer, I think I will use TGA!