- Extension
- .tap
- .vst
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Embroidery
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Wilcom
- Truevision
- Description
- An embroidery file type TAP is a file format used by home embroidery machines to store information about the design that is to be stitched. The file contains all the data and instructions necessary for the machine to create the design. It includes information about the type and color of threads to be used, the size of the design, and the exact locations of the different elements of the design.
- Raster image based on the Targa Truevision format; can store data up to 32 bits per pixel, with 24 bits for the RGB information and 8 bits for the alpha channel; may also incorporate lossless RLE compression to reduce the file size.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-tape
- image/x-targa
