Loading images is done using an external program.

The following image formats are supported:

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT

• VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SFLOAT

• VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_UINT

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM

• VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UNORM_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_R32_SFLOAT

• VK_FORMAT_B10G10R11_UFLOAT_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_*_UNORM_BLOCK

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_*_SRGB_BLOCK

The view has the following limitations:

• Only one layer is displayed for multiple-layer images.

• Only base mipmap level is displayed.

• Optimal tiling images content is displayed tracking buffer-to-image and image-to-image copy operations.

• Image copy operations from and to buffer subregions and from and to specific image subresources are not supported.

In certain situations, you might want to view the images with different alpha options. The following alpha modes are available:

Use Alpha

Does normal alpha blending using the alpha values in the image.

Ignore Alpha

Ignores the alpha values in the image and sets the alpha value for each pixel to its maximum, that is, fully opaque.

Visualize Alpha

Ignores the color information in the image and shows the alpha values for each pixel. The alpha values are shown in a range from black (minimum alpha or fully transparent) to white (maximum alpha or fully opaque).