a graphics solution suite but it has been also discontinued, leaving MS Office users without any proper illustration tool with capabilities exceeding those of PowerPoint. File Format Support PhotoDraw's native file format is .MIX. Photodraw can open files in these file formats: PhotoDraw 2000 Version 2 Format (*.MIX) PhotoDraw 2000 Version 1 Format (*.MIX) AutoCad Format 2-D (*.dxf) Computer Graphics Metafile (*.cgm) Corel Draw (*.cdr) Encapsulated Postscript (*.eps) Flashpix (*.fpx) Graphics Interchange Format (*.gif, *.gfa) JPEG File Interchange Format (*.jpg,*jpe,*.jpeg,*.jfif) Kodak Photo CD (*.pcd) Macintosh PICT (*.pct, *.pict) MicroGrafx Designer/Draw (*.drw) Microsoft Image Composer (*.mic) PC Paintbrush (*.pcx) Photoshop Files (*.psd) Picture It! Format (*.MIX) Portable Network Graphics (*.png) Tagged Image File Format (*.tif,*.tiff) Targa (*.tga) Windows Bitmap (*.bmp,*.dib,*rle) Windows Metafile (*.wmf) Windows Enhanced Metafile (*.emf) Wordperfect Graphics (*.wpg) Photodraw can save files in these file formats: PhotoDraw 2000 Version 2 Format (*.MIX) PhotoDraw 2000 Version 1 Format (*.MIX) Graphics Interchange Format (*.gif) JPEG File Interchange Format (*.jpg) PC Paintbrush (*.pcx) Picture It! 4.0 (*.MIX) Picture It! 3.0 (*.MIX) Picture It! 2.0 (*.MIX) Portable Network Graphics (*.png) Tagged Image File Format (*.tif) Targa (*.tga) Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) Changes in PhotoDraw 2000 Version 2 Improved performance and stability New Batch Save Wizard Setup based on the Windows Installer engine Web effects Improved integration with Office applications Windows XP Compatibility Larger collection of clip-art and fonts New File Open/Save dialog boxes with places bar Use of the .MIX file format PhotoDraw's native file format is ".mix", a proprietary format developed by Microsoft. Only PhotoDraw can save and load its MIX files and retain the full ability to modify those files. The MIME media-type for the MIX format is "image/vnd.mix" (IANA assignment for the MIX format) Product Lifecycle for PhotoDraw 2000 V2 General Availability Date: 12/31/1999 Mainstream Support Retired: 6/30/2004 Extended Support Retired: 7/14/2009 Availability PhotoDraw is no longer available for purchase from Microsoft. References External links Microsoft Announces PhotoDraw 2000 on September 12, 1998 Microsoft Announces PhotoDraw 2000 Version 2 on October 4, 1999 Microsoft PhotoDraw 2000 Version 2 Debuts in Office 2000 SR-1 Editions Microsoft Product Lifecycle Dates for PhotoDraw 1999 software PhotoDraw PhotoDraw Vector graphics editors Windows-only software