What is the difference between .aff and .fax?
- Name
- Acorn Draw
- Group 3 FAX
- Extension
- .aff
- .fax
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Vector Image
- Fax
- Developer
- August Mueller of Flying Meat Inc.
- ITU-T
- Description
- Developed in 1980 by the Acorn Draw Program, aff format is meant for vector image visualization. It mainly stores publishing information such as brochures, flyers, logotypes, etc. because of it's high-quality images when printing.
- This format is used to compress TIFF images when sending them via fax machines. This format helps reduce the data transmission time. Group 3 eliminates redundant data during compression in order to reduce file size. The standard 10:1 compression ratio may be increased to the user's preferences, but it can lead to a significant loss of image quality.
- MIME Type
- application/aff
- application/vnd.fax
- Wikipedia
- .aff on Wikipedia