What is the difference between .aff and .pfm?
- Extension
- .aff
- .pfm
- Category
- Vector Image
- Font
- Developer
- August Mueller of Flying Meat Inc.
- Adobe Systems
- 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.
- A Printer Font Metrics (PFM) file is a type of file associated with Adobe Type 1 fonts used in Microsoft Windows. It contains metric information about a font, such as character widths, heights, and kerning pairs, which are essential for correctly displaying and printing text. The PFM file works in conjunction with a PFB (Printer Font Binary) file, which contains the actual font outline data.
- MIME Type
- application/aff
- application/x-font-type1
- Sample
- sample.pfm
- Wikipedia
- .aff on Wikipedia
- .pfm on Wikipedia