What is the difference between .arw and .pcx?
- Extension
- .arw
- .pcx
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Camera
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Sony
- ZSoft
- Description
- Digital photograph captured by a Sony digital camera, and based on the TIFF specification; contains raw, uncompressed image data as captured by the camera's CCD; can be adjusted using image-editing software before exporting to common raster formats such as .JPG or .TIFF.
- PCX, standing for Paintbrush Bitmap Image, is a raster image format developed by ZSoft Corporation for their PC Paintbrush graphics program. Initially released in the 1980s, PCX was one of the first widely used bitmap image formats on IBM PC compatible computers. The format supports 1-bit monochrome, 4-bit palette, 8-bit palette, and 24-bit true color images, allowing for a wide range of colors and shades.
- MIME Type
- image/x-sony-arw
- image/pcx
- Sample
- sample.arw
- sample.pcx
- Wikipedia
- .pcx on Wikipedia