What is the difference between .bmp3 and .sixel?
- Extension
- .bmp3
- .sixel
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
- Description
- BMP3 (Bitmap 3) is a file format for storing and sharing digital images. It is a variant of the BMP (Bitmap) format, which is a commonly used image file format that is supported by many different operating systems and applications.
- Created by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), SIXEL is a bitmap image format in an escaped sequence (seen as six pixels high and one pixel wide). You have to convert it into a more accessible format if you don’t have a DEC terminal to view it.
- MIME Type
- image/bmp
- image/vnd.dwg
- Sample
- sample.bmp3
- Wikipedia
- .bmp3 on Wikipedia
- .sixel on Wikipedia