- Extension
- .cal
- .ept
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Document
- Developer
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Adobe Systems
- Description
- The CALS raster file format, commonly known by the extension ".cal" or ".cals," is a bitmap file format designed primarily for the storage and interchange of digital images, especially in the field of computer-aided design (CAD) and engineering. Developed by the United States Department of Defense, it was intended to standardize the exchange of graphics data for electronic publishing of technical manuals. This format supports monochrome (1-bit) images and is distinguished by its efficient compression methods for reducing file sizes, facilitating easier storage and transmission. Despite its specific initial use case, the CALS raster format has found application in various industries for the archiving and sharing of high-resolution, scanned documents.
- Encapsulated PostScript Interchange TIFF Preview (EPT) is a file format for storing raster graphics. It is a combination of a TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) preview image and an EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) vector image, and is typically used for exchanging vector graphics between applications.
- MIME Type
- image/cals
- image/tiff
