What is the difference between .cals and .heic?
- Extension
- .cals
- .heic
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- United States Department of Defense (DoD)
- Moving Picture Experts Group
- Description
- The CALS Raster Graphic File, having the extension .cals, is a type of image file format primarily used for the storage and exchange of digital images, especially in the context of technical and engineering documents. Developed in the mid-1980s by the United States Department of Defense, the CALS format was part of an initiative to standardize electronic document management and interchange, particularly for military and government applications.
- An image file format mainly used in storing cell phone photos and they are saved in the High Efficiency Image Format (HEIF). They store one or more images and the metadata description for each image. Also known as .heif files
- MIME Type
- image/cals
- image/heic
- Sample
- sample.cals
- sample.heic
- Wikipedia
- .cals on Wikipedia
- .heic on Wikipedia