What is the difference between .cals and .mvg?
- Extension
- .cals
- .mvg
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Vector Image
- Developer
- United States Department of Defense (DoD)
- ImageMagick
- 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.
- A Magick Vector Graphics (MVG) file is a specialized image file format used by ImageMagick, a free and open-source software suite for displaying, converting, and editing raster and vector image files. The MVG format is designed to store vector graphics instructions in a plain text format, which describe how to create or modify images using a series of drawing commands. These commands can include instructions for drawing shapes, setting colors, applying transformations, and other graphical operations.
- MIME Type
- image/cals
- image/x-magick vector graphics
- Sample
- sample.cals
- sample.mvg
- Wikipedia
- .cals on Wikipedia
- .mvg on Wikipedia