What is the difference between .cgm and .pcx?
- Extension
- .cgm
- .pcx
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Vector Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- World Wide Web Consortium
- ZSoft
- Description
- Vector graphics format designed to support the needs of many graphics applications; originally used for clip art libraries, but newer revisions (based on the ISO/IEC 8632 standard) are now commonly used for CAD drawings.
- 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/cgm
- image/pcx
- Sample
- sample.cgm
- sample.pcx
- Wikipedia
- .cgm on Wikipedia
- .pcx on Wikipedia