What is the difference between .cid and .pcx?
- Extension
- .cid
- .pcx
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Font
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Adobe
- ZSoft
- Description
- This is a format for presenting fonts in PDF files that was initially conceived to store symbols in the Japanese and Chinese languages because it had a 16-bit structure and allowed for more precise adjustment. CID expands the the potential for PostScript by supporting languages that do not have a left-to-right orientation, and by supporting even a vertical mode of orientation.
- 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
- application/x-cid
- image/pcx
- Sample
- sample.pcx
- Wikipedia
- .pcx on Wikipedia