What is the difference between .dds and .pbm?
- Extension
- .dds
- .pbm
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Wolfgang Hoschek
- Description
- A DDS file is a raster image saved in the DirectDraw Surface (DDS) container format. It can store compressed and uncompressed pixel formats and is often used for texturing video game unit models. DDS files may also be used to store Windows desktop backgrounds or wallpapers.
- 1-bit black and white image; formatted in text format; basic raster image format in which each pixel is represented by a byte that contains a 1 or 0; 1 represents black and 0 represents white pixels.
- MIME Type
- image/x-dds
- image/x-portable-bitmap
- Sample
- sample.dds
- sample.pbm
- Wikipedia
- .dds on Wikipedia
- .pbm on Wikipedia