What is the difference between .fax and .bmp?
- Name
- Group 3 FAX
- Bitmap Image
- Extension
- .fax
- .bmp
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Fax
- Raster Image
- Developer
- ITU-T
- Microsoft
- Description
- This format is used to compress TIFF images when sending them via fax machines. This format helps reduce the data transmission time. Group 3 eliminates redundant data during compression in order to reduce file size. The standard 10:1 compression ratio may be increased to the user's preferences, but it can lead to a significant loss of image quality.
- A BMP file is an uncompressed raster image comprised of a rectangular grid of pixels. It contains a file header (bitmap identifier, file size, width, height, color options, and bitmap data starting point) and bitmap pixels, each with a different color.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.fax
- image/bmp
- Sample
- sample.bmp
- Wikipedia
- .bmp on Wikipedia