What is the difference between .fax and .ras?
- Extension
- .fax
- .ras
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Fax
- Raster Image
- Developer
- ITU-T
- Sun
- 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.
- Originally used on the Sun Microsystems computers, RAS is a raster image format that displays bitmap images. It is popularly used for specific types of research projects and it can be developed in Unix OS as well. It supports 1 and 32-bits per pixel and used RLE compression codec.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.fax
- image/x-cmu-raster
- Wikipedia
- .ras on Wikipedia