What is the difference between .fits and .cube?
- Extension
- .fits
- .cube
- Format
- Binary
- Text
- Category
- Raster Image
- Color Lookup Table
- Developer
- IAU FITS Working Group
- Kodak
- Description
- The Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) file format is a digital file format used primarily in astronomy for storing, transmitting, and analyzing scientific images and data. Developed in the late 1970s, FITS was designed to provide a standard for the interchange of astronomical data, facilitating the sharing and analysis of data among astronomers and researchers worldwide.
- A cube file, also known as a Cube Color Lookup Table, is a color palette file type used in the fields of 3D graphics and media production. It stores a 3D cube of color values which can be used to map colors in 3D images.
- MIME Type
- image/fits
- text/plain
- Sample
- sample.fits
- Wikipedia
- .fits on Wikipedia
- .cube on Wikipedia