What is the difference between .fits and .ps?
- Extension
- .fits
- .ps
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Vector Image
- Developer
- IAU FITS Working Group
- Adobe Systems
- Description
- Bitmap graphic created in the FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) format, which was originally specified by the International Astronomical Union (IAU); may contain both binary data and ASCII text; used as a standard format for storing astronomical data.
- A PS file is an image saved in the PostScript page description language. It may contain vector graphics, raster graphics, and text. PS files can be printed directly by a PostScript printer (i.e., containing a Raster Image Processor) without being opened in an application.
- MIME Type
- image/fits
- application/postscript
- Sample
- sample.fits
- sample.ps
- Wikipedia
- .fits on Wikipedia
- .ps on Wikipedia