- Extension
- .hevc
- .kra
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
- Native format of the Krita painting program, developed by the Krita Foundation.
- Description
- The High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) file, commonly known by its file extension .hevc, represents a video compression format designed to substantially improve coding efficiency compared to its predecessor, H.264/AVC. Aimed at enabling higher resolution video content such as 4K and 8K, HEVC is adept at maintaining high-quality video at roughly half the bitrate, significantly reducing file sizes without compromising on visual fidelity. This efficiency makes HEVC particularly valuable in streaming media applications.
- Image file saved by the Krita painting program. A Krita file is a zip archive holding the full layer stack: each layer's pixel data as compressed tiles, its name, position, opacity, blending mode and visibility, plus a merged preview of the whole image.
- MIME Type
- video/x-h265
- application/x-krita
