What is the difference between .hevc and .pct?
- Extension
- .hevc
- .pct
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
- Apple
- 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.
- A PCT file is an image saved in the Macintosh PICT format, which was developed by Apple in 1984 for storing images using Apple QuickDraw technology. It contains image data in one of two formats, PICT 1, the original format that stores 8 colors, or PICT 2, a newer format that allows thousands of colors (24 and 32-bit images). PCT files support both raster and vector images.
- MIME Type
- video/x-h265
- image/x-pict
- Sample
- sample.pct
- Wikipedia
- .hevc on Wikipedia
- .pct on Wikipedia