What is the difference between .hpgl and .fpx?
- Extension
- .hpgl
- .fpx
- Category
- Vector Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Hewlett-Packard
- Kodak
- Description
- The HPGL file format, standing for HP Graphics Language Plotter File, is a specialized file type developed by Hewlett-Packard. It is primarily used for controlling plotter devices, which are printers that draw images with lines instead of dots, making them ideal for engineering and architectural drawings. HPGL files contain a series of two-letter instruction codes followed by parameters that direct the plotter's drawing operations, such as moving to a point, drawing a line, or selecting a pen.
- The FPX (FlashPix Bitmap Image File) format is a type of image file designed to support high-resolution photographs and images. Developed in the mid-1990s by a consortium including Kodak, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, and Live Picture Inc., the FPX format is based on the Image Content Architecture (ICA), which allows it to store multiple resolutions of an image within a single file. This makes it especially useful for efficiently viewing and editing images without requiring the full image file.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.hp-hpgl
- image/vnd.fpx
- Sample
- sample.hpgl
- sample.fpx
- Wikipedia
- .hpgl on Wikipedia
- .fpx on Wikipedia