What is the difference between .iris and .wep?
- Name
- Iris Graphics
- WebP Image
- Extension
- .iris
- .wep
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Silicon Graphics
- Description
- The Iris Graphics file type, commonly associated with the extension .iris, originates from Silicon Graphics for use on their workstations. It is designed for storing high-quality images, particularly in the field of computer graphics and 3D rendering. This file format is tailored to support complex visual data, accommodating a range of color depths and resolutions suitable for professional graphics work. Despite its specialized use, the Iris Graphics format is less common today, having been superseded by more versatile image formats.
- WebP Image (WEP) is an image file format developed by Google in 2010. It is based on the VP8 video format and is used to create smaller, higher quality, and lossy compressed images. It is supported by most major web browsers and is commonly used for web graphics.
- MIME Type
- image/x-iris
- image/webp
- Wikipedia
- .wep on Wikipedia