What is the difference between .j2k and .map?
- Extension
- .j2k
- .map
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Other
- Developer
- Joint Photographic Experts Group
- ColorgrafX
- Description
- Compressed bitmap image that uses wavelet compression instead of the DCT compression used by standard .JPEG images; supports 16-bit color, alpha transparency, and lossless compression.
- This format is used as the color palette format for a variety of operating system image editors. It is used to store font templates in text and graphic editors. It allows you to change color intensity and transparency levels.
- MIME Type
- image/jp2
- application/vnd.xworlds.colormap
- Sample
- sample.j2k
- Wikipedia
- .j2k on Wikipedia