What is the difference between .j2k and .pcd?
- Name
- JPEG 2000 Image
- Photo CD
- Extension
- .j2k
- .pcd
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Joint Photographic Experts Group
- Kodak
- 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 was developed by Kodak in order to store images on optical or other media. It is used as a format for archiving scanned documents on Kodak devices. It encodes images in 24-bit color and supports resolutions of up to 6144x4096 pixels.
- MIME Type
- image/jp2
- image/x-photo-cd
- Sample
- sample.j2k
- sample.pcd
- Wikipedia
- .j2k on Wikipedia
- .pcd on Wikipedia