What is the difference between .jif and .fits?
- Extension
- .jif
- .fits
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- JPEG Group
- IAU FITS Working Group
- Description
- It is a JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) creation that is based on 24-bit color pallette and uses a lossy compression algorithm for digital photography.
- The Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) file format is a digital file format used primarily in astronomy for storing, transmitting, and analyzing scientific images and data. Developed in the late 1970s, FITS was designed to provide a standard for the interchange of astronomical data, facilitating the sharing and analysis of data among astronomers and researchers worldwide.
- MIME Type
- image/jpeg
- image/fits
- Sample
- sample.fits
- Wikipedia
- .jif on Wikipedia
- .fits on Wikipedia