What is the difference between .jpg and .pict?
- Name
- JPEG Image
- Picture File
- Extension
- .jpg
- .pict
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Joint Photographic Experts Group
- Apple
- Description
- A JPG file is an image saved in a compressed image format standardized by the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG). It is commonly used for storing digital photos and used by most digital cameras to save images. JPG files are among the most common image files along with .PNG, .TIF, and .GIF.
- Image file saved in the Macintosh PICT format; may contain both vector and bitmap data and can use thousands of colors; also supports RLE (Run-length encoding) and JPEG compression to reduce the file size.
- MIME Type
- image/jpeg
- image/pict
- Sample
- sample.jpg
- sample.pict
- Wikipedia
- .jpg on Wikipedia
- .pict on Wikipedia