- Extension
- .lvp
- .xcf
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Leonard Rosenthol
- GIMP
- Description
- The LVP file format is associated with LView Pro, an image editor and graphics software that was popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s for its simplicity and versatility in handling digital images. LVP files are essentially the proprietary format used by LView Pro to save digital images and graphics, containing all the data and layers that the user has created or edited within the software. This format allows for the preservation of the work in progress, enabling users to reopen and modify their projects with all the original editing capabilities intact. However, due to its proprietary nature, LVP files might not be easily accessible with other image editing software without conversion.
- The XCF file format is the native image format used by GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program), a free and open-source raster graphics editor used for image editing, free-form drawing, converting between different image formats, and more specialized tasks. XCF stands for eXperimental Computing Facility, which was the name of the lab where GIMP was originally developed. XCF files are designed to store all the information that GIMP needs to accurately render an image.
- MIME Type
- application/x-lvp
- application/x-xcf
