What is the difference between .pcl and .fits?
- Extension
- .pcl
- .fits
- Format
- Text
- Binary
- Category
- Document
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Hewlett Packard
- IAU FITS Working Group
- Description
- PCL stands for Printer Command Language which is a Page Description Language introduced by Hewlett Packard (HP).
- 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
- application/vnd.hp-PCL
- image/fits
- Sample
- sample.pcl
- sample.fits
- Wikipedia
- .pcl on Wikipedia
- .fits on Wikipedia