What is the difference between .pcm and .pcx?
- Extension
- .pcm
- .pcx
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Embroidery
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Pfaff
- ZSoft
- Description
- Pfaff Embroidery Design Files (PCM) are a proprietary file format used to store embroidery designs produced by the Pfaff brand of embroidery machines. PCM files contain stitch patterns which can be used to embroidery clothing, accessories, and other textiles. These files can be opened and edited using various Pfaff design software applications.
- PCX, standing for Paintbrush Bitmap Image, is a raster image format developed by ZSoft Corporation for their PC Paintbrush graphics program. Initially released in the 1980s, PCX was one of the first widely used bitmap image formats on IBM PC compatible computers. The format supports 1-bit monochrome, 4-bit palette, 8-bit palette, and 24-bit true color images, allowing for a wide range of colors and shades.
- MIME Type
- application/x-pfaff-embroidery
- image/pcx
- Sample
- sample.pcx
- Wikipedia
- .pcx on Wikipedia