What is the difference between .pct and .g3?
- Extension
- .pct
- .g3
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Fax
- Developer
- Apple
- CCITT
- Description
- A PCT file is an image saved in the Macintosh PICT format, which was developed by Apple in 1984 for storing images using Apple QuickDraw technology. It contains image data in one of two formats, PICT 1, the original format that stores 8 colors, or PICT 2, a newer format that allows thousands of colors (24 and 32-bit images). PCT files support both raster and vector images.
- Fax image created in the CCITT Group 3 compressed format, which is used for digital transmission of fax data and supports 1 bit per pixel; can be viewed by programs such as GIMP and IrfanView.
- MIME Type
- image/x-pict
- image/g3fax
- Sample
- sample.pct
- sample.g3
- Wikipedia
- .pct on Wikipedia
- .g3 on Wikipedia