What is the difference between .pct and .ppm?
- Extension
- .pct
- .ppm
- Format
- Binary
- Text
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Apple
- Jef Poskanzer
- 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.
- A PPM file is a 24-bit color image formatted using a text format. It stores each pixel with a number from 0 to 65536, which specifies the color of the pixel. PPM files also store the image height and width, whitespace data, and the maximum color value.
- MIME Type
- image/x-pict
- image/x-portable-pixmap
- Sample
- sample.pct
- sample.ppm
- Wikipedia
- .pct on Wikipedia
- .ppm on Wikipedia