What is the difference between .pct and .rgb?
- Name
- Picture File
- RGB Bitmap
- Extension
- .pct
- .rgb
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Apple
- SGI
- 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.
- Color bitmap image format created by Silicon Graphics (SGI); generic format used for saving RGB color images on SGI workstations; recognized by various image viewing programs.
- MIME Type
- image/x-pict
- image/x-rgb
- Sample
- sample.pct
- sample.rgb
- Wikipedia
- .pct on Wikipedia
- .rgb on Wikipedia