What is the difference between .pct and .yuv?
- Name
- Picture File
- YUV Video
- Extension
- .pct
- .yuv
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Video
- Developer
- Apple
- 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.
- YUV video file format is a type of file used to store video data that has been encoded using the YUV color space. The YUV color model represents images by separating the luminance (Y) component from the chrominance (U and V) components. This separation allows for efficient video compression and broadcast transmission because the human eye is more sensitive to luminance details than to color differences. YUV files are often used in video processing and editing applications, as well as in professional broadcasting.
- MIME Type
- image/x-pict
- video/x-raw-yuv
- Sample
- sample.pct
- sample.yuv
- Wikipedia
- .pct on Wikipedia
- .yuv on Wikipedia