What is the difference between .pcx and .g3?
- Extension
- .pcx
- .g3
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Fax
- Developer
- ZSoft
- CCITT
- Description
- 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.
- 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/pcx
- image/g3fax
- Sample
- sample.pcx
- sample.g3
- Wikipedia
- .pcx on Wikipedia
- .g3 on Wikipedia