What is the difference between .pcx and .rgb?
- Extension
- .pcx
- .rgb
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- ZSoft
- SGI
- 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.
- 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/pcx
- image/x-rgb
- Sample
- sample.pcx
- sample.rgb
- Wikipedia
- .pcx on Wikipedia
- .rgb on Wikipedia