What is the difference between .pcx and .svg?
- Extension
- .pcx
- .svg
- Format
- Binary
- Text
- Category
- Raster Image
- Vector Image
- Developer
- ZSoft
- Adobe Systems
- 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.
- An SVG file is a graphics file that uses a two-dimensional vector graphic format created by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). It describes images using a text format that is based on XML. SVG files are developed as a standard format for displaying vector graphics on the web.
- MIME Type
- image/pcx
- image/svg+xml
- Sample
- sample.pcx
- sample.svg
- Wikipedia
- .pcx on Wikipedia
- .svg on Wikipedia