What is the difference between .pec and .pcx?
- Extension
- .pec
- .pcx
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Embroidery
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Pfaff
- ZSoft
- Description
- The pec file type is a proprietary embroidery format used by Brother, Babylock, and Bernina home embroidery machines. It is used to store machine-readable designs for the machines to stitch out. The files can be edited with a variety of embroidery software programs.
- 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.
- MIME Type
- application/x-pec-embroidery
- image/pcx
- Sample
- sample.pcx
- Wikipedia
- .pcx on Wikipedia