What is the difference between .pfa and .pct?
- Extension
- .pfa
- .pct
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Font
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Adobe Systems
- Apple
- Description
- A Printer Font ASCII (PFA) file is a type of font file used in the context of desktop publishing and digital typesetting. It contains font data in an ASCII text format, which includes descriptions of the font's characters, glyphs, and other typographic details. PFA files are part of the PostScript font format, designed for use in the Adobe PostScript printing language. These files allow for the scalable rendering of text, meaning they enable fonts to be resized without losing quality.
- 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.
- MIME Type
- application/x-font
- image/x-pict
- Sample
- sample.pfa
- sample.pct
- Wikipedia
- .pfa on Wikipedia
- .pct on Wikipedia