What is the difference between .pfa and .vda?
- Extension
- .pfa
- .vda
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Font
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Adobe Systems
- Truevision
- 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.
- The VDA file format, short for Targa Bitmap Image File, is a variant of the TGA file format (Truevision Advanced Raster Graphics Adapter) used for storing digital images. Developed by Truevision Inc., VDA files are raster graphics files that support various color depths, ranging from 1 to 32 bits per pixel, which includes support for alpha channels and compression. This format is designed to be highly flexible and is capable of storing high-quality images used in video editing and animations.
- MIME Type
- application/x-font
- image/x-targa
- Sample
- sample.pfa
- Wikipedia
- .pfa on Wikipedia
- .vda on Wikipedia