What is the difference between .pfb and .g4?
- Extension
- .pfb
- .g4
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Font
- Fax
- Developer
- Adobe Systems
- Computer Fax Systems (CFS)
- Description
- A Printer Font Binary (PFB) file is a type of font file used specifically in the context of Adobe Type 1 fonts. It stores font data in a binary format, which includes the glyph shapes and font metrics necessary for rendering text accurately on screens and in print. The PFB file is typically used in conjunction with a metric file (with an .AFM or .PFM extension) that provides additional layout information. This file format was widely used for high-quality typography on PostScript printers.
- Group 4 (G4) used for black and white lossless compression to maintain high-quality images, commonly used in TIFF format compression by fax machines. A picture is seen as black dots and lines on a blank page; the fewer the dots and lines are, the lesser the file size.
- MIME Type
- application/x-font
- image/g4fax
- Sample
- sample.pfb
- Wikipedia
- .pfb on Wikipedia