What is the difference between .pfm and .jif?
- Extension
- .pfm
- .jif
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Font
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Adobe Systems
- JPEG Group
- Description
- A Printer Font Metrics (PFM) file is a type of file associated with Adobe Type 1 fonts used in Microsoft Windows. It contains metric information about a font, such as character widths, heights, and kerning pairs, which are essential for correctly displaying and printing text. The PFM file works in conjunction with a PFB (Printer Font Binary) file, which contains the actual font outline data.
- It is a JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) creation that is based on 24-bit color pallette and uses a lossy compression algorithm for digital photography.
- MIME Type
- application/x-font-type1
- image/jpeg
- Sample
- sample.pfm
- Wikipedia
- .pfm on Wikipedia
- .jif on Wikipedia