What is the difference between .pfm and .pgm?
- Extension
- .pfm
- .pgm
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Font
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Adobe Systems
- Jef Poskanzer
- 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.
- A PGM file is a grayscale image file saved in the portable gray map (PGM) format and encoded with one or two bytes (8 or 16 bits) per pixel. It contains header information and a grid of numbers that represent different shades of gray from black (0) to white (up to 65,536). PGM files are typically stored in ASCII text format, but also have a binary representation.
- MIME Type
- application/x-font-type1
- image/x-portable-graymap
- Sample
- sample.pfm
- sample.pgm
- Wikipedia
- .pfm on Wikipedia
- .pgm on Wikipedia