What is the difference between .pfm and .pnm?
- Extension
- .pfm
- .pnm
- 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.
- The PNM (Portable Any Map Image) file format is a subset of the broader Netpbm format, designed for storing various types of digital images. It acts as an umbrella term for three specific types of grayscale, color, and black-and-white images, represented by PBM (Portable Bitmap), PGM (Portable Graymap), and PPM (Portable Pixmap) formats respectively. PNM files are known for their simplicity and ease of conversion to other image formats.
- MIME Type
- application/x-font-type1
- application/x-portable-anymap
- Sample
- sample.pfm
- sample.pnm
- Wikipedia
- .pfm on Wikipedia
- .pnm on Wikipedia