What is the difference between .pfm and .xwd?
- Extension
- .pfm
- .xwd
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Font
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Adobe Systems
- X Window System
- 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 XWD (X Windows Dump) image file format is a native graphic format associated with the X Window System, which is a windowing system for bitmap displays commonly used in UNIX and Linux environments. An XWD file is essentially a dump or snapshot of what is being displayed on a screen or part of it at a given moment. It stores image data in an uncompressed form, including the header information that contains details about the image's size, color, and format.
- MIME Type
- application/x-font-type1
- image/x-xwindowdump
- Sample
- sample.pfm
- sample.xwd
- Wikipedia
- .pfm on Wikipedia
- .xwd on Wikipedia