What is the difference between .pict and .ai?
- Extension
- .pict
- .ai
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Vector Image
- Developer
- Apple
- Adobe Systems
- Description
- Image file saved in the Macintosh PICT format; may contain both vector and bitmap data and can use thousands of colors; also supports RLE (Run-length encoding) and JPEG compression to reduce the file size.
- An AI file is a drawing created with Adobe Illustrator, a vector graphics editing program. It is composed of paths connected by points, rather than bitmap image data. AI files are commonly used for logos and print media.
- MIME Type
- image/pict
- application/postscript
- Sample
- sample.pict
- sample.ai
- Wikipedia
- .pict on Wikipedia
- .ai on Wikipedia