What is the difference between .pict and .fits?
- Extension
- .pict
- .fits
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Apple
- IAU FITS Working Group
- 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.
- The Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) file format is a digital file format used primarily in astronomy for storing, transmitting, and analyzing scientific images and data. Developed in the late 1970s, FITS was designed to provide a standard for the interchange of astronomical data, facilitating the sharing and analysis of data among astronomers and researchers worldwide.
- MIME Type
- image/pict
- image/fits
- Sample
- sample.pict
- sample.fits
- Wikipedia
- .pict on Wikipedia
- .fits on Wikipedia