What is the difference between .ply and .jpg?
- Extension
- .ply
- .jpg
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- 3D
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Stanford University
- Joint Photographic Experts Group
- Description
- It is a 3D model file format developed by Stanford Computer Graphics Laboratory. PLY is mainly used to describe objects in a collection of polygons.
- A JPG file is an image saved in a compressed image format standardized by the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG). It is commonly used for storing digital photos and used by most digital cameras to save images. JPG files are among the most common image files along with .PNG, .TIF, and .GIF.
- MIME Type
- application/octet-stream
- image/jpeg
- Sample
- sample.jpg
- Wikipedia
- .ply on Wikipedia
- .jpg on Wikipedia