What is the difference between .pnm and .ipl?
- Extension
- .pnm
- .ipl
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- 3D
- Developer
- Jef Poskanzer
- Avid Technology
- Description
- 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.
- IPL is popularly used to store 3D applications or computer games graphic texture images. It is also used as a Pantone Spot reference palette in CorelDRAW to apply colours to editable elements.
- MIME Type
- application/x-portable-anymap
- image/x-ipl
- Sample
- sample.pnm
- Wikipedia
- .pnm on Wikipedia