What is the difference between .pnm and .pcx?
- Extension
- .pnm
- .pcx
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Jef Poskanzer
- ZSoft
- 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.
- PCX, standing for Paintbrush Bitmap Image, is a raster image format developed by ZSoft Corporation for their PC Paintbrush graphics program. Initially released in the 1980s, PCX was one of the first widely used bitmap image formats on IBM PC compatible computers. The format supports 1-bit monochrome, 4-bit palette, 8-bit palette, and 24-bit true color images, allowing for a wide range of colors and shades.
- MIME Type
- application/x-portable-anymap
- image/pcx
- Sample
- sample.pnm
- sample.pcx
- Wikipedia
- .pnm on Wikipedia
- .pcx on Wikipedia