What is the difference between .ppm and .hdr?
- Extension
- .ppm
- .hdr
- Format
- Text
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Jef Poskanzer
- HDRsoft
- Description
- A PPM file is a 24-bit color image formatted using a text format. It stores each pixel with a number from 0 to 65536, which specifies the color of the pixel. PPM files also store the image height and width, whitespace data, and the maximum color value.
- Raster image or digital photo saved in HDRsoft's High Dynamic Range (HDR) image format; used for enhancing the color and brightness range of a digital image; can be processed to fix dark shadows or washed out areas of a picture.
- MIME Type
- image/x-portable-pixmap
- image/vnd.radiance
- Sample
- sample.ppm
- sample.hdr
- Wikipedia
- .ppm on Wikipedia
- .hdr on Wikipedia