What is the difference between .ppm and .map?
- Extension
- .ppm
- .map
- Format
- Text
- Category
- Raster Image
- Other
- Developer
- Jef Poskanzer
- ColorgrafX
- 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.
- This format is used as the color palette format for a variety of operating system image editors. It is used to store font templates in text and graphic editors. It allows you to change color intensity and transparency levels.
- MIME Type
- image/x-portable-pixmap
- application/vnd.xworlds.colormap
- Sample
- sample.ppm
- Wikipedia
- .ppm on Wikipedia