- Extension
- .ppm
- .wmf
- Format
- Text
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Vector Image
- Developer
- Jef Poskanzer
- Microsoft
- 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.
- Proprietary Windows graphic format developed by Microsoft; contains a series of drawing operations, including commands for drawing lines, circles, and rectangles; may also contain bitmap drawing operations; used primarily for vector images, but can also include raster graphics.
- MIME Type
- image/x-portable-pixmap
- application/x-msmetafile
