What is the difference between .ppm and .xv?
- Extension
- .ppm
- .xv
- Format
- Text
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Jef Poskanzer
- Khoral
- 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 is an image format that is used for visualization in the Khoros software suite. It is a kind of VIFF bitmap image. The format consists of color zones. It is used for visualization purposes in software for both commercial and scientific purposes.
- MIME Type
- image/x-portable-pixmap
- image/x-xbitmap
- Sample
- sample.ppm
- Wikipedia
- .ppm on Wikipedia