- Extension
- .psptube
- .xcf
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Corel Corporation
- GIMP
- Description
- The PaintShop Pro Picture Tube file, with the extension .psptube, is a specialized image file format used by Corel's PaintShop Pro, a popular photo editing and graphic design software. Picture Tubes are essentially collections of images or graphics that users can apply with a brush tool to add multiple instances of those images to a project, creating decorative effects, patterns, or scenery. They are often used for adding embellishments, themed graphics, or repeated elements to digital art, scrapbooking, and web design projects. The flexibility and ease of incorporating artistic elements through Picture Tubes make them a favorite among digital artists and hobbyists for enhancing their creations.
- The XCF file format is the native image format used by GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program), a free and open-source raster graphics editor used for image editing, free-form drawing, converting between different image formats, and more specialized tasks. XCF stands for eXperimental Computing Facility, which was the name of the lab where GIMP was originally developed. XCF files are designed to store all the information that GIMP needs to accurately render an image.
- MIME Type
- image/x-psp
- application/x-xcf
