What is the difference between .ptiff and .g3?
- Extension
- .ptiff
- .g3
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Fax
- Developer
- Lead Technologies
- CCITT
- Description
- Ptiff is a type of image file that is created by compressing a TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) image using a wavelet-based encoding, known as pyramidal encoding. This type of file can store both lossy and lossless compressed images and is often used for storing large-scale images such as aerial photographs or medical images.
- Fax image created in the CCITT Group 3 compressed format, which is used for digital transmission of fax data and supports 1 bit per pixel; can be viewed by programs such as GIMP and IrfanView.
- MIME Type
- image/x-ptiff
- image/g3fax
- Sample
- sample.g3
- Wikipedia
- .g3 on Wikipedia