What is the difference between .sixel and .ai?
- Extension
- .sixel
- .ai
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Vector Image
- Developer
- Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
- Adobe Systems
- Description
- Created by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), SIXEL is a bitmap image format in an escaped sequence (seen as six pixels high and one pixel wide). You have to convert it into a more accessible format if you don’t have a DEC terminal to view it.
- An AI file is a drawing created with Adobe Illustrator, a vector graphics editing program. It is composed of paths connected by points, rather than bitmap image data. AI files are commonly used for logos and print media.
- MIME Type
- image/vnd.dwg
- application/postscript
- Sample
- sample.ai
- Wikipedia
- .sixel on Wikipedia
- .ai on Wikipedia