What is the difference between .sixel and .mng?
- Extension
- .sixel
- .mng
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
- MNG was developed by Tom Boutell.
- 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 extension of the .PNG image format that uses indexed colors and supports image animations; similar to an animated .GIF file, but uses higher compression and features full alpha support (multi-level transparency).
- MIME Type
- image/vnd.dwg
- video/x-mng
- Sample
- sample.mng
- Wikipedia
- .sixel on Wikipedia
- .mng on Wikipedia