What is the difference between .tim and .j2k?
- Name
- PSX TIM
- JPEG 2000 Image
- Extension
- .tim
- .j2k
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Sony
- Joint Photographic Experts Group
- Description
- Commonly found on PlayStation game consoles as it's used to develop the game software. TIM contains standard RGBA with transparency levels as well as 4,8,16,24, and 32 -bit color. An example of a game that used .tim is the GTA game series.
- Compressed bitmap image that uses wavelet compression instead of the DCT compression used by standard .JPEG images; supports 16-bit color, alpha transparency, and lossless compression.
- MIME Type
- image/vnd.ptnet.tim
- image/jp2
- Sample
- sample.j2k
- Wikipedia
- .j2k on Wikipedia