- Extension
- .v
- .vicar
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Scientific
- Developer
- John Cupitt
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Description
- The VIPS Image file format, denoted with the extension ".v", is associated with the VIPS (Visual Image Processing System) software, which is designed for processing very large images. VIPS is especially favored for tasks that require high performance and efficient memory usage, making it suitable for scientific imaging, photo processing, and image analysis applications. The ".v" file format is used to store images in a manner that optimizes them for the VIPS system, allowing for fast and efficient processing. This format supports various data types and can handle both multi-band (color) and large images effectively.
- The VICAR (Video Image Communication And Retrieval) Image file format is a flexible, image-processing and data format system used primarily by the planetary science community. Developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for storing and managing digital images from space missions, VICAR files are designed to support a wide range of image types, including scientific and engineering data from various spacecraft instruments. This format is characterized by its ability to handle multi-dimensional arrays of data.
- MIME Type
- image/vnd.vips
- image/x-vicar
