What is the difference between .vicar and .emf?
- Extension
- .vicar
- .emf
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Scientific
- Vector Image
- Developer
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Microsoft
- Description
- 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.
- Windows vector graphics format recognized by many image-editing applications; basically a 32-bit version of the original Windows Metafile Format (.WMF), which only supports 16-bit data; saves image data in an RGB format and does not support CMYK data.
- MIME Type
- image/x-vicar
- application/x-msmetafile
- Sample
- sample.vicar
- sample.emf
- Wikipedia
- .vicar on Wikipedia
- .emf on Wikipedia