What is the difference between .vicar and .g3?
- Extension
- .vicar
- .g3
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Scientific
- Fax
- Developer
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- CCITT
- 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.
- Fax image created in the CCITT Group 3 compressed format, which is used for digital transmission of fax data and supports 1 bit per pixel; can be viewed by programs such as GIMP and IrfanView.
- MIME Type
- image/x-vicar
- image/g3fax
- Sample
- sample.vicar
- sample.g3
- Wikipedia
- .vicar on Wikipedia
- .g3 on Wikipedia