What is the difference between .vicar and .ipl?
- Extension
- .vicar
- .ipl
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Scientific
- 3D
- Developer
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Avid Technology
- 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.
- IPL is popularly used to store 3D applications or computer games graphic texture images. It is also used as a Pantone Spot reference palette in CorelDRAW to apply colours to editable elements.
- MIME Type
- image/x-vicar
- image/x-ipl
- Sample
- sample.vicar
- Wikipedia
- .vicar on Wikipedia