What is the difference between .vicar and .rgb?
- Name
- VICAR Image
- RGB Bitmap
- Extension
- .vicar
- .rgb
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Scientific
- Raster Image
- Developer
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- SGI
- 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.
- Color bitmap image format created by Silicon Graphics (SGI); generic format used for saving RGB color images on SGI workstations; recognized by various image viewing programs.
- MIME Type
- image/x-vicar
- image/x-rgb
- Sample
- sample.vicar
- sample.rgb
- Wikipedia
- .vicar on Wikipedia
- .rgb on Wikipedia