What is the difference between .wmv and .pcx?
- Extension
- .wmv
- .pcx
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Microsoft
- ZSoft
- Description
- A WMV file is a video file based on the Microsoft Advanced Systems Format (ASF) container format and compressed with Windows Media compression. It contains video encoded with one of Microsoft's Windows Media Video (WMV) proprietary codecs and is similar to an .ASF file.
- PCX, standing for Paintbrush Bitmap Image, is a raster image format developed by ZSoft Corporation for their PC Paintbrush graphics program. Initially released in the 1980s, PCX was one of the first widely used bitmap image formats on IBM PC compatible computers. The format supports 1-bit monochrome, 4-bit palette, 8-bit palette, and 24-bit true color images, allowing for a wide range of colors and shades.
- MIME Type
- video/x-ms-wmv
- image/pcx
- Sample
- sample.wmv
- sample.pcx
- Wikipedia
- .wmv on Wikipedia
- .pcx on Wikipedia