What is the difference between .wtv and .pcx?
- Extension
- .wtv
- .pcx
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Microsoft
- ZSoft
- Description
- The WTV (Windows Recorded TV Show) file format is used by Microsoft's Windows Media Center to store TV recordings. Introduced with Windows 7 as a successor to the earlier DVR-MS format used by Windows XP Media Center Edition, WTV files allow users to record live television broadcasts or schedule recordings directly through their computers equipped with a compatible TV tuner card. These files encapsulate both the video and audio streams, along with metadata such as broadcast information and closed captions.
- 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-wtv
- image/pcx
- Sample
- sample.wtv
- sample.pcx
- Wikipedia
- .pcx on Wikipedia