What is the difference between .xc and .exr?
- Extension
- .xc
- .exr
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- X Consortium
- Industrial Light & Magic
- Description
- This file format is used as a canvas (background) in a variety of image editing software in order to set the main color of the image. It is used to fill the canvas with one solid color. It belongs to the group of 'pseudo-image' file formats. It can be used for the fill color, which is chosen from the selected area in a particular image.
- Raster image stored in the OpenEXR format, a high dynamic-range (HDR) image file format developed by Industrial Light & Magic; supports multi-layer images, lossy and lossless compression, and 16-bit and 32-bit pixels; used for storing deep raster images for high-quality graphics; used by raster graphics editing programs and imaging applications.
- MIME Type
- image/x-xc
- image/x-exr
- Sample
- sample.exr
- Wikipedia
- .exr on Wikipedia