What is the difference between .xif and .bmp?
- Name
- Xerox DIFF
- Bitmap Image
- Extension
- .xif
- .bmp
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Scanner
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Xerox
- Microsoft
- Description
- The XIF file format, standing for Xerox Image Format, is primarily associated with scanned documents produced by Xerox scanning devices and software. It is a proprietary format developed to include both the image of a scanned document and its text content, leveraging OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology to make the document searchable and editable. XIF files were designed to support advanced document imaging features, such as annotations and metadata, enhancing document management and archiving processes. However, due to its proprietary nature, XIF files require specific software from Xerox or compatible applications for viewing and editing.
- A BMP file is an uncompressed raster image comprised of a rectangular grid of pixels. It contains a file header (bitmap identifier, file size, width, height, color options, and bitmap data starting point) and bitmap pixels, each with a different color.
- MIME Type
- image/vnd.xiff
- image/bmp
- Sample
- sample.bmp
- Wikipedia
- .xif on Wikipedia
- .bmp on Wikipedia