What is the difference between .xxx and .g4?
- Extension
- .xxx
- .g4
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Embroidery
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Compucon USA
- Computer Fax Systems (CFS)
- Description
- The XXX file format is associated with Compucon Singer, a brand well known in the embroidery and sewing industry. It is specifically used to store embroidery design data that can be read and utilized by Singer embroidery machines. These files contain instructions for the embroidery machine, including stitch patterns, colors, and design layout information, allowing it to accurately reproduce the intended design on fabric. The XXX format is one of several file types used in the embroidery field for the digital transfer of patterns and designs between software and sewing machine.
- Group 4 (G4) used for black and white lossless compression to maintain high-quality images, commonly used in TIFF format compression by fax machines. A picture is seen as black dots and lines on a blank page; the fewer the dots and lines are, the lesser the file size.
- MIME Type
- application/x-compucon-singer3
- image/g4fax
- Wikipedia
- .xxx on Wikipedia