What is the difference between .xxx and .sixel?
- Extension
- .xxx
- .sixel
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Embroidery
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Compucon USA
- Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
- 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.
- Created by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), SIXEL is a bitmap image format in an escaped sequence (seen as six pixels high and one pixel wide). You have to convert it into a more accessible format if you don’t have a DEC terminal to view it.
- MIME Type
- application/x-compucon-singer3
- image/vnd.dwg
- Wikipedia
- .xxx on Wikipedia
- .sixel on Wikipedia