PAM File Format

Portable Arbitrary Map - PAM - Portable Arbitrary Map

Basic Information

File Extension
.pam
Full Name
Portable Arbitrary Map
Format Category
Professional Images
MIME Type
image/x-portable-arbitrarymap

Technical Specifications

Compression Method
No compression

Format Introduction

PAM is an extension of the NetPBM format family, supporting arbitrary color depths and channel numbers.

Main Features

  • Flexible color support
  • Multi-channel data
  • ASCII and binary formats

Use Cases

  • Image processing
  • Scientific data
  • Format conversion

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