PGM File Format

Portable Graymap - PGM - Portable Graymap

Basic Information

File Extension
.pgm
Full Name
Portable Graymap
Format Category
Professional Images
MIME Type
image/x-portable-graymap

Technical Specifications

Compression Method
No compression
Color Support
Grayscale image support

Format Introduction

PGM is the format used for grayscale images in the NetPBM format family.

Main Features

  • Grayscale images
  • Simple format
  • Text/binary storage

Use Cases

  • Grayscale image processing
  • Scientific images
  • Image analysis

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