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PICT, which stands for Personalized Image Capture Technology, is a graphics format introduced in Apple Macintosh computers by Apple Computer Inc. The format is used for interchanging bitmap and vector graphics between Macintosh applications.
The Macintosh PICT file format is released with two major versions; v1.0 and v2.0. The former is the old format and supports monochrome bitmaps. The latter which is also known as Color QuickDraw supports adding regions and lines, and 8-bit bitmaps as well as monochrome.
| Name | Personalized Image Capture Technology |
|---|---|
| File Extension(s) | .pict |
| Category | Raster Images |
| Use For | Macintosh desktop publishing, paint, and imaging applications using QuickDraw calls. |
| Developer | Apple Computer |
| MIME Type(s) | image/x-pict |
| License | N/A |
| File Sample(s) | N/A |
| Compression | PackBits and JPEG. |
| Max Dimensions | N/A |
| Color Modes | N/A |
| Animation | No |
| Transparency | Yes |
| Interlacing | N/A |
| Metadata | Yes |
| Layers | No |
| Multipage | No |
Interlacing is a method of encoding a bitmap image such that a person who has partially received it sees a degraded copy of the entire image. When communicating over a slow communications link, this is often preferable to seeing a perfectly clear copy of one part of the image, as it helps the viewer decide more quickly whether to abort or continue the transmission.Learn More