Macintosh Picture

PCT is a graphics file format introduced on the original Apple Macintosh computer as its standard metafile format. It allows the interchange of graphics (both bitmapped and vector), and some limited text support, between Mac applications, and was the native graphics format of QuickDraw.

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	PCT
Développé par	Apple Computer
Année	1984
Avantages	Best file format for on-screen display on the Macintosh Best printing format from the Macintosh to a non-PostScript printer
Inconvénients	Fonts may be represented incorrectly when moved cross-platform QuickTime must be installed to view some PICT files correctly
Fonctionnalités
Image vectorielle	Oui
Image matricielle (Raster)	Oui
Format sans perte	Oui
Support animation	Non
Support de la transparence	Oui
Support des couches	Oui
HDR	Non
Profondeur de couleur max. (bit depth)	8-bit
Supporte CMYK (pour l'imprimerie)
Nombre de canaux max.	4
Utilisations communes	Desktop publishing Paint Imaging applications using QuickDraw calls
Navigateurs supportés (sans plugin)
Google Chrome	Non
Microsoft Edge	Non
Safari	Oui
Firefox	Non
Opera	Non
Internet Explorer	Non
Autre
Extensions	.pct .pict .pic
Wikipédia	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PICT