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3FR at a glance
3FR
Hasselblad raw workflows are closely tied to medium-format capture and to the brand's studio and commercial-photography lineage, which gives 3FR a different practical role from mass-market DSLR raw families.
PGX at a glance
PGX
These formats persist in engineering, compression research, and conversion-tool contexts where simple sample storage or adjunct technical representation is useful.
Format comparison
| Feature | 3FR | PGX |
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| File type | Image | Image |
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| Compression / quality | raw | depends |
| File size characteristics | large | medium |
| Compatibility | limited | broad |
| Editability | high | moderate |
| Created year | 2002 | 2000 |
| Inventor | Hasselblad | ISO/IEC (JPEG 2000 committee) |
| Status | proprietary | active |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Archival suitability | strong | moderate |
| Metadata handling | rich | moderate |
| Delivery profile | limited | strong |
| Workflow fit | source | delivery |
| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vector scaling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera raw data | Supported | Not supported |
| HDR support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use 3FR
- capture ingest
- editing
- web or print delivery
- Preserve capture-stage sensor information.
When to use PGX
- capture ingest
- editing
- web or print delivery
- Useful for technical sample interchange and tooling.
FAQs
Why convert 3FR to PGX?
Choose PGX as target when a technical imaging or codec workflow expects grayscale component data in a simple specialist format.
What changes when converting 3FR to PGX?
Convert to PGX when a technical imaging or codec workflow expects grayscale component data in a simple specialist format. It is useful for research, testing, and standards-oriented image processing.
What should I review after converting 3FR to PGX?
After conversion, review these destination checks: Open converted output in codec tooling and verify behavior on real samples; Compare output against the expected depends quality profile; Not intended for mainstream publishing or editing.
How can I keep quality stable in 3FR to PGX conversion?
Run representative samples, keep settings deterministic, and monitor these risks: Sparse everyday application support; Not intended for mainstream publishing or editing; Validate destination compatibility before large-batch conversion.