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PAM at a glance
PAM
PBM, PGM, PPM, PNM, and later PAM come from the tool-centric tradition of keeping image interchange formats easy to parse, script, and transform.
CAP at a glance
CAP
Digital photography fragmented into many manufacturer-specific raw formats because camera makers optimized for their own sensors, metadata, and software ecosystems rather than for one shared public raw standard.
Format comparison
| Feature | PAM | CAP |
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| File type | Image | Image |
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| Created year | 2000 | 2005 |
| Inventor | Jef Poskanzer / Netpbm lineage | Phase One |
| Status | active | proprietary |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vector scaling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera raw data | Not supported | Supported |
| HDR support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use PAM
- Your source file is already in PAM.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to CAP.
- PAM is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use CAP
- Your target workflow expects CAP.
- Improve delivery compatibility with CAP.
- CAP is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert PAM to CAP?
Convert to CAP when keeping compatibility with a legacy capture workflow or preserving source material from a proprietary imaging system.
It is mainly useful in archive recovery and controlled migration scenarios.
What changes when converting PAM to CAP?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to CAP adds camera raw data.
What should I review after converting PAM to CAP?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.