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PFM Raw at a glance
PFM Raw
PFM persists from the era when HDR imaging, rendering research, and tone-mapping workflows needed straightforward file carriers for floating-point image data long before mainstream consumer HDR delivery formats matured.
BPG at a glance
BPG
BPG arrived in the mid-2010s when image engineers were looking for better post-JPEG compression before AVIF and JPEG XL had ecosystem momentum.
Format comparison
| Feature | PFM Raw | BPG |
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| File type | Image | Image |
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| Created year | 1998 | 2014 |
| Inventor | PBRT / Paul Debevec community | Fabrice Bellard |
| Status | active | active |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vector scaling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera raw data | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR support | Supported | Supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use PFM Raw
- Your source file is already in PFM Raw.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to BPG.
- PFM Raw is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use BPG
- Your target workflow expects BPG.
- Improve delivery compatibility with BPG.
- BPG is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert PFM Raw to BPG?
High-efficiency image encoding for maximum compression at JPEG-class quality, image compression research, and specialized pipelines where HEVC infrastructure is available.
What changes when converting PFM Raw to BPG?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to BPG adds animation support.
What should I review after converting PFM Raw to BPG?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.