.BW File Extension

.BW File Extension

File Type

Black and White SGI Image File

Developer Paul Haeberli
Popularity
1.7  |  3 Votes
Category Raster Image Files
Format N/A

What is a BW file?

Silicon Graphics (SGI) image file format; used for saving black and white images; native format on SGI workstations; can be uncompressed or run-length encoded (RLE).

More Information

If the SGI image contains RGB image data, it uses the .RGB extension. If it is an RGB image with an alpha channel it is an .RGBA file.

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Programs that open BW files

Windows
File Viewer Plus
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FFmpeg
Free
ImageMagick
Free
Mac
FFmpeg
Free
ImageMagick
Free
Linux
FFmpeg
Free
ImageMagick
Free

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