.RAST File Extension
- Developer by: Pierre-Emmanuel Gougelet
- Category: Bitmap image Files
What are .RAST files and how to open them?
Can't open .RAST file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .RAST file.What is a .RAST file extension?
.RAST file extension is created by Pierre-Emmanuel Gougelet. .RAST has been classified as Bitmap image Files.
.RAST is Sun raster bitmap image file
The rast file extension is associated with the Sun raster bitmap image file format.
Sun Rasterfiles are a bitmap storage format developed by Sun Microsystems. The format is well supported on Sun workstations, but is less widely supported elsewhere. The files can store bitmaps at a variety of color depths: monochrome, 8-bit gray scale, 256 color with a palette, 24-bit TrueColor or 32-bit TrueColor.
Additionally the data in the file can be stored in either of two bytes orders, and the bitmap may either by not compressed or compressed using a Run-length Compression scheme.
The *.rast file contains bitmap image.