ECW files: what are they and how do I open them?
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.ecw file type #1: Improved Compressed Wavelet Image Format
Enhanced Compressed Wavelet images, fwhich is utilized for aerial and satellite imagery can be recognized by their ecw extension.
Further details:
ECW (Enhanced Compressed Wavelet) is a proprietary wavelet compression image format optimized for aerial and satellite imagery. It was developed by Earth Resource Mapping, and is now owned by Intergraph part of Hexagon AB.
The lossy compression algorithm it uses allows large images to be compressed to a fraction of their original size for easier storage and distribution, while maintaining high visual quality. The format also supports georeferencing information, which makes it suitable for GIS (Geographic Information Systems) applications.
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ArcGIS
A group of GIS (geographic information system) applications
.ecw file type #2: EasyCAD drawing
An ecw file extension is related to the EasyCAD and used for its drawing files.
Further details:
The ecw file extension is associated with the EasyCAD, a 2D CAD drawing program for Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by Evolution Computing.
The ecw file stores drawing from EasyCAD.
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FastCAD
A high-precision professional 2d/3d CAD System
.ecw file type #3: EclipseCrossword word list
An ecw file extension is related to the EclipseCrossword and used for its word list files.
Further details:
The ecw file extension is associated with the EclipseCrossword, a software for creating crossword puzzles, developed for Microsoft Windows operating system.
The ecw file stores word list from EclipseCrossword program.
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EclipseCrossword
A program for creating crosswords
.ecw file type #4: Ensoniq waveset format
An ecw file extension is associated with the Ensoniq waveset format.
Further details:
The ecw file extension is related to some audio format used in devices and programs produced by E-MU (Creative).
Probably very rare used or obsolete format replaced by other formats.
We are sorry, there is currently no specific software link to open this kind of file.
.ecw file type #5: System dll library
An ecw file extension is used by some apps for Dynamic Link Libraries.
Further details:
The ecw file extension is related to Microsoft Windows operating system and other apps.
File extension probably used by some applications for Dynamic Link Libraries. (see .DLL file extension in our file extension library.
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Microsoft Windows
A series of operating systems developed by Microsoft