PIX files: what are they and how do I open them?
Are you facing difficulties opening unknown files on your computer, or wondering exactly what this file is?
We've got the information and best software solutions for opening these files effortlessly.
.pix file type #1: Bitmap image
Files with pix extension can be most often encountered as various pictures. Most of them can be viewed in XnView viewer.
Further details:
File extension pix is frequently used for bitmap images. Throughout the years many programs used .pix files for their pictures. Most of these formats and programs are now considered obsolete.
Open file with:
XnView MP
A popular utility for viewing and converting graphic files
.pix file type #2: PCIDSK PCI Geomatics database
A pix file extension is associated with the PCIDSK PCI Geomatics database file format used by various GIS and navigation software.
Further details:
The pix file extension is related to the PCIDSK PCI Geomatics database file format.
PCI Geomatics developed the PCIDSK format, also known as the PCI Geomatics Database File Format, in 1988 as a replacement for the outdated and importable UNIDSK format. The old UNIDSK format was dependent on the 16-bit architecture of the PDP11 system and was unable to scale to the 32-bit or 64-bit systems that replaced it.
In addition to adding portability, the redesign of the old UNIDSK format incorporated other advantageous features:
- Expandability: From the start, the PCIDSK format was designed to accommodate new requirements as they emerged. Fields have been reserved to allow for growth and the segmented design accepts new feature types.
- Access Speed: Using a 512KB block design, which is the block size used by most hard drives, you can read and write to sections of the image with minimal overhead at the disk and operating system level.
GCPs (ground control points) present along with a projection in an PCIDSK file being read can either be applied to the data as an affine transformation, or stored as propeties of the raster geometry. GCPs cannot be written to PCIDSK.
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Geomatica Core
A professional geospatial software
.pix file type #3: SmartWare physical index
A pix file extension is related to the SmartWare, a programming platform. A pix file stores physical index.
Further details:
The pix file extension is associated with SmartWare, a programming platform built on the Faircom database engine. It also includes a word processor, spreadsheet, and communication modules.
The pix file contains physical index.
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SmartWare
A programming platform