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Hasselblad RAW Image
The gold standard for medium format digital photography, delivering unmatched color accuracy and dynamic range.
FFF (Hasselblad Flexible File Format) is the proprietary raw image format used by Hasselblad's legendary medium format digital cameras and scanners. Unlike consumer raw formats, FFF files are designed to hold the immense amount of data captured by large medium format sensors—often exceeding 100 megapixels—with zero compression artifacts. An FFF file is typically the result of importing a native '.3FR' capture into Hasselblad's Phocus software. During this import, the file is wrapped with specific calibration data unique to that exact camera and lens combination, as well as Hasselblad's Natural Colour Solution (HNCS) profile. This ensures that the image provides the most accurate starting point for professional retouching.
The FFF format is a container for uncompressed or losslessly compressed raw sensor data. It supports 16-bit color depth per channel, allowing for a theoretical 281 trillion colors, which is essential for capturing subtle tonal gradations in skin tones and landscapes. Technically, an FFF file contains the raw Bayer pattern data from the sensor, along with extensive metadata including exposure settings, GPS data, and copyright info. Crucially, it also embeds 'opcode' lists—instructions for lens correction (distortion, chromatic aberration, vignetting) that are applied non-destructively by the raw converter. The format is optimized for the Hasselblad Phocus workflow but is widely supported by third-party professional imaging software.
Hasselblad introduced the FFF format alongside its transition to digital imaging. As the company moved from film backs to fully integrated digital cameras like the H-system and later the X-system, they needed a format capable of handling the massive data rates and quality requirements of medium format photography. The format has evolved to support increasing resolutions, from the early 16MP backs to modern 100MP+ sensors. It remains a cornerstone of the high-end commercial photography industry, synonymous with the 'Hasselblad Look'—a distinct rendering of color and contrast that many photographers prize.
DCX (Multi-page PCX)
A legacy multi-page image format created for PC-based fax software.
DCX is a multi-page bitmap image format that essentially acts as a container for multiple PCX files. It was developed by ZSoft Corporation, the same company that created PC Paintrush and the PCX format. The primary purpose of DCX was to serve as the file format for early digital fax software, allowing a multi-page document to be stored in a single computer file. Technically, a DCX file begins with a header containing a list of offsets (pointers) to the individual PCX images stored within the file. Each 'page' is a fully valid PCX image with its own header and palette. The format relies on the simple RLE (Run-Length Encoding) compression inherited from PCX, which is efficient for simple black-and-white fax documents but poor for complex photographs.
A DCX file consists of a 4-byte signature (987654320) followed by an array of up to 1024 32-bit integer offsets. Each offset points to the start of a PCX image structure within the file. The list ends with a zero (null) terminator. Because it is wrappers around PCX, it shares all the characteristics of that format: support from 1-bit monochrome up to 24-bit RGB color. However, since it was primarily used for faxing, the vast majority of DCX files encountered today are 1-bit black and white.
DCX became popular in the early 1990s alongside the rise of fax modems and software like WinFax. It allowed users to scan or 'print' a document to a fax driver, which would save the pages as a linear .dcx file before transmission. As PDF became the dominant document format and email replaced faxing, DCX faded into obsolescence.
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