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PVR File - What is a .pvr file and how do I open it?
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What is a PVR file? Texture file used by mobile devices and the Sega Dreamcast; provides a container that hosts compressed texture data that is optimized for POWERVR graphics chips; designed for displaying performance graphics in devices with smaller hardware footprints, such as mobile devices.
More Information PVR files may be compressed from other image formats, such as .PNG , using the Imagination Technologies PVRTC compression utility. Since PVR files are optimized for POWERVR chips, it is recommended that texture graphic files be converted to this format in POWERVR devices. NOTE: The PVR file format is lossy .
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DeveloperWintal International
Popularity2.8 | 11 Votes
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.PVR File Extension
2 file types use the .pvr file extension.
POWERVR Texture File
| Developer | Imagination Technologies |
| Popularity |
3.3 | 24 Votes |
What is a PVR file?
Texture file used by mobile devices and the Sega Dreamcast; provides a container that hosts compressed texture data that is optimized for POWERVR graphics chips; designed for displaying performance graphics in devices with smaller hardware footprints, such as mobile devices.
More Information
PVR files may be compressed from other image formats, such as .PNG , using the Imagination Technologies PVRTC compression utility. Since PVR files are optimized for POWERVR chips, it is recommended that texture graphic files be converted to this format in POWERVR devices.
NOTE: The PVR file format is lossy .
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Imagination Technologies PVRTexTool
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Code'n'Web TexturePacker
Free Trial
Adobe Photoshop with PVR plugin
Free Trial
Chankast
Pvr2bmp
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Code'n'Web TexturePacker
Free Trial
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Imagination Technologies PVRTexTool
Free
Code'n'Web TexturePacker
Free Trial
Category: Raster Image Files
Updated: February 9, 2012
Wintal PVR Video File
| Developer | Wintal International |
| Popularity |
2.8 | 11 Votes |
Video file created by Wintal International PVR devices; contains MPEG-2 video recorded in the PAL/NTSC format; can be copied to a Mac or Windows computer using a USB connection.
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PVR files can be converted to .MPG files using Winal International PVRX2 Player.
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Wintal International PVRX2 Player
Category: Video Files
Updated: March 2, 2010