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SUN File - What is a .sun file and how do I open it?
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What is a SUN file? A SUN file is a bitmap image saved in a proprietary format created by Sun Microsystems. It contains a photo or graphic. Workstations that use the SunOS operating system save images as SUN files.
More Information SUN file open in qView Sun Microsystems was a computer and software company that was founded in 1982 and bought by Oracle in 2010. The company included a proprietary operating system, SunOS, on the workstations and servers it sold. Systems that ran SunOS often saved raster images in the Sun Raster Graphic format. These images could be compressed or uncompressed, and they could be grayscale, paletted, or full-color images. Each SUN file includes a fixed 32-byte header, which begins with a magic number ( 59a66a95 ) that identifies the file as a Sun Raster Graphic. NOTE: Sun Raster Graphics also use the .RAS , .RS , and .SR extensions.
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What is a SUN file?
A SUN file is a bitmap image saved in a proprietary format created by Sun Microsystems. It contains a photo or graphic. Workstations that use the SunOS operating system save images as SUN files.
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SUN file open in qView
Sun Microsystems was a computer and software company that was founded in 1982 and bought by Oracle in 2010. The company included a proprietary operating system, SunOS, on the workstations and servers it sold.
Systems that ran SunOS often saved raster images in the Sun Raster Graphic format. These images could be compressed or uncompressed, and they could be grayscale, paletted, or full-color images. Each SUN file includes a fixed 32-byte header, which begins with a magic number ( 59a66a95 ) that identifies the file as a Sun Raster Graphic.
NOTE: Sun Raster Graphics also use the .RAS , .RS , and .SR extensions.
How to open a SUN file
You can open a SUN file in many image viewers and editors. Some examples include:
How to convert a SUN file
You can use XnViewMP or ImageMagick to convert SUN files to other image formats. For example, ImageMagick can convert SUN files to the following formats:
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Category: Raster Image Files
Updated: July 12, 2022