MrSID

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Revision as of 18:20, 13 November 2012

File Formats > Electronic File Formats > Graphics > MrSID
File Format
Name MrSID
Ontology
Extension(s) .sid
MIME Type(s) image/x-mrsid
PRONOM fmt/392


MrSID stands for Multi-resolution Seamless Image Database. MrSID uses a wavelet-based compression scheme and file format developed and patented by LizardTech designed to enable portability of massive bit-mapped (raster) images. As of November 2012, the current generation of MrSID is Generation 4 (MG4).

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