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About the PEF format
RAW — Pentax PEF RAW
PEF is Pentax's proprietary RAW format used in Pentax DSLR and medium-format cameras. It captures full sensor data for flexible post-processing and is the native format for Pentax's unique weather-sealed camera bodies.
Common uses
- Pentax DSLR and medium-format photography
- Outdoor and weather-sealed camera workflows
- Landscape and nature photography
- Professional studio post-production
About the TXZ format
TXZ — XZ-compressed TAR Archive
TXZ (also .tar.xz) is a TAR archive compressed with the XZ algorithm, which is based on LZMA2. It provides the highest compression ratios of the common tar formats, making it the preferred choice for official Linux distribution packages (Arch, Fedora, Gentoo). The trade-off is slower compression speed versus gzip or bzip2.
Common uses
- Official Linux distribution package format (e.g., Arch Linux)
- Maximum compression of large software releases
- Distributing firmware and embedded system images
- Archiving large datasets for long-term storage
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How long are my files kept?
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