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.pcd File Extension

File Type 1Pokémon Wonder Card File

Developer Pokémon Mystery Gift Editor
Category Game files
File Format Binary

.PCD Type 1

Game file used by Pokémon games for the Nintendo DS portable gaming device; stores information for a Wonder Card, which can be contained in a "mystery gift" received from the in-game deliveryman at the Poké Mart; unlocks items and events in the game.

More Information

Wonder Card data is saved within Pokémon saved games (.SAV files), which are created on Nintendo DS cartridges. Pokesav and the Pokémon Mystery Gift Editor can edit PCD files, and Pokesav can import them into existing SAV files.

Programs that open PCD files

File Type 2Kodak Photo CD Image File

Developer Kodak
Category Raster image files
File Format Binary

.PCD Type 2

Kodak's proprietary format for storing images on photo CDs; used for saving photographs scanned using Kodaks photo processing hardware.

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Photo CD images are typically scanned at a resolution of 3072x2048 pixels, but may be scanned at 6144x4096 using Kodak's Pro Photo CD service. Both formats use 24-bit color.

PCD files actually contain five copies of the image at different resolutions, and Pro Photo CD images contain an additional sixth image that is 6144x4096 pixels in size. The smallest image size is 192x128 pixels, and this image is used as a thumbnail for browsing all the photos on the CD at once.

Programs that open PCD files
Windows
ACD Systems Canvas
ACD Systems ACDSee
Corel PaintShop Pro
Microsoft Word
XnViewMP
CADSoftTools ABViewer
Newera Graphics Converter Pro
Corel VideoStudio
Corel Presentations
Linux
XnViewMP
Macintosh
XnViewMP

File Type 3Pure Component Data File

Developer ChemSep
Category Data files
File Format Binary

.PCD Type 3

Chemical data file created by ChemSep, a column simulator for distillation, extraction, and absorption operations; contains critical, molecular, EOS, T correlations, and other data for components, which include benzene, phenol, cyclohexanone, carbon dioxide, aniline, and bromobenzene.

More Information

Data recorded in the PCD file appears in the International System of Units (SI) except for molar amounts, which are recorded in kmol. You can view the data in ChemSep PCD files through the PCDmanager, which is accessible by selecting Databanks → Pure components data (PCD/PCT).

NOTE: Data in PCD files is stored in binary format, whereas .PCT files store data in text format.

Programs that open PCD files

About PCD Files

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