Free Online SUN Converter

A SUN Rasterfile, commonly known as a Sun Raster Image (SUN RAS), is a raster graphics file format originally developed by Sun Microsystems for use on their Unix-based Sun workstations in the 1980s. It was designed to store images and graphics data in a simple and efficient manner, making it suitable for both display and manipulation on Sun systems. SUN Rasterfiles typically have the ".ras" file extension and are used for various purposes, including iconography, image storage, and as an output format for various graphics applications.

One of the notable features of SUN Rasterfile format is its simplicity. It stores image data as a sequence of binary values, with each pixel represented by a single value that corresponds to its color or grayscale intensity. The format supports different color depths, including monochrome, grayscale, and color images. It also includes a header section that provides important information about the image, such as its dimensions, color depth, and compression type. This straightforward structure makes it relatively easy to read and write SUN Rasterfiles, which contributed to its popularity on Sun workstations.

Although the SUN Rasterfile format was initially developed for Sun Microsystems' hardware and software environments, it gained some degree of cross-platform support over the years. Various image viewers and graphics software tools can read and write SUN Rasterfiles on different operating systems, making it a somewhat portable format. However, its usage has diminished over time, and more modern image formats with greater capabilities have largely replaced it in contemporary computing environments.

SUN Converter Capabilities

Our SUN converter can both convert from and to SUN files and our developers are working to improve our SUN conversion tools in future versions.