Input file
BDF
- Full Name: Bdiff Bupdate Binary Update Format
- Developer: Adobe Systems
Output file
PES
- Full Name: Brother Embroidery File Format
- Developer: N/A
What is BDF file?
The BDF (Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format) file extension is a plain text type format used for storing font data. It was originally created by Adobe Systems in 1985 for the bitmap distribution of PC fonts on the X Window System. In addition, BDF files are mainly used by various types of software programs including desktop publishing software, HTML authoring tools, and bitmap viewers. [ ⏩ ] BDF file extension
What is PES file?
The PES file extension is used by the Brother Embroidery Machine to save machine-readable embroidery designs. It is a proprietary binary format which has replaced the .PHB, .PED, and .PHC formats which are no longer supported by Brother. Data Storage Format Since the early 2000s, the PES format has been the default way of storing embroidery designs for a Brother machine. Most of the modern embroidery machines are nowadays able to read this kind of file. A . [ ⏩ ] PES file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from BDF to PES?
To successfully convert the BDF file to PES, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.BDF). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case PES (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than PES).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. BDF to PES. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting BDF files to PES files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension PES, while before this step we had the BDF file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new PES file, or not.