Input file
FITS
- Full Name: Flexible Image Transport System Format
- Developer: N/A
Output file
FTS
- Full Name: Flexible Image Transport System Format
- Developer: N/A
What is FITS file?
The FITS (.FITS) file extension is a standard file format used for storing data in the fields of astrophysics, medical imaging, digital image processing, and other scientific disciplines. FITS stands for Flexible Image Transport System and is an open format that was developed and maintained by the NASA/Science Office of Standards and Technology. [ ⏩ ] FITS file extension
What is FTS file?
The FTS file extension is mainly associated with the Flexible Image Transport System (FITS). FITS is a digital file format designed especially for storage, transmission, and manipulation of scientific and other images. FITS is an open standard that can store multiple images in one file and supports keyword-based image formatting. The FITS format was initially developed at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in the US. [ ⏩ ] FTS file extension
How to convert the file from FITS to FTS?
To successfully convert the FITS file to FTS, 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.FITS). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case FTS (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 FTS).
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. FITS to FTS. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting FITS files to FTS 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 FTS, while before this step we had the FITS file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new FTS file, or not.