Files in VEC are characterized by their extension. There are listed in the following file types used in VEC.
 

Category	File Type	Comments
Image files (Binary)	*.bmp	Image file (8-bit grayscale bitmap)
	*.edp	Electron diffraction pattern (8-bit grayscale bitmap)
	*.pds	16-bit Electron diffraction pattern
	*.ima	Electron microscope image (8-bit grayscale bitmap)
	*.imc	Clipped image (8-bit grayscale bitmap)
	*.ift	Fourier transform data of a real-space image
Structure-factor files (ASCII) keywords	*.ave	Averaged image (real-space display)
	*.iav	Averaged image (reciprocal-space display)
	*.dec	Deconvoluted image (real-space display)
	*.ide	Deconvoluted image (reciprocal-space display)
	*.dhk	Measured electron diffraction data
	*.dyn	Data of simulating dynamical electron diffraction
	*.fdy	Composite files of dynamical electron diffraction
	*.enh	Enhanced image (real-space display)
	*.ien	Enhanced image (reciprocal-space display)
	*.hkl or *.hklm	Structure factors (amplitudes and phases) from other applications
Model files (ASCII) keywords	*.mod	Data of a structure model
Diagram files (ASCII)	*.fom	Figures of merit vs. defocus amount
DIMS files (ASCII)	Job file	Keyword commands and diffraction data
	Data file	Diffraction data only
Miscellaneous	*.pdf	Adobe PDF file (document)
	*.txt	text file