This report addresses a critical challenge in the digital cultural heritage sector: the disparity between file formats optimized for archival
purposes and those suitable for real-time, interactive virtual environments (VE). Heritage institutions typically prioritize high-fidelity, preservation-focused formats like TIFF, RAW, PLY, and WAV to ensure long-term integrity. While essential for archives, these formats are often large and complex, rendering them inefficient for direct use in VEs that demand rapid loading and efficient GPU rendering.