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Picture Exchange, aka, PC Paintbrush
Last update
2021-10-03 16:06:49
Creation date
2016-03-13 17:38:40
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Raster image
yes
Vector graphics
no
Year
1985 (version 1)
1991 (version 5)
Maximum bit depth
8-bit
Maximum number of channels
4
Posted 2021-10-03 16:06:49 by
_wb_
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CMYK support (for print)
no
Posted 2021-10-03 10:53:07 by
_wb_
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Microsoft Edge
no
Posted 2020-09-21 21:42:55 by
Alexis
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HDR
no
Transparency support
yes
Layers support
no
Posted 2020-09-21 21:19:54 by
Alexis
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Commonly used for
with Paintbrush software
Mainly in the MS-DOS world. It is mainly an exchange and storage format
Posted 2016-03-13 18:17:08 by
Bre Wight
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Pros
Image information retained
Good quality image
Cons
Large file format
PC compatible only and older PCX versions only support 256 colours.
Commonly used for
with Paintbrush software
Animation support
no
Name
Picture Exchange, aka, PC Paintbrush
Posted 2016-03-13 18:01:28 by
Bre Wight
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Mode
70
Name
Picture Exchange
Viewer
public
Editor
bre-wight-38fj33w9
Category
practical
Short name
PCX
Description
PCX, standing for PiCture eXchange, was the native file format for PC Paintbrush and became one of the first widely accepted DOS imaging standards, although it has since been succeeded by more sophisticated image formats.
Developed by
ZSoft Corporation
Lossless
yes
File extensions
.pcx
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCX
Internet Explorer
no
Firefox
no
Opera
no
Safari
no
Google Chrome
no
Posted 2016-03-13 17:38:40 by
Bre Wight
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Picture Exchange, aka, PC Paintbrush
1991 (version 5)