History of Picture Exchange, aka, PC Paintbrush

Last update Aug. 18^th 2024 11:23:36 AM

Creation date Mar. 13^th 2016 5:38:40 PM

Seralo on Aug. 18^th 2024 11:23:36 AM
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCX
Seralo on Aug. 18^th 2024 11:14:18 AM
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.
_wb_ on Oct. 3^rd 2021 4:06:49 PM
Raster image
yes
Vector graphics
no
Year
1985 (version 1)
1991 (version 5)
Maximum bit depth
8-bit
Maximum number of channels
4
_wb_ on Oct. 3^rd 2021 10:53:07 AM
CMYK support (for print)
no
Alexis on Sep. 21^st 2020 9:42:55 PM
Microsoft Edge
no
Alexis on Sep. 21^st 2020 9:19:54 PM
HDR
no
Transparency support
yes
Layers support
no
Bre Wight on Mar. 13^th 2016 6:17:08 PM
Commonly used for
with Paintbrush software
Mainly in the MS-DOS world. It is mainly an exchange and storage format
Bre Wight on Mar. 13^th 2016 6:01:28 PM
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
Bre Wight on Mar. 13^th 2016 5:38:40 PM
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

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