General Description
PCX files are created by ZSoft's PC Paintbrush, one of the most popular PC drawing tools.
The default extension is PCX.
Supporting Platforms and Applications
This format is supported by numerous applications on a wide range of platforms.
PMView Support
The following PCX revisions are supported:
· Version 2.5 of PC Paintbrush
· Version 2.8 with or w/o palette
· Version 3.0
· Version 5.0 including 24-bit PCX
PMView is not dependent of the version number tag, so in practice PMView should be able to display any PCX file conforming to the technical specs below. The version list above is provided as a guideline only.
Technical Information
Images up to 8-bit color depth [bits*planes <= 8]:
1, 2, 4 or 8 bits
1, 2 or 4 planes
Support for 24-bit images (PCX rev 5.0):
3 planes
8 bits
PCX files created for an EGA screen may lack a color map. When reading such files PMView will use a default EGA palette. (If the image shows up as totally black in another application, one possible problem is that the image does not have a color map and the application is not able to provide a default color map.)