Supported File Formats - P -


Paintlayer

Load a Photogenics paintlayer file.

Loads: Yes

Saves: No

Autodetect: Yes

When you save a paintlayer file from Photogenics you normally load it back in using the 'Load Paintlayer' menu item into an already opened image buffer. Sometimes you may want to open it into its own 24-bit image buffer, and for this the Paintlayer loader is needed.

PBM

Format: PBM (Portable BitMap)/PGM (Portable Grey Map)/PPM (Portable Pixel Map)

Loads: Yes (1-bit PBM/8-bit PGM/24-bit PPM), Binary formats only

Saves: Yes (24-bit PPM binary format)

Autodetect: Yes

The PBM/PGM/PPM formats were defined for the PBM image manipulation utilities (PBMPlus, NetPBM) available for many computer systems. Many programs exist (especially on Unix systems) that create images in the PBM formats.

PCD

Load a Kodak PhotoCD image.

Loads: Yes

Saves: No

Autodetect: Yes

This is a public-domain loader which is supplied in this Photogenics distribution for your convenience. It is not part of the commercial Photogenics package. This loads Kodak PhotoCD image files (in three resolutions up to 768x512). These are very high quality scanned images on CD-ROM that you can get encoded from your own 35mm films or slides. Talk to your local Phototgraphic store for information on how to get your images converted to PhotoCD format.

PCX

Format: ZSoft PCX

Load: Yes (24-bit & 256 colour)

Save: Yes (24-bit)

Autodetect: Yes

PCX was popularised by PC PaintBrush on IBM PC compatibles. 24-bit and 256 colour variations are currently supported. It is a useful format for transferring images from the Amiga to the PC, as almost all PC applications that handle graphics support the PCX file format.

Picasso II

Format: Display image on Picasso II

Loads: No

Saves: Yes (requires Picasso II card)

Autodetect: N/A

This saver will display the currently selected image as a 24-bit image on a Picasso II card, if fitted.

PNG

Load or save Portable Network Graphics images.

Loads: Yes

Saves: Yes

Autodetect: Yes

PNG is a new standard for images designed for use and transmission over the internet. This is intended to eventually replace the GIF format (although GIF is by no means dead). Like GIF you can encode images with up to 256 colours, but unlike GIF it can also handle 24-bit images as well. PNG compresses images well, but unlike JPEG no quality is lost in the process. Saving PNG images is a complex process and may take some time on a slower Amiga.

ProGrab24RT

Format: Digitise image from ProGrab24RT.

Loads: Yes

Saves: No

Autodetect: N/A

Grabs a frame from the ProGrab24RT digitiser. Options are selectable for the image resolution.

IMPORTANT: ProGrab24RT was not written by Almathera and is supplied as-is without any warranty of any kind.

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