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- The following is a partial list of the many graphics formats
- that are available. I started the list, H. F. Van Brink added
- to it and I added a few more. Keith P. Graham
-
- File types are: R=Raster, V=Vector, L=Language, B=LiBrary
-
- File Optiks File Description/
- Extension Support Type Software Source
- ========= ======= ==== ==================
- .ART Yes R PFS First Publisher Clip Art
- .ART No ? Ashton-Tate Byline Clipart
- .BAS Yes R Basic Bload/Bsave (also basic programs)
- .BSG Yes R FONTASY (same as .RAW)
- .CA Read RB NewsRoom Pro
- .CGM No V Computer Graphics Metafile
- .CUT Yes R Dr. Halo, Cut files
- .DAT Read RB PrintShop
- .DCX Read RB Panasonic Fax PCX libraries.
- .DD No R CBM Doodle
- .DHP No ? Dr. Halo
- .DRW No V Freelance
- .DRW No V MicroGrafx
- .DRW No V NBI Legend
- .DXF No V AutoCad
- .EPS Some VRL Encapsulated Post Script
- .EV No ? NCN Execuvision
- .FG No ? Slidewrite Plus
- .GAL No ? HP Gallery on Exhibit, Graphics Gallery
- .GEM No V GEM Draw
- .GMF No V Computer Graphics Metafile - Various Venders
- .GIF Some R Compuserve Graphics Interchange format
- .GX1 No R PC PaintBrush
- .HPC(L) Some RV Hewlett Packard's LaserJet Graphics
- .HPG(L) No V Hewlett Packard Graphics Language
- .IFF Yes R Amiga Interchange Format File (graphics)
- .IMG Yes R DataCopy Wips
- .IMG Yes R GEM Paint
- .IMG Yes R IBM Image support Facility
- .IMG No ? Boeing Graph
- .MAC Yes R Apple Macintosh Macpaint
- .MAK Yes R Apple Macintosh Macpaint, No Header
- .MSP Yes R Microsoft Windows Paint
- .P No ? Ashton Tate Draw Applause
- .PCR Yes R OPTIKS/PCRGB
- .PCX .PCC Yes R Zsoft PC Paintbrush
- .PDA Yes R Palantir Scanner Graphics Files
- .PGA No R IBM Professional Graphics Adaptor image file
- .PI1 .PI2 Yes R Atari Degas uncompressed images
- .PIC Some V Lotus
- .PIC v1.5 R Mouse systems PC Paint
- .PIG Yes R Ricoh Pixel Image Generator file
- .PRN Some VLR Post Script, Any print image file
- .RAS Yes R Show file Ras format
- .RAW Yes R Basic Array format (OPTIKS reference only)
- .RLE Yes R Compuserve, Teletext Run Length Encoded
- .SLD Some V AutoCad Slide
- .SFL Yes R Soft Font Single Letter
- .SFP Yes R HP Soft Font
- .SHP Read RB Printmaster, Newsmaster
- .TIF Yes R Aldus/Microsoft Tag Image Format Files (TIFF)
- .WPG No RV Word Perfect Graphics 5.0
-
- OPTIKS can either read or write the files Listed as YES, Optiks
- makes a good attempt at reading the files marked as SOME. Some
- files marked YES can only be written or read. Library type files
- and Vector graphics files are not supported by OPTIKS and will
- probably never be supported. The exceptions are Lotus PIC, AutoCad
- SLD and a very few EPS files. Combination of Raster and Vector
- May be supported but for write only and then only Raster.
-
- FILE MENU TREE
-
- The following is a summary of the OPTIKS menu tree as it pertains
- to files. This will help you to determine what files OPTIKS can
- read and write.
-
- ROOT menu:
-
- FILE ENVIRN PRINT IMAGE DRAW TYPE SCAN QUIT
-
- FILE: Load, save, merge, and list files
- ENVIRN: OPTIKS Environment and optional features
- PRINT: Print a Picture to a Disk file or a Printer
- IMAGE: Alter Picture shape, size and other attributes
- DRAW: Draw lines and boxes.
- TYPE: Type to screen using OPTIKS fonts.
- SCAN: Read/write image data from scanners.
- QUIT: Leave Optiks.
-
- The FILE menu items are:
-
- READ SAVE MERGE LIST INFO CHECK
-
- READ: Load a file from disk into the workspace
- MERGE: Combine a file from disk with the current picture
- SAVE: Write picture information to disk
- LIST: List the files on the current directory
- INFO: Lists Width and height and maybe other information
- CHECK: Check For Recognizeable file header
-
-
-
- OPTIKS can RETREIVE or MERGE the following types of files:
-
- PCR: PC Rockland ultra-squished data format
- TEXT: ASCII text files with OPTIKS escape sequences
- LANG: these are interpreted vector files which are:
- LOTUS: Lotus PIC files (Without text, color or fill)
- POST: Post Script files (Scanner Graphics)
- SLD: Autocad Slide files. (Fill not supported)
- BLOAD: Bload/Bsave files from basic supporting the following
- CGA: CGA B800 16K interlaced screens
- EGA: EGA A000 32K 640*350 single plane screens
- AT&T: AT&T B800 640*400 interlace 4 screens
- HERC: Hercules B000 720*348 interlace 4 screens
- 640x400: VGA and similar modes 32k at A000
- 480: Enahanced EGA 640*480 modes - A000
- 720: 720 wide modes at A up to 48k
- FONTS: Load PCR Fonts
- APPLE: Apple MacIntosh MacPaint format (READMACS)
- Reads MacPaint with or without Macbinary Headers.
- PCB: PC Paintbrush (PCC or PCX files from Zsoft)
- IMG: EFS Image files raw data format.(These are not GEM)
- WIPS: Datacopy Corp. uncompressed WIPS Files
- RLE: RLE Run Length Encoded Files from Compuserve
- CUT: Dr. Halo II & III CUT files
- FONTASY: FONTASY load block or BASIC PUT/GET files
- SFP: Type to screen with HP Soft font
- LJET: Printer output files for HP LaserJet
- MSP: Microsoft Paint
- PIG: Ricoh IS30 Pixel Image Generation files
- RAS: Show file RAS format
- TIFF: Aldus - Microsoft TIFF files. Reads Uncompressed,
- Packbits compress, and CCITT group III 1-d. 2 color
- only, does not handle gray scale - yet.
- GEM: GEM Paint files (.IMG files, not GEM draw).
- ISF: IBM Image Support Facility 2 v1.00
- DEGAS: DEGAS Atari ST files
- ART: PFS First Publisher .ART files
- FAX: CCITT type 'C' files. Coming soon.
- 1.0PIC: PC PAINT version 1.0
- PDA: PALANTIR PDA Uncompressed
- IFF: ATARI IFF Graphics files
- GIF: Compuserve Graphics Interchange Format 2,4 and 16 color.
- TRY: Best Guess: MicroSoft Paint, GEM, Zsoft PCX, GIF, TIF or MacPaint
- DCX: Panasonic FAX PCX libraries.
- SHOP: PrintShop libraries.
- NEWS: Newsmaster Libraries
- CA: Newsroom Pro
-
-
- OPTIKS can SAVE in the following formats:
-
- PCR APPLE BRUSH MSP EPSF LOAD IMG
-
- PCR: PC Rockland ultra-squished data format
- APPLE: Apple MacIntosh MacPaint format (READMACS)
- Saves with or without Macbinary Header.
- PCB: PC Paintbrush (PCC or PCX files from Zsoft)
- EPSF Post Script files (Scanner Graphics)
- MSP: Microsoft Paint
- BLOAD: Bload/Bsave files from basic supporting the following
- CGA: CGA B800 16K interlaced screens
- EGA: EGA A000 32K 640*350 single plane screens
- AT&T: AT&T B800 640*400 interlace 4 screens
- HERC: Hercules B000 720*348 interlace 4 screens
- 640x400: VGA and similar modes 32k at A000
- 480: Enahanced EGA 640*480 modes - A000
- 720: 720 wide modes at A up to 48k
- IMG: EFS Image files (raw data format)
- WIPS: Datacopy Corp. uncompressed WIPS Files
- CUT: Dr. Halo II CUT files
- TIFF: Aldus - Microsoft TIFF files, Saves uncompressed or
- Packbits.
- GEM: GEM Paint file
- RAS: Show file RAS format
- FONTASY: FONTASY load block or BASIC PUT/GET files
- PIG: Ricoh IS30 Pixel Image Generation files
- GEM: GEM Paint file
- TIFF: Aldus - Microsoft TIFF files
- ISF: IBM Image Support Facility 2 v1.00
- ART: PFS First Publisher .ART files
- HP-SOFT: Write HP soft font letter. Use OKHL to create a font
- 1.0PIC: PC PAINT version 1.0
- PDA: PALANTIR PDA Uncompressed
- IFF: ATARI IFF Graphics files