- Extension
- .pcx
- .ora
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- ZSoft
- The OpenRaster Image File format was created by the OpenRaster project.
- Description
- PCX, standing for Paintbrush Bitmap Image, is a raster image format developed by ZSoft Corporation for their PC Paintbrush graphics program. Initially released in the 1980s, PCX was one of the first widely used bitmap image formats on IBM PC compatible computers. The format supports 1-bit monochrome, 4-bit palette, 8-bit palette, and 24-bit true color images, allowing for a wide range of colors and shades.
- Image file saved in the OpenRaster format, and open raster graphics format that supports multiple layers; supports multiple layers and contains both image data and metadata, including XMP and EXIF tags.
- MIME Type
- image/pcx
- image/openraster
