Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcsun!hp4nl!phcisa!finus
From: finus@phcisa.UUCP (Finus van Cadsand)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: layout of paintbrush (.pcx) files
Keywords: graphics, paintbrush, image
Message-ID: <1115@phcisa.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jul 90 14:32:58 GMT
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I have to do some conversion of paintbrush image files. Now
I'm looking for references as to how the layout is of such
a file. In the pbmplus/pbm I have found the utility pcxtopbm
giving aclue as to how a monochrome paintbrush file looks like.
But I have to use paintbrush files with multiple colors. Does
anybody know how the header is built ? Or where and how the
colour-information is stored ?

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