mst@csun.UUCP (Mike Temkin) (05/07/88)
I am looking for the format that PC-Paint stores its pictures in.
I seem to recall that it uses run length encoding, but I do not
remember the exact format. Any help (pointers) are appreciated.
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Cal. State U. Northridge, School of Engineering and Computer Sciencewales@maui.cs.ucla.edu (Rich Wales) (05/12/88)
In article <1241@csun.UUCP> mst@csun.UUCP (Mike Temkin) writes:
I am looking for the format that PC-Paint stores its pictures in.
I seem to recall that it uses run length encoding, but I do not
remember the exact format. Any help (pointers) are appreciated.
Microsoft makes this information freely available for the asking. I
called them a while back, and they sent me a floppy with the documen-
tation for the Paintbrush and Show Partner file formats.
(I am assuming that Microsoft Paintbrush and "PC-Paint" are the same
program, or different versions of the same program. If this is not so,
I apologize for having wasted this net.bandwidth. :-{)
I e-mailed Mike a copy of this stuff. It is rather long, so I hesitate
to post it to the net, but I'm willing to *mail* it to people who *mail*
me requests.
(*Please* mail to one of the addresses in my signature; automatic
replying via the "Path:" line probably will *not* work! You have been
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"Zounds! A Gorkon death station appears! Evasive action!"mintz@hpindda.HP.COM (Ken Mintz) (05/16/88)
> I am assuming that Microsoft Paintbrush and "PC-Paint" are the same > program, or different versions of the same program. I believe they're different. PC Paint is a product by Mouse Systems. PC Paintbrush, which comes with MS Mouse and Logitech Mouse, is a product of ZSoft. I've used both, and PC Paint is very different. Of course, the file formats might still be the same.... Ken Mintz