PCX File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .pcx
MIME Type image/x-pcx
Type of Format Bitmap image file
Developed by ZSoft Corporation
Initial Release 1985
Color Depth 1-bit monochrome to 24-bit true color
Compression RLE (Run-Length Encoding)
Maximum Image Dimensions 65,535 x 65,535 pixels
Color Modes Indexed color, Grayscale, RGB
Supports Layers No
Supports Animation No
Supports Transparency No
Palettes Support for 1-bit to 8-bit indexed color palettes
Header Size 128 bytes
Encoding Single-plane, chunky format encoding
Recommended Software Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, CorelDRAW
Typical Use Scanned images, Desktop publishing
Advantages Simple format, widely supported in older software
Disadvantages Limited color depth, outdated by newer formats like PNG and JPEG
Binary Signature 0A 0[2-5] 01 at the beginning of the file