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This article describes an usual variant of [[TIFF]] that is the native color image format of ''RainBow Paint'', ''PaintShow'', ''PaintShow Plus'', and possibly ''Paint It!''. These are names of different versions of a paint program for DOS by Dexxa International and/or Logitech.

The software includes a TIF2PCX.EXE utility that can convert the format to [[PCX]].

== Disambiguation ==
RainBow Paint is not to be confused with [[Rainbow Painter]].

== Format details ==
The color "Dexxa TIFF" format is not compatible with standard TIFF (at least not TIFF revision 4 or higher).

The image is labeled as RGB color, but in fact is palette color. The default 16-color PC/CGA palette is used, and is not stored in the file. (Note that some versions of the software predate TIFF 5.0, which introduced support for palette color.)

The image is labeled as planar, 4 samples/pixel, and usually 1 bit/sample, though 4 bits/sample is also possible (e.g. TRAIN1.TIF included with PaintShow 1.1).

Some versions of the software support black and white images, in which case a standard TIFF format is used.

The software seems to resemble [[MacPaint]].

== Software ==
* [https://archive.org/details/PAINTSHOW_Version_1.1 PaintShow 1.1] by Logitech
* [https://winworldpc.com/product/paintshow-plus/1x PaintShow 1.x] by Logitech (at WinWorld)
* [https://vetusware.com/download/PaintShow%20Plus%202.0%202.0/?id=8374 PaintShow Plus 2.0] by Logitech (at Vetusware)
* [https://winworldpc.com/product/paintshow-plus/2x PaintShow Plus 2.x] by Logitech (at WinWorld)
* [https://archive.org/details/paint_20201126 RainBow Paint 2.2] by Dexxa
* {{Deark}}

== Sample files ==
* Some example files are included with PaintShow 1.1, and PaintShow Plus 2.0-2.1.

== Links ==
* [https://exvideogiocatore.blogspot.com/2021/01/laboratorio-di-estetica-vaporwave-con.html A blog post about Paint It! and RainBow Paint] (in Italian)

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-This article describes an unusual variant of [[TIFF]] that is the native color image format of ''RainBow Paint'', ''PaintShow'', ''PaintShow Plus'', and possibly ''Paint It!''. These are names of different versions of a paint program for DOS by Dexxa International and/or Logitech.
+This article describes an unusual variant of [[TIFF]] that is the native color image format of ''RainBow Paint'', ''PaintShow'', ''PaintShow Plus'', and possibly ''Paint It!''. These are names of different versions of a paint program for DOS by Dexxa International and/or Logitech. The software was sometimes packaged with Logitech/Dexxa mice.
-The software includes TIF2PCX.EXE, a utility that can convert the format to [[PCX]].
+The software includes TIF2PCX.EXE, a utility to convert the format to [[PCX]].
-−
-The software seems to resemble [[MacPaint]].
 == Disambiguation ==
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 === 4-color images ===
--color images appear to use a reasonably standard grayscale TIFF format, though it might depend on the type of compression selected.
+-color images appear to use a reasonably standard grayscale TIFF format, interpreted in a nonstandard way. This might depend on the type of compression selected.
 === Black and white images ===

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	== Links ==		== Links ==
	* [https://exvideogiocatore.blogspot.com/2021/01/laboratorio-di-estetica-vaporwave-con.html A blog post about Paint It! and RainBow Paint] (in Italian)		* [https://exvideogiocatore.blogspot.com/2021/01/laboratorio-di-estetica-vaporwave-con.html A blog post about Paint It! and RainBow Paint] (in Italian)
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 The software includes TIF2PCX.EXE, a utility that can convert the format to [[PCX]].
 == Disambiguation ==
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 == Format details ==
-The color "Dexxa TIFF" format is not compatible with standard TIFF (at least not TIFF revision 4 or higher).
+The color mode can be selected by setting an environment variable prior to running the software. For example:
 The image is labeled as RGB color, but in fact is palette color. The default 16-color PC/CGA palette is used, and is not stored in the file. (Note that some versions of the software predate TIFF 5.0, which introduced support for palette color.)
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 The image is labeled as planar, 4 samples/pixel, and usually 1 bit/sample, though 4 bits/sample is also possible (e.g. TRAIN1.TIF included with PaintShow 1.1).
-Some versions of the software support black and white images, in which case a standard TIFF format is used.
+=== 4-color images ===
-The software seems to resemble [[MacPaint]].
+=== Black and white images ===
 == Software ==
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 * [https://winworldpc.com/product/paintshow-plus/2x PaintShow Plus 2.x] by Logitech (at WinWorld)
 * [https://archive.org/details/paint_20201126 RainBow Paint 2.2] by Dexxa
-* {{Deark}}
+* {{Deark}} - Supports 16-color images
 == Sample files ==