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Jsummers at 15:26, 10 December 2022

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Marco at 14:53, 22 February 2016

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 ==Sample files==
 * http://samples.libav.org/image-samples/pictor/
-* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/image/pcPaint/
+* {{DexvertSamples|image/pcPaint}}
 * [https://www.shdon.com/files/PCPaint31-Installed.zip PCPaint31-Installed.zip] → *.PIC
 * {{CdTextfilesURL|carousel344/003/}} ...: See the {{CdTextfiles|carousel344/023/023.CAT|index}} for "GRASP PICTURE" files.

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 == Format details ==
-The most significant versions of the PIC format are the ones written by PCPaint 2.0 and higher. They are identified by the byte at offset 11 having the value <code>0xff</code>. They have a header of 19 or more bytes, of which the first 17 have a fixed layout. At offset 17 is a variable-length "extra data" field, which if present usually contains the palette, or information about the palette. If the last two bytes of the header (after the "extra data") are 0, the image is uncompressed; otherwise it is compressed with [[run-length encoding]].
+For most PIC files, the byte at offset 11 (named "emark" or "PaletteFlag") has value <code>0xff</code>. The header consists of 19 or more bytes, of which the first 17 have a fixed layout. At offset 17 is a variable-length "extra data" field, which if present usually contains the palette, or information about the palette. If the last two bytes of the header (after the "extra data") are 0, the image is uncompressed; otherwise it is compressed with [[run-length encoding]].
-−
-If the byte at offset 11 is not <code>0xff</code> (and the first two bytes are <code>0x34 0x12</code>), the file uses a different version of the format. It's unclear where such files would have come from, since all PCPaint versions seem to be accounted for, and none of them are reported to use such a format.
 Some files with an extension of '''.clp''' use the PIC format described in this article, and some use a different [[PCPaint CLP|"clipping" format]].
 Images in PIC files can be stored in a variety of ways, and it is somewhat challenging to decode all of them.
 == Identification ==
 Files begin with signature bytes {{magic|0x34 0x12}}.
 == See also ==
-* [[GRASP GL]] files often contain embedded PCPaint files.
+* [[GRASP GL]]
 * [[PCPaint BSAVE]]
 * [[PCPaint CLP]]

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 |extensions={{ext|pic}}, {{ext|clp}}
 |pronom={{PRONOM|x-fmt/170}}
 |released=1984 (software), 1985 (PIC format)
 }}
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 * BSAVE (uncompressed): Refer to [[PCPaint BSAVE]].
 * Compressed BSAVE: Refer to [[PCPaint BSAVE]].
 == Format details ==
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 == Identification ==
 Files begin with signature bytes {{magic|0x34 0x12}}.
 == Software ==
 * PCPaint family
-** [http://www.shdon.com/software/pcpaint PCPaint 3.1]
+** [https://www.shdon.com/software/pcpaint PCPaint 3.1]
 ** [https://winworldpc.com/product/pc-paint/100a PC Paint 1.00A, at WinWorld]
 ** [https://winworldpc.com/product/pc-paint/2x PC Paint 2.x, at WinWorld]
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 * http://samples.libav.org/image-samples/pictor/
 * https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/image/pcPaint/
-* [http://www.shdon.com/files/PCPaint31-Installed.zip PCPaint31-Installed.zip] → *.PIC
+* [https://www.shdon.com/files/PCPaint31-Installed.zip PCPaint31-Installed.zip] → *.PIC
-* http://cd.textfiles.com/carousel344/003/ ...: See the [http://cd.textfiles.com/carousel344/023/023.CAT index] for "GRASP PICTURE" files.
+* {{CdTextfilesURL|carousel344/003/}} ...: See the {{CdTextfiles|carousel344/023/023.CAT|index}} for "GRASP PICTURE" files.
 * One place to find PIC files is inside of [[GRASP GL#Sample files|GRASP GL]] container files. (But be warned that such PIC files cannot always stand alone, as they may be scripted to use a palette not contained in that PIC file.)
-** [http://cd.textfiles.com/vgaspectrum/animate/gl/v7vga.gl v7vga.gl] → wsscreen.pic - Example of a text mode PIC
+** {{CdTextfiles|vgaspectrum/animate/gl/v7vga.gl|v7vga.gl}} → wsscreen.pic - Example of a text mode PIC
-== Related formats ==
+== Links ==
-* [[GRASP GL]] files often contain embedded PCPaint files.
-* [[PCPaint BSAVE]]
-* [[PCPaint CLP]]
-−
-==Resources==
 * [[Wikipedia:PICtor PIC image format]]
 * [[Wikipedia:PCPaint]]

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 |extensions={{ext|pic}}, {{ext|clp}}
 |pronom={{PRONOM|x-fmt/170}}
-|released=1984
+|released=1984 (software), 1985 (PIC format)
 }}
-'''PCPaint PIC''', also known as '''Pictor format''', is an image format created by John Bridges for his ''PCPaint'' graphics program. It was also used by PCPaint's successor, ''Pictor Paint''.
+'''PCPaint PIC''', also known as '''Pictor''' format, is an image format associated with the ''PCPaint'' family of raster image editing software for DOS. The software was originally developed by John Bridges and Douglas Wolfgram, and published by Mouse Systems and Microtex. The PCPaint family also includes ''PC Paint Plus'' and ''Pictor''.
 A PIC file usually contains a raster image, but text modes (character graphics) are also possible.
-== Format ==
+There are separate articles for some formats:
-The most significant versions of the PIC format are the ones written by PCPaint 2.0 and higher. They are identified by the byte at offset 11 having the value <code>0xff</code>. They have a header of 19 or more bytes, of which the first 17 have a fixed layout. At offset 17 is a variable-length "extra data" field, which if present usually contains the palette, or information about the palette. If the last two bytes of the header (after the "extra data") are 0, the image is uncompressed; otherwise it is compressed with [[run-length encoding]].
+* [[PCPaint CLP]]
-Versions of PCPaint prior to 2.0 do not use this format, and instead use extensions of [[BSAVE Image|BSAVE]] format.
+== Format details ==
 If the byte at offset 11 is not <code>0xff</code> (and the first two bytes are <code>0x34 0x12</code>), the file uses a different version of the format. It's unclear where such files would have come from, since all PCPaint versions seem to be accounted for, and none of them are reported to use such a format.
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 == Identification ==
-Files begin with signature bytes <code>0x34 0x12</code>.
+Files begin with signature bytes {{magic|0x34 0x12}}.
 == Software ==
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 == Related formats ==
 * [[GRASP GL]] files often contain embedded PCPaint files.
 * [[PCPaint CLP]]

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 == Software ==
 * [[Konvertor]]
 * [[XnView]]
 * {{Deark}}
 * [[FFmpeg]]