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| − | '''GEM Raster''' (or '''GEM VDI Bit Image''', '''GEM Bit Image''', '''GEM Image''', '''GEM Bitmap''') is an image file format originally associated with the GEM operating environment by Digital Research. It was used by ''GEM Paint'' and ''Ventura Publisher'', and | + | '''GEM Raster''' (or '''GEM VDI Bit Image''', '''GEM Bit Image''', '''GEM Image''', '''GEM Bitmap''', '''IMG''') is an image file format originally associated with the GEM operating environment by Digital Research. It was used by ''GEM Paint'' and ''Ventura Publisher'', and by a variety of Atari ST software. |
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| + | The format of bi-level images is well standardized, but the specification is ambiguous as to the format of color images. As a result, there are several incompatible flavors of color GEM raster images, some of which have their own names such as '''XIMG''', '''STTT''', and '''Hyperpaint'''. | ||
== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
| − | Files begin with | + | Files begin with bytes <code>0x00 0x01</code>. |
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| + | The next two bytes indicate the size of the header, in 2-byte ''words'' (i.e. a value of 8 means the header is 16 bytes, measured from the beginning of the file). | ||
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| + | The header size is at least 8 (<code>0x00 0x08</code>), but extended versions of the format have a larger header. | ||
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| + | "XIMG" files have a header size of 59 words (<code>0x00 0x3B</code>). They have an ASCII signature of "<code>XIMG</code>" at offset 16. | ||
== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
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* [http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/digitalResearch/gem/Programmers_Toolkit/5149-2374-001_GEM3_Programmers_Toolkit_Version_3.1_Supplement_1989.pdf GEM/3 Programmer's Toolkit, Release 3.1 Supplement], sec. 9 p. 22 | * [http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/digitalResearch/gem/Programmers_Toolkit/5149-2374-001_GEM3_Programmers_Toolkit_Version_3.1_Supplement_1989.pdf GEM/3 Programmer's Toolkit, Release 3.1 Supplement], sec. 9 p. 22 | ||
* [http://www.seasip.info/Gem/ff_img.html Format of GEM bitmap] | * [http://www.seasip.info/Gem/ff_img.html Format of GEM bitmap] | ||
| + | * [http://www.atari-forum.com/wiki/index.php?title=IMG_file Understanding color IMGs] | ||
== Software == | == Software == | ||
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* http://cd.textfiles.com/clipart1996/TYPE/OTHER/ | * http://cd.textfiles.com/clipart1996/TYPE/OTHER/ | ||
* http://cd.textfiles.com/fantaziasampler/CLIPART/IMG/ | * http://cd.textfiles.com/fantaziasampler/CLIPART/IMG/ | ||
| + | * http://cd.textfiles.com/crawlycrypt2/crm_demo/images16/ (XIMG) | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 01:28, 2 August 2014
GEM Raster (or GEM VDI Bit Image, GEM Bit Image, GEM Image, GEM Bitmap, IMG) is an image file format originally associated with the GEM operating environment by Digital Research. It was used by GEM Paint and Ventura Publisher, and by a variety of Atari ST software.
The format of bi-level images is well standardized, but the specification is ambiguous as to the format of color images. As a result, there are several incompatible flavors of color GEM raster images, some of which have their own names such as XIMG, STTT, and Hyperpaint.
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Identification
Files begin with bytes 0x00 0x01.
The next two bytes indicate the size of the header, in 2-byte words (i.e. a value of 8 means the header is 16 bytes, measured from the beginning of the file).
The header size is at least 8 (0x00 0x08), but extended versions of the format have a larger header.
"XIMG" files have a header size of 59 words (0x00 0x3B). They have an ASCII signature of "XIMG" at offset 16.
Specifications
- http://www.fileformat.info/format/gemraster/spec/index.htm
- GEM VDI Reference Guide (v2.0), Appendix G
- GEM/3 Programmer's Toolkit, Release 3.1 Supplement, sec. 9 p. 22
- Format of GEM bitmap
- Understanding color IMGs
Software
- Netpbm: pbmtogem, gemtopnm
Sample files
- http://www.fileformat.info/format/gemraster/sample/index.htm
- http://cd.textfiles.com/clipart1996/BUSI/OTHER/
- http://cd.textfiles.com/clipart1996/TYPE/OTHER/
- http://cd.textfiles.com/fantaziasampler/CLIPART/IMG/
- http://cd.textfiles.com/crawlycrypt2/crm_demo/images16/ (XIMG)
