SCR (ZX Spectrum)
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Images are always 256×192 pixels in size, and can have up to about 16 colors. Files are exactly 6912 bytes in size. | Images are always 256×192 pixels in size, and can have up to about 16 colors. Files are exactly 6912 bytes in size. | ||
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| + | A ULA+ version .scr is exactly 6976 bytes in size. | ||
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| + | A Timex 2048 Hi-Color version .scr is exactly 12288 bytes in size. | ||
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| + | A Timex 2048 Hi-Res Gigascreen version are 512x384 pixels in size, has a .hrg extension and is exactly 24578 bytes in size. | ||
== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
Revision as of 19:01, 28 December 2023
SCR (also called ZX-Spectrum SCREEN$) is a raster image file format used on ZX Spectrum computers, especially for screen shots. It is really just a dump of the computer's video memory.
Images are always 256×192 pixels in size, and can have up to about 16 colors. Files are exactly 6912 bytes in size.
A ULA+ version .scr is exactly 6976 bytes in size.
A Timex 2048 Hi-Color version .scr is exactly 12288 bytes in size.
A Timex 2048 Hi-Res Gigascreen version are 512x384 pixels in size, has a .hrg extension and is exactly 24578 bytes in size.
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Specifications
Software
- ImageMagick (format named "SCR")
- Konvertor
- XnView
- SCRplus
- Farbfeld Utilities
- RECOIL
Sample files
- ZXscrconv-0.2.tar.gz (FTP HTTP) → scrs/*.scr
- EXAMPLES.TAP
- zxart.ee
- dexvert samples — image/zxSCR
- dexvert samples — image/zxULAPlus
- dexvert samples — image/timexHiColor
- dexvert samples — image/timexHiResGigascreen
Links
- http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/reference/formats.htm
- Speccy Emulator File Formats (from archive.org)
- ZX Spectrum computers from the 1980s to be made again in Beeston
Editors' notes
TODO: There are a number of variants of this format, some of which are mentioned here.
