DCX

File Format
Name	DCX
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Graphics DCX
Extension(s)	.dcx
PRONOM	x-fmt/348

DCX is an image file format based on PCX. It supports multiple images in a single file.

Format

DCX files begin with a 4-byte signature.

Following that is a list of up to 1023 4-byte file offsets, terminated by an offset of 0.

Following that are the individual images, stored as embedded PCX files. The first one usually starts at file offset 4100 (0x1004).

Identification

Files begin with signature bytes B1 68 DE 3A.

Specifications

• PCX File Format Summary (includes information about DCX)

Software

• ImageMagick

Sample files

• input.dcx (PerlMagick test file)