SCR (ZX Spectrum)

File Format
Name	SCR (ZX Spectrum)
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Graphics SCR (ZX Spectrum)
Extension(s)	.scr, .hrg
Released	1982

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.

SCR Varieties

Type	Extension	Resolution	File Size	Other
SCR	.scr	256x192	6912	16 colors
Monochrome	.scr	256x192	6144
ULA+	.scr	256x192	6976
Timex 2048 Hi-Color	.scr	256x192	12288
Timex 2048 Hi-Res	.scr	512x384	12289
Timex 2048 Hi-Res Gigascreen	.hrg	512x384	24578

Specifications

• SCR screen format (archived)

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/zxMonochrome
• dexvert samples — image/zxULAPlus
• dexvert samples — image/timexHiColor
• dexvert samples — image/timexHiRes
• 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
• ZX Spectrum graphic modes (WikiPedia)

Editors' notes

TODO: There are a number of variants of this format, some of which are mentioned here.