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'''PabloPaint''' is a paint program for Atari. Images are raster.
 
'''PabloPaint''' is a paint program for Atari. Images are raster.
  
 
== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
PA3 files begin with ASCII "{{magic|PABLO}}".
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PA3/PPP files begin with ASCII "{{magic|PABLO PACKED PICTURE}}".
  
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.PPP (st low resolution, app version 1.1)
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.PA3 (st high resolution, app version 2.5)
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43 bytes    file id ["PABLO PACKED PICTURE: Groupe CDND " 0x0D 0x0A]
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?          image data size in bytes stored in plain in ascii text + cr/lf
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1 byte      resolution flag [0 = low, 2 = high]
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1 byte      compression type [0 = uncompressed, 29 = compressed]
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1 word      image data size in bytes (same value as above)
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16 words    palette
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?          image data
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Uncompressed images are simply screen dumps as one might expect.
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</pre>
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
 
* [[RECOIL]]
 
* [[RECOIL]]
 
* [[Tom's Editor]]
 
* [[Tom's Editor]]
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* [http://snisurset.net/code/abydos/ abydos]
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
* http://whatis.rest7.com/how-to-open-pa3-file
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* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/image/pabloPaint/
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* http://whatis.rest7.com/how-to-open-pa3-file
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== Links ==
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* http://www.atari-wiki.com/index.php/Pablo_Paint_file_format

Revision as of 15:44, 1 August 2020

File Format
Name PabloPaint
Ontology
Extension(s) .pa3 .ppp

PabloPaint is a paint program for Atari. Images are raster.

Contents

Identification

PA3/PPP files begin with ASCII "PABLO PACKED PICTURE".

.PPP (st low resolution, app version 1.1)
.PA3 (st high resolution, app version 2.5)

43 bytes    file id ["PABLO PACKED PICTURE: Groupe CDND " 0x0D 0x0A] 
?           image data size in bytes stored in plain in ascii text + cr/lf
1 byte      resolution flag [0 = low, 2 = high]
1 byte      compression type [0 = uncompressed, 29 = compressed]
1 word      image data size in bytes (same value as above)
16 words    palette
?           image data

Uncompressed images are simply screen dumps as one might expect.

Software

Sample files

Links

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