SCR (ZX Spectrum)

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'''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''' (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.
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ SCR Varieties
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|-
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! Type !! Extension !! Resolution !! File Size || Other
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|-
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| SCR || .scr || 256x192 || 6912 || 16 colors
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|-
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| Monochrome || .scr || 256x192 || 6144 ||
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|-
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| ULA+ || .scr || 256x192 || 6976 ||
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|-
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| Timex 2048 Hi-Color || .scr || 256x192 || 12288 ||
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|-
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| Timex 2048 Hi-Res || .scr || 512x384 || 12289 ||
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|-
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| Timex 2048 Hi-Res Gigascreen || .hrg || 512x384 || 24578 ||
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|}
  
 
== Specifications ==
 
== Specifications ==
* [http://www.zxmodules.de/fileformats/scrformat.html SCR screen format]
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* [http://www.zx-modules.de/fileformats/scrformat.html SCR screen format]
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
* [http://www.imagemagick.org/ ImageMagick] (format named "SCR", read-only)
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* [[ImageMagick]] (format named "SCR")
* [http://www.xnview.com/ XnView] (read-only)
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* [[Konvertor]]
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* [[XnView]]
 
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/scrplus/ SCRplus]
 
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/scrplus/ SCRplus]
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* [[Farbfeld Utilities]]
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* [[RECOIL]]
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
* [ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/tools/unix/ZXscrconv-0.2.tar.gz ZXscrconv-0.2.tar.gz] → scrs/*.scr
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* ZXscrconv-0.2.tar.gz ([ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/tools/unix/ZXscrconv-0.2.tar.gz FTP] [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/tools/unix/ZXscrconv-0.2.tar.gz HTTP]) → scrs/*.scr
 
* [http://cd.textfiles.com/230/EMULATOR/SINCLAIR/DOSTOOLS/BMP2SPEC/EXAMPLES.TAP EXAMPLES.TAP]
 
* [http://cd.textfiles.com/230/EMULATOR/SINCLAIR/DOSTOOLS/BMP2SPEC/EXAMPLES.TAP EXAMPLES.TAP]
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* [https://zxart.ee/eng/graphics/database/pictureType:standard/ zxart.ee]
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* {{DexvertSamples|image/zxSCR}}
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* {{DexvertSamples|image/zxMonochrome}}
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* {{DexvertSamples|image/zxULAPlus}}
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* {{DexvertSamples|image/timexHiColor}}
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* {{DexvertSamples|image/timexHiRes}}
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* {{DexvertSamples|image/timexHiResGigascreen}}
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
* http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/reference/formats.htm
 
* http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/reference/formats.htm
* [http://www.nvg.ntnu.no/sinclair/faq/fileform.html#SCR Speccy Emulator File Formats]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120330020033/http://www.nvg.ntnu.no/sinclair/faq/fileform.html#SCR Speccy Emulator File Formats] (from archive.org)
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* [http://www.nottinghampost.com/Retro-consoles-1980s-Beeston/story-25853247-detail/story.html ZX Spectrum computers from the 1980s to be made again in Beeston]
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== Editors' notes ==
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TODO: There are a number of variants of this format, some of which are mentioned [http://cd.textfiles.com/amigaacs/amigaacs02/Utilities/Shareware/Workbench/DataTypes/ZX_DataType/ZX_DataType.readme here].
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[[Category:ZX Spectrum]]

Latest revision as of 02:56, 29 December 2023

File Format
Name SCR (ZX Spectrum)
Ontology
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

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

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