True Paint I

File Format
Name	True Paint I
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Graphics Commodore graphics formats True Paint I
Extension(s)	.mci .mcp

For another "TruePaint" format, see Prism Paint.

True Paint I is a graphics program for the Commodore 64. It was created by Fatum Pijakz and Robert 'GrABBA' Grabowski.

Identification

.mci files are exactly 19434 bytes long.

There also exists 'packed' versions of .mci files which share the same extension. Some websites assign an arbitrary extension of .mcp to the packed versions.

Format

$0000 - $03E8:  Screen-RAM 1
$03E8        :  Background color
$0400 - $2340:  Bitmap 1
$2400 - $4340:  Bitmap 2
$4400 - $47E8:  Screen-RAM 2
$4800 - $4BE8:  Color-RAM

Software

• RECOIL (Unpacked .mci only)

Sample files

• dexvert samples — image/truePaint

Links

• True Paint I