| • | To import a PaintBrush file |
| • | To export a PaintBrush file |
| • | PaintBrush (PCX) technical notes |
The PaintBrush (PCX) file format is a bitmap format originally developed by the ZSoft Corporation for the PC Paintbrush program.
| To import a PaintBrush file |
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| 1 . | Click File  Import. |
| The File Import command lets you place the file as an object in the active image. If you want to open a PCX file as an image, click File Open. |
| 2 . | Locate the folder in which the file is stored. |
| 3 . | Choose PCX - PaintBrush (*.pcx) from the list box next to the File name box. |
| 4 . | Click the filename. |
| 5 . | Click Import. |
| 6 . | Click the image window. |
| To export a PaintBrush file |
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| 1 . | Click File Export. |
| 2 . | Locate the folder in which you want to save the file. |
| 3 . | Choose PCX - PaintBrush from the Save as type list box. |
| 4 . | Type a filename in the File name list box. |
| 5 . | Click Export. |
| PaintBrush (PCX) technical notes |
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| • | Bitmaps may be black-and-white, 16 colors, grayscale (8-bit), paletted (8-bit), or RGB color (24-bit). |
| • | Run-length encoding (RLE) compression is supported, and the maximum image size is 64,535 × 64,535 pixels. |
| • | These files may contain one, two, or four color planes. |
| • | This file format is supported in CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT. |
| • | PCX files can be imported if they conform to the following PCX specifications: 2.5, 2.8, and 3.0. |
| • | Bitmaps may be black-and-white, 16 colors, grayscale (8-bit), paletted (8-bit), or RGB color (24-bit). |
| • | RLE compression is supported and the maximum image size is 64,535 × 64,535 pixels. |
| • | These files may contain one, two, or four color planes. Files containing three color planes or more than four color planes cannot be imported. |
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