Corel DESIGNER Help | PaintBrush (PCX)

PaintBrush (PCX)

The PaintBrush (PCX) file format is a bitmap format originally developed by the ZSoft Corporation for the PC Paintbrush program.

1 Click File

Import.

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 drawing page.

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.

6 In the Convert to bitmap dialog box, adjust the width, height, resolution, color mode, or any of the other settings.

7 In the Convert to paletted dialog box, adjust any of the settings.

Exporting a PCX file

• 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 Corel DESIGNER.

Importing a PCX file

• 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.