MAKIchan Graphics
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| − | '''MAKIchan Graphics''' (also spelled '''Maki-chan''') is a family of raster graphics | + | '''MAKIchan Graphics''' (also spelled '''Maki-chan''') is a family of raster graphics formats that were used mainly in Japan. It may be associated with MSX computers. It's been accused of having an overly-complex compression scheme. The most common subformat is known as '''MAG'''. |
It is also spelled '''MAGIchan''', though that might be a typo. | It is also spelled '''MAGIchan''', though that might be a typo. | ||
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* [[XnView]] (MAG format only) | * [[XnView]] (MAG format only) | ||
* [http://www.irfanview.com/ IrfanView] (MAG format only) | * [http://www.irfanview.com/ IrfanView] (MAG format only) | ||
| + | * [http://www.gregroelofs.com/greg_xv.html XV Jumbo Patches] (MAG/MKI) (need to manually enable MAG and MAKI support before compiling) | ||
| + | ** MAG/MKI support is from [http://mirror.ancl.hawaii.edu/pub/FreeBSD/ports/local-distfiles/shige/xv/xv310a-jp-extension-rev5.3.3.tar.gz xv310a-jp-extension-rev5.3.3.tar.gz] | ||
| + | ** XV repositories that include this patch: [https://github.com/DavidGriffith/xv], [https://github.com/edescourtis/xv] | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130926202300/http://www1.linkclub.or.jp/~zhidao/zlab/computing/mag2png.html mag2png] → [https://web.archive.org/web/20130926202300/http://www1.linkclub.or.jp/~zhidao/zlab/computing/lib/mag2png-1.01.tgz mag2png-1.01.tgz] (from archive.org) (MAG format only) | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130926202300/http://www1.linkclub.or.jp/~zhidao/zlab/computing/mag2png.html mag2png] → [https://web.archive.org/web/20130926202300/http://www1.linkclub.or.jp/~zhidao/zlab/computing/lib/mag2png-1.01.tgz mag2png-1.01.tgz] (from archive.org) (MAG format only) | ||
* http://cd.textfiles.com/fujitsufree/vol04/DATA/MAGLREX/ - Appears to have source code (C + assembly) for a MAG/MKI decoder | * http://cd.textfiles.com/fujitsufree/vol04/DATA/MAGLREX/ - Appears to have source code (C + assembly) for a MAG/MKI decoder | ||
Revision as of 16:05, 19 January 2016
MAKIchan Graphics (also spelled Maki-chan) is a family of raster graphics formats that were used mainly in Japan. It may be associated with MSX computers. It's been accused of having an overly-complex compression scheme. The most common subformat is known as MAG.
It is also spelled MAGIchan, though that might be a typo.
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Identification
MAG and MAX files begin with the ASCII signature "MAKI02 ".
MKI files begin with "MAKI01A " or "MAKI01B ".
Specifications
- MAG format specification (MAG format) (Japanese)
- Also available as magbible.doc in the mag2png distribution (see below)
- Maki-chan Graphics (MAG format)
- MAKI format specification (MKI format) (Japanese)
Software
- XnView (MAG format only)
- IrfanView (MAG format only)
- XV Jumbo Patches (MAG/MKI) (need to manually enable MAG and MAKI support before compiling)
- MAG/MKI support is from xv310a-jp-extension-rev5.3.3.tar.gz
- XV repositories that include this patch: [1], [2]
- mag2png → mag2png-1.01.tgz (from archive.org) (MAG format only)
- http://cd.textfiles.com/fujitsufree/vol04/DATA/MAGLREX/ - Appears to have source code (C + assembly) for a MAG/MKI decoder
- GV (old Windows binary; untested)
- Xee (Macintosh commercial software; untested)
Sample files
- Maki-chan discussion → MAG-MAX_samples.zip, MoreMAGfiles.zip
- http://www.msxarchive.nl/pub/msx/graphics/mag/ (adult-oriented images)
- http://www.ateliermw.com/cglib/ewakalst0001.html (adult-oriented; NSFW thumbnails)
