GRASP GL
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| + | '''GRASP GL''', or '''GRASP animation''', is an animated graphics format associated with the GRASP (''Graphical System for Presentation''; later ''Graphics Animation System for Professionals'') player software for DOS. It was created by John Bridges, who also created the [[PCPaint PIC|PIC]] image format used in PC Paint. | ||
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| + | == Format details == | ||
| + | A GRASP GL file is structured as a simple container format. It contains embedded files in various formats, such as [[PCPaint PIC]], [[PCPaint CLP|CLP]], [[GRASP font]], and apparently [[GIF]]. One of the files is a '''.txt''' file, containing a script that controls the animation. | ||
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| + | == Related formats == | ||
| + | * [[Amiga GL]] - variant | ||
| + | * [[GRASP font]] | ||
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| + | == Software == | ||
| + | * [http://cd.textfiles.com/carousel344/008/GRASP11C.ZIP GRASP 1.10c] | ||
| + | * http://cd.textfiles.com/garbo/PC/ANIMATIN/ - MS-DOS software (refer to the [http://cd.textfiles.com/garbo/PC/ANIMATIN/00_INDEX.TXT index]) | ||
| + | * {{Deark}} can extract the embedded files | ||
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| + | == Sample files == | ||
| + | * http://cd.textfiles.com/vgaspectrum/animate/gl/ | ||
| + | * [http://cd.textfiles.com/bbox4/animate/adgl.arj adgl.arj], [http://cd.textfiles.com/bbox4/animate/spaceygl.arj spaceygl.arj] | ||
| + | * http://cd.textfiles.com/garbo/PC/ANIMATIN/ (refer to the [http://cd.textfiles.com/garbo/PC/ANIMATIN/00_INDEX.TXT index]) | ||
| + | * {{DexvertSamples|video/grasp}} | ||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
| − | * http:// | + | * [[Wikipedia:Graphics Animation System for Professionals]] |
| − | * http:// | + | * {{EGFF|grasp|GRASP File Format Summary}}, from the [[Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats]] |
| − | + | * [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/glformat.txt Another document describing the .GL file format] | |
| − | + | * Official(?) documentation [http://pastebin.com/AVuEdKxN here] (mirror [http://pastebin.ca/2249105 here] and [http://paste2.org/p/2438002 here]) | |
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Latest revision as of 19:52, 25 April 2024
GRASP GL, or GRASP animation, is an animated graphics format associated with the GRASP (Graphical System for Presentation; later Graphics Animation System for Professionals) player software for DOS. It was created by John Bridges, who also created the PIC image format used in PC Paint.
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[edit] Format details
A GRASP GL file is structured as a simple container format. It contains embedded files in various formats, such as PCPaint PIC, CLP, GRASP font, and apparently GIF. One of the files is a .txt file, containing a script that controls the animation.
[edit] Related formats
- Amiga GL - variant
- GRASP font
[edit] Software
- GRASP 1.10c
- http://cd.textfiles.com/garbo/PC/ANIMATIN/ - MS-DOS software (refer to the index)
- Deark can extract the embedded files
[edit] Sample files
- http://cd.textfiles.com/vgaspectrum/animate/gl/
- adgl.arj, spaceygl.arj
- http://cd.textfiles.com/garbo/PC/ANIMATIN/ (refer to the index)
- dexvert samples — video/grasp
[edit] Resources
- Wikipedia:Graphics Animation System for Professionals
- GRASP File Format Summary, from the Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats
- Another document describing the .GL file format
- Official(?) documentation here (mirror here and here)
