ColoRIX
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'''ColoRIX''', or '''RIX''', is a raster image file format associated with the ''ColoRIX VGA Paint'' and ''EGA Paint'' applications for MS-DOS, developed by RIX SoftWorks. There are at least two versions of it. Images may be compressed or uncompressed. | '''ColoRIX''', or '''RIX''', is a raster image file format associated with the ''ColoRIX VGA Paint'' and ''EGA Paint'' applications for MS-DOS, developed by RIX SoftWorks. There are at least two versions of it. Images may be compressed or uncompressed. | ||
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* [https://archive.org/details/disc-passage-countriesofthe-world-1991 SCF Samples] | * [https://archive.org/details/disc-passage-countriesofthe-world-1991 SCF Samples] | ||
* [https://archive.org/details/shareware-grab-bag Shareware Grab Bag] → 008/egaslide.arc - EGA Slide, a component of EGA Paint (?). Includes some .SCR files in an old version of the format. | * [https://archive.org/details/shareware-grab-bag Shareware Grab Bag] → 008/egaslide.arc - EGA Slide, a component of EGA Paint (?). Includes some .SCR files in an old version of the format. | ||
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| + | === The Rolex demo === | ||
| + | Apparently, RIX SoftWorks released a "Rolex" clock demo app that loads and displays an included (old-format) RIX file. | ||
| + | * [https://archive.org/details/msdos_festival_ROLEX MS-DOS Shareware: ROLEX] | ||
| + | * {{CdTextfiles|swextrav1993/disk1/grprogs/rolex.zip|rolex.zip}} | ||
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| + | And some people modified it to display a custom image. A few of these mods may be found by searching the [https://archive.org/details/software Internet Archive Software Collection] for "rix softworks" (some may be NSFW). | ||
| + | * Other examples (compressed): {{CdTextfiles|swextrav1993/disk1/grprogs/micky.zip|micky.zip}}, {{CdTextfiles|swextrav1993/disk1/files/ega/tiggs.zip|tiggs.zip}}, {{CdTextfiles|powerpakgold/GRAPHICS/GARFY.ZIP|GARFY.ZIP}}, {{CdTextfiles|powerpakgold/GRAPHICS/SMURF.ZIP|SMURF.ZIP}}, {{CdTextfiles|powerpakgold/GRAPHICS/MEGCLOCK.ZIP|MEGCLOCK.ZIP}} | ||
| + | * Other examples (uncompressed): {{CdTextfiles|swextrav1993/disk1/files/gamesb/buny.zip|buny.zip}}, {{CdTextfiles|swextrav1993/disk1/files/ega/pinkp.zip|pinkp.zip}}, {{CdTextfiles|powerpakgold/GRAPHICS/TWEET.ZIP|TWEET.ZIP}}, {{CdTextfiles|powerpakgold/GRAPHICS/USA_1.ZIP|USA_1.ZIP}}, {{CdTextfiles|powerpakgold/GRAPHICS/EMIKO1.ZIP|EMIKO1.ZIP}} | ||
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| + | == Links == | ||
| + | * [https://books.google.com/books?id=Y01EX9nPrTwC&lpg=PA3&pg=PA287#v=onepage&q&f=false EGA Paint ad in PC Magazine, Mar 10, 1987, p. 287] | ||
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Revision as of 21:22, 14 April 2023
ColoRIX, or RIX, is a raster image file format associated with the ColoRIX VGA Paint and EGA Paint applications for MS-DOS, developed by RIX SoftWorks. There are at least two versions of it. Images may be compressed or uncompressed.
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Identifiers
Many filename extensions have been reported or observed. Most are listed below. Extensions beginning with "SC" are generally used for full-screen images, with the third letter a code for the screen mode.
| Ext. | Mode | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| .RIX | ? | Used generically? |
| .SCA | ? | |
| .SCB | ? | |
| .SCC | ? | |
| .SCD | 320x200x16 | |
| .SCE | 640x200x16 | |
| .SCF | 640x480x256 | |
| .SCG | 800x600x16 | |
| .SCI | 320x200x256 | |
| .SCK | 320x400x256 | |
| .SCL | 640x400x256 | |
| .SCN | 800x600x256 | |
| .SCO | 1024x768x256 | |
| .SCP | 640x480x16 | |
| .SCQ | 360x480x256 | |
| .SCR | 640x350x16 | |
| .SCT | 640x400x16 | |
| .SCU | 1024x768x16 | |
| .SCV | ? | |
| .SCW | 640x350x256 | |
| .SCX | ? | Seems to be used for various image sizes. |
| .SCY | ? | |
| .SCZ | Text mode? | |
| .VMG | Various | Default extension for non-fullscreen images saved by VGA Paint |
Identification
The VGA Paint version of the format begins with ASCII characters "RIX3".
Note that the VGA Paint distribution includes other files, in other formats, that also begin with "RIX", but have a different fourth byte.
[TODO: Other versions]
Specifications
- RIX File Format Summary, from the Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats
- RIX image File Format
- Picture format docs (of a number of formats including this one)
- Fallout 2 RIX File Format
Software
- ColoRIX VGA Paint 1.36 (at Internet Archive)
- RIXLATE.EXE - Format conversion utility for DOS, included with, e.g., ColoRIX VGA Paint 1.36
- Konvertor
- XnView
- GrafX2
Sample files
- VGARIX.ZIP → *.SCI
- https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/image/rix/
- SCF Samples
- Shareware Grab Bag → 008/egaslide.arc - EGA Slide, a component of EGA Paint (?). Includes some .SCR files in an old version of the format.
The Rolex demo
Apparently, RIX SoftWorks released a "Rolex" clock demo app that loads and displays an included (old-format) RIX file.
And some people modified it to display a custom image. A few of these mods may be found by searching the Internet Archive Software Collection for "rix softworks" (some may be NSFW).
- Other examples (compressed): micky.zip, tiggs.zip, GARFY.ZIP, SMURF.ZIP, MEGCLOCK.ZIP
- Other examples (uncompressed): buny.zip, pinkp.zip, TWEET.ZIP, USA_1.ZIP, EMIKO1.ZIP
Links
Categories:
- File Formats
- Electronic File Formats
- Graphics
- File formats with extension .sc?
- File formats with extension .scf
- File formats with extension .sci
- File formats with extension .scr
- File formats with extension .scx
- File formats with extension .rix
- File formats with extension .vmg
- File formats with too many extensions
