GRASP GL

File Format
Name	GRASP GL
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Video GRASP GL
Extension(s)	.gl
Released	≤1986

GRASP GL, or GRASP animation, is an animated graphics format associated with the GRASP (Graphical System for Presentation) player software for DOS. It was created by John Bridges, who also created the PICtor image format used in PC Paint.

Format

A GRASP GL file is structured as a simple container format. It contains embedded files in various formats, notably PICtor PIC and CLP format. One of the files is a .txt file, containing a script that controls the animation.

Sample files

• http://cd.textfiles.com/vgaspectrum/animate/gl/

Resources

• Wikipedia article: GRASP
• Wikipedia article: GRASP GL library format
• GRASP File Format Summary, from the Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats
• Another document describing the .GL file format
• Another version of document
• Official(?) documentation here (mirror here and here)