DEGAS image

File Format
Name	DEGAS image
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Graphics DEGAS image
Extension(s)	.pi1, .pi2, .pi3, .pc1, .pc2, .pc3

The DEGAS formats are a group of raster image file formats associated with the DEGAS and DEGAS Elite paint programs for Atari ST.

Formats

There are at least nine formats:

• DEGAS, low resolution (.PI1)
• DEGAS, medium resolution (.PI2)
• DEGAS, high resolution (.PI3)
• DEGAS Elite, low resolution (.PI1)
• DEGAS Elite, medium resolution (.PI2)
• DEGAS Elite, high resolution (.PI3)
• DEGAS Elite, low resolution, compressed (.PC1)
• DEGAS Elite, medium resolution, compressed (.PC2)
• DEGAS Elite, high resolution, compressed (.PC3)

There may also be unofficial formats with file extensions .PC0, .PC4, .PC5, and .PC6.

Specifications

• Atari ST Graphics Formats

Software

• RECOIL
• Netpbm: pi1toppm, pi3topbm, pc1toppm

Sample files

• http://samples.libav.org/image-samples/atarist/degas/
• ST Library →
  • ST5 (PI1, PI2)
  • ST370 (PC1)
  • ST1049 (PI1)
  • CL053 through CL070 (PI3)
  • CL071 (PI3, PC3)

Resources

• ST Picture Formats
• MultimediaWiki article