MSX BASIC graphics

File Format
Name	MSX BASIC graphics
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Graphics MSX BASIC graphics
Extension(s)	.grp, .sc2, .sc5, .sc6, .sc7, .sc8, .scc, others

MSX BASIC graphics refers to a family of raster graphics formats associated with MSX computers, and apparently MSX BASIC in particular. They appear to be the MSX version of BSAVE Image.

Formats

Format name	Format details	Ext.	Signature	File size	Remarks
Screen 2	256x192, 15 colors	.SC2 .GRP	?	14343 or 16391
Screen 3	64x48, 15 colors	.SC3	?	?
Screen 4	256x192, 16 colors	.SC4	?	16391
Screen 5	256x212, 16 colors	.SC5 .GE5	?	?
Screen 5 Interlaced	256x424, 16 colors	.SC5 .S15	?	30375
Screen 6	512x212, 4 colors	.SC6	?	?
Screen 6 Interlaced	512x424, 4 colors	.SC6 .S16	?	?
Screen 7	512x212, 16 colors	.SC7 .GE7	?	?
Screen 7 Interlaced	512x424, 16 colors	.SC7 .S17	?	?
Screen 8	256x212, 256 colors	.SC8 .GE8 .PIC	?	?
Screen 8 Interlaced	256x424, 256 colors	.SC8 .S18	?	?
Screen 10	256x212, 12,515 colors	.SCA	?	?
Screen 10 Interlaced	256x424, 12,515 colors	.SCA .S1A	?	?
Screen 12	256x212, 19,268 colors	.SCC .SRS .YJK	?	?
Screen 12 Interlaced	256x424, 19,268 colors	.SCC .S1C	?	?

"MSX SC2/GRP" files begin with fe 00 00 ff 37 00 00.

"MSX screen 7-12" files begin with fe 00 00 ff d3 00 00.

Software

• Konvertor
• RECOIL

Sample files

• http://www.msxarchive.nl/pub/msx/graphics/ → samp7.pma, samp8.pma
• Xee forum thread → MSXImages2.zip
• http://marmsx.msxall.com/msxvw/oldmsxvw/imgs.zip

See also

• Graph Saurus

Links

• Xee forum thread