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'''Sixel''' is a raster graphics format used by some DEC terminals and printers. It consists of control codes and data such that, when printed to the terminal, an image will be displayed.
 
'''Sixel''' is a raster graphics format used by some DEC terminals and printers. It consists of control codes and data such that, when printed to the terminal, an image will be displayed.
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== Software ==
 
== Software ==
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* [[ImageMagick]] (starting with v6.8.9-9)
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* [http://saitoha.github.io/libsixel/ libsixel]
 
* [[Netpbm]]: ppmtosixel (write-only)
 
* [[Netpbm]]: ppmtosixel (write-only)
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* [[Farbfeld Utilities]] (write only)
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* xterm
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* [http://snisurset.net/code/abydos/ abydos]
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== Sample files ==
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* {{DexvertSamples|image/sixel}}
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
* [[Wikipedia:Sixel|Wikipedia article]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:Sixel|Wikipedia article]]
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[[Category:Digital Equipment Corporation]]

Latest revision as of 18:43, 28 December 2023

File Format
Name Sixel
Ontology
Extension(s) .six, .sixel

Sixel is a raster graphics format used by some DEC terminals and printers. It consists of control codes and data such that, when printed to the terminal, an image will be displayed.

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[edit] Identification

Sixel files begin with 0x90 (DCS), or 0x1B 0x50 (Esc P).

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