WhyPic

File Format
Name	WhyPic
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Graphics WhyPic
Extension(s)	.ypc
Released	~1998

WhyPic is a compressed image file format and associated software, developed by Osamu Yamaji. Most of the information about it is in Japanese.

Identification

Files begin with ASCII characters "Yp".

Specifications

• Refer to FORMAT.DOC, in the SOURCE.LZH file included with WhyPic.

Software

• WhyPic
  • Vector Software Pack for Win Gold → (Disc 6) → WIN95/ART/GRAPHICS/CONV/WHYPIC11.LZH
  • WhyPic for OS/2 Warp (archived) → ypc12os2r2.lzh (apparently an OS/2 port)
• Konvertor
• XnView

Sample files

• SAMPLE.YPC, included with WhyPic
• dexvert samples — image/whyPic

Links

• 2006 archive of the WhyPic website