RGB Files

These are some examples of RGB files.

RGB files are:

• BINARY
• Color
• 2D
• Lossless compression (run length encoding)
• 1 image

Reference:

rgb_format.txt, some online information from the SGI man page for the RGB format.

Programs to read an RGB file:

• RGB_IO

Programs to write an RGB file:

• RGB_IO

Programs to view an RGB file include:

• The AVS module read_any_image can read an RGB file.
• The ImageVision program imgview can display an RGB file.
• XV

Programs to convert an RGB file to another format:

• XV can save a RGB file in BMP, FIT, GIF, JPG, PBM/PGM/PPM, or TIF formats, among others.

Programs to convert a file to RGB format:

• XV can read a BMP, FIT, GIF, JPG, PBM/PGM/PPM, RGB or TIF file, and save it as in RGB format.

Files you may copy:

• birch.rgb;
• brain.rgb;
• cathedral.rgb;
• checkers.rgb;
• cotton.rgb;
• fishtile.rgb;
• garnet.rgb;
• oak.rgb;
• people.rgb;
• quilt.rgb;

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