Silicon Graphics Image
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Silicon Graphics Image or the RGB file format is the native raster
graphics file format for Silicon Graphics
workstations.
Common file endings are:
It can be run-length encoded
(RLE).
The format was invented by Paul Haeberli
.
Raster graphics
In computer graphics, a raster graphics image, or bitmap, is a data structure representing a generally rectangular grid of pixels, or points of color, viewable via a monitor, paper, or other display medium...
graphics file format for Silicon Graphics
Silicon Graphics
Silicon Graphics, Inc. was a manufacturer of high-performance computing solutions, including computer hardware and software, founded in 1981 by Jim Clark...
workstations.
Common file endings are:
- SGI or RGB 3 colour channels
- RGBA 3 colour channels and alpha
- BW or INT black and white
- INTA black and white and alpha
It can be run-length encoded
Run-length encoding
Run-length encoding is a very simple form of data compression in which runs of data are stored as a single data value and count, rather than as the original run...
(RLE).
The format was invented by Paul Haeberli
Paul Haeberli
Paul E. Haeberli is an American computer graphics programmer and researcher.Paul Haeberli studied for a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA....
.
External links
- [ftp://ftp.sgi.com/graphics/SGIIMAGESPEC SGI file format] The specification