XBin

XBin

XBin, or "eXtended Binary", is a file format for saving IBM PC text mode images.

Essentially an extension to the normal raw-image BIN (raw memory copy of text mode video memory) files, it provides an enhanced means for saving console graphics superior to ANSI graphics.

The format was created by Belgian programmer "Tasmaniac" of ACiD, partly in response to the demand for a solution to save images in the BIN image format, which offered no insight as to the size/width of the image. XBin stores its width information internally so that a programmer or user does not need to define this information more than once, an inherent problem with plain BIN files.

XBin also had several notable features above and beyond that of standard text images saved in ANSI format in that it took further advantage of the text mode environment by (optionally) storing alternate palette color information, supporting modified character set fonts and its own simple compression system.

ee also

* SAUCE

External links

* [http://www.acid.org/info/xbin/x_what.htm A brief introduction to XBin]
* [http://www.acid.org/info/xbin/x_spec.htm XBin file format specification]
* [http://www.acid.org/info/xbin/x_tut.htm XBin programming tutorial]
* [http://ansilove.sourceforge.net Ansilove/PHP] A set of tools for converting ANSi/BiN/ADF/iDF/TUNDRA/XBiN files into PNG images


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • ACiD Productions — Infobox computer underground group name = ACiD Productions caption = years active = 1990 ndash;present origin = country = United States category = ANSI art/tracking/demo founders = RaD Man Shadow Demon Grimm The Beholder Phantom products = ACiD… …   Wikipedia

  • Computer art scene — The phrase computer art scene, or artscene for short, refers to a community of individuals and groups that are both interested and active in the creation of computer based artwork. Contents 1 Early computer art 2 Evolving technology 2.1 At Home …   Wikipedia

  • ANSI.SYS — is a device driver in the DOS operating system that provides extra console functions through ANSI escape codes. It is partially based upon a subset of the text terminal control standard proposed by the ANSI X3L2 Technical Committee on Codes and… …   Wikipedia

  • Standard Architecture for Universal Comment Extensions — or SAUCE , as it is most commonly known, is an open metadata protocol for tagging and describing ASCII text files and other files, most of which generally center around or date back to the era of BBSing. SAUCE is very similar in nature to the MP3 …   Wikipedia

  • Creators of Intense Art — (Cia) Country United States Years active 1993–2001 Category artscene This article details the artscene group, Cia. For information …   Wikipedia

  • ANSI.SYS — es un controlador de dispositivo del sistema operativo DOS que proporciona funciones extra de consola mediante códigos de escape ANSI. Está parcialmente basado en un subconjunto del estándar de control del terminal de texto propuesto por el X3L2… …   Wikipedia Español

  • ANSI.SYS — драйвер для операционной системы MS DOS, расширение стандартного драйвера клавиатуры и экрана CON, входящего в состав MS DOS. Обеспечивает дополнительные функции управления дисплеем: поддержку ANSI графики (задание цвета символов и фона),… …   Википедия

  • Рутинг — (англ. Rooting)  процесс получения прав суперпользователя на устройствах под управлением операционной системы Android. Основными целями рутинга являются снятие ограничений производителя либо оператора связи, манипулирование системными… …   Википедия

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”