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File Formats: PCX Formats (PCX and DCX)

LEADTOOLS reads and writes the following PCX formats:

PCX. This is a file format created by ZSoft. This format compresses its image data with the RLE type compression.
DCX. This is a multipage PCX format that enables a file to contain more than one image. It is handled the same as a regular PCX file, except for the multipage feature.

For PCX and DCX files, you can read and write the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8, 24.

LEAD supports loading and saving multi-page files in this format.

The LEADTOOLS WinRT SDK supports the PCX format (however, compatibility requires that the data must not be compressed and only certain bits/pixel are acceptable).

The LEADTOOLS Android SDK supports the PCX format.

File constants associated with this file format are:

Constant	Read Support	Write Support	Description
Pcx	1, 4, 8, 24 BPP	1, 4, 8, 24 BPP	ZSoft PCX.

Required DLL: Leadtools.Codecs.Pcx.Dll. For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application. Android support requires libleadtools.codecs.pcx.so. WinRT support requires Leadtools.Codecs.Pcx.winmd.