Re: OT: Looking for image file format that can handle 16b its per channel

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From: Eero Pajarre
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00

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Paul Richards wrote:
> 
> Victor Wagner wrote:
> >
> > Paul Richards <pauldoo@dunvegan1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > : Hi,
> > : Does anyone know of a simple image file format that I can use that can
> > : handle 16bits per channel?  In effect producing 48bit colour images?  I
> > : mean simple in that it'll be easy for me to write the input/output
> > : routines for in C++.
> >
> > ppm
> 
> PPM can't do 16bits per channel or 16bit greyscale which is what I'm
> looking for.
>

Huh?

The "ASCII" ppm format (with P3 tag) can contain 16 bits per channel.

Here is an example file: (4 pixels)
--------------------
P3
2 2
65535
65535 0 0
0 65535 0
0 0 65535
65535 0 65535
--------------------


		Eero

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Date: 1999/12/30
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