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Sun Raster

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Sun Raster
Filename extension
.ras,.sun
Internet media typeimage/x-sun-raster
Magic number59A66A95h
Developed bySun Microsystems
Latest release
1.11
21 August 1989;34 years ago(1989-08-21)
Type of formatImage file formats

Sun Rasterwas araster graphicsfile format used onSunOSbySun Microsystems.[1]The format has noMIMEtype,[2]it is specified in@(#)rasterfile.h 1.11 89/08/21 SMI.The format was used for some research papers.[3][4]

ACDSee,FFmpeg,GIMP,ImageMagick,IrfanView,LibreOffice,Netpbm,PaintShop Pro,PMView,andXnViewamong others support Sun Raster image files.[5][6]In version 2.13XnViewsupported the file extensions.rasand.sunfor thisgraphics file format.In version 2.1.4FFmpegcould encode and decode Sun Raster pixel formatsbgr24, pal8, gray,andmonow.[7]The format does not support transparency.

The plain text Sun icon format specified in@(#)icon_load.h 10.5 89/09/05 SMIis unrelated to the Sun Raster format.[8]

References

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  1. ^Murray, James D.; vanRyper, William (May 1996).Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats(Second ed.).O'Reilly.sunraster.ISBN978-1-56592-161-0.Retrieved2014-02-27.
  2. ^.rasMIMEtype notregisteredatIANA
  3. ^McLaughlin, L., ed. (August 1990)."Print raster file".Line Printer Daemon Protocol.IETF.sec. 7.28.doi:10.17487/RFC1179.RFC1179.Retrieved2014-03-13.
  4. ^Werner, Charles; Wegmüller, Urs; Strozzi, Tazio; Wiesmann, Andreas (October 2000)."Gamma SAR and interferometric processing software"(PDF).Retrieved2014-03-12.
  5. ^Sofer, Nir.".ras Extension".Retrieved2014-01-12.
  6. ^"File Type: Sun Raster Image".Windows File Association.Microsoft.2013.Retrieved2014-01-12.
  7. ^"Image Formats".FFmpegGeneral Documentation.2014.Retrieved2014-02-23.
  8. ^Murray, James D.; vanRyper, William (May 1996).Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats(Second ed.).O'Reilly.sunicon.ISBN978-1-56592-161-0.Retrieved2014-02-27.