GFA Artist file format
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GFA Artist *.ART
Referred to as '1000-Colors OFF' in the manual. This format is similar to the format
used in colorStar.
16 words palette
32000 bytes st low resolution screen dump
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32032 bytes total file size
Referred to as '1000-Colors ON' in the manual. This format is more complex because of
the 1000 color mode.
1 word number of planes [4]
1 word unused (reserved)
32000 bytes st low resolution screen dump
16 words normal palette used when 1000 color mode is off
16*69 words 69 palettes used when the 1000 color mode is on
1 long color cycling flag [0 = off, 1 = on]
1 long color cycling speed [0 to 20]
9 longs start palette number of 9 definable color cycling zones
9 longs end palette number of 9 definable color cycling zones
9 longs direction of the 9 definable color cycling zones
[0 = off, 1 = forward, 2 = backwards]
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34360 bytes total file size
Regarding the '1000-Colors ON' mode. The layout of the rasters and how to calculate the
color of a pixel at a given x/y coordinate is unknown.
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