Macintosh Pict Format (PCT)

Macintosh Pict (PCT) files are produced using Macintosh QuickDraw, and are used in desktop publishing and imaging applications.

PCT Vector files can be written as raster images in the non-vector toolkits. LEADTOOLS supports multiple page files when writing PCT images as raster images.

File constants associated with this file format are:

Constant

Raster Write Support

Vector Write Support

Description

FILE_PCT

1, 4, 8, 16, 24 BPP

Yes

[56] Macintosh QuickDraw

When PCT files are rasterized, they are 24 BPP.

The following table indicates which objects LEAD can save:

Object:

Save:

Arc

Supported

Background

Supported

Ellipse

Not Supported

Foreground

Supported

Lines

Supported

Point

Supported

Polygons

Not Supported

Rectangle

Not Supported

Text

Supported

 

Required DLL: LFPCT. For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, refer to ePrint Files.

Related Formats: CGM - Computer Graphics Metafile, DRW - Micrografx Designer DRaWing, DWF - DWF Format, DXF - Drawing Interchange Format, EMF - Windows Metafile Formats, GBR - Gerber Format, PCL - Printer Command Language Format, PDF - Portable Document Format, PLT - PLT / HPGL Format, SHP - ESRI Shape Format, SVG - Scalable Vector Graphics Format, VEC - LEADTOOLS Vector Dump Format, VPG - WordPerfect Vector Format, WMF - Windows Metafile Formats