Silicon Graphics Image

Silicon Graphics Image (SGI) or the RGB file format is the native raster graphics file format for Silicon Graphics workstations.[3] The format was invented by Paul Haeberli.[3] It can be run-length encoded (RLE). Among others FFmpeg and ImageMagick support this format.

Silicon Graphics Image
Filename extension
.sgi (among others)
Internet media type
image/sgi[1]
Type code'.SGI'
Developed byPaul Haeberli
Initial release0.95 / 1995 (1995)[2][3]
Latest release
1.00
(1996 (1996))
Type of formatimage file
StandardSGI Image File Format[4]

Background

Common file extensions are:

.sgi or .rgb
3 colour channels
.rgba
3 colour channels and alpha
.bw or .int
black and white
.inta
black and white and alpha

This format was originally developed for IRIX. The master files of the SVT High Definition Multi Format Test Set are SGIs.[5][6][7] Frame 200 of the ParkJoy sequence in this set (15722.sgi, 3840×2160, 47.4 MB) was used in WebP comparisons.

gollark: No, you could silently have corruption in that.
gollark: And that won't test the parts of memory holding the kernel.
gollark: It might randomly be swapping to disk.
gollark: But every modern OS ever has virtual memory.
gollark: How bad.

See also

References
  1. .sgi MIME type not registered at IANA
  2. Paul Haeberli (1996). "The SGI Image File Format 0.97". Silicon Graphics. Archived from the original on 2009-01-11. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  3. James D. Murray, William van Ryper (April 1996). "SGI Image File Format File Format Summary". Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats, Second Edition. O'Reilly. ISBN 1-56592-161-5. Retrieved 2014-03-07.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  4. Paul Haeberli (1996). "The SGI Image File Format 1.00". Silicon Graphics. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  5. Lars Haglund (Feb 2006). "The SVT High Definition Multi Format Test Set" (PDF). SVT. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  6. "SVT_MultiFormat/2160p50_CgrLevels_Master_SVTdec05". Video Quality Experts Group (VQEG). 2006. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  7. Marta Mrak, Mislav Grgic, Murat Kunt (2010). High-Quality Visual Experience: Creation, Processing and Interactivity of High-Resolution and High-Dimensional Video Signals. Signals and Communication Technology. Springer. pp. 147–154. ISBN 978-3-642-12802-8. LCCN 2010925849.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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