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.RLE File Extension


File Type Run Length Encoded Bitmap
File Format File
Common? No
File Description 4 or 8-bit RLE-encoded bitmap image; basically a .DIB file that uses RLE (Run-length encoding) compression; common image format used in early versions of Windows and CompuServe software.

The RLE image format is the native format used by the Utah Raster Toolkit, a collection of programs and C routines for managing raster images.
Program(s) that open rle files Mac: Adobe Photoshop; Adobe Photoshop Elements for Mac; XnView; BRL-CAD
Windows: Adobe Photoshop; Adobe Photoshop Elements; Graphics Converter Pro; Corel Paint Shop Pro; Hamrick Software VuePrint; XnView; BRL-CAD
Unix: BRL-CAD

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