PI1 File

Files with the PI1 extension store images in bitmap form at low resolution, used by the Degas software. This format is specific to Atari systems and is not commonly used today. However, some programs for viewing or editing graphics on PC or MAC may still provide the ability to display and convert them.

Specification of the PI1 Image Format

Bitmap resolution saved in a PI1 file is fixed, at 320 by 200 pixels. The format supports only 16 colors. The DEGAS software, Design & Entertainment Graphic Arts System, saved miniature equivalents in files with the PI1 extension. Apart from it, in the DEGAS series of programs, you could use formats such as:

• PI2 - medium resolution image,
• PI3 - high resolution image,
• PI4 - raster image,
• PC1 - compressed low-resolution image,
• PC2 - compressed medium-resolution image,
• PC3 - compressed high-resolution image.

How to Open PI1 Files Without Atari Degas?

To be able to open PI1 files on a PC or Mac computer, you need to have appropriate software or a file converter that supports the Degas Low Resolution Image File format. There is no need to work on Atari Degas. Programs such as XNView support many graphic file formats, including PI1. They also allow, thanks to the “save as” option, to convert the file to a different format.