.PAL File Extension
Painter Custom Palettes File
| Developer | Corel |
| Popularity |
3.5 | 11 Votes |
What is a PAL file?
A PAL file is a settings file created by Corel Painter, a digital art application. It stores the layout of workspace palettes, such as the Mixer, Layers, Color, and Navigator palettes. Painter replaced PAL files with .BOX files, but the application still allows users to export palettes as PAL files to open them in previous versions of the software.
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You can export and import PAL files to preserve and share customized screen layouts for different painting needs. To manage custom palettes in Painter, select Window → Custom Palette → Organizer. Additionally, to create a PAL file to store the custom palette, select the Export as PAL button.
How to open a PAL file
You can open a PAL file with Corel Painter. For example, to open a PAL file, select Window → Custom Palette → Organizer and click the Import button.
Programs that open PAL files
NES Emulator Color Palette File
| Developer | N/A |
| Popularity |
3.0 | 5 Votes |
A PAL file contains a color palette used by various Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) emulators. It stores information about the intensity of red, green, and blue colors for the output of emulated games.
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PAL files are used to emulate the PPU of the NES, which is a chip that outputs RGB video from the system to the screen. The PAL file typically stores 64 3-byte RGB entries since there are 64 NES color values.
Programs that open PAL files
PhotoAnim Library File
| Developer | Chris Deforeit |
| Popularity |
3.3 | 3 Votes |
A PAL file contains one or more 3D objects used by PhotoAnim, a free Windows program used to edit and animate images. It stores 3D objects that can be inserted into a scene, such as shapes, vehicles, trees, people, or furniture.
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To open a PAL file in PhotoAnim, select File → Load Object.... To create a PAL file in PhotoAnim, select File → Save As Object....
Programs that open PAL files
Dr. Halo Color Palette File
| Developer | N/A |
| Popularity |
2.0 | 4 Votes |
Palette of colors used by Dr. Halo bitmap images (.CUT files); specifies the maximum allowable red, green, and blue color values; also contains the color palette, which stores RGB values on a 0-255 scale; used to alter an image's colors without having to re-encode the CUT image.