FlashPix is a bitmapped computer graphics file format where the image is saved in more than one resolution.
In 1995, a consortium of Eastman Kodak (PhotoCD), Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, and Live Picture Inc were looking for a powerful image file solution, and Live Picture's solution was the best approach for handling large image files.
FlashPix uses Microsoft's structured storage format,[3] which stores hierarchical data in a single file.
FlashPix, however, will store: Total size: ~793 MB A viewer (such as photo editing software) will access only the needed part.
In the worst case, for a 1680 × 1050 display, 53 × 33 tiles (56 MB) are needed in memory, whatever portion of the image is being used.