**ShowPlay Reference Manual, Chapter 4 (StimulusEvents): Stimulus Types**
===== Stimulus Types =====
Typical stimuli are image files, sound files, movie files, or text strings. Currently, CIGAL recognizes images in PCX or JPEG file formats. Sound files must be in WAV file format. Movie files must be in AVI format.

Depending on the type of file being presented, each type of stimulus requires specific [[jvs:cigal:showplay:manual:chapter4:stimulusargslist|arguments]] placed in columns next to the stimulus listed in the '.ppf' file.

  * [[jvs:cigal:showplay:manual:chapter4:file_pcx|PCX]]
  * [[jvs:cigal:showplay:manual:chapter4:file_jpeg|JPEG]]
  * [[jvs:cigal:showplay:manual:chapter4:file_wav|WAV]]
  * [[jvs:cigal:showplay:manual:chapter4:file_avi|AVI]]


[[jvs:cigal:showplay:manual:chapter4|Back to Stimulus Events]]

**See Also:**\\
[[jvs:cigal|CIGAL Home]], 
[[jvs:cigal:manual|CIGAL Manual]], 
[[jvs:cigal:showplay|ShowPlay Home]], 
[[jvs:cigal:showplay:manual|ShowPlay Manual]], 
[[jvs:cigal:showplay:manual:chapter3|Introduction List]], 
[[jvs:cigal:showplay:manual:help|Manual Help]]