x-fmt/1
application/msword
Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document
3.0
8
mcw
com.microsoft.word.doc
Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document 3.0
wIdent (2 bytes) (FE34h); nFib – version number of file format (2 bytes )(00C1h)
BOF
FE3400(C1|00)
(?s)\A\xfe4\x00(?:\xc1|\x00)
Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document is a Graphical User Interface word processor designed to be used Mac operating systems.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
06 Oct 2009
x-fmt/2
Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document
6.0
11
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/39: Microsoft Word 6/95.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
28 Aug 2012
x-fmt/3
Online Description Tool Format
13
odt
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Sep 2003
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/4
Write for Windows Document
3.1
14
wri
Write for Windows Document 3.1
File Information Block: wident=0xBE32; DocumentType=0x0000 ;wTool=0xAB00; pnMac at offset 96 is the number of 128 byte blocks in entire file in Windows Write and always 0 in similar MS Word for DOS.
BOF
32BE000000AB0000000000000000{82}[!0000]
(?s)\A2\xbe\x00\x00\x00\xab\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{82}(!\x00\x00)
Microsoft Write is a basic word processor included with Windows 1.0 and later, until Windows NT 3.5. Throughout its lifespan it was minimally updated, and is comparable to early versions of MacWrite. Early versions of Write only work with Write (.wri) files, but after Windows 3.0, Write became capable of reading and composing early Word (.doc) documents. With Windows 3.1, Write became OLE capable. In Windows 95, Write was replaced with WordPad.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/5
Works for Macintosh Document
4.0
15
Microsoft Works is a discontinued office suite developed by Microsoft. Its core functionality includes a word processor, a spreadsheet and a database management system.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/6
FoxPro Database
2.0
16
dbf
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/7
FoxPro Database
2.5
17
dbf
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/8
dBASE Database
II
18
dbf
dBase Table Version II (date last updated (month (1-12), day (1-31), year)
Version number (02), date last updated ((month (1-12), day (1-31), year), Maximum length of each record =1000, first character of field name is upper or lowercase ASCII letter (41-5A) or (61-7A), Field Type (C, N or L)
BOF
02{2}[01:1C][01:1F]????[00:03]([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(43|4E|4C)
(?s)\A\x02.{2}[\x01-\x1c][\x01-\x1f].?.?[\x00-\x03](?:[A-Z]|[a-z]).{10}(?:C|N|L)
dBase Table Version II (date last updated MMDDYY all zero)
Version number (02), date last updated MMDDYY all zero, Maximum length of each record =1000, first character of field name is upper or lowercase ASCII letter (41-5A) or (61-7A), Field Type (C, N or L)
BOF
02{2}000000??[00:03]([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(43|4E|4C)
(?s)\A\x02.{2}\x00\x00\x00.?[\x00-\x03](?:[A-Z]|[a-z]).{10}(?:C|N|L)
dBase is a database management systems for microcomputers.The dBase system includes the core database engine, a query system, a forms engine, and a programming language that ties all of these components together. dBase's underlying file format, the .dbf file, is widely used in applications needing a simple format to store structured data.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
10 Oct 2003
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/9
dBASE Database
III
19
dbf
dBase Table Version III
Version number, Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (C, D, L, M, N). Dbase III (versions 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2) was released by Ashton-Tate during the period 1984-85. Dbase III+ (versions 1.0 and 1.1) was released during the period 1986-1987. Dbase IV (versions 1.0 and 1.1) was released during the period 1988-1990. All used the same dBase III file format for a dbf.
BOF
03??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(43|44|4C|4D|4E)
(?s)\A\x03.?[\x01-\x0c][\x01-\x1f].{28}(?:[A-Z]|[a-z]).{10}(?:C|D|L|M|N)
dBase is a database management systems for microcomputers.The dBase system includes the core database engine, a query system, a forms engine, and a programming language that ties all of these components together. dBase's underlying file format, the .dbf file, is widely used in applications needing a simple format to store structured data.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
10 Oct 2003
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/10
application/dbase
dBASE Database
IV
20
dbf
dBASE Database IV without memo
Header sequence: Version number (04), Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (C, D, F, L, N).
BOF
04??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(43|44|46|4C|4E)
(?s)\A\x04.?[\x01-\x0c][\x01-\x1f].{28}(?:[A-Z]|[a-z]).{10}(?:C|D|F|L|N)
dBASE Database IV SQL table files, no memo
Header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (C, D, F, L, N).
BOF
43??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(43|44|46|4C|4E)
(?s)\AC.?[\x01-\x0c][\x01-\x1f].{28}(?:[A-Z]|[a-z]).{10}(?:C|D|F|L|N)
dBASE Database IV SQL system files, no memo
Header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (C, D, F, L, N).
BOF
63??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(43|44|46|4C|4E)
(?s)\Ac.?[\x01-\x0c][\x01-\x1f].{28}(?:[A-Z]|[a-z]).{10}(?:C|D|F|L|N)
dBASE Database IV SQL table files, with memo
Header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (C, D, F, L, M, N).
BOF
CB??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(43|44|46|4C|4D|4E)
(?s)\A\xcb.?[\x01-\x0c][\x01-\x1f].{28}(?:[A-Z]|[a-z]).{10}(?:C|D|F|L|M|N)
dBASE Database IV, with memo (7B byte)
Header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (C, D, F, L, M, N).
BOF
7B??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(43|44|46|4C|4D|4E)
(?s)\A\{.?[\x01-\x0c][\x01-\x1f].{28}(?:[A-Z]|[a-z]).{10}(?:C|D|F|L|M|N)
dBASE Database IV, with memo (8B byte)
Header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (C, D, F, L, M, N).
BOF
8B??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(43|44|46|4C|4D|4E)
(?s)\A\x8b.?[\x01-\x0c][\x01-\x1f].{28}(?:[A-Z]|[a-z]).{10}(?:C|D|F|L|M|N)
dBASE Database IV, with SQL
Header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (C, D, F, L, M, N).
BOF
8E??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(43|44|46|4C|4D|4E)
(?s)\A\x8e.?[\x01-\x0c][\x01-\x1f].{28}(?:[A-Z]|[a-z]).{10}(?:C|D|F|L|M|N)
dBase is a database management systems for microcomputers.The dBase system includes the core database engine, a query system, a forms engine, and a programming language that ties all of these components together. dBase's underlying file format, the .dbf file, is widely used in applications needing a simple format to store structured data.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
10 Oct 2003
03 Aug 2015
Further information about the dBASE file format can be obtained at http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000325.shtml
x-fmt/11
Revisable-Form-Text Document Content Architecture
27
The Document Content Architecture, (DCA for short) is a standard developed by IBM for text documents in the early 1980s. DCA was used on mainframe and iSeries systems, and formed the basis of DisplayWrite's file format. DCA was later extended as MO:DCA (Mixed Object Document Content Architecture), which added embedded data files, like graphics.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/12
Write for Windows Document
3.0
28
wri
Write for Windows Document 3.0
File Information Block: wident=0xBE31; DocumentType=0x0000 ;wTool=0xAB00; pnMac at offset 96 is the number of 128 byte blocks in entire file in Windows Write and always 0 in similar MS Word for DOS.
BOF
31BE000000AB0000000000000000{82}[!0000]
(?s)\A1\xbe\x00\x00\x00\xab\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{82}(!\x00\x00)
Microsoft Write is a basic word processor included with Windows 1.0 and later, until Windows NT 3.5. Throughout its lifespan it was minimally updated, and is comparable to early versions of MacWrite. Early versions of Write only work with Write (.wri) files, but after Windows 3.0, Write became capable of reading and composing early Word (.doc) documents. With Windows 3.1, Write became OLE capable. In Windows 95, Write was replaced with WordPad.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/13
text/tab-separated-values
Tab-separated values
40
tsv
A tab-separated values file is a simple text format for storing data in a tabular structure (e.g. database or spreadsheet data). Each record in the table is one line of the text file. Each field value of a record is separated from the next by a tab stop character – it is a form of the more general delimiter-separated values format.
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/14
text/plain
Macintosh Text File
41
com.apple.traditional-mac-plain-text
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Text (Unstructured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/15
text/plain
MS-DOS Text File
42
MS-DOS Editor, commonly just called edit, is a character-based text editor that comes with MS-DOS (since version 5) and 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows. It superseded edlin, the standard editor in earlier versions.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/16
text/plain
Unicode Text File
43
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Text (Unstructured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/17
Microsoft Excel Template
2000
44
xlt
A template document that forms a basis for actual workbooks, with macro support. The replacement for the old .xlt format.
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/18
text/csv
Comma Separated Values
45
csv
A comma-separated values (CSV) file file stores tabular data (numbers and text) in plain text. Plain text means that the file is interpreted a sequence of characters, so that it is human-readable with a standard text editor. Each line of the file is a data record.
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/19
3D Studio
48
3ds
3D Studio
Primary chunk ID, chunk length, version subchunk ID, chunk length, version, 3D-editor chunk ID.
BOF
4D4D{4}02000A000000(03|04){3}3D3D
(?s)\AMM.{4}\x02\x00\n\x00\x00\x00(?:\x03|\x04).{3}==
3DS is one of the file formats used by the Autodesk 3ds Max 3D modeling, animation and rendering software.
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
06 Nov 2014
x-fmt/20
application/postscript
Adobe Illustrator
1.0 / 1.1
49
ai
com.adobe.illustrator.ai-image
fmt/122
fmt/124
fmt/123
x-fmt/406
x-fmt/408
Adobe Illustrator 1.x v1
The first line of the file declares with the Comment prefix %! that the file contains a PostScript program. It then specifies that the file conforms to version 2.0 of the Document Structuring Conventions and further that the file conforms to version 1.2 of the conventions for Encapsulated PostScript Files. The second line contains a %%Creator comment that identifies version 1.0 as the version of Adobe Illustrator that generated the PostScript document.
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D322E3020455053462D312E320D252543726561746F723A41646F626520496C6C7573747261746F7228544D2920312E30
(?s)\A.{0,0}%\!PS-Adobe-2\.0 EPSF-1\.2\r%%Creator:Adobe Illustrator\(TM\) 1\.0
Adobe Illustrator 1.x v2
The first line of the file declares with the Comment prefix %! that the file contains a PostScript program. It then specifies that the file conforms to version 2.0 of the Document Structuring Conventions. It may or may not specify EPSF 1.2. The Creator may or may not be Adobe Illustrator, but the DocumentProcsets declared in the header will be Adobe Illustrator 1.0, 1.1 or 1.2
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D322E30{10-2096}2525446F63756D656E7450726F63536574733A(2041|41)646F62655F496C6C7573747261746F725F312E(30|31|32)
(?s)\A.{0,0}%\!PS-Adobe-2\.0.{10,2096}%%DocumentProcSets:(?: A|A)dobe_Illustrator_1\.(?:0|1|2)
The documents (files) created by Adobe Illustrator are PostScript language
documents. A PostScript language document description that minimally conforms to the Document Structuring Conventions has two main parts: a prolog and a script. The prolog encapsulates information needed by other programs to interpret the file. The script describes the graphic elements on the page
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
23 Sep 2003
19 Jul 2013
http://mercator.elte.hu/~saman/hu/okt/AI7FileFormat.pdf
Adobe has classified Illustrator versions 1.0 and 1.1 as the same file format.
x-fmt/21
text/plain
7-bit ANSI Text
50
ans
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Text (Unstructured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/22
text/plain
7-bit ASCII Text
51
asc
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Text (Unstructured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/23
Microsoft Excel Backup
52
xlk
Microsoft Excel has a built-in AutoRecover feature that has replaced the AutoSave add-in that exists in versions of Excel that are earlier than Microsoft Excel 2002. The AutoRecover feature saves copies of all open Excel files at a user-definable fixed interval. The files can be recovered if Excel closes unexpectedly, for example, during a power failure.
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/24
AutoCAD Block Attribute Template
53
blk
AutoCAD Block Attribute Template file is used when extracting attribute information from a drawing which creates a text file for use with database software.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/25
OS/2 Bitmap
1.0
55
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/115 for information on OS/2 Bitmap 1.0 and Windows Bitmap 2.0.
The only difference between Windows bitmap 2.0 and OS/2 bitmap 1.0 is the data type of the width and height fields of the bitmap header – for Windows 2.0 bitmaps they are signed short integers, for OS/2 1.0 bitmaps they are unsigned shorts. For positive numbers the representation is the same. Consequently, the file formats cannot be distinguished with a file signature test. The PUID for OS/2 Bitmap 1.0 has therefore been deprecated.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
11 Jul 2011
x-fmt/26
AutoCAD Batch Plot File
1.0-R14
56
bp2
bpl
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/27
AutoCAD Batch Plot File
2000-2005
57
bp3
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/28
CALS Compressed Bitmap
59
cal
CALS Compressed Bitmap
First record identifier in the CALS Header Block: srcdocid:
BOF
737263646F6369643A
(?s)\Asrcdocid:
CAL is an image file format used by CALS. CAL files are compressed bitmap formatted files used for storing monochrome images. CAL files were developed in the 1980s to standardize graphics data interchange for electronic publishing for the federal government.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/29
CorelDraw Drawing
6.0
60
cdr
Corel Drawing Version 6.0
RIFF (little-endian) or RIFX (big-endian) Form labeled CDR6vrsn
BOF
524946(46|58){4}434452367672736E
(?s)\ARIF(?:F|X).{4}CDR6vrsn
CorelDraw (styled CorelDRAW) is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite, which bundles CorelDraw with bitmap-image editor Corel Photo-Paint as well as other graphics-related programs.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
10 Oct 2003
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/30
CorelDraw Template
61
cdt
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/31
CorelDraw Compressed Drawing
62
cdx
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/32
Harvard Graphics Chart
3.0
63
ch3
Harvard Graphics Chart 3.0
Header ASCII: HGB3
BOF
48474233
(?s)\AHGB3
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Image (Vector), Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/33
Corel R.A.V.E.
1
64
clk
Corel R.A.V.E version 1
ASCII: RIFF{4}CARAvrsn (where A is version1)
BOF
52494646{4}434152417672736E
(?s)\ARIFF.{4}CARAvrsn
Corel R.A.V.E. (Real Animated Vector Effects) is the vector-based animation application which comes bundled as part of the CorelDRAW Graphics Suite (starting in version 10).
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/34
Corel Presentation Exchange File
5.0
65
cmx
Corel Metafile Exchange Image (16 bit)
RIFF (little-endian) or RIFX (big-endian) Form labeled CMX1
BOF
524946(46|58){4}434D5831{62}31
(?s)\ARIF(?:F|X).{4}CMX1.{62}1
The Corel Presentation Exchange file format is the presentation format of the CorelSuite applications. It is a recording of the display primitives of an application to a display interface. The CMX format supports Intel and Motorola binary formats.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/35
Corel Presentation Exchange File
6 and Later
66
cmx
Corel Metafile Exchange Image (32 bit)
RIFF (little-endian) or RIFX (big-endian) Form labeled CMX1, then {62}2
BOF
524946(46|58){4}434D5831{62}32
(?s)\ARIF(?:F|X).{4}CMX1.{62}2
The Corel Presentation Exchange file format is the presentation format of the CorelSuite applications. It is a recording of the display primitives of an application to a display interface. The CMX format supports Intel and Motorola binary formats.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/36
Corel CMX Compressed
67
cpx
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/37
AutoCAD Colour-Dependant Plot Style Table
68
ctb
AutoCAD Color-Dependent Plot Style Table
Header: PIAFILEVERSION_2.0,CTBVER1, compress<cr><lf> pmzlibcodec.
BOF
50494146494C4556455253494F4E5F322E302C435442564552312C636F6D70726573730D0A706D7A6C6962636F646563
(?s)\APIAFILEVERSION_2\.0,CTBVER1,compress\r\npmzlibcodec
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/38
AutoCAD Custom Dictionary
69
cus
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/39
AutoCAD dbConnect Query Set
70
dbq
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/40
AutoCAD dbConnect Template Set
71
dbt
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/41
Data Interchange Format
72
dif
Data Interchange Format
Header begins with TABLE on first line, the pair 0,1 on the second line, a title string in quotes on the third line and VECTORS on the fourth line.
BOF
5441424C450D0A302C310D0A22{1-100}220D0A564543544F52530D0A
(?s)\ATABLE\r\n0,1\r\n".{1,100}"\r\nVECTORS\r\n
Data Interchange Format (.dif) is a text file format used to import/export single spreadsheets between spreadsheet programs (OpenOffice.org Calc, Excel, Gnumeric, StarCalc, Lotus 1-2-3, FileMaker, dBase, Framework, Multiplan, etc.). It is also known as Navy DIF. One limitation is that DIF format cannot handle multiple spreadsheets in a single workbook.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/42
Wordperfect Secondary File
5.0
73
doc
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/43
Wordperfect Secondary File
5.1/5.2
74
doc
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/44
application/vnd.wordperfect
WordPerfect for MS-DOS/Windows Document
6.0
75
doc
wpd
wp6
wp
w60
WordPerfect for Windows 6.x - 12
Also known as Corel WordPerfect. Major and minor version fields are the main variants between 6.x and 12 formats (The last two bytes in this signature). The major version is the same for 6.x through to 12 documents - 2. The minor version byte for a 9 non-compound file created in WPWin 8.0 is 1. The minor version for a 9 compound file created in WPWin 8.0. Is 2.
BOF
FF575043{4}010A0201
(?s)\A\xffWPC.{4}\x01\n\x02\x01
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13 Sep 1993
Word Processor
The file formats handbook
Gunter Born
International Thompson Computer Press
01 Jan 1995
ISBN:1-85032-117-5
Informative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/45
Microsoft Word Document Template
97-2003
76
dot
fmt/40
fmt/111
fmt/609
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/46
Microsoft Excel ODBC Query
77
dqy
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/47
Micrografx Draw
2.0
78
drw
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/48
Visual Basic Macro
79
dvb
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/49
application/dwf
application/x-dwf
drawing/x-dwf
image/vnd.dwf
image/x-dwf
model/vnd.dwf
AutoCAD Design Web Format
6.0
80
dwf
AutoCAD Design Web Format
(DWF Version)
BOF
28445746205630??2E????29
(?s)\A\(DWF V0.?\..?.?\)
AutoCAD Design Web Format (DWF) version 6 is the publishing format of Autodesk software, especially design data, such as 2D vector data, 3D vector data, animations, and metadata. It uses the ZIP file format as the backing store mechanism. The content can be roughly divided into:
• DWF metadata files – XML files that contain information pertaining to metadata and structure (author, title, creation time, section dependencies, section ordering, resource file descriptions, roles, MIME types, etc.) and pertaining to the section (page information, design metadata, etc.). The structural metadata is used to create logical objects (collections of files to represent a part or page, etc.).
• Resource files – media or other content files that are referenced from the package/section metadata and are usually presentations of design data in various formats (ZGL, W2D, JPG, PNG, AVI, XML, TXT, DOC, etc.)
A DWF package must meet the following requirements:
• The first 12 bytes of the physical package file must contain the DWF version header.
• A manifest.xml file at the root of the zip archive that complies to the manifest.xsd schema
• File contents logically organized into sections, one for each component of the composite design.
• At least one resource file.
• The manifest must contain an <Interfaces> element containing at least one <Interface> sub element that indicates a document interface supported by the DWF package. An example would be the ‘ePlot’ document interface, which implies that the DWF contains at least one valid ePlot page.
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
Model
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
02 Aug 2005
28 Aug 2012
File format information supplied by NARA Information Services/Applied Research Division, The National Archives and Records Administration.
x-fmt/50
AutoCAD Drawing Standards File
82
dws
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/51
AutoCAD Drawing Template
83
dwt
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/52
Drawing Interchange Format Style Extract
85
dxx
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/122
application/postscript
Encapsulated PostScript File Format
1.2
EPS (1.2)
86
eps
epsf
com.adobe.encapsulated-postscript
x-fmt/91
x-fmt/406
x-fmt/407
x-fmt/408
fmt/328
EPS 1.2
Version comment
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D322E3020455053462D312E32(0D|0A|0D0A|0A0D)
(?s)\A%\!PS-Adobe-2\.0 EPSF-1\.2(?:\r|\n|\r\n|\n\r)
EPS 1.2 Preview
Version comment
BOF
C5D0D3C6
(?s)\A\xc5\xd0\xd3\xc6
VAR
252150532D41646F62652D322E3020455053462D312E32(0D|0A|0D0A|0A0D)
(?s)%\!PS-Adobe-2\.0 EPSF-1\.2(?:\r|\n|\r\n|\n\r)
Encapsulated Postscript (EPS) is a page description format, developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Version 1.2, the first version of the format, was developed in 1987. An EPS file comprises a header section followed by a PostScript document. An EPS can optionally include a preview raster image, in which case a binary header is prepended to the header.
12 Mar 1987
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Page Description
Encapsulated PostScript File Format: EPSF Version 1.2
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
12 Mar 1987
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/53
Macromedia Freehand
5
87
fh5
FreeHand 5
MAC File type Code AGD1
BOF
41474431
(?s)\A.{0,0}AGD1
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Macromedia, Inc.
Macromedia, Inc.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
02 Aug 2005
19 Jul 2013
x-fmt/54
AutoCAD Font Mapping Table
88
fmp
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/55
Frame Vector Metafile
89
fmv
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/56
image/vnd.fpx
Kodak FlashPix Image
90
fpx
com.kodak.flashpix.image
The FlashPix format is a raster based image format that builds on features of previous formats, including Kodak Image Pac, Live Picture IVUE, Hewlett-Packard JPEG, TIFF, and TIFF/EP. The FlashPix format is a cooperative endeavor that includes the Eastman Kodak Company, Microsoft Corporation, the Hewlett-Packard Company, and Live Picture, Inc.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
26 Feb 2013
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
The file format specification is available: http://graphcomp.com/info/specs/livepicture/fpx.pdf
x-fmt/57
Ventura Publisher Vector Graphics
91
gem
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/58
Microsoft Excel Web Query
95
iqy
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/59
AutoCAD Last Saved Layer State
100
las
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/60
AutoCAD Linetype Definition File
101
lin
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/61
AutoCAD Landscape Library
102
lli
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/62
Log File
103
log
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/63
AutoLISP File
104
lsp
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/64
application/msword
Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document
4.0
105
mcw
com.microsoft.word.doc
Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document 4.0
wIdent (2 bytes) (FE37h); nFib – version number of file format (2 bytes )(00C1h)
BOF
FE37001C
(?s)\A\xfe7\x00\x1c
Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document is a Graphical User Interface word processor designed to be used Mac operating systems.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Sep 2003
06 Nov 2014
x-fmt/65
application/msword
Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document
5.0
106
mcw
com.microsoft.word.doc
Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document 5.0
wIdent (2 bytes) (FE37h); nFib – version number of file format (2 bytes )(0023h)
BOF
FE370023
(?s)\A\xfe7\x00#
Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document is a Graphical User Interface word processor designed to be used Mac operating systems.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Sep 2003
06 Nov 2014
x-fmt/66
Microsoft Access Database
2.0
107
mdb
MS Access 2.0
DB header plus variably-positioned AccessVersion 02. Looking primarily for a character sequence that has been found to exist reliably. Character sequence in the second byte sequence is: AccessVersion{0-32}02.[0:9][0:9]
BOF
01000000
(?s)\A\x01\x00\x00\x00
VAR
41636365737356657273696F6E{0-32}30322E[30:39][30:39]
(?s)AccessVersion.{0,32}02\.[0-9][0-9]
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/67
Met Metafile
108
met
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/68
AutoCAD Compiled Menu
109
mnc
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/69
AutoLISP Menu Source File
110
mnl
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/70
AutoCAD Menu Resource File
111
mnr
mnt
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/71
AutoCAD Source Menu File
112
mns
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/72
AutoCAD Template Menu File
114
mnu
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/73
Microsoft Outlook Address Book
115
olk
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/74
Microsoft Excel OLAP Query
116
oqy
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/75
Microsoft Outlook Personal Address Book
117
pab
Microsoft Outlook Personal Address Book
4byte signature (!BDN); 4 byte CRC 32 0f following 471 bytes, zero for 64-bit PAB files; 2 byte content type (AB for PAB files)
BOF
2142444E{4}4142
(?s)\A\!BDN.{4}AB
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/76
CorelDraw Pattern
118
pat
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/77
AutoCAD Plot Configuration File
R14
119
pc2
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/78
AutoCAD Plot Configuration File
2000
120
pc3
AutoCAD Plot Configuration File Version 2000
Header: PIAFILEVERSION_2.0,PC3VER1, compress<cr><lf> pmzlibcodec.
BOF
50494146494C4556455253494F4E5F322E302C504333564552312C636F6D70726573730D0A706D7A6C6962636F646563
(?s)\APIAFILEVERSION_2\.0,PC3VER1,compress\r\npmzlibcodec
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/79
AutoCAD Plot Configuration File
1.0-R13
121
pcp
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/80
image/x-pict
Macintosh PICT Image
1.0
122
pct
pict
com.apple.pict
Macintosh PICT Image 1.0 v1
512 byte header beginning with DRWG(MD|D2); At decimal location 522 (hex 20A) 1 byte opcode for “picversion” hex 11; next byte version number hex 01
BOF
44525747(4D44|4432){516}1101
(?s)\A.{0,0}DRWG(?:MD|D2).{516}\x11\x01
Macintosh PICT Image 1.0 v2
512 byte header consisting of all nulls;At decimal location 522 (hex 20A) 1 byte opcode for “picversion” hex 11; next byte version number hex 01
BOF
000000000000{516}1101
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{516}\x11\x01
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Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Image (Raster), Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
02 Aug 2005
19 Jul 2013
x-fmt/81
Inkwriter/Notetaker Template
125
pdt
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/82
Lotus 1-2-3 Chart
126
pic
Lotus 123 Chart
17 byte header string
BOF
010000000100080044000000000C7F0906
(?s)\A\x01\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x08\x00D\x00\x00\x00\x00\x0c\x7f\x09\x06
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/83
Hewlett Packard Vector Graphic Plotter File
127
plt
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/84
Microsoft Powerpoint Design Template
129
pot
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Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/85
Picture Publisher Bitmap
5.0
130
pp5
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/86
Microsoft Powerpoint Add-In
131
ppa
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/87
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation Show
97-2003
132
pps
Powerpoint format is a presentation format developed by Microsoft. Powerpoint 97-2002 format is the native format of Powerpoint 97 onwards. The format is proprietary and Microsoft does not make details of its structure public. Currently PRONOM cannot differentiate Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation 97-2003 and Microsoft Powerpoint Show by signatures. This means Microsoft Powerpoint Show files with extensions of pps will likely identify as the Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation 97-2003 PUID. Further research may be able address this.
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/88
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation
4.0
133
ppt
com.microsoft.powerpoint.ppt
fmt/126
fmt/111
PowerPoint 4.0
Compound document header + PowerPoint Document user stream + version number (pp40)
BOF
D0CF11E0A1B11AE1{20}FEFF
(?s)\A\xd0\xcf\x11\xe0\xa1\xb1\x1a\xe1.{20}\xfe\xff
VAR
5000500034003000
(?s)P\x00P\x004\x000\x00
VAR
4D6963726F736F667420506F776572506F696E74
(?s)Microsoft PowerPoint
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Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/125
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation
95
134
ppt
com.microsoft.powerpoint.ppt
fmt/126
fmt/111
Powerpoint 95
Compound Document Header + PowerPoint Document user stream + ‘Microsoft ® PowerPoint ® Windows’ statement.
BOF
D0CF11E0A1B11AE1{20}FEFF
(?s)\A\xd0\xcf\x11\xe0\xa1\xb1\x1a\xe1.{20}\xfe\xff
VAR
50006F0077006500720050006F0069006E007400200044006F00630075006D0065006E007400
(?s)P\x00o\x00w\x00e\x00r\x00P\x00o\x00i\x00n\x00t\x00 \x00D\x00o\x00c\x00u\x00m\x00e\x00n\x00t\x00
VAR
4D6963726F736F66742028522920506F776572506F696E74202852292057696E646F777320200007(00|01)0000F00300005F
(?s)Microsoft \(R\) PowerPoint \(R\) Windows \x00\x07(?:\x00|\x01)\x00\x00\xf0\x03\x00\x00_
Powerpoint format is a presentation format developed by Microsoft. Powerpoint 95 format is the native format of Powerpoint 95. The format is proprietary and Microsoft does not make details of its structure public. The information here is derived primarily from OpenOffice.org's reverse-engineered documentation of the format and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. Powerpoint 95 is based on Microsoft’s generic OLE2 Compound Document Format. A Powerpoint presentation is stored as a ‘PowerPoint Document’ stream within a Compound Document Format file.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
767
Presentation
OpenOffice.org's documentation of the Microsoft Compound Document file format
OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org
15 Sep 2004
http://sc.openoffice.org/compdocfileformat.pdf
Speculative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/126
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation
97-2003
Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation (97-XP)
135
ppt
com.microsoft.powerpoint.ppt
fmt/111
Powerpoint 97-2003
Compound Document Header + PowerPoint Document user stream
BOF
D0CF11E0A1B11AE1{20}FEFF
(?s)\A\xd0\xcf\x11\xe0\xa1\xb1\x1a\xe1.{20}\xfe\xff
VAR
50006F0077006500720050006F0069006E007400200044006F00630075006D0065006E007400
(?s)P\x00o\x00w\x00e\x00r\x00P\x00o\x00i\x00n\x00t\x00 \x00D\x00o\x00c\x00u\x00m\x00e\x00n\x00t\x00
Powerpoint format is a presentation format developed by Microsoft. Powerpoint 97-2002 format is the native format of Powerpoint 97 onwards. The format is proprietary and Microsoft does not make details of its structure public. Currently PRONOM cannot differentiate Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation 97-2003 and Microsoft Powerpoint Show by signatures. This means Microsoft Powerpoint Show files with extensions of pps will likely identify as the Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation 97-2003 PUID. Further research may be able to address this.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
767
Presentation
OpenOffice.org's documentation of the Microsoft Compound Document file format
OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org
15 Sep 2004
http://sc.openoffice.org/compdocfileformat.pdf
Speculative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
x-fmt/89
Freelance File
1.0-2.1
136
pre
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Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/90
Microsoft Print File
137
prn
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/91
application/postscript
Postscript
1.0
138
ps
com.adobe.postscript
fmt/328
PostScript DSC 1.0
PostScript DSC header version comment + EOF comment
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D312E30
(?s)\A%\!PS-Adobe-1\.0
EOF
2525454F46(0D|0A|0D0A)
(?s)%%EOF(?:\r|\n|\r\n)\Z
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Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/92
image/vnd.adobe.photoshop
Adobe Photoshop
139
psd
com.adobe.photoshop-image
Adobe Photoshop (psd)
Primarily matches a character sequence of: 8BPS……….
BOF
38425053000100000000000000
(?s)\A8BPS\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00
Adobe Photoshop is a raster graphics editor developed and published by Adobe Systems for Windows and OS X.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Sep 2003
06 Nov 2014
x-fmt/93
Postscript Support File
140
psf
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Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/94
Pocket Word Document
141
psw
pwd
Pocket Word Document
File must be enclosed in braces { }. The opening brace is followed by control word \pwd followed by the version number 2 followed by the \ansi control word.
BOF
7B5C707764325C616E7369
(?s)\A.{0,0}\{\\pwd2\\ansi
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
19 Jul 2013
x-fmt/95
Inkwriter/Notetaker Document
143
pwi
Inkwriter/Notetaker PWI format
A pwi file must be enclosed in braces { }. The opening brace is followed by control word \pwi
BOF
7B5C707769
(?s)\A.{0,0}\{\\pwi
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
19 Jul 2013
x-fmt/96
Pocket Word Template
144
pwt
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/97
Microsoft Excel OLE DB Query
145
rqy
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/98
AutoCAD ACIS Export File
146
sat
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/99
Schedule+ Contacts
147
scd
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/100
AutoCAD Script
148
scr
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/101
Harvard Graphics Show
3.0
149
sh3
Harvard Graphics Show 3.0
Header ASCII: HGB1
BOF
48474231
(?s)\AHGB1
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Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/102
3D Studio Shapes
150
shp
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Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/103
AutoCAD Compiled Shape/Font File
151
shx
AutoCAD Compiled Shape/Font File
Header AutoCAD-86 followed by shapes, unifont, or bigfont followed by version number.
BOF
4175746F4341442D383620(736861706573|756E69666F6E74|626967666F6E74)20312E
(?s)\AAutoCAD-86 (?:shapes|unifont|bigfont) 1\.
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Dec 2010
02 Dec 2010
x-fmt/104
AutoCAD Slide Library
152
slb
AutoCAD Slide Library
BOF
4175746F43414420536C696465204C69627261727920
(?s)\AAutoCAD Slide Library
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/105
application/sld
application/x-sld
image/x-sld
AutoCAD Slide
153
sld
AutoCAD Slide
BOF
4175746F43414420536C6964650D0A1A00
(?s)\AAutoCAD Slide\r\n\x1a\x00
AutoCAD slide files are screen images. A slide file consists of a header portion and one or more data records of variable length. Data records follow the header. Each data record begins with a field whose high-order byte is the record type. If a slide contains any vectors at all, a New colour record will be the first data record. The order of the vectors in a slide, and the order of the endpoints of those vectors, may vary.
The slide format described in the previous paragraph is produced by AutoCAD Release 9 and later, and is portable among all computers running AutoCAD Release 9 or later. Previous versions of AutoCAD (as well as AutoShade 1.0 and AutoSketch 1.02) produce slides with a somewhat different header. Note that the old-format header does not contain a Test number field. The floating-point aspect ratio value and all 2-byte integers are written in the native format of the CPU that was used to create the file (for 8086-family CPUs, IEEE double-precision, and low-order byte first). Old-format slide files are not portable across machine types, but they can be read by any version of AutoCAD running on the same CPU type as the CPU with which the slide was created.
File specifications are available at http://www.autodesk.com/techpubs/autocad/acadr14/dxf/slide_file_format_al_u05_b.htm
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
29 Nov 2011
File format information supplied by NARA Information Services/Applied Research Division, The National Archives and Records Administration.
x-fmt/106
Microsoft Symbolic Link (SYLK) File
154
slk
Microsoft Symbolic Link (SYLK) File
First Record type descriptor is ID;P<name>; Last record is E
BOF
49443B50
(?s)\AID;P
EOF
0D0A(45|450A|450D0A)
(?s)\r\n(?:E|E\n|E\r\n)\Z
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
16 Mar 2012
x-fmt/107
AutoCAD Named Plot Style Table
155
stb
AutoCAD Named Plot Style Table
Header: PIAFILEVERSION_2.0,STBVER1, compress<cr><lf> pmzlibcodec.
BOF
50494146494C4556455253494F4E5F322E302C535442564552312C636F6D70726573730D0A706D7A6C6962636F646563
(?s)\APIAFILEVERSION_2\.0,STBVER1,compress\r\npmzlibcodec
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/108
STL (Standard Tessellation Language) ASCII
Stereolithography File (ASCII)
156
stl
STL
<optional blank>solid + … + “facet normal” + … + “outer loop” + … + vertex
BOF
(73|2073)6F6C696420*6661636574206E6F726D616C20{0-200}6F75746572206C6F6F70{0-20}76657274657820
(?s)\A(?:s| s)olid .*facet normal .{0,200}outer loop.{0,20}vertex
STL is a 3D modelling file format created by 3D Systems. An STL file is a triangular representation of a 3-dimensional surface geometry. The surface is tessellated or broken down logically into a series of small triangles (facets). Each facet is described by a perpendicular direction and three points representing the vertices (corners) of the triangle. These data are used by a slicing algorithm to determine the cross sections of the 3-dimensional shape to be built by the fabricator.
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
16 Mar 2012
x-fmt/109
image/svg+xml
Scalable Vector Graphics Compressed
158
svgz
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/110
text/plain
Fixed Width Values Text File
162
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/111
text/plain
Plain Text File
163
txt
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
03 Nov 2009
x-fmt/112
AutoCAD External Database Configuration File
164
udl
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/113
application/vnd.visio
Microsoft Visio Drawing
5.0
165
vsd
fmt/111
Microsoft Visio is a diagramming and vector graphics application and is part of the Microsoft Office family.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
x-fmt/114
application/vnd.lotus-1-2-3
application/x-123
Lotus 1-2-3 Worksheet
2.0
166
wk1
wk2
Lotus 123 Worksheet 2.0
BOF Record Type = 0, record length =2 bytes; file format version number = dec 1030 = hex 0604; range record type = 6, record length =8
BOF
00000200060406000800
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x02\x00\x06\x04\x06\x00\x08\x00
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Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/115
application/lotus123
application/vnd.lotus-1-2-3
Lotus 1-2-3 Worksheet
3.0
167
wk3
Lotus 123 Worksheet 3.0
Section Record Type = 0, record length dec 26 = 1A; file format version number = hex
00100400
BOF
00001A0000100400
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x1a\x00\x00\x10\x04\x00
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Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/116
application/lotus123
application/vnd.lotus-1-2-3
Lotus 1-2-3 Worksheet
4-5
168
wk4
Lotus 123 Worksheet 4.0-5.0
Section Record Type = 0; record length = 26; file format version number = hex 02100400
BOF
00001A0002100400
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x1a\x00\x02\x10\x04\x00
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Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
25 Oct 2012
x-fmt/117
application/vnd.lotus-1-2-3
application/x-123
Lotus 1-2-3 Worksheet
1.0
169
wks
Lotus 123 Worksheet 1.0
BOF Record Type = 0, record length =2 bytes; file format version number = dec 1028 = hex 0404
BOF
000002000404
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x02\x00\x04\x04
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Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/118
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet
2.0
170
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/166: Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 1-5
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/119
image/wmf
Windows Metafile Image
171
wmf
Windows Metafile Image with Placeable File Header
Many applications that create metafiles prepend a 22-byte 'Placeable File Header' to the metafile: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms534075(v=vs.85).aspx
Magic number 0x9AC6CDD7, 2-byte handle, always 0, skip 16 bytes, File type (1 or 2), header size in words, always 9.
BOF
D7CDC69A0000{16}01000900
(?s)\A\xd7\xcd\xc6\x9a\x00\x00.{16}\x01\x00\x09\x00
Windows Metafile Image without Placeable File Header
File type (1 or 2), header size in words, always 9. Version either 01 or 03
BOF
0100090000(01|03)
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x01\x00\x09\x00\x00(?:\x01|\x03)
Windows Metafile is an image file format originally designed for Microsoft Windows in 1990. Windows Metafiles may contain both vector graphics and bitmap components.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
16 Mar 2012
x-fmt/120
Microsoft Works for Windows
4.0
175
wps
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/121
Quattro Pro Spreadsheet for DOS
1-4
176
wq1
wkq
Quattro Pro 1-4
BOF: .... Q.
EOF: ....
BOF
000002002051
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x02\x00 Q
EOF
01000000
(?s)\x01\x00\x00\x00\Z
Quattro Pro is a spreadsheet program originally developed by Borland and now part of Corel's WordPerfect Office suite.
Spreadsheet
unknown
Museum of London / Museum of London
02 Aug 2005
28 Aug 2012
x-fmt/122
Quattro Pro Spreadsheet for DOS
5
177
wq2
wkq
Quattro Pro 5
BOF: ....!Q
EOF: ....
BOF
000002002151
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x02\x00\!Q
EOF
01000000
(?s)\x01\x00\x00\x00\Z
Quattro Pro is a spreadsheet program originally developed by Borland and now part of Corel's WordPerfect Office suite.
Spreadsheet
unknown
Museum of London / Museum of London
02 Aug 2005
22 Dec 2015
x-fmt/123
application/vnd.ms-excel
Microsoft Excel Macro
4.0
178
xla
xlm
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Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
19 Jul 2013
x-fmt/124
Microsoft Excel Add-In
179
xla
xll
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Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/125
Microsoft Excel Toolbar
180
xlb
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Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/126
Microsoft Excel Chart
4.0
181
xlc
BIFF 4 Chart
BIFF4: BOF hex 0904. record length hex 0600, BIFF version=(not used), filetype=chart=2000
BOF
09040600{2}2000
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x09\x04\x06\x00.{2} \x00
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
680
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
19 Jul 2013
x-fmt/127
AutoCAD Xref Log
182
xlg
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/128
Microsoft Excel Workspace
186
xlw
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Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/129
Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document
X
188
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/40: Microsoft Word 97-2003
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Sep 2003
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/130
text/plain
MS-DOS Text File with line breaks
189
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/131
Stationery for Mac OS X
190
doc
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/132
Speller Custom Dictionary
191
dic
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/133
Speller Exclude Dictionary
192
dic
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/134
AutoCAD Device-Independent Binary Plotter File
193
adi
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/135
Audio Interchange File Format
1.3
194
The Audio Interchange File Format (Audio IFF) was developed by Apple Computer, Inc., and provides a standard for storing sampled sounds. The format allows for the storage of monaural or multichannel sampled sounds at a variety of sample rates and sample widths. Audio IFF was designed to serve primarily as an interchange format. Audio IFF conforms to the "EA IFF 85" Standard for Interchange Format Files developed by Electronic Arts. The audio data in a standard AIFF file is uncompressed pulse-code modulation (PCM). There is also a compressed variant of AIFF known as AIFF-C or AIFC, with various defined compression codecs. File specifications available at http://www-mmsp.ece.mcgill.ca/documents/audioformats/aiff/Docs/AIFF-1.3.pdf
This format is currently deprecated in favour of fmt/414 in order to remove a multiple identification conflict. Differences between version 1.2 and 1.3 relate to Apple II-specific application implementation. See the full specification for details.
04 Jan 1989
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
25 Oct 2012
File format information supplied by NARA Information Services/Applied Research Division, The National Archives and Records Administration.
x-fmt/136
audio/x-aiff
Audio Interchange File Format (compressed)
195
aifc
x-fmt/157
Audio Interchange File Format (Compressed)
Starts like most IFF files (FORM) followed by four bytes that tell how many more bytes follow in the file followed by AIFC.
BOF
464F524D{4}41494643
(?s)\AFORM.{4}AIFC
The Audio Interchange File Format, Compressed (AIFF-C) provides a standard for storing uncompressed or compressed sampled sounds. The format can store monaural or multichannel sampled sounds in a range of sample rates and sample widths. The format is extensible to handle new compression types and application-specific data.
26 Aug 1991
Audio
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
02 Aug 2005
28 Aug 2012
Further information about this file format can be obtained at
http://www-mmsp.ece.mcgill.ca/documents/audioformats/aiff/docs/aiff-c.9.26.91.pdf
x-fmt/137
Electronic Arts Music
197
asf
Electronic Arts Music ASF
Header Block ID = SCHl; 4 byte block length; Patch Tag = “PT”
BOF
5343486C{4}5054
(?s)\A.{0,0}SCHl.{4}PT
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Audio
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
02 Aug 2005
19 Jul 2013
x-fmt/138
Active Server Page
198
asp
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/139
audio/basic
NeXT/Sun sound
199
au
NeXT/Sun sound
Header comprises 6 4-byte elements: Magic number (.snd); header length; data length; encoding; sample rate; channels.
BOF
2E736E64000000{5}000000(01|02|03|04|05|06|07|17|18|19|1A|1B){4}000000
(?s)\A\.snd\x00\x00\x00.{5}\x00\x00\x00(?:\x01|\x02|\x03|\x04|\x05|\x06|\x07|\x17|\x18|\x19|\x1a|\x1b).{4}\x00\x00\x00
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Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
16 Mar 2012
x-fmt/140
image/x-sgi-bw
Silicon Graphics Image
201
bw
rgb
Silicon Graphics Image
Magic number (integer 474=0x01DA) + storage format (0 or 1) + number of bytes per pixel channel(1 or 2) + Number of dimensions (1, 2 or 3)+ number of channels (1, 3, or 4) + dummy + colour map id
BOF
01DA(00|01)(01|02)00(01|02|03){4}00(01|03|04){80}00(00|01|02|03){368}0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(?s)\A\x01\xda(?:\x00|\x01)(?:\x01|\x02)\x00(?:\x01|\x02|\x03).{4}\x00(?:\x01|\x03|\x04).{80}\x00(?:\x00|\x01|\x02|\x03).{368}\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00
Silicon Graphics Image (SGI) or the RGB file format is the native raster graphics file format for Silicon Graphics workstations
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
16 Mar 2012
x-fmt/141
Calendar Creator Plus Data File
202
cce
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
10 Oct 2003
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/142
image/cgm
Computer Graphics Metafile ASCII
1
203
cgm
Computer Graphics Metafile (Clear Text) Version 1 No.1
Element name begmf (Begin Metafile) with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case, followed by any number of bytes, followed by version (MFVERSION{1}1 or mfversion{1}1, or any upper/lower case combination). Trailer endmf{0-1}; (with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case) that can be followed by a comment
BOF
42(45|65)(47|67)(4D|6D)(46|66)*(4D|6D)(46|66)(56|76)(65|45)(52|72)(53|73)(49|69)(4F|6F)(4E|6E){1}31
(?s)\AB(?:E|e)(?:G|g)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).*(?:M|m)(?:F|f)(?:V|v)(?:e|E)(?:R|r)(?:S|s)(?:I|i)(?:O|o)(?:N|n).{1}1
EOF
45(4E|6E)(44|64)(4D|6D)(46|66){0-1}3B
(?s)E(?:N|n)(?:D|d)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).{0,1};.{0,2048}\Z
Computer Graphics Metafile (Clear Text) Version 1 No.2
Element name begmf (Begin Metafile) with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case, followed by any number of bytes, followed by version (MFVERSION{1}1 or mfversion{1}1, or any upper/lower case combination). Trailer endmf{0-1}; (with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case) that can be followed by a comment
BOF
42(45|65)(47|67)(4D|6D)(46|66)*(4D|6D)(46|66)(56|76)(65|45)(52|72)(53|73)(49|69)(4F|6F)(4E|6E){1}31
(?s)\AB(?:E|e)(?:G|g)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).*(?:M|m)(?:F|f)(?:V|v)(?:e|E)(?:R|r)(?:S|s)(?:I|i)(?:O|o)(?:N|n).{1}1
EOF
65(4E|6E)(44|64)(4D|6D)(46|66){0-1}3B
(?s)e(?:N|n)(?:D|d)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).{0,1};.{0,2048}\Z
Computer Graphics Metafile (Clear Text) Version 1 No.3
Element name begmf (Begin Metafile) with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case, followed by any number of bytes, followed by version (MFVERSION{1}1 or mfversion{1}1, or any upper/lower case combination). Trailer endmf{0-1}; (with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case) that can be followed by a comment
BOF
62(45|65)(47|67)(4D|6D)(46|66)*(4D|6D)(46|66)(56|76)(65|45)(52|72)(53|73)(49|69)(4F|6F)(4E|6E){1}31
(?s)\Ab(?:E|e)(?:G|g)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).*(?:M|m)(?:F|f)(?:V|v)(?:e|E)(?:R|r)(?:S|s)(?:I|i)(?:O|o)(?:N|n).{1}1
EOF
45(4E|6E)(44|64)(4D|6D)(46|66){0-1}3B
(?s)E(?:N|n)(?:D|d)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).{0,1};.{0,2048}\Z
Computer Graphics Metafile (Clear Text) Version 1 No.4
Element name begmf (Begin Metafile) with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case, followed by any number of bytes, followed by version (MFVERSION{1}1 or mfversion{1}1, or any upper/lower case combination). Trailer endmf{0-1}; (with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case) that can be followed by a comment
BOF
62(45|65)(47|67)(4D|6D)(46|66)*(4D|6D)(46|66)(56|76)(65|45)(52|72)(53|73)(49|69)(4F|6F)(4E|6E){1}31
(?s)\Ab(?:E|e)(?:G|g)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).*(?:M|m)(?:F|f)(?:V|v)(?:e|E)(?:R|r)(?:S|s)(?:I|i)(?:O|o)(?:N|n).{1}1
EOF
65(4E|6E)(44|64)(4D|6D)(46|66){0-1}3B
(?s)e(?:N|n)(?:D|d)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).{0,1};.{0,2048}\Z
Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) is a standardized platform-independent format used for the interchange of raster and vector data. CGM was developed under the auspices of the International Standards Organization (ISO) and the American Standards National Institute (ANSI). It is also used in conjunction with a variety of input and output devices. Although CGM incorporates extensions designed to support raster data storage, files in CGM format are used primarily to store vector information. CGM files typically contain either bitmap or vector data, but rarely both. It uses Clear Text Encoding.
File format specifications available at http://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/c044114_ISO_IEC_8632-1_1999_Cor_1_2006%28E%29.pdf
Image (Raster), Image (Vector), Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Dec 2010
29 Nov 2011
File format information supplied by NARA Information Services/Applied Research Division, The National Archives and Records Administration.
x-fmt/143
OS/2 Change Control File
204
cin
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/144
Corel Photo-Paint Image
205
cpt
CPT 7
BOF: CPT7FILE
BOF
4350543746494C45
(?s)\A.{0,0}CPT7FILE
CPT 8
BOF: CPT8FILE
BOF
4350543846494C45
(?s)\A.{0,0}CPT8FILE
CPT 9
BOF: CPT9FILE
BOF
4350543946494C45
(?s)\A.{0,0}CPT9FILE
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/145
Stats+ Data File
206
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Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/146
Scitex Continuous Tone Bitmap
207
ct
Scitex Continuous Tone Bitmap
Offset for file name (80), “CT”, BlockSize (12), Count (1); Padding/reserved field (50), Units of measurement (0=MM,1=INCH) + Color Model (7=RGB, 8=GREYSCALE, 15=0xFF=CMYK)
BOF
4354000000000000000000000000??0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000{879}(00|01)??00(07|08|FF)
(?s)\A.{80}CT\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.?\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{879}(?:\x00|\x01).?\x00(?:\x07|\x08|\xff)
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
16 Mar 2012
x-fmt/147
Paradox Database Table
7
208
db
Paradox Database Table 7
Header: offset 2 contains 2 byte length of header block (always 2048 little-endian (0008h)); 0ffset 4 a 1 byte code of 00 or 02 for indexed or non-indexed database table, respectively; offset 5, 1 byte indicting maximum block size ( 1 = 1024, 32=32768 in steps of 1 k); offset 39h or 57 decimal a byte indicating table version (0Ch) ; offset 5Ch or 92 decimal 00000000h indicating file is not encrypted.
BOF
0008(00|02)[01:20]{51}0C{34}00000000
(?s)\A.{2}\x00\x08(?:\x00|\x02)[\x01- ].{51}\x0c.{34}\x00\x00\x00\x00
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/148
IBM DisplayWrite DCA Text File
209
dca
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/149
Desktop Color Separation File
210
dcs
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/150
Visual FoxPro Database Container File
211
dcx
fmt/375
Microsoft Visual FoxPro database container (index files)
Rudimentary signature developed utilising collection of dcx files obtained from Visual Fox Pro 7 Databases and webharvested samples.
BOF
0004000000000000000000000A00[!00]{1009}03000200FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF{1}01FFFF{2}0F0F{491}[41:5A]000A{502}2B00[0B:0F]0000002B00{512}[!00]00[!00]00FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
(?s)\A\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\n\x00(!\x00).{1009}\x03\x00\x02\x00\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff.{1}\x01\xff\xff.{2}\x0f\x0f.{491}[A-Z]\x00\n.{502}\+\x00[\x0b-\x0f]\x00\x00\x00\+\x00.{512}(!\x00)\x00(!\x00)\x00\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
09 Nov 2011
x-fmt/151
Micrografx Designer
213
dsf
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Feb 2014
21 Feb 2014
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
x-fmt/152
video/dv
Digital Video
214
dv
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Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/153
image/emf
Microsoft Windows Enhanced Metafile
1.0
215
emf
Microsoft Windows Enhanced Metafile 1.0 (Variation 1)
Record Type EMR_HEADER (00000001h); Record Size (4 bytes) decimal 88; Bounds (16 bytes); Frame (16 bytes); at offset 40 signature (“EMF “); Version (00010000h); size of the metafile in bytes (4 bytes); number of records in the metafile (4 bytes); number of handles (2 bytes); reserved (2 bytes); nDescription--number of characters in the Description (32-bit integer) zero
BOF
0100000058000000{32}20454D4600000100{16}00000000
(?s)\A\x01\x00\x00\x00X\x00\x00\x00.{32} EMF\x00\x00\x01\x00.{16}\x00\x00\x00\x00
Microsoft Windows Enhanced Metafile 1.0 (Variation 2)
Record Type EMR_HEADER (01000000h); Record Size (4 bytes) greater than 88; Bounds (16 bytes); Frame (16 bytes); at offset 40 signature (“EMF “); Version (00010000h); size of the metafile in bytes (4 bytes); number of records in the metafile (4 bytes); number of handles (2 bytes); reserved (2 bytes); nDescription--number of characters in the Description (32-bit integer) greater than zero; offDescription—offset from the beginning of this record to the beginning of the description (32-bit integer) 88
BOF
01000000{36}20454D4600000100{16}58000000
(?s)\A\x01\x00\x00\x00.{36} EMF\x00\x00\x01\x00.{16}X\x00\x00\x00
The Enhanced Metafile format is a 32-bit format that can contain both vector information and bitmap information. This format contains extended features over the Windows Metafile Format, including built-in scaling information, and improvements in color palettes and device independence.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Image (Raster), Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
11 Jul 2011
x-fmt/154
AutoDesk FLIC Animation
216
fli
Autodesk Animator FLIC fli
BOF
11AF{6}08{24}00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000{4}FAF1{2}0000000000000000
(?s)\A.{4}\x11\xaf.{6}\x08.{24}\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{4}\xfa\xf1.{2}\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/155
AutoCAD Film Roll
218
flm
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/156
Ventura Publisher
219
gen
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Sep 2003
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/157
Interchange File
221
iff
Interchange File
All interchange file format files must start with either 'FORM', 'LIST', or 'CAT ' values. This is a generic signature that will identify Interchange Files which do not have a more complete and specific signature assigned to them within PRONOM.
BOF
(464F524D|4C495354|43415420)00
(?s)\A(?:FORM|LIST|CAT )\x00
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1083
1084
Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/158
model/iges
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES)
5.x
222
iges
igs
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification
Offset 72 bytes, then section identification character S for Start section; Columns 74-80, section sequence number 1 preceded by leading blanks or zeros; cr/lf or nl; (Column 73, section identification character S for Start section; Columns 74-80, section sequence number 2 preceded by leading blanks or zeros) or (Column 73, section identification character G for Global section; Columns 74-80, section sequence number 1 preceded by leading blanks or zeros)
BOF
53(202020202020|303030303030)31(0D0A|0A){72}(5320202020202032|5330303030303032|4720202020202031|4730303030303031)
(?s)\A.{72}S(?: |000000)1(?:\r\n|\n).{72}(?:S 2|S0000002|G 1|G0000001)
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification, or IGES, establishes information structures for the digital representation and exchange of product definition data. It supports exchanging this data among Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD and CAM, respectively) systems. IGES defines file structure and language formats to represent geometric, topographical, and non-geometric product definition data. These formats are independent of the modeling method used, and they support data exchange using physical media or electronic communication protocols.
01 Dec 1999
Model
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
02 Aug 2005
28 Aug 2012
Further information about this file format can be obtained at
http://www.wiz-worx.com/iges5x/version5x/version5x.pdf
x-fmt/159
GEM Image
223
img
GEM Paint Image
2 byte Version (always 1), number of words in header (8), 2 byte number of planes (1 or 4), pattern size (2)
BOF
0001000800(01|04)0002
(?s)\A\x00\x01\x00\x08\x00(?:\x01|\x04)\x00\x02
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/160
text/html
Java Servlet Page
227
jsp
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/161
MacPaint Image
228
mac
com.apple.macpaint-image
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/162
application/vnd.mif
Adobe FrameMaker Interchange Format
229
mif
Framemaker Interchange Format Document
MIFFile statement followed by a comment
BOF
3C4D494646696C6520{4}3E2023
(?s)\A\x3cMIFFile .{4}\x3e #
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Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/163
NAP Metafile
235
nap
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/164
image/x-portable-bitmap
Portable Bitmap Image - ASCII
236
pbm
Portable Bitmap Image - ASCII
“P1” followed by a whitespace char (blank, TAB, CR, LF).
BOF
5031(20|09|0D0A|0A)
(?s)\AP1(?: |\x09|\r\n|\n)
EOF
(30|31|20|0A|0D)(30|31|20|0A|0D)(30|31|20|0A|0D)(30|31|20|0A|0D)(30|31|20|0A|0D)(30|31|20|0A|0D)(30|31|20|0A|0D)(30|31|20|0A|0D)(30|31|20|0A|0D)(30|31|20|0A|0D)0A
(?s)(?:0|1| |\n|\r)(?:0|1| |\n|\r)(?:0|1| |\n|\r)(?:0|1| |\n|\r)(?:0|1| |\n|\r)(?:0|1| |\n|\r)(?:0|1| |\n|\r)(?:0|1| |\n|\r)(?:0|1| |\n|\r)(?:0|1| |\n|\r)\n.{0,70}\Z
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
16 Mar 2012
x-fmt/165
Kodak PhotoCD Image
1.0
237
PUID deprecated in favour of fmt/211 Kodak Photo CD Image
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
26 Feb 2013
x-fmt/166
PICS Animation
238
pcs
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/167
Adobe PhotoDeluxe
239
pdd
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
10 Oct 2003
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/168
Broderbund Print Shop Deluxe
240
pdp
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Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/169
text/html
PHP Script Page
241
php
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/170
PC Paint Bitmap
242
pic
PC Paint Bitmap (pic)
Magic number hex 3412; offset decimal 11 byte hex FF
BOF
3412{9}FF
(?s)\A.{0,0}4\x12.{9}\xff
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
19 Jul 2013
x-fmt/171
Inset Systems Bitmap
244
pix
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/172
Microsoft FoxPro Library
245
plb
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/173
PageMaker Document
5.0
246
pm5
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
10 Oct 2003
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/174
PageMaker Document
6.0
247
pm6
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
10 Oct 2003
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/175
MacPaint Graphics
248
pnt
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/176
Picture Publisher Bitmap
4
249
pp4
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/177
Microsoft PowerPoint Graphics File
250
ppi
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/178
image/x-portable-pixmap
Portable Pixel Map - ASCII
251
ppm
Portable Pixel Map - ASCII
“P3” followed by a whitespace char (blank, TAB, CR, LF).
BOF
5033(20|09|0D0A|0A)
(?s)\AP3(?: |\x09|\r\n|\n)
EOF
(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)20
(?s)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r) .{0,4}\Z
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
17 Mar 2012
x-fmt/179
Microsoft Visual Modeller Petal file (ASCII)
252
ptl
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/180
Instalit Script
253
pvd
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/181
PageMaker Document
6.5
254
p65
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
10 Oct 2003
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/182
application/vnd.Quark.QuarkXPress
Quark Xpress Data File
255
qxd
qxt
qxp
qcd
qxl
QuarkXpress (Motorola)
BOF: ..MMXPR
BOF
00004D4D585052
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x00MMXPR
QuarkXpress (Intel)
BOF: ..IIXPR
BOF
00004949585052
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x00IIXPR
QuarkXPress is destop publishing software for creating and editing page layouts that can be run on Mac and Windows operating systems. It can be used to creating a variety of layouts, from single-page flyers to multi-media projects required for magazines, newspapers and catalogues.
Quark, Inc
Quark, Inc
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
26 Feb 2013
Format is proprietary and no technical specification is available publically. All file types generated by each version of QuarkXpress conform to either known signature. Further research has revealed inidividual versions can be identified and Versions 6 and 10 have their own individual entries - with more to be added where opportunity allows.
Known QuarkXpress file types are: qxd - QuarkXpress Document; qxl - QuarkXpress Library; qcd - QuarkXpress Article; qxt - QuarkXpress Template; qxp - QuarkXpress Project
x-fmt/183
audio/vnd.rn-realaudio
audio/x-pn-realaudio
RealAudio Metafile
256
ram
RealAudio Metafile
Header
BOF
727473703A2F2F
(?s)\Artsp://
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Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/184
image/x-sun-raster
Sun Raster Image
257
ras
sun
Sun Raster Image
Magic number for Sun Raster, height & width, depth, length, type, colormap
BOF
59A66A95{8}000000{5}000000??000000??
(?s)\AY\xa6j\x95.{8}\x00\x00\x00.{5}\x00\x00\x00.?\x00\x00\x00.?
Sun Raster was a raster graphics file format used on SunOS by Sun Microsystems
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/185
Raw Bitmap
258
raw
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/186
Silicon Graphics RGB File
259
PUID deprecated. Please see x-fmt/140 for information on Silicon Graphics Image.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
17 Mar 2012
Research by Georgia Tech Research Institute revealed this format is the same as the Silicon Graphics Image format (x-fmt/140).
x-fmt/187
Fractal Design Painter RIFF Bitmap Graphics
260
rif
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/188
SDSC Image Tool Wavefront Raster Image
261
rla
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/189
SDSC Image Tool Run-Length Encoded Bitmap
262
rle
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/190
application/vnd.rn-realmedia
RealMedia
263
rm
rmvb
RealMedia
File header chunk + chunk size
BOF
2E524D46000000(10|12)
(?s)\A\.RMF\x00\x00\x00(?:\x10|\x12)
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Audio, Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
16 Mar 2012
x-fmt/191
application/vnd.lotus-wordpro
AMI Professional Document
264
sam
Ami Professional Document
Version tag, style tag, edoc tag.
BOF
5B7665725D{6}5B7374795D*5B65646F635D
(?s)\A\[ver\].{6}\[sty\].*\[edoc\]
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/192
SAS for MS-DOS Catalog
265
sct
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/193
Unisys (Sperry) System Data File
266
sdf
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/194
IRIS Graphics
267
PUID deprecated. Please see x-fmt/140 for information on Silicon Graphics Image.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
17 Mar 2012
Research by Georgia Tech Research Institute revealed this format is the same as the Silicon Graphics Image format (x-fmt/140).
x-fmt/195
text/sgml
Standard Generalized Markup Language
SGML
268
sgml
sgm
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Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/196
NeXt Sound
269
PUID deprecated. Please see x-fmt/139 for information on NeXT/Sun sound.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
17 Mar 2012
Research by Georgia Tech Research Institute revealed this format is the same as the NeXT/Sun sound file format (x-fmt/139).
x-fmt/197
DataFlex Query Tag Name
271
tag
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/198
Pagemaker TableEditor Graphics
272
tbl
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/199
Turbo Debugger Keystroke Recording File
273
tdk
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/200
PageMaker Time Stamp File
4.0
274
tym
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/201
CCITT G.711 Audio
275
ulaw
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Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/202
Corel Wavelet Compressed Bitmap
279
wi
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/203
application/vnd.wordperfect
WordPerfect for Windows Document
5.2
281
w52
wp
wpd
wp5
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30 Nov 1992
Word Processor
The file formats handbook
Gunter Born
International Thompson Computer Press
01 Jan 1995
ISBN:1-85032-117-5
Informative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/204
Microsoft Word for Windows Macro
284
wpm
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/205
WordStar for MS-DOS Document
5.0
285
ws
ws5
WordStar for DOS Document 5.0
Header symmetrical sequence of 128 bytes: first thee bytes, 0x1D 0x7D00, sequence type header = 0x00, version =0x50, last three bytes 0x7D00 0X1D
BOF
1D7D000050{120}7D001D
(?s)\A\x1d\}\x00\x00P.{120}\}\x00\x1d
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/206
WordStar for Windows Document
1.0
286
wsd
ws
wsw
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/207
image/x-xbitmap
X-Windows Bitmap Image
X11
287
xbm
X-Windows Bitmap Image X11
Starts with a C declaration: "#define <name>_width <integer>#define <name>_height <integer> static [unsigned] char <name>_bits[] = {" where <name> is filename without extension.
BOF
23646566696E6520{1-30}5F776964746820{1-16}23646566696E6520{1-30}5F68656967687420{1-300}73746174696320(63686172|756E7369676E65642063686172)20*5F626974735B5D203D207B
(?s)\A#define .{1,30}_width .{1,16}#define .{1,30}_height .{1,300}static (?:char|unsigned char) .*_bits\[\] = \{
X-Windows Bitmap is a binary image format, for storing cursor and icon bitmaps used in the X graphical user interface
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
16 Mar 2012
x-fmt/208
image/x-xpixmap
X-Windows Pixmap Image
X10
289
xpm
X-Windows Pixmap Image X10
XPM files always start with the string “/* XPM */”. The line continues with whitespace and a possible comment, followed by the C declaration of a static char array “static char * “. The file has "};" or "} ;" at the end or very near the end followed by white space.
BOF
2F2A2058504D202A2F*0A7374617469632063686172202A20
(?s)\A/\* XPM \*/.*\nstatic char \*
EOF
7D(3B|203B)
(?s)\}(?:;| ;).{0,4}\Z
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
16 Mar 2012
x-fmt/209
SDSC Image Tool X Window Dump Format
290
xwd
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/210
XYWrite Document
291
xy
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/211
XYWrite Document
III
292
xy3
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/212
Lotus 1-2-3 Worksheet
5.0
299
Format deprecated in favour of x-fmt/116
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
05 Oct 2012
x-fmt/213
Quicken Data File
300
abd
qdf
qel
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/214
Microsoft Paint
1
302
msp
Microsoft Paint v1
BOF: DanM{22} 3x16 bit 'null' words
BOF
44616E4D{22}000000000000
(?s)\A.{0,0}DanM.{22}\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00
Prior to Windows 3.0, the bundled version of Microsoft Paint used a proprietary format with the extension MSP. The format supported only 1 bit monochrome graphics. Windows 3.0 replaced Microsoft Paint with an application called Paintbrush, that could open MSP files, but would save only as PCX or BMP.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/215
GEM Metafile Format
1.00
304
gem
GEM metafile 1.00 big endian
Magic number FFFF; length = 0x18; version 100 decimal =hex 64; coordinate system either 0 (Normalized Device Coordinates) or 2 (Raster Coordinates)
BOF
FFFF0018006400(02|00)
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xff\xff\x00\x18\x00d\x00(?:\x02|\x00)
GEM metafile 1.00 little endian
Magic number FFFF; length = 0x18; version 100 decimal =hex 64; coordinate system either 0 (Normalized Device Coordinates) or 2 (Raster Coordinates)
BOF
FFFF18006400(02|00)00
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xff\xff\x18\x00d\x00(?:\x02|\x00)\x00
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
02 Aug 2005
19 Jul 2013
x-fmt/216
Microsoft Powerpoint Packaged Presentation
306
ppz
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Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/217
Adobe ACD
308
acd
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Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/218
ESRI Arc/Info Binary Grid
309
adf
ESRI Arc/Info Binary Grid Raster File
BOF
0000270AFFFF(FC14|FBF8)
(?s)\A\x00\x00'\n\xff\xff(?:\xfc\x14|\xfb\xf8)
An Arc/Info binary grid is a proprietary raster GIS file format developed by ESRI. The grid defines geographic space as an array of equally sized square grid points arranged in rows and columns. Each grid point stores a numeric value that represents a geographic attribute such as elevation or surface slope. Each grid cell is referenced by its x,y coordinate.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Dec 2010
x-fmt/219
application/x-internet-archive
Internet Archive
1.0
310
arc
fmt/101
fmt/97
fmt/98
fmt/99
fmt/100
fmt/102
fmt/103
fmt/96
Internet Archive 1.0
Version block at beginning of file starts with string “filedesc://” followed by a path and filename whose filename extension is “.arc”<sp>. followed by <ip address>, <date> and “text/plain”<sp> followed by <length><nl> 1<sp>0<sp> followed by “URL IP-address Archive-date Content-type Archive-length”
BOF
66696C65646573633A2F2F{1-132}20{1-3}2E{1-3}2E{1-3}2E{1-3}20{14}20746578742F706C61696E20{1-16}0A31203020*0A55524C2049502D6164647265737320417263686976652D6461746520436F6E74656E742D7479706520417263686976652D6C656E677468
(?s)\Afiledesc://.{1,132} .{1,3}\..{1,3}\..{1,3}\..{1,3} .{14} text/plain .{1,16}\n1 0 .*\nURL IP-address Archive-date Content-type Archive-length
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Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
16 Mar 2012
x-fmt/220
Applixware Spreadsheet
311
as
Applix Spreadsheet
Header begins with asterisk (*) followed by BEGIN SPREADSHEETS followed by VERSION=. Trailer is *END SPREADSHEETS followed by newline.
BOF
2A424547494E205350524541445348454554532056455253494F4E3D
(?s)\A\*BEGIN SPREADSHEETS VERSION=
EOF
2A454E44205350524541445348454554530A
(?s)\*END SPREADSHEETS\n\Z
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Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/221
MapBrowser/MapWriter Vector Map Data
313
cbd
MapBrowser/MapWriter Vector Map Data
Header
BOF
2077000240
(?s)\A w\x00\x02@
MapBrowser/MapWriter Vector Map Data (extended version)
Header
BOF
20770033
(?s)\A w\x003
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/222
application/x-cdf
CD Audio
314
cda
CD Audio
Files are 44 bytes in length, with header sequence ASCII: RIFF$...CDDAfmt .
BOF
524946462400000043444441666D742018
(?s)\ARIFF\$\x00\x00\x00CDDAfmt \x18
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Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
09 Nov 2011
x-fmt/223
Autodesk Animator CEL File Format
315
cel
Autodesk Animator CEL Image
Identifier (0x1991), width of image not equal 320, height of image not equal to 200, X offset not equal to zero, Y offset of image not equal to zero.
BOF
1991[!4001C80000000000]
(?s)\A\x19\x91(!@\x01\xc8\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00)
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/224
text/css
Cascading Style Sheet
316
css
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/225
ESRI MapInfo Data File
317
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GIS
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/226
ESRI Arc/Info Export File
318
e00
x00
ESRI Arc/Info Export File
Header line beginning with EXP, followed by a constant of 0 or 1. Footer sequence ASCII: ..EOI..EOS..
BOF
4558502020[30:31]
(?s)\AEXP [0-1]
EOF
454F49{0-2}454F53{0-2}0A
(?s)EOI.{0,2}EOS.{0,2}\n\Z
ESRI ArcInfo Export File Format (also known as ArcInfo Interchange File Format) is a vector file format which is produced by ESRI and pre-dates the shapefile. It is as an export file used to enable coverage, grid or TIN and an associated INFO table to be transferred between different machines, which are not connected by any type of file sharing network. A volume has the extension .E00 through .E99.
A non-authoritative version of the specification can be found at: http://avce00.maptools.org/docs/v7_e00_cover.html
GIS
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
19 Aug 2011
Format description information supplied by the Geospatial Multistate Access and Preservation Partnership (GeoMAPP), a grant funded collaboration sponsored by the National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP) of the Library of Congress, involving archives staff from North Carolina, Kentucky, Montana, and Utah state archives.
x-fmt/227
application/gml+xml
Geography Markup Language
GML
319
gml
fmt/101
Geography Markup Language
ASCII header: <?xml version="1.0" , followed by gml namespace declaration xmlns:gml='http://www.opengis.net/gml
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D(22|27)312E30(22|27){0-320}786D6C6E733A676D6C3D(22|27)687474703A2F2F7777772E6F70656E6769732E6E65742F676D6C
(?s)\A\x3c\?xml version=(?:"|')1\.0(?:"|').{0,320}xmlns:gml=(?:"|')http://www\.opengis\.net/gml
The Geography Markup Language (GML) is the XML grammar defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) to express geographical features. GML serves as a modeling language for geographic systems as well as an open interchange format for geographic transactions on the Internet.
Full specifications can be found at http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/gml
Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
26 Sep 2012
Format description information supplied by the Geospatial Multistate Access and Preservation Partnership (GeoMAPP), a grant funded collaboration sponsored by the National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP) of the Library of Congress, involving archives staff from North Carolina, Kentucky, Montana, and Utah state archives. Additional information supplied by Ordnance Survey. Mime type corrected to application/gml+xml 26/09/2012
x-fmt/228
Applixware Bitmap
320
im
Applix Bitmap
Header begins with asterisk (*) followed by BEGIN or START RASTER followed by VERSION=. Trailer is *END RASTER followed by a newline.
BOF
2A(424547494E|5354415254)205241535445522056455253494F4E3D
(?s)\A\*(?:BEGIN|START) RASTER VERSION=
EOF
2A454E44205241535445520A
(?s)\*END RASTER\n\Z
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/229
Intergraph Raster Image
321
ing
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/230
audio/midi
MIDI Audio
322
mid
midi
MIDI Audio
<Chunk type>MThd <header length> 32-bit representation of the number 6, followed by <format> 2 bytes (must be 00, 01 or 02); <number of tracks> 2 bytes; and <division>2 bytes; followed by MTrk <track header>
BOF
4D5468640000000600[00:02]{4}4D54726B
(?s)\AMThd\x00\x00\x00\x06\x00[\x00-\x02].{4}MTrk
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Audio
Standard MIDI-File Fomat Spec. 1.1
International MIDI Association / International MIDI Association
01 May 2006
Informative
Public http://duskblue.org/proj/toymidi/midiformat.pdf
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/231
ESRI MapInfo Export File
323
mif
ESRI MapInfo Export File No.1
MIF file header indicating Version, Charset and number of Columns.
BOF
56(45|65)(52|72)(53|73)(49|69)??(4E|6E){5-6}(43|63)(48|68)(41|61)(52|72)(53|73)(45|65)(54|74)*43(4F|6F)(4C|6C)(55|75)(4D|6D)(4E|6E)(53|73)
(?s)\A.{0,10}V(?:E|e)(?:R|r)(?:S|s)(?:I|i).?(?:N|n).{5,6}(?:C|c)(?:H|h)(?:A|a)(?:R|r)(?:S|s)(?:E|e)(?:T|t).*C(?:O|o)(?:L|l)(?:U|u)(?:M|m)(?:N|n)(?:S|s)
ESRI MapInfo Export File No.2
MIF file header indicating Version, Charset and number of Columns.
BOF
56(45|65)(52|72)(53|73)(49|69)??(4E|6E){5-6}(43|63)(48|68)(41|61)(52|72)(53|73)(45|65)(54|74)*63(4F|6F)(4C|6C)(55|75)(4D|6D)(4E|6E)(53|73)
(?s)\AV(?:E|e)(?:R|r)(?:S|s)(?:I|i).?(?:N|n).{5,6}(?:C|c)(?:H|h)(?:A|a)(?:R|r)(?:S|s)(?:E|e)(?:T|t).*c(?:O|o)(?:L|l)(?:U|u)(?:M|m)(?:N|n)(?:S|s)
ESRI MapInfo Export File No.3
MIF file header indicating Version, Charset and number of Columns.
BOF
76(45|65)(52|72)(53|73)(49|69)??(4E|6E){5-6}(43|63)(48|68)(41|61)(52|72)(53|73)(45|65)(54|74)*43(4F|6F)(4C|6C)(55|75)(4D|6D)(4E|6E)(53|73)
(?s)\Av(?:E|e)(?:R|r)(?:S|s)(?:I|i).?(?:N|n).{5,6}(?:C|c)(?:H|h)(?:A|a)(?:R|r)(?:S|s)(?:E|e)(?:T|t).*C(?:O|o)(?:L|l)(?:U|u)(?:M|m)(?:N|n)(?:S|s)
ESRI MapInfo Export File No.4
MIF file header indicating Version, Charset and number of Columns.
BOF
76(45|65)(52|72)(53|73)(49|69)??(4E|6E){5-6}(43|63)(48|68)(41|61)(52|72)(53|73)(45|65)(54|74)*63(4F|6F)(4C|6C)(55|75)(4D|6D)(4E|6E)(53|73)
(?s)\Av(?:E|e)(?:R|r)(?:S|s)(?:I|i).?(?:N|n).{5,6}(?:C|c)(?:H|h)(?:A|a)(?:R|r)(?:S|s)(?:E|e)(?:T|t).*c(?:O|o)(?:L|l)(?:U|u)(?:M|m)(?:N|n)(?:S|s)
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GIS
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/232
application/x-project
Microsoft Project Export File
1.0
324
mpx
Microsoft Project Export File 1.0
Header: (MPX) ; list separator (e.g. a comma or semicolon), The name and version of the program used to create the MPX file; list separator; the version of MPX format that the file uses (1.0)
BOF
4D5058(2C|3B){1-50}(2C|3B)312E30
(?s)\AMPX(?:,|;).{1,50}(?:,|;)1\.0
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/233
Paint Shop Pro Image
3.0
325
psp
Paint Shop Pro Image 3
Header 32 byte PSP signature (ASCII: Paint Shop Pro Image File); followed by 2 byte little-endian major version
BOF
5061696E742053686F702050726F20496D6167652046696C650A1A00000000000300
(?s)\APaint Shop Pro Image File\n\x1a\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x03\x00
The Paint Shop Pro (PSP) file format is an extremely rich graphics file format that is capable of describing a multi-layered image document in minute detail. The format facilitates the retention of a great deal of information, including layer bitmaps, layer masks, layer grouping information, a sample thumbnail, image dimension, image resolution, creator name, copyright owner, image description, masks, selections, alpha channels, etc. The PSP format supports storing an image document in an uncompressed format or, to reduce the size of the file, in either Run Length Encoding (RLE) or LZ77 compressed format. As each of these is a lossless storage method, the PSP format always maintains the original quality of stored image documents. Finally, the PSP format supports storing image bitmaps at a variety of bit depths, including 24 bit colour (16.7 million colours), 8 bit colour (256 colour), 8 bit greyscale (256 greys), 4 bit colour (16 colours) and 1 bit colour (2 colours).
Image (Raster)
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
19 Nov 2009
11 Jun 2012
Specifications link: http://www.telegraphics.com.au/svn/pspformat/trunk/psp5spec.pdf
x-fmt/234
Paint Shop Pro Image
5.0
326
psp
Paint Shop Pro Image 5
Header 32 byte PSP signature (ASCII: Paint Shop Pro Image File); followed by 2 byte little-endian major version
BOF
5061696E742053686F702050726F20496D6167652046696C650A1A00000000000500
(?s)\APaint Shop Pro Image File\n\x1a\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x05\x00
The Paint Shop Pro (PSP) file format is an extremely rich graphics file format that is capable of describing a multi-layered image document in minute detail. The format facilitates the retention of a great deal of information, including layer bitmaps, layer masks, layer vector data, layer adjustment data, layer grouping information, multiple sample thumbnails, multiple sample composite images, image dimension, image resolution, creator name, copyright owner, image description, masks, selections, alpha channels, etc. The PSP format supports storing image bitmaps in an uncompressed format or, to reduce the size of the file, in either Run Length Encoding (RLE) or LZ77 compressed format. As each of these is a lossless storage method, the PSP format always maintains the original quality of stored image documents. Finally, the PSP format supports storing image bitmaps at a variety of bit depths, including 24-bit colour (16.7 million colours), 8-bit colour (256 colour), 8-bit greyscale (256 greys), 4-bit colour (16 colours), and 1-bit colour (2 colours).
Image (Raster)
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
02 Aug 2005
11 Jun 2012
Specifications link: http://www.telegraphics.com.au/svn/pspformat/trunk/psp7spec.pdf
x-fmt/235
ESRI Arc/View ShapeFile
328
shp
ESRI Arc/View ShapeFile
100-byte header (file code, version), then first record number. | Magic No. (4 bytes) | Unused (20 bytes) | File Length (4 bytes) | Version (1000 (decimal), little endian - 4 bytes) | Other - (68 bytes) | First Record No. (4 bytes) |
BOF
0000270A0000000000000000000000000000000000000000{4}E8030000{68}00000001
(?s)\A\x00\x00'\n\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{4}\xe8\x03\x00\x00.{68}\x00\x00\x00\x01
A shapefile stores none topological geometry and attribute information for the spatial features in a data set. The geometry for a feature is stored as a shape comprising a set of vector coordinates. Shapefiles can support point, line, and area features. Area features are represented as closed loop, double-digitized polygons. Attributes are held in a dBASE format file. An ESRI shapefile consists of a main file, an index file, and a dBASE table. The main file is a direct access, variable-record-length file in which each record describes a shape with a list of its vertices. In the index file, each record contains the offset of the corresponding main file record from the beginning of the main file. The dBASE table contains feature attributes with one record per feature. The one-to-one relationship between geometry and attributes is based on record number. Attribute records in the dBASE file must be in the same order as records in the main file.
GIS
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
02 Aug 2005
28 Aug 2012
More information about this file format is available at:
http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf
fmt/124
application/postscript
Encapsulated PostScript File Format
3
EPS (3.0)
331
eps
epsf
ps
com.adobe.encapsulated-postscript
x-fmt/91
x-fmt/406
x-fmt/407
x-fmt/408
fmt/328
fmt/501
EPS 3.0
Version comment
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D332E3020455053462D332E30(0D|0A|0D0A|0A0D)
(?s)\A%\!PS-Adobe-3\.0 EPSF-3\.0(?:\r|\n|\r\n|\n\r)
EPS 3.0 Preview
Version comment
BOF
C5D0D3C6
(?s)\A\xc5\xd0\xd3\xc6
VAR
252150532D41646F62652D332E(30|31)20455053462D332E30(0D|0A|0D0A|0A0D)
(?s)%\!PS-Adobe-3\.(?:0|1) EPSF-3\.0(?:\r|\n|\r\n|\n\r)
EPS 3.1
Version comment ASCII: %!PS-Adobe-3.1 EPSF-3.0
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D332E3120455053462D332E30(0D|0A|0D0A|0A0D)
(?s)\A%\!PS-Adobe-3\.1 EPSF-3\.0(?:\r|\n|\r\n|\n\r)
Encapsulated Postscript (EPS) is a page description format, developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Version 3, the third version of the format, was developed in 1992, and subsequently revised in 1999 to include a number of extensions and features of the PostScript language not previously documented. An EPS file comprises a header section followed by a PostScript document. The header can refer to version 3.0 or version 3.1. An EPS can optionally include a preview raster image, in which case a binary header is prepended to the header.
01 May 1992
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Page Description
Encapsulated PostScript File Format Specification: Version 3.0
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
01 May 1992
http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/ps/5002.EPSF_Spec.pdf
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
26 Feb 2013
fmt/123
application/postscript
Encapsulated PostScript File Format
2.0
EPS (2.0)
332
eps
epsf
com.adobe.encapsulated-postscript
x-fmt/91
x-fmt/406
x-fmt/407
x-fmt/408
fmt/328
EPS 2.0
Version comment
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D322E3020455053462D322E30(0D|0A|0D0A|0A0D)
(?s)\A%\!PS-Adobe-2\.0 EPSF-2\.0(?:\r|\n|\r\n|\n\r)
EPS 2.0 Preview
Version comment
BOF
C5D0D3C6
(?s)\A\xc5\xd0\xd3\xc6
VAR
252150532D41646F62652D322E3020455053462D322E30(0D|0A|0D0A|0A0D)
(?s)%\!PS-Adobe-2\.0 EPSF-2\.0(?:\r|\n|\r\n|\n\r)
Encapsulated Postscript (EPS) is a page description format, developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Version 2.0, the second version of the format, was developed in 1989. An EPS file comprises a header section followed by a PostScript document. An EPS can optionally include a preview raster image, in which case a binary header is prepended to the header.
16 Jan 1989
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Page Description
Encapsulated PostScript Files Specification: Version 2.0
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
16 Jan 1989
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/236
WordStar for MS-DOS Document
5.5
342
ws
WordStar for DOS Document 5.5
Header symmetrical sequence 0f 128 bytes: first thee bytes, 0x1D 0x7D00, sequence type header = 0x00, version =0x55, last three bytes 0x7D00 0X1D
BOF
1D7D000055{120}7D001D
(?s)\A\x1d\}\x00\x00U.{120}\}\x00\x1d
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/237
WordStar for MS-DOS Document
6.0
343
ws
ws6
WordStar for DOS Document 6.0
Header symmetrical sequence 0f 128 bytes: first thee bytes, 0x1D 0x7D00, sequence type header = 0x00, version =0x60, last three bytes 0x7D00 0X1D
BOF
1D7D000060{120}7D001D
(?s)\A\x1d\}\x00\x00\x60.{120}\}\x00\x1d
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/238
Microsoft Access Database
95
350
mdb
MS Access 95
Jet 3 DB header plus variably-positioned AccessVersion 06. Two byte sequences. Sequence one character sequence, Standard Jet DB. Sequence two character sequence AccessVersion{0-1024}06.[0:9][0:9]
BOF
000100005374616E64617264204A65742044420000000000
(?s)\A\x00\x01\x00\x00Standard Jet DB\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00
VAR
41636365737356657273696F6E{0-1024}30362E[30:39][30:39]
(?s)AccessVersion.{0,1024}06\.[0-9][0-9]
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/239
Microsoft Access Database
97
351
mdb
MS Access 97
Jet 3 DB header plus variably-positioned AccessVersion 07. Two byte sequences. Sequence one character sequence, Standard Jet DB. Sequence two character sequence AccessVersion{1-1024}07.[0:9][0:9]
BOF
000100005374616e64617264204a65742044420000000000
(?s)\A\x00\x01\x00\x00Standard Jet DB\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00
VAR
41636365737356657273696f6e{0-1024}30372e[30:39][30:39]
(?s)AccessVersion.{0,1024}07\.[0-9][0-9]
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/240
Microsoft Access Database
2000
352
mdb
MS Access 2000
Jet 4 DB header plus variably-positioned AccessVersion 08. Two byte sequences. First byte sequence character sequence, Standard Jet DB. Second byte sequence character sequence, A c c e s s V e r s I o n{0-2048} 0 8 . [0:9] [0:9]
BOF
000100005374616E64617264204A65742044420001000000
(?s)\A\x00\x01\x00\x00Standard Jet DB\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00
VAR
410063006300650073007300560065007200730069006F006E{0-2048}300038002E00[30:39]00[30:39]
(?s)A\x00c\x00c\x00e\x00s\x00s\x00V\x00e\x00r\x00s\x00i\x00o\x00n.{0,2048}0\x008\x00\.\x00[0-9]\x00[0-9]
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Sep 2003
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/241
Microsoft Access Database
2002
Microsoft Access Database (XP)
353
mdb
MS Access 2002/3
Jet 4 DB header plus variably-positioned AccessVersion 09. Two byte sequences. First byte sequence character sequence, Standard Jet DB. Second byte sequence character sequence, A c c e s s V e r s I o n{0-2048} 0 9 . [0:9] [0:9]
BOF
000100005374616E64617264204A65742044420001000000
(?s)\A\x00\x01\x00\x00Standard Jet DB\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00
VAR
410063006300650073007300560065007200730069006F006E{0-2048}300039002E00[30:39]00[30:39]
(?s)A\x00c\x00c\x00e\x00s\x00s\x00V\x00e\x00r\x00s\x00i\x00o\x00n.{0,2048}0\x009\x00\.\x00[0-9]\x00[0-9]
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/242
Microsoft FoxPro Database
2.6
355
dbf
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/243
application/vnd.ms-project
Microsoft Project
4.0
359
mpp
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
x-fmt/244
application/vnd.ms-project
Microsoft Project
95
360
mpp
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/245
application/vnd.ms-project
Microsoft Project
98
361
mpp
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
x-fmt/246
Microsoft Project
2000
362
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/247: Microsoft Project 2000 - 2003.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
11 Jun 2012
x-fmt/247
application/vnd.ms-project
Microsoft Project
2000-2003
Microsoft Project file (XP)
363
mpp
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
x-fmt/248
Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders (ANSI)
1997-2002
364
pst
Personal Storage Table *.pst (ANSI)
Byte analysis completed in http://downloads.sourceforge.net/libpff/Personal_Foler_File_Format.pdf (Personal Folder File (PFF) File Format Specification) and sequence confirmed by research completed in http://www.five-ten-sg.com/libpst/rn01re06.html. PST file header, 24 bytes in total.
BOF
2142444E{4}534D(0E00|0F00)
(?s)\A\!BDN.{4}SM(?:\x0e\x00|\x0f\x00)
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
22 Oct 2009
Digital preservation research.
x-fmt/249
Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders (Unicode)
2003-2007
365
pst
Personal Storage Table *.pst (Unicode)
Byte analysis completed in http://downloads.sourceforge.net/libpff/Personal_Foler_File_Format.pdf (Personal Folder File (PFF) File Format Specification) and sequence confirmed by research completed in http://www.five-ten-sg.com/libpst/rn01re06.html. PST file header, 24 bytes in total.
BOF
2142444E{4}534D1700
(?s)\A\!BDN.{4}SM\x17\x00
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
22 Oct 2009
Digital preservation research.
x-fmt/250
Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders
366
PUID deprecated. Please see x-fmt/248 and x-fmt/249 for information on Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
22 Oct 2009
x-fmt/251
Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders
Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders (XP)
367
PUID deprecated. Please see x-fmt/248 and x-fmt/249 for information on Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
22 Oct 2009
x-fmt/252
Microsoft Publisher
2.0
370
pub
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Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
x-fmt/253
Microsoft Publisher
95
371
pub
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Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
x-fmt/254
Microsoft Publisher
97
372
pub
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Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/255
Microsoft Publisher
98
373
pub
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Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/256
Microsoft Publisher
2000
374
pub
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Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/257
Microsoft Publisher
2002
Microsoft Publisher (XP)
375
pub
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Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
x-fmt/258
application/vnd.visio
Microsoft Visio Drawing
2000
376
vsd
fmt/111
fmt/442
Microsoft Visio is a diagramming and vector graphics application and is part of the Microsoft Office family.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
11 Jun 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
x-fmt/259
application/vnd.visio
Microsoft Visio Drawing
2002
Microsoft Visio Drawing (XP)
377
vsd
fmt/111
Microsoft Visio is a diagramming and vector graphics application and is part of the Microsoft Office family.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
x-fmt/260
WordStar for MS-DOS Document
4.0
378
ws
ws4
WordStar is a Word Processor application originally published by MicroPro. WS4 files currently cannot by identified though a PRONOM identification signature.
On the surface it's a plain text file, however the format 'shifts' the last byte of each word. Effectively it is 'flipping' the first bit of the ASCII character from 0 to 1. so a lower case 'r' (hex value 0x72) becomes 'ò' (hex value 0xF2); lower case 'd' (hex 0x64) becomes 'ä' (hex 0xE4) and so on.
It should be possible to write a simple decoder application for WS4 files, however note that the conjecture above is based on observation of a limited pool of files, and there may be additional subtleties yet to be encountered and understood. Please contact the PRONOM team if you have any further information about this format.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/261
WordStar for MS-DOS Document
7.0
379
ws
ws7
WordStar for DOS Document 7.0
Header symmetrical sequence 0f 128 bytes: first thee bytes, 0x1D 0x7D00, sequence type header = 0x00, version =0x70, last three bytes 0x7D00 0X1D
BOF
1D7D000070{120}7D001D
(?s)\A\x1d\}\x00\x00p.{120}\}\x00\x1d
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/262
WordStar for Windows Document
2.0
380
ws
wsw
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/263
application/zip
zip
ZIP Format
382
zip
com.pkware.zip-archive
ZIP format
Local file header at BOF (with maximum offset of 4 bytes) + central file header and end of central directory near EOF. NB. The signature byte sequence is currently massaged to steer around the known PRONOM bug in the area of right fragment matching when the longest fragment is not nearest EOF. The first fragment in the EOF byte sequence has been shortened by 1 byte to ensure that the subsequent fragment is the longest. This abbreviation does not reduce the overall signature strength too much and so will hopefully not result in any false pisitive identification. When the PRONOM bug has been fixed, the "504B01" at the start of the EOF byte sequence should be extended to "504B0102", and this note reduced.
BOF
504B0304
(?s)\A.{0,4}PK\x03\x04
EOF
504B01{43-65531}504B0506{18-65531}
(?s)PK\x01.{43,65531}PK\x05\x06.{18,65531}\Z
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Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/264
application/vnd.rar
RAR Archive
2.0
384
rar
RAR Archive 2
Marker block 0x526172211A0700 + Archive header type 0x73 + at offset 44 RAR version needed to extract file 0x14=20 dec = vers 2.0
BOF
526172211A0700{2}73{34}14
(?s)\ARar\!\x1a\x07\x00.{2}s.{34}\x14
RAR is a proprietary archive file format that supports data compression, error recovery and file spanning.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
16 Mar 2012
x-fmt/265
application/x-tar
tar
Tape Archive Format
tar
385
tar
public.tar-archive
TAR (Tape Archive)
TAR specification has a 256 byte header which includes 6 octal numbers which may be space or null terminated, may have leading spaces or zeros, and may vary in position by one byte, all depending on which of the many flavours the format follows. The above signature was tested on varied TAR files off the internet and the unknown files in digital preservation successfully.
BOF
[21:EF]{104}[30:37][20:37]00{5}[30:37][20:37]00{5}[30:37][20:37]00{10}[30:37](00|20){10}[30:37](00|20){5}[30:37][00:37](00|20)
(?s)\A[\!-\xef].{104}[0-7][ -7]\x00.{5}[0-7][ -7]\x00.{5}[0-7][ -7]\x00.{10}[0-7](?:\x00| ).{10}[0-7](?:\x00| ).{5}[0-7][\x00-7](?:\x00| )
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Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/266
application/x-gzip
GZIP Format
386
gz
z
org.gnu.gnu-zip-archive
GZIP format
Member header ID1 and ID2 fields
BOF
1F8B08
(?s)\A\x1f\x8b\x08
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Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/267
BZIP Compressed Archive
387
bz
BZIP Compressed Archive
Header: BZ0
BOF
425A30
(?s)\ABZ0
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Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/268
application/x-bzip2
BZIP2 Compressed Archive
388
bz2
BZIP2 Compressed Archive
Magic number BZh, Block header (1AY&SY)
BOF
425A68??314159265359
(?s)\ABZh.?1AY&SY
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Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/269
ZOO Compressed Archive
389
zoo
ZOO Compressed Archive
Fixed 4-byte string 20 bytes in from BOF, plus fixed 2-byte string at EOF.
BOF
DCA7C4FD
(?s)\A.{20}\xdc\xa7\xc4\xfd
EOF
FC83
(?s)\xfc\x83\Z
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Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/270
image/bmp
OS/2 Bitmap
2.0
402
bmp
OS/2 Bitmap 2.0
2-byte file type identifier ASCII “BM” at beginning of a 14-byte file header; offset 14 little-endian long integer size of bitmap header (16, 64); offset 26 2-byte little-endian number of bit planes (always 1).
The 2 byte file type identifier BM indicates that the BMP was created by OS/2 or Windows. Windows 3.x, Windows NT, and OS/2 2.x BMP files only vary in the number of fields in the bitmap header and in the interpretation of the compression field. Bitmap headerSize is 12 for Windows 2.x BMP and OS/2 1.x BMP, 40 for Windows 3.x and Windows NT BMP, 12 to 64 for OS/2 2.x BMP, and 108 for Windows 4.x BMP. Only OS/2 2.x bitmaps have Bitmap header size of 16 and 64. If Bitmap header size is 40, only OS/2 Bitmaps can use 24-bit RLE compression on 24-bit pixel bitmaps and only oS/2 bitmaps can use Huffman 1D compression on 1-bit per pixel (monochrome) bitmaps.
BOF
424D{12}(10|30|40)000000{8}0100
(?s)\ABM.{12}(?:\x10|0|@)\x00\x00\x00.{8}\x01\x00
OS/2 Bitmap 2.0 (24-bit RLE compression)
2-byte magic number ASCII “BM” at beginning of a 14-byte file header; offset 14 little-endian long integer size of bitmap header (40); offset 26 2-byte little-endian number of bit planes (always 1); offset 28 24-bits per pixel (1800); offset 30 Compression type 24-bit RLE (0400).
BOF
424D{12}28000000{8}0100180004000000
(?s)\ABM.{12}\(\x00\x00\x00.{8}\x01\x00\x18\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00
OS/2 Bitmap 2.0 (Huffman 1D compression)
2-byte magic number ASCII “BM” at beginning of a 14-byte file header; offset 14 little-endian long integer size of bitmap header (40); offset 26 2-byte little-endian number of bit planes (always 1); offset 28 1-bit perpixel (0100); offset 30 huffman 1D compression (0300)
BOF
424D{12}28000000{8}0100010003000000
(?s)\ABM.{12}\(\x00\x00\x00.{8}\x01\x00\x01\x00\x03\x00\x00\x00
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/271
dBASE Database
III+
403
dbf
dBase Table with dbt Version III+
dbt Flag(Bit 7 of first byte), Version number(bits 0-2 of first byte), Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (C, D, L, M, N). Memo fields in the dbf and a flag indicating the existence of a database text (.dbt) file were already a part of the dbase III dbf file format.
BOF
83??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(43|44|4C|4D|4E)
(?s)\A\x83.?[\x01-\x0c][\x01-\x1f].{28}(?:[A-Z]|[a-z]).{10}(?:C|D|L|M|N)
dBase is a database management systems for microcomputers.The dBase system includes the core database engine, a query system, a forms engine, and a programming language that ties all of these components together. dBase's underlying file format, the .dbf file, is widely used in applications needing a simple format to store structured data.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
10 Oct 2003
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/272
dBASE Database
V
404
dbf
dBase is a database management systems for microcomputers.The dBase system includes the core database engine, a query system, a forms engine, and a programming language that ties all of these components together. dBase's underlying file format, the .dbf file, is widely used in applications needing a simple format to store structured data.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/273
application/msword
Microsoft Word for MS-DOS Document
3.0
405
doc
com.microsoft.word.doc
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/274
application/msword
Microsoft Word for MS-DOS Document
4.0
406
doc
com.microsoft.word.doc
Microsoft Word for DOS 4.0
Word signature (4 bytes) Reserved field (10 bytes) Flag (2 bytes) Version (2bytes)
BOF
31BE000000AB0000000000000000{82}0000{18}00
(?s)\A1\xbe\x00\x00\x00\xab\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{82}\x00\x00.{18}\x00
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/275
application/msword
Microsoft Word for MS-DOS Document
5.0
407
doc
com.microsoft.word.doc
Microsoft Word for DOS 5.0
Word signature (4 bytes) Reserved field (10 bytes) Flag (2 bytes) Version (2bytes)
BOF
31BE000000AB0000000000000000{82}0000{18}04
(?s)\A1\xbe\x00\x00\x00\xab\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{82}\x00\x00.{18}\x04
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/276
application/msword
Microsoft Word for MS-DOS Document
5.5
408
doc
com.microsoft.word.doc
Microsoft Word for DOS 5.5
Word signature (4 bytes) Reserved field (10 bytes) Flag (2 bytes) Version (2bytes)
BOF
31BE000000AB0000000000000000{82}0000{18}07
(?s)\A1\xbe\x00\x00\x00\xab\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{82}\x00\x00.{18}\x07
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/277
video/vnd.rn-realvideo
Real Video
422
rv
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Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/278
audio/vnd.rn-realaudio
RealAudio
3
424
ra
RealAudio 3
Header signature +version 3
BOF
2E7261FD0003
(?s)\A\.ra\xfd\x00\x03
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Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
16 Mar 2012
x-fmt/279
audio/mpeg
MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3 Streaming
MP3
425
m3u
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Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/280
application/xml
XML Schema Definition
429
xsd
x-fmt/227
fmt/101
XML Schema Definition
ASCII header: <?xml version="1.0". ASCII footer: </xsd:schema> or </xs:schema> or </schema>. Signature will only identify against xsd files which do not have any comments inserted either before the xml declaration, or at the very end of the file.
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D(22|27)312E30(22|27)
(?s)\A.{0,3}\x3c\?xml version=(?:"|')1\.0(?:"|')
EOF
3C(2F7873643A|2F78733A|2F)736368656D613E
(?s)\x3c(?:/xsd:|/xs:|/)schema\x3e.{0,2}\Z
XML Schemas Definition files define the structure, and content of XML documents. They are used to express a set of rules to which an XML document must conform in order to be considered 'valid' in accordance to the particular schema referenced.
Full specifications can be found at http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-0/
Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
01 Nov 2011
x-fmt/281
application/xml
Extensible Stylesheet Language
430
xsl
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/282
text/plain
8-bit ANSI Text
433
ans
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Text (Unstructured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/283
text/plain
8-bit ASCII Text
434
asc
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Text (Unstructured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/284
IBM DisplayWrite Final Form Text File
435
fft
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/285
IBM DisplayWrite Revisable Form Text File
436
rft
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/286
application/dec-dx.
DEC Data Exchange File
437
dx
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/287
DEC WPS Plus Document
438
wpl
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/288
IBM DisplayWrite Document
2
439
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/289
IBM DisplayWrite Document
3
440
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/290
AMI Draw Vector Image
441
sdw
AmiDraw Vector Image
Header begins with AMI_METAFILE_FORMAT VERSION.
BOF
414D495F4D45544146494C455F464F524D41542056455253494F4E
(?s)\AAMI_METAFILE_FORMAT VERSION
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Dec 2010
02 Dec 2010
x-fmt/291
CorelDraw Drawing
7.0
444
cdr
Corel Drawing Version 7.0
RIFF (little-endian) or RIFX (big-endian) Form labeled CDR7vrsn
BOF
524946(46|58){4}434452377672736E
(?s)\ARIF(?:F|X).{4}CDR7vrsn
CorelDraw (styled CorelDRAW) is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite, which bundles CorelDraw with bitmap-image editor Corel Photo-Paint as well as other graphics-related programs.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/292
CorelDraw Drawing
8.0
445
cdr
Corel Drawing Version 8.0
RIFF (little-endian) or RIFX (big-endian) Form labeled CDR8vrsn
BOF
524946(46|58){4}434452387672736E
(?s)\ARIF(?:F|X).{4}CDR8vrsn
CorelDraw (styled CorelDRAW) is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite, which bundles CorelDraw with bitmap-image editor Corel Photo-Paint as well as other graphics-related programs.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/293
application/vnd.hp-HPGL
Hewlett Packard Graphics Language
HPGL
446
hpgl
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/294
Micrografx Draw
3.0
447
drw
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/295
Micrografx Draw
4.0
448
drw
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/296
Micrografx Designer
3.1
449
drw
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/297
Paint Shop Pro Image
6.0
450
psp
pspimage
Paint Shop Pro Image 6
Header 32 byte PSP signature (ASCII: Paint Shop Pro Image File); followed by 2 byte little-endian major version
BOF
5061696E742053686F702050726F20496D6167652046696C650A1A00000000000600
(?s)\APaint Shop Pro Image File\n\x1a\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x06\x00
The Paint Shop Pro (PSP) file format is an extremely rich graphics file format that is capable of describing a multi-layered image document in minute detail. The format facilitates the retention of a great deal of information, including layer bitmaps, layer masks, layer vector data, layer adjustment data, layer grouping information, multiple sample thumbnails, multiple sample composite images, image dimension, image resolution, creator name, copyright owner, image description, EXIF information, masks, selections, alpha channels, etc. The PSP format supports storing image bitmaps in an uncompressed format or, to reduce the size of the file, in either Run Length Encoding (RLE) or LZ77 compressed format. As each of these is a lossless storage method, the PSP format always maintains the original quality of stored image documents. Finally, the PSP format supports storing image bitmaps at a variety of bit depths, including 24-bit colour (16.7 million colours), 8-bit colour (256 colour), 8-bit greyscale (256 greys), 4-bit colour (16 colours), and 1-bit colour (2 colours).
Image (Raster)
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
02 Aug 2005
11 Jun 2012
http://www.telegraphics.com.au/svn/pspformat/trunk/psp8spec.pdf
x-fmt/298
Paint Shop Pro Image
7
451
psp
pspimage
Paint Shop Pro Image 7
Header 32 byte PSP signature (ASCII: Paint Shop Pro Image File); followed by 2 byte little-endian major version
BOF
5061696E742053686F702050726F20496D6167652046696C650A1A00000000000700
(?s)\APaint Shop Pro Image File\n\x1a\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x07\x00
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
10 Oct 2003
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/299
image/x-xbitmap
X-Windows Bitmap Image
X10
452
xbm
X-Windows Bitmap Image X10
Starts with a C declaration: "#define <name>_width <integer>#define <name>_height <integer> static unsigned short <name>_bits[] = {" where <name> is filename without extension.
BOF
23646566696E6520{1-30}5F776964746820{1-16}23646566696E6520{1-30}5F68656967687420*73746174696320756E7369676E65642073686F727420{1-30}5F626974735B5D203D207B
(?s)\A#define .{1,30}_width .{1,16}#define .{1,30}_height .*static unsigned short .{1,30}_bits\[\] = \{
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
16 Mar 2012
x-fmt/300
image/x-xwindowdump
X-Windows Screen Dump File
X10
453
xdm
xwd
X-Windows Screen Dump X10
Header starts with 4-byte integers: Size (40), Version (6), Type, Planes (typically 1 or 3), Format (0 - single-plane XYFormat, 1 - multi-plane Zformat)
BOF
0000002800000006{4}000000??000000(00|01)
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x00\(\x00\x00\x00\x06.{4}\x00\x00\x00.?\x00\x00\x00(?:\x00|\x01)
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
16 Mar 2012
x-fmt/301
ACBM Graphics
455
acb
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/302
application/vnd.framemaker
Adobe FrameMaker Document
8.0
456
fm
Framemaker Document Version 8.0
Framemaker binary document type and version
BOF
3C4D616B657246696C6520382E30483E
(?s)\A\x3cMakerFile 8\.0H\x3e
Adobe FrameMaker format is a desktop publishing and word processing format originally developed by Frame Technology Corp. Frame Technology Corp was bought by Adobe Systems in 1995, who continued to develop and support FrameMaker.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Sep 2003
19 Jul 2013
x-fmt/303
Aldus Freehand Drawing
3
457
fh3
Aldus Freehand Drawing Version 3
BOF
46483331
(?s)\AFH31
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/304
Aldus Freehand Drawing
4
458
fh4
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/305
Apple Sound
463
afc
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Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/306
AutoSketch Drawing
464
skf
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/307
Paradox Database Memo Field (Binary Large Object)
465
dbq
mb
Paradox Binary Large Object
Header: 1 byte record type (00h); 2 byte size of block/4096=1 (0100h little endian); 8 bytes for number of times modified; 2 bytes base size of data blocks (little endian 1000h=4096 decimal); 2 bytes size of suballocated data blocks (little endian 1000h=4096 decimal); 1 byte (Unknown); 1 byte suballocation chunk size (10h); 2 bytes number of suballocations per block (little-endian 0040h); 2 bytes suballocation threshold (little endian 0800h)
BOF
000100{8}00100010{1}1040000008
(?s)\A\x00\x01\x00.{8}\x00\x10\x00\x10.{1}\x10@\x00\x00\x08
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/308
Btrieve Database
5.1
466
btr
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/309
ChiWriter Document
3
467
chi
ChiWriter Document V3
Chiwriter Version 3 document header
BOF
5C31637720332E
(?s)\A\\1cw 3\.
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/310
Corel Chart
468
cch
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/311
dBASE Text Memo
469
dbt
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/312
DesignCAD Drawing
470
dc2
dc
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Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/313
DesignCAD for Windows Drawing
472
dw2
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Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/314
Digital Terrain Elevation Data
473
dted
dt0
dt1
dt2
avg
min
max
Digital Terrain Elevation Data
User Header Label (UHL1), Western or Eastern Hemisphere, Northern or Southern Hemisphere, Data Set Identification(DSI). There is also security classification code (S, C, U, R) that appears in the file. Files with extensions .dt0, .avg, .min and .max are typically unclassified, while those with extensions dt1 and dt2 are typically classified.
BOF
55484C31{7}(57|45){7}(4E|53){60}445349
(?s)\AUHL1.{7}(?:W|E).{7}(?:N|S).{60}DSI
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GIS
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/315
Document Type Definition
474
dtd
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Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/316
Dr Halo Bitmap
475
cut
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/317
ESRI Arc/View Project
2.x
476
apr
ESRI Arc/View Project Version 2.x
Header containing version number followed by ODB format information
BOF
2F322E[30:33](0D0A|0A)2850726F6A6563742E31(0D0A|0A)094E616D653A0922
(?s)\A/2\.[0-3](?:\r\n|\n)\(Project\.1(?:\r\n|\n)\x09Name:\x09"
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GIS
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/318
application/x-filemaker
FileMaker Pro Database
3
477
fp3
fmp
fp
fm
FP3
BOF: ..............À{527}Pro 3
BOF
0001000000020001000500020002C0{527}50726F2033
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x02\x00\x01\x00\x05\x00\x02\x00\x02\xc0.{527}Pro 3
FileMaker Pro is a cross-platform relational database application from FileMaker Inc.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/319
FileMaker Pro Database
5
478
fp5
fmp
fp
fm
FP5
BOF: ..............À{527}Pro 5
BOF
0001000000020001000500020002C0{527}50726F2035
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x02\x00\x01\x00\x05\x00\x02\x00\x02\xc0.{527}Pro 5
FileMaker Pro is a cross-platform relational database application from FileMaker Inc.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
10 Oct 2003
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/320
Fractal Image
482
fif
Fractal Image
Header: FIF.{52}À
BOF
46494601{52}C0
(?s)\AFIF\x01.{52}\xc0
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/321
Framework Database
II
483
fw
fw2
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/322
Framework Database
III
485
fw3
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/323
Framework Database
IV
486
fw4
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/324
Harvard Graphics Presentation
2.0
487
shw
Harvard Graphics Show 2.0
Header ASCII: SHOW
BOF
53484F57
(?s)\ASHOW
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Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/325
Harvard Graphics Vector Graphics
2.0
488
cht
Harvard Graphics Vector Graphics 2.0
Header ASCII: Falc
BOF
46616C63
(?s)\AFalc
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/326
Hewlett Packard AdvanceWrite Text File
489
aw
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/327
IntelliDraw Vector Graphics
490
idw
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/328
InterBase Database
491
gdb
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/329
Interleaf Document
492
doc
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/330
JustWrite Text Document
493
jw
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/331
Lotus 1-2-3 Spreadsheet Formatting File
2.3-2.4
494
fm1
fmt
Lotus 1-2-3 Spreadsheet Formatting File 2.3-2.4
BOF Record Type = 0, record length =2 bytes
BOF
000002000680(02|96)00
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x02\x00\x06\x80(?:\x02|\x96)\x00
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Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/332
Lotus 1-2-3 Spreadsheet Formatting File
3.0
495
fm3
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Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/333
application/vnd.lotus-approach
Lotus Approach View File
97
496
apr
Lotus Approach is a relational database management system included in IBM's Lotus SmartSuite for Microsoft Windows.
Lotus Corporation
Lotus Corporation
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
06 Nov 2014
x-fmt/334
application/vnd.lotus-approach
Lotus Approach View File
497
apt
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/335
application/vnd.lotus-freelance
Lotus Freelance Smartmaster Graphics
498
mas
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Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/336
application/vnd.lotus-notes
Lotus Notes Database
2
499
ns2
nsf
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/337
application/vnd.lotus-notes
Lotus Notes Database
3
500
ns3
nsf
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/338
application/vnd.lotus-notes
Lotus Notes Database
4
501
ns4
nsf
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/339
Lotus Notes File
503
box
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/340
application/lwp
application/vnd.lotus-wordpro
Lotus WordPro Document
96
504
lwp
Lotus WordPro 96
Header ASCII: WordPro followed by regularly recurring sequence
BOF
576F726450726F0DFB000000000000000005985C8172030040CCC1BFFFBDF950
(?s)\AWordPro\r\xfb\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x05\x98\\\x81r\x03\x00@\xcc\xc1\xbf\xff\xbd\xf9P
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/341
application/x-director
Macromedia Director
PC
505
dir
dxr
Macromedia Director PC
Header ASCII: RIFX
BOF
52494658{4}4D563933696D617000000018000000010000002C
(?s)\ARIFX.{4}MV93imap\x00\x00\x00\x18\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00,
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Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
18 Jan 2011
x-fmt/342
Microsoft FoxPro Memo
506
fpt
frt
vct
pjt
Microsoft FoxPro Memo Generic 1
This signature identifies memo files used by Microsoft FoxPro and Microsoft Visual FoxPro software, including standard memo files, class library memo files, and associated memo files.
BOF
00{3}000000[!00]{504}000000[00:02]{4}[!00]
(?s)\A\x00.{3}\x00\x00\x00(!\x00).{504}\x00\x00\x00[\x00-\x02].{4}(!\x00)
Microsoft FoxPro Memo Generic 2
This signature identifies memo files used by Microsoft FoxPro and Microsoft Visual FoxPro software, including standard memo files, class library memo files, and associated memo files.
BOF
00{3}000000[!00]{520}000000[00:02]{4}[!00]
(?s)\A\x00.{3}\x00\x00\x00(!\x00).{520}\x00\x00\x00[\x00-\x02].{4}(!\x00)
Microsoft FoxPro Memo Generic 3
This signature identifies memo files used by Microsoft FoxPro and Microsoft Visual FoxPro software, including standard memo files, class library memo files, and associated memo files.
BOF
00{3}000000[!00]{504}000000[00:02]000000010000000001000000[!00]
(?s)\A\x00.{3}\x00\x00\x00(!\x00).{504}\x00\x00\x00[\x00-\x02]\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00(!\x00)
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
04 Nov 2011
x-fmt/343
Microsoft Visual FoxPro Table
507
dbx
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/344
Microsoft Works Database
508
bdb
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/345
Microsoft Works Document
509
bps
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/346
Microstation CAD Drawing
95
510
dgn
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/347
MultiMate Text File
4.x
511
dox
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/348
image/x-dcx
Multipage Zsoft Paintbrush Bitmap Graphics
512
dcx
Multipage Zsoft Paintbrush Bitmap Graphics
Header, ASCII: ±hÞ:
BOF
B168DE3A
(?s)\A\xb1h\xde:
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/349
Nota Bene Text File
513
nb
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/350
OmniPage Pro Document
514
met
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/351
PageMaker Document
3.0
515
pm3
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/352
PageMaker Document
4.0
516
pm4
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/353
Professional Write Text File
518
pw
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/354
SAP Document
520
ali
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/355
SAS Data File
521
ssd
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/356
SAS for MS-DOS Database
522
ssd
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/357
Scanstudio 16-Colour Bitmap
523
adc
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/358
Silicon Graphics Graphics File
524
PUID deprecated. Please see x-fmt/140 for information on Silicon Graphics Image.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
17 Mar 2012
Research by Georgia Tech Research Institute revealed this format is the same as the Silicon Graphics Image format (x-fmt/140).
x-fmt/359
StarOffice Calc
5.x
525
sdc
StarCalc is part of StarOffice, a proprietary office suite. StarCalc is a spreadsheet application. StarOffice originated in 1985 as StarWriter by StarDivision, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1999. Sun was itself acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010. StarOffice was known briefly as Oracle Open Office before being discontinued in 2011.
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/360
StarOffice Impress
5.x
526
sdd
StarImpress is part of StarOffice, a proprietary office suite. StarImpress is a presentation program. StarOffice originated in 1985 as StarWriter by StarDivision, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1999. Sun was itself acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010. StarOffice was known briefly as Oracle Open Office before being discontinued in 2011.
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/361
StatGraphics Data File
527
aws
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/362
StratGraphics Data File
528
asf
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/363
SuperCalc Spreadsheet
4
529
cal
SuperCalc Spreadsheet 4
SuperCalc ver. 4.
BOF
537570657243616C63207665722E{2}342E
(?s)\ASuperCalc ver\..{2}4\.
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Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/364
SuperCalc Spreadsheet
5
530
cal
SuperCalc Spreadsheet 5
BOF
537570657243616C63207665722E{2}352E
(?s)\ASuperCalc ver\..{2}5\.
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Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/365
application/x-dvi
TeX Binary File
531
dvi
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/160
application/x-dvi
TeX/LaTeX Device Independent Document
DVI
532
dvi
TeX/LaTeX Device-Independent Document
Opcode 0xF7, pre (the preamble) must be the first opcode in the DVI file. It takes at least fourteen bytes of parameters, plus an optional comment of up to 255 bytes. The first parameter is 1 byte that identifies DVI format; currently this byte is always set to 0x02. Opcode 0xF9, post_postamble is the last opcode of the dvi file. It is followed by a 4 byte pointer to the post command that started the postamble. An identification byte, comes next, which currently equals 0x02.
The identification byte is followed by four or more bytes that are all equal to 0xDF. TeX puts out four to seven of these trailing bytes, until the total length of the file is a multiple of four bytes.
BOF
F702
(?s)\A\xf7\x02
EOF
F9{4}02{0-3}DFDFDFDF
(?s)\xf9.{4}\x02.{0,3}\xdf\xdf\xdf\xdf\Z
The Device Independent File Format (DVI) is the output file format of the TeX typesetting program. DVI files comprise binary data describing the visual layout of a document in a device-independent manner. A DVI file consists of a preamble, a sequence of commands defining one or more pages of text, and a postamble. Each command comprises an eight-bit opcode, followed by zero or more bytes of parameters. DVI driver software is required to render or print DVI files, or to convert them to other formats, such as PostScript or PDF.
01 Jan 1979
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
16 Mar 2012
x-fmt/367
Truevision TGA Bitmap
1.0
TGA, Targa Bitmap
533
tga
icb
vda
vst
afi
bpx
com.truevision.tga-image
Truevision TGA Bitmap 1 (BOF 1)
offset 1: 0x01 colormap included; offset 2: Imagetype 0x01, 0x09 (color-mapped); offset 3, 4 bytes Color map specification (ignore); offset 7 Color map entry size (byte) decimal 15, 16, 24, 32; offset 8 (2 bytes) X origin of image (ignore); offset 10 (2 bytes) Y origin of image (ignore); offset 12 (2 bytes) width of image (not zero), offset 14 (bytes) height of image (not zero), Image pixel size - 1 byte (0x08, 0x15, 0x16, )x24, 0x32)
BOF
01(01|09){4}(0F|10|18|20){8}(08|0F|10|18|20)
(?s)\A.{1}\x01(?:\x01|\x09).{4}(?:\x0f|\x10|\x18| ).{8}(?:\x08|\x0f|\x10|\x18| )
Truevision TGA Bitmap 1 (BOF 2)
offset 1: 0x00 no color map included; offset 2: Imagetype 0x02. 0x0A (RGB), 0x03 0x0B (Monochrome); offset 3, 5 bytes Color map specification 0x0000000000; offset 8 (2 bytes) X origin of image (ignore); offset 10 (2 bytes) Y origin of image (ignore); offset 12 (2 bytes) width of image, offset 14 (bytes) height of image. Image pixel size - 1 byte (0x08, 0x15, 0x16, )x24, 0x32)
BOF
00(02|03|0A|0B)0000000000{8}(08|0F|10|18|20)
(?s)\A.{1}\x00(?:\x02|\x03|\n|\x0b)\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{8}(?:\x08|\x0f|\x10|\x18| )
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
16 Mar 2012
x-fmt/368
VisiCalc Database
538
dif
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/369
Vista Pro Graphics
539
dem
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/370
WordStar for MS-DOS Document
3.0
542
ws3
ws
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/371
XYWrite for Windows Document
4.0
547
xyw
Microsoft Write is a basic word processor included with Windows 1.0 and later, until Windows NT 3.5. Throughout its lifespan it was minimally updated, and is comparable to early versions of MacWrite. Early versions of Write only work with Write (.wri) files, but after Windows 3.0, Write became capable of reading and composing early Word (.doc) documents. With Windows 3.1, Write became OLE capable. In Windows 95, Write was replaced with WordPad.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/372
XYWrite Document
III+
548
xyp
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/373
XYWrite Document
IV
549
xy4
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Aug 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/374
CorelDraw Drawing
9.0
552
cdr
Corel Drawing Version 9.0
RIFF (little-endian) or RIFX (big-endian) Form labeled CDR9vrsn
BOF
524946(46|58){4}434452397672736E
(?s)\ARIF(?:F|X).{4}CDR9vrsn
CorelDraw (styled CorelDRAW) is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite, which bundles CorelDraw with bitmap-image editor Corel Photo-Paint as well as other graphics-related programs.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
10 Oct 2003
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/375
CorelDraw Drawing
10.0
553
cdr
Corel Drawing Version 10.0
RIFF (little-endian) or RIFX (big-endian) Form labeled CDRAvrsn (A=10)
BOF
524946(46|58){4}434452417672736E
(?s)\ARIF(?:F|X).{4}CDRAvrsn
CorelDraw (styled CorelDRAW) is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite, which bundles CorelDraw with bitmap-image editor Corel Photo-Paint as well as other graphics-related programs.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
10 Oct 2003
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/376
Paint Shop Pro Image
8
554
pspimage
Paint Shop Pro Image 8
Header 32 byte PSP signature (ASCII: Paint Shop Pro Image File); followed by 2 byte little-endian major version
BOF
5061696E742053686F702050726F20496D6167652046696C650A1A00000000000800
(?s)\APaint Shop Pro Image File\n\x1a\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x08\x00
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
10 Oct 2003
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/377
Paint Shop Pro Image
4.00
555
psp
Paint Shop Pro Image 4
Header 32 byte PSP signature (ASCII: Paint Shop Pro Image File); followed by 2 byte little-endian major version
BOF
5061696E742053686F702050726F20496D6167652046696C650A1A00000000000400
(?s)\APaint Shop Pro Image File\n\x1a\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00
The Paint Shop Pro (PSP) file format is an extremely rich graphics file format that is capable of describing a multi-layered image document in minute detail. The format facilitates the retention of a great deal of information, including layer bitmaps, layer masks, layer vector data, layer adjustment data, layer grouping information, multiple sample thumbnails, multiple sample composite images, image dimension, image resolution, creator name, copyright owner, image description, masks, selections, alpha channels, etc. The PSP format supports storing image bitmaps in an uncompressed format or, to reduce the size of the file, in either Run Length Encoding (RLE) or LZ77 compressed format. As each of these is a lossless storage method, the PSP format always maintains the original quality of stored image documents. Finally, the PSP format supports storing image bitmaps at a variety of bit depths, including 24-bit colour (16.7 million colours), 8-bit colour (256 colour), 8-bit greyscale (256 greys), 4-bit colour (16 colours), and 1-bit colour (2 colours).
Image (Raster)
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
10 Oct 2003
11 Jun 2012
Specifications link: http://www.telegraphics.com.au/svn/pspformat/trunk/psp6spec.pdf
x-fmt/378
CorelDraw Drawing
11.0
556
cdr
Corel Drawing Version 11.0
RIFF (little-endian) or RIFX (big-endian) Form labeled CDRBvrsn (B=11)
BOF
524946(46|58){4}434452427672736E
(?s)\ARIF(?:F|X).{4}CDRBvrsn
CorelDraw (styled CorelDRAW) is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite, which bundles CorelDraw with bitmap-image editor Corel Photo-Paint as well as other graphics-related programs.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Sep 2003
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/379
CorelDraw Drawing
3.0
557
cdr
CorelDraw Drawing Version 3
RIFF{4}CDR vrsn
BOF
52494646{4}434452207672736E
(?s)\ARIFF.{4}CDR vrsn
CorelDraw (styled CorelDRAW) is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite, which bundles CorelDraw with bitmap-image editor Corel Photo-Paint as well as other graphics-related programs.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
10 Oct 2003
03 Aug 2015
x-fmt/380
dBASE for Windows database
5.0
558
dbf
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
10 Oct 2003
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/381
Dia Graphics Format
559
dia
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Lars Clausen / Statsbiblioteket
03 Feb 2004
02 Aug 2005
fmt/7
Tagged Image File Format
3
609
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/353 for information on Tagged Image File Format.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
07 Jul 2011
fmt/8
Tagged Image File Format
4
610
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/353 for information on Tagged Image File Format.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
07 Jul 2011
fmt/9
Tagged Image File Format
5
611
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/353 for information on Tagged Image File Format.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
07 Jul 2011
fmt/10
Tagged Image File Format
6
612
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/353 for information on Tagged Image File Format.
795
796
797
799
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
07 Jul 2011
fmt/14
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF 1.0 - Portable Document Format
1.0
PDF (1.0)
613
pdf
com.adobe.pdf
x-fmt/453
PDF 1.0
BOF: %PDF-1.0 EOF (offset up to 1024 bytes): %%EOF
BOF
255044462D312E30
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.0
EOF
2525454F46
(?s)%%EOF.{0,1024}\Z
Portable Document Format is a platform-independent format for representing formatted documents, developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. It is the native format of Adobe’s Acrobat family of software products, version 1.0 corresponding to the release of Acrobat 1.0. PDF is based on, and shares the same imaging model as, the PostScript page description language. A PDF file comprises a Header section, a Body section containing the objects which make up the document, a Cross Reference Table, and a Trailer section. PDF files can contain a wide variety of content, including text, images, video and audio.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
22 Oct 2009
fmt/15
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF 1.1 - Portable Document Format
1.1
PDF (1.1)
614
pdf
com.adobe.pdf
x-fmt/453
PDF 1.1
BOF: %PDF-1.1 EOF (offset up to 1024 bytes): %%EOF
BOF
255044462D312E31
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.1
EOF
2525454F46
(?s)%%EOF.{0,1024}\Z
Portable Document Format is a platform-independent format for representing formatted documents, developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. It is the native format of Adobe’s Acrobat family of software products, version 1.1 corresponding to the release of Acrobat 2.0. PDF is based on, and shares the same imaging model as, the PostScript page description language. A PDF file comprises a Header section, a Body section containing the objects which make up the document, a Cross Reference Table, and a Trailer section. PDF files can contain a wide variety of content, including text, images, video and audio.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
22 Oct 2009
fmt/16
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF 1.2 - Portable Document Format
1.2
PDF (1.2)
615
pdf
com.adobe.pdf
x-fmt/453
PDF 1.2
BOF: %PDF-1.2 EOF (offset up to 1024 bytes): %%EOF
BOF
255044462D312E32
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.2
EOF
2525454F46
(?s)%%EOF.{0,1024}\Z
Portable Document Format is a platform-independent format for representing formatted documents, developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. It is the native format of Adobe’s Acrobat family of software products, version 1.2 corresponding to the release of Acrobat 3.0. PDF is based on, and shares the same imaging model as, the PostScript page description language. A PDF file comprises a Header section, a Body section containing the objects which make up the document, a Cross Reference Table, and a Trailer section. PDF files can contain a wide variety of content, including text, images, video and audio.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
787
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
22 Oct 2009
fmt/17
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF 1.3 - Portable Document Format
1.3
PDF (1.3)
616
pdf
com.adobe.pdf
x-fmt/453
PDF 1.3
BOF: %PDF-1.3 EOF (offset up to 1024 bytes): %%EOF
BOF
255044462D312E33
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.3
EOF
2525454F46
(?s)%%EOF.{0,1024}\Z
Portable Document Format is a platform-independent format for representing formatted documents, developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. It is the native format of Adobe’s Acrobat family of software products, version 1.3 corresponding to the release of Acrobat 4.0. PDF is based on, and shares the same imaging model as, the PostScript page description language. A PDF file comprises a Header section, a Body section containing the objects which make up the document, a Cross Reference Table, and a Trailer section. PDF files can contain a wide variety of content, including text, images, video and audio.
11 Mar 1999
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
788
818
819
Page Description
Portable Document Format Reference Manual, Version 1.3
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
11 Mar 1999
ISBN:0-201-62628-4
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
22 Oct 2009
fmt/18
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF 1.4 - Portable Document Format
1.4
PDF (1.4)
617
pdf
com.adobe.pdf
x-fmt/453
PDF 1.4
BOF: %PDF-1.4 EOF (offset up to 1024 bytes): %%EOF
BOF
255044462D312E34
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.4
EOF
2525454F46
(?s)%%EOF.{0,1024}\Z
Portable Document Format is a platform-independent format for representing formatted documents, developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. It is the native format of Adobe's Acrobat family of software products, version 1.4 corresponding to the release of Acrobat 5.0. PDF is based on, and shares the same imaging model as, the PostScript page description language. A PDF file comprises a Header section, a Body section containing the objects which make up the document, a Cross Reference Table, and a Trailer section. PDF files can contain a wide variety of content, including text, images, video and audio.
01 Dec 2001
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
789
790
791
Page Description
PDF Reference, third edition: Adobe Portable Document Format, Version 1.4
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Addison-Wesley
17 Nov 2001
ISBN:0-201-75839-3
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
22 Oct 2009
fmt/19
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF 1.5 - Portable Document Format
1.5
PDF (1.5)
618
pdf
com.adobe.pdf
x-fmt/453
PDF 1.5
BOF: %PDF-1.5 EOF (offset up to 1024 bytes): %%EOF
BOF
255044462D312E35
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.5
EOF
2525454F46
(?s)%%EOF.{0,1024}\Z
Portable Document Format is a platform-independent format for representing formatted documents, developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. It is the native format of Adobe’s Acrobat family of software products, version 1.5 corresponding to the release of Acrobat 6.0. PDF is based on, and shares the same imaging model as, the PostScript page description language. A PDF file comprises a Header section, a Body section containing the objects which make up the document, a Cross Reference Table, and a Trailer section. PDF files can contain a wide variety of content, including text, images, video and audio.
01 Jan 2003
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Page Description
PDF Reference, fourth edition: Adobe Portable Document Format, Version 1.5
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
28 Aug 2003
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
22 Oct 2009
fmt/3
image/gif
Graphics Interchange Format
87a
GIF (1987a)
619
gif
com.compuserve.gif
GIF 1987a
header & trailer
BOF
474946383761
(?s)\A.{0,0}GIF87a
EOF
3B
(?s);.{0,4}\Z
The Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) is a raster image format developed by Compuserve, primarily for use on the internet. A GIF file begins with a Header section and a Logical Screen Descriptor section. This is followed by one or more Image sections, and the file is terminated by a Trailer. GIF supports bit depths between 1 and 8 bits (i.e. up to 256 colours) and supports features such as interlacing and transparency. Images are always stored using lossless LZW compression.
15 Jun 1987
Compuserve Incorporated
Compuserve Incorporated
Image (Raster)
Graphics Interchange Format: A standard defining a mechanism for the storage and transmission of raster-based graphics information
Compuserve Incorporated
Compuserve Incorporated
15 Jun 1987
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/4
image/gif
Graphics Interchange Format
89a
GIF (1989a)
620
gif
com.compuserve.gif
GIF 1989a
header & trailer
BOF
474946383961
(?s)\A.{0,0}GIF89a
EOF
3B
(?s);.{0,4}\Z
The Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) is a raster image format developed by Compuserve, primarily for use on the internet. A GIF file begins with a Header section and a Logical Screen Descriptor section. This is followed by one or more Image sections, and the file is terminated by a Trailer. GIF supports bit depths between 1 and 8 bits (i.e. up to 256 colours) and supports features such as interlacing and transparency. Images are always stored using lossless LZW compression. GIF 89a introduced a number of new features, including a series of optional Control Extensions, which can be used to control the rendering of images within a file.
31 Jul 1990
Compuserve Incorporated
Compuserve Incorporated
Image (Raster)
Graphics Interchange Format: Version 1989a
Compuserve Incorporated
Compuserve Incorporated
01 Jan 1990
http://www.w3.org/Graphics/GIF/spec-gif89a.txt
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/86
image/vnd.zbrush.pcx
PCX
0
ZSoft PC Paintbrush Bitmap (0)
621
pcx
PCX 0
File header sequence
BOF
0A0001(01|02|04|08){60}00{3}(01|02)00{4}000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(?s)\A\n\x00\x01(?:\x01|\x02|\x04|\x08).{60}\x00.{3}(?:\x01|\x02)\x00.{4}\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/87
image/vnd.zbrush.pcx
PCX
2
ZSoft PC Paintbrush Bitmap (2)
622
pcx
PCX 2
File header sequence
BOF
0A0201(01|02|04|08){60}00{3}(01|02)00{4}000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(?s)\A\n\x02\x01(?:\x01|\x02|\x04|\x08).{60}\x00.{3}(?:\x01|\x02)\x00.{4}\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/88
image/vnd.zbrush.pcx
PCX
3
ZSoft PC Paintbrush Bitmap (3)
623
pcx
PCX 3
File header sequence
BOF
0A0301(01|02|04|08){60}00{3}(01|02)00{4}000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(?s)\A\n\x03\x01(?:\x01|\x02|\x04|\x08).{60}\x00.{3}(?:\x01|\x02)\x00.{4}\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/89
image/vnd.zbrush.pcx
PCX
4
ZSoft PC Paintbrush Bitmap (4)
624
pcx
PCX 4
File header sequence
BOF
0A0401(01|02|04|08){60}00{3}(01|02)00{4}000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(?s)\A\n\x04\x01(?:\x01|\x02|\x04|\x08).{60}\x00.{3}(?:\x01|\x02)\x00.{4}\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/90
image/vnd.zbrush.pcx
PCX
5
ZSoft PC Paintbrush Bitmap (5)
625
pcx
PCX 5
File header sequence
BOF
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/45
application/rtf
text/rtf
Rich Text Format
1.0-1.4
RTF (1.0)
626
rtf
public.rtf
RTF 1.0 - 1.4 (generic)
\rtf control word
BOF
7B5C7274(66|6631)5C(616E7369|6D6163|7063|706361)
(?s)\A\{\\rt(?:f|f1)\\(?:ansi|mac|pc|pca)
Rich Text Format (RTF) is a format developed by Microsoft to encode formatted text and graphics for use within applications or for data and formatting transfer between applications. It is closely associated with Microsoft Word, and new versions are developed with each release of Word. RTF files are encoded in plain text, typically ASCII, and consists of a series of control words, control symbols and groups. An RTF file comprises a Header section, containing various header tables, followed by a Document section, containing the document content and formatting.
Word Processor
Rich-Text Format (RTF) Specification: Version 1.0, Product Support Services Application Note 6/92
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
01 Jan 1992
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
25 Oct 2012
fmt/46
Rich Text Format
1.1
627
Deprecated in favour of fmt/45
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
25 Oct 2012
fmt/47
Rich Text Format
1.2
628
Deprecated in favour of fmt/45
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
25 Oct 2012
fmt/48
Rich Text Format
1.3
629
Deprecated in favour of fmt/45
Rich-Text Format (RTF) Specification: Version 1.3, Product Support Services Application Note 1/94 GC0165
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
01 Jan 1994
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
25 Oct 2012
fmt/49
Rich Text Format
1.4
630
Deprecated in favour of fmt/45
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
25 Oct 2012
fmt/50
application/rtf
text/rtf
Rich Text Format
1.5-1.6
RTF (1.5), RTF (97)
631
rtf
public.rtf
fmt/45
fmt/46
fmt/47
fmt/48
fmt/49
RTF 1.5 - 1.6 (generic)
\rtf control word, \ansicpg control word
BOF
7B5C7274(66|6631){0-1}5C(616E7369|6D6163|7063|706361)5C616E7369637067
(?s)\A\{\\rt(?:f|f1).{0,1}\\(?:ansi|mac|pc|pca)\\ansicpg
Rich Text Format (RTF) is a format developed by Microsoft to encode formatted text and graphics for use within applications or for data and formatting transfer between applications. It is closely associated with Microsoft Word, and new versions are developed with each release of Word. RTF files are encoded in plain text, typically ASCII, and consists of a series of control words, control symbols and groups. An RTF file comprises a Header section, containing various header tables, followed by a Document section, containing the document content and formatting. RTF version 1.5 is the version of the format associated with Microsoft Word 97, and introduced partially Unicode support.
Word Processor
Rich-Text Format (RTF) Specification: Version 1.5, Microsoft Technical Support Application Note 5/97 GC0165
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
01 Jan 1997
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/51
Rich Text Format
1.6
632
Deprecated in favour of fmt/50
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
25 Oct 2012
fmt/52
application/rtf
text/rtf
Rich Text Format
1.7
RTF (1.7), RTF (XP), RTF (2002)
633
rtf
public.rtf
fmt/45
fmt/46
fmt/47
fmt/48
fmt/49
fmt/50
fmt/51
RTF 1.7 - 1.8 (generic)
\rtf control word, \ansicpg control word and <deffont> declaration
BOF
7B5C7274(66|6631)5C(616E7369|6D6163|7063|706361)5C616E7369637067{3-*}5C737473686664626368{1-4}5C73747368666C6F6368{1-4}5C737473686668696368{1-4}5C73747368666269
(?s)\A\{\\rt(?:f|f1)\\(?:ansi|mac|pc|pca)\\ansicpg.{3,}\\stshfdbch.{1,4}\\stshfloch.{1,4}\\stshfhich.{1,4}\\stshfbi
Rich Text Format (RTF) is a format developed by Microsoft to encode formatted text and graphics for use within applications or for data and formatting transfer between applications. It is closely associated with Microsoft Word, and new versions are developed with each release of Word. RTF files are encoded in plain text, typically ASCII, and consists of a series of control words, control symbols and groups. An RTF file comprises a Header section, containing various header tables, followed by a Document section, containing the document content and formatting. RTF version 1.7 is the version of the format associated with Microsoft Word 2002 (XP).
Word Processor
Rich-Text Format (RTF) Specification: Version 1.7, Microsoft Technical Support Specification 8/2001
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
01 Jan 2001
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/91
image/svg+xml
Scalable Vector Graphics
1.0
SVG (1.0)
634
svg
fmt/101
SVG 1.0
Including <svg></svg> fragments
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D22312E3022*3C737667*7376673E
(?s)\A\x3c\?xml version="1\.0".*\x3csvg.*svg\x3e
SVG is a language for describing two-dimensional graphics in XML. SVG allows for three types of graphic objects: vector graphic shapes (e.g., paths consisting of straight lines and curves), images and text. Graphical objects can be grouped, styled, transformed and composited into previously rendered objects. The feature set includes nested transformations, clipping paths, alpha masks, filter effects and template objects. SVG drawings can be interactive and dynamic. Animations can be defined and triggered either declaratively (i.e., by embedding SVG animation elements in SVG content) or via scripting.
Image (Vector)
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
11 Mar 2005
11 Jun 2012
Specifications link: http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-SVG-20010904
fmt/92
image/svg+xml
Scalable Vector Graphics
1.1
SVG (1.1)
635
svg
x-fmt/224
fmt/91
fmt/101
SVG 1.1
Including <svg></svg> fragments
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D22312E3022*3C737667*76657273696F6E3D22312E3122*7376673E
(?s)\A\x3c\?xml version="1\.0".*\x3csvg.*version="1\.1".*svg\x3e
SVG is a language for describing two-dimensional graphics in XML. SVG allows for three types of graphic objects: vector graphic shapes (e.g., paths consisting of straight lines and curves), images and text. Graphical objects can be grouped, styled, transformed and composited into previously rendered objects. The feature set includes nested transformations, clipping paths, alpha masks, filter effects and template objects. SVG drawings can be interactive and dynamic. Animations can be defined and triggered either declaratively (i.e., by embedding SVG animation elements in SVG content) or via scripting.
Image (Vector)
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
11 Mar 2005
11 Jun 2012
Specifications link: http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-SVG11-20030114/
fmt/20
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF 1.6 - Portable Document Format
1.6
PDF (1.6)
637
pdf
com.adobe.pdf
x-fmt/453
PDF 1.6
BOF: %PDF-1.6 EOF (offset up to 1024 bytes): %%EOF
BOF
255044462D312E36
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.6
EOF
2525454F46
(?s)%%EOF.{0,1024}\Z
Portable Document Format is a platform-independent format for representing formatted documents, developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. It is the native format of Adobe’s Acrobat family of software products, version 1.6 corresponding to the release of Acrobat 7.0. PDF is based on, and shares the same imaging model as, the PostScript page description language. A PDF file comprises a Header section, a Body section containing the objects which make up the document, a Cross Reference Table, and a Trailer section. PDF files can contain a wide variety of content, including text, images, video and audio.
01 Jan 2004
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
1275
1276
1277
1278
1279
1280
Page Description
PDF Reference, fifth edition: Adobe Portable Document Format, Version 1.6
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
14 Nov 2004
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
22 Oct 2009
fmt/101
application/xml
text/xml
Extensible Markup Language
1.0
XML (1.0)
638
xml
public.xml
fmt/97
fmt/98
fmt/99
fmt/100
fmt/102
fmt/103
fmt/96
XML 1.0
XML declaration and version. Signature updated November 2011 to allow an optional 3 byte undisclosed beginning of file offset to allow for UTF-8 byte order mark (BOM) that may precede the XML declaration ([<?xml version="])
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D(22|27)312E30(22|27)
(?s)\A.{0,3}\x3c\?xml version=(?:"|')1\.0(?:"|')
The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a general purpose markup language for creating other, special purpose, markup languages, and is a simplified subset of SGML. The structure and grammar of an XML document can be defined using a markup declaration, such as a Document Type Definition (DTD) or XML schema. A XML document consists of nested elements, each of which may have attributes and content. It typically begins with an XML declaration, defining the XML version and character set used. This may be followed by a Document Type declaration, containing or pointing to a markup declaration for the class of document. An XML document is said to be well-formed if it conforms to the XML specification; it is said to be valid if it additionally complies with a defined markup declaration. The formatting and transformation of XML documents can be controlled using the Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL).
04 Feb 2004
World Wide Web Consortium
World Wide Web Consortium
1283
1694
1695
1700
1737
1770
Text (Mark-up)
W3C Recommendation: Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 (Third Edition) W3C Recommendation 04 February 2004
World Wide Web Consortium
World Wide Web Consortium
04 Feb 2004
http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xml-20040204/
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/97
text/html
Hypertext Markup Language
2.0
HTML (2.0)
639
htm
html
public.html
fmt/96
HTML 2.0
With DOCTYPE declaration for 2.0. Single byte sequence, BOF character sequence: {0-1024}<!(DOCTYPE|doctype) (HTML|html) (PUBLIC/public) "-//{1-16}//(DTD|dtd) {0-64}(HTML|html) 2.0
BOF
3C21(444F4354595045|646F6374797065)20(48544D4C|68746D6C)20(5055424C4943|7075626C6963)20222D2F2F{1-16}2F2F(445444|647464)20{0-64}(48544D4C|68746D6C)20322E30
(?s)\A.{0,1024}\x3c\!(?:DOCTYPE|doctype) (?:HTML|html) (?:PUBLIC|public) "-//.{1,16}//(?:DTD|dtd) .{0,64}(?:HTML|html) 2\.0
The HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is a markup language designed for the rendering of information via a web browser. It was originally defined as a highly simplified subset of SGML, but is now an international standard, and is maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). A HTML document consists of nested elements, each of which may have attributes and content. It begins with an HTML Document Type declaration, defining the HTML version and Document Type Definition (DTD) to which it conforms. HTML 2.0 represents the first formal specification of the language.
01 Nov 1995
World Wide Web Consortium
World Wide Web Consortium
Text (Mark-up)
W3C Recommendation: Hypertext Markup Language - 2.0
World Wide Web Consortium
World Wide Web Consortium
22 Sep 1995
http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/html-spec/
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/98
text/html
Hypertext Markup Language
3.2
HTML (3.2)
640
htm
html
public.html
fmt/96
HTML 3.2
With DOCTYPE declaration of 3.2. Single byte sequence. BOF character sequence: {0-1024}<!(DOCTYPE|doctype) (HTML|html) (PUBLIC/public) "-//{1-16}//(DTD|dtd) {0-64}(HTML|html) 3.2
BOF
3C21(444F4354595045|646F6374797065)20(48544D4C|68746D6C)20(5055424C4943|7075626C6963)20222D2F2F{1-16}2F2F(445444|647464)20{0-64}(48544D4C|68746D6C)20332E32
(?s)\A.{0,1024}\x3c\!(?:DOCTYPE|doctype) (?:HTML|html) (?:PUBLIC|public) "-//.{1,16}//(?:DTD|dtd) .{0,64}(?:HTML|html) 3\.2
The HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is a markup language designed for the rendering of information via a web browser. It was originally defined as a highly simplified subset of SGML, but is now an international standard, and is maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). A HTML document consists of nested elements, each of which may have attributes and content. It begins with an HTML Document Type declaration, defining the HTML version and Document Type Definition (DTD) to which it conforms. HTML 3.2 was the first major revision to the original HTML 2.0 specification.
14 Jan 1997
World Wide Web Consortium
World Wide Web Consortium
Text (Mark-up)
W3C Recommendation: HTML 3.2 Reference Specification
World Wide Web Consortium
World Wide Web Consortium
14 Jan 1997
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html32
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/99
text/html
Hypertext Markup Language
4.0
HTML (4.0)
641
htm
html
public.html
fmt/96
fmt/278
HTML 4.0
With DOCTYPE declaration of 4.0. Single byte sequence. BOF character sequence: {0-1024}<!(DOCTYPE|doctype) (HTML|html) (PUBLIC/public) "-//{1-16}//(DTD|dtd) {0-64}(HTML|html) 4.(0 |0/)
BOF
3C21(444F4354595045|646F6374797065)20(48544D4C|68746D6C)20(5055424C4943|7075626C6963)20222D2F2F{1-16}2F2F(445444|647464)20{0-64}(48544D4C|68746D6C)20342E(3020|302F)
(?s)\A.{0,1024}\x3c\!(?:DOCTYPE|doctype) (?:HTML|html) (?:PUBLIC|public) "-//.{1,16}//(?:DTD|dtd) .{0,64}(?:HTML|html) 4\.(?:0 |0/)
The HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is a markup language designed for the rendering of information via a web browser. It was originally defined as a highly simplified subset of SGML, but is now an international standard, and is maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). A HTML document consists of nested elements, each of which may have attributes and content. It begins with an HTML Document Type declaration, defining the HTML version and Document Type Definition (DTD) to which it conforms. HTML 4.0 represents a major revision of the HTML 3.2 specification.
24 Apr 1998
World Wide Web Consortium
World Wide Web Consortium
Text (Mark-up)
W3C Recommendation: HTML 4.0 Specification
World Wide Web Consortium
World Wide Web Consortium
24 Apr 1998
http://www.w3.org/TR/1998/REC-html40-19980424/
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/100
text/html
Hypertext Markup Language
4.01
HTML (4.01)
642
htm
html
public.html
fmt/96
HTML 4.01
With DOCTYPE declaration of 4.01. Single byte sequence. BOF character sequence: {0-1024}<!(DOCTYPE|doctype) (HTML|html) (PUBLIC/public) "-//{1-16}//(DTD|dtd) {0-64}(HTML|html) 4.01
BOF
3C21(444F4354595045|646F6374797065)20(48544D4C|68746D6C)20(5055424C4943|7075626C6963)20222D2F2F{1-16}2F2F(445444|647464)20{0-64}(48544D4C|68746D6C)20342E3031
(?s)\A.{0,1024}\x3c\!(?:DOCTYPE|doctype) (?:HTML|html) (?:PUBLIC|public) "-//.{1,16}//(?:DTD|dtd) .{0,64}(?:HTML|html) 4\.01
The HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is a markup language designed for the rendering of information via a web browser. It was originally defined as a highly simplified subset of SGML, but is now an international standard, and is maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). A HTML document consists of nested elements, each of which may have attributes and content. It begins with an HTML Document Type declaration, defining the HTML version and Document Type Definition (DTD) to which it conforms. HTML 4.01 contains minor editorial revisions to the HTML 4.0 specification.
24 Dec 1999
World Wide Web Consortium
World Wide Web Consortium
Text (Mark-up)
W3C Recommendation: HTML 4.01 Specification
World Wide Web Consortium
World Wide Web Consortium
24 Dec 1999
http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/102
application/xhtml+xml
Extensible Hypertext Markup Language
1.0
XHTML (1.0)
643
html
htm
fmt/96
XHTML 1.0
With DOCTYPE declaration for 1.0
BOF
3C21444F43545950452068746D6C205055424C494320222D2F2F5733432F2F445444205848544D4C20312E30
(?s)\A.{0,1024}\x3c\!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1\.0
VAR
3C68746D6C20786D6C6E733D22687474703A2F2F7777772E77332E6F72672F313939392F7868746D6C22*3C7469746C653E*3C2F7469746C653E
(?s)\x3chtml xmlns="http://www\.w3\.org/1999/xhtml".*\x3ctitle\x3e.*\x3c/title\x3e
The Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) is a reformulation of the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) as an application of the Extensible Markup Language (XML). This allows for the automated processing of XHTML documents using a standard XML parser. XHTML 1.0 represents the reformulation of HTML 4.01 in XML. The structure and grammar of an XHTML document is defined using a Document Type Definition (DTD). An XHTML document consists of nested elements, each of which may have attributes and content. It begins with an XHTML Document Type declaration, defining the XHTML version and Document Type Definition (DTD) to which it conforms. XHTML documents are typically encoded in UTF-8 or UTF-16.
26 Jan 2000
World Wide Web Consortium
World Wide Web Consortium
Text (Mark-up)
W3C Recommendation: XHTML 1.0 - The Extensible HyperText Markup Language (Second Edition)
World Wide Web Consortium
World Wide Web Consortium
01 Aug 2002
http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/103
application/xhtml+xml
Extensible Hypertext Markup Language
1.1
XHTML (1.1)
644
htm
html
fmt/96
XHTML 1.1
With DOCTYPE declaration for 1.1
BOF
3C21444F43545950452068746D6C205055424C494320222D2F2F5733432F2F445444205848544D4C20312E31
(?s)\A.{0,1024}\x3c\!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1\.1
VAR
3C68746D6C20786D6C6E733D22687474703A2F2F7777772E77332E6F72672F313939392F7868746D6C22*3C7469746C653E*3C2F7469746C653E
(?s)\x3chtml xmlns="http://www\.w3\.org/1999/xhtml".*\x3ctitle\x3e.*\x3c/title\x3e
The Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) is a reformulation of the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) as an application of the Extensible Markup Language (XML). This allows for the automated processing of XHTML documents using a standard XML parser. XHTML 1.1 is now recommended by the W3C over HTML for the creation of web pages. The structure and grammar of an XHTML document is defined using a Document Type Definition (DTD). An XHTML document consists of nested elements, each of which may have attributes and content. It begins with an XHTML Document Type declaration, defining the XHTML version and Document Type Definition (DTD) to which it conforms. XHTML documents are typically encoded in UTF-8 or UTF-16.
31 May 2001
World Wide Web Consortium
World Wide Web Consortium
Text (Mark-up)
W3C Recommendation: XHTML 1.1 - Module-based XHTML
World Wide Web Consortium
World Wide Web Consortium
31 May 2001
http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/96
text/html
Hypertext Markup Language
HTML
645
htm
html
public.html
HTML pre-2.0 1
Signature for pre-2.0 HTML, or non-valid HTML (no DOCTYPE declaration). EOF character sequence: </(HTML|html|BODY|body)>{0-1024}
BOF
3C(48544D4C|68746D6C)
(?s)\A.{0,1024}\x3c(?:HTML|html)
EOF
3C2F(48544D4C|68746D6C|424F4459|626F6479)3E
(?s)\x3c/(?:HTML|html|BODY|body)\x3e.{0,1024}\Z
HTML pre 2.0 2
BOF (Max offset 2084: <.(H.T.M.L.|h.t.m.l.) EOF: {0-2048} <./.(H.T.M.L.|h.t.m.l|B.O.D.Y.|b.o.d.y.)>.
BOF
3C00(480054004D004C00|680074006D006C00)
(?s)\A.{0,2048}\x3c\x00(?:H\x00T\x00M\x00L\x00|h\x00t\x00m\x00l\x00)
EOF
3C002F00(480054004D004C00|680074006D006C00|42004F0044005900|62006F0064007900)3E00
(?s)\x3c\x00/\x00(?:H\x00T\x00M\x00L\x00|h\x00t\x00m\x00l\x00|B\x00O\x00D\x00Y\x00|b\x00o\x00d\x00y\x00)\x3e\x00.{0,2048}\Z
The HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is a markup language designed for the rendering of information via a web browser. It was originally defined as a highly simplified subset of SGML, but is now an international standard, and is maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). A HTML document consists of nested elements, each of which may have attributes and content. The notion of a generic HTML format is used here to define HTML documents which pre-date the first formal specification (HTML 2.0), or which otherwise to do not fully conform to any formal specifications.
Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/104
application/x-shockwave-flash
Macromedia Flash
1
SWF (1)
646
swf
SWF 1
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
46575301
(?s)\AFWS\x01
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00\Z
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Macromedia, Inc.
Macromedia, Inc.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
03 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/105
application/x-shockwave-flash
Macromedia Flash
2
SWF (2)
647
swf
SWF 2
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
46575302
(?s)\AFWS\x02
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00\Z
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Macromedia, Inc.
Macromedia, Inc.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
03 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/106
application/x-shockwave-flash
Macromedia Flash
3
SWF (3)
648
swf
SWF 3
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
46575303
(?s)\AFWS\x03
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00\Z
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Macromedia, Inc.
Macromedia, Inc.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
03 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/107
application/x-shockwave-flash
Macromedia Flash
4
SWF (4)
649
swf
SWF 4
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
46575304
(?s)\AFWS\x04
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00\Z
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Macromedia, Inc.
Macromedia, Inc.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
03 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/108
application/x-shockwave-flash
Macromedia Flash
5
SWF (5)
650
swf
SWF 5
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
46575305
(?s)\AFWS\x05
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00\Z
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Macromedia, Inc.
Macromedia, Inc.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
03 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/109
application/x-shockwave-flash
Macromedia Flash
6
SWF (6)
651
swf
SWF 6
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
46575306
(?s)\AFWS\x06
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00\Z
SWF 6 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
43575306
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x06
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Macromedia, Inc.
Macromedia, Inc.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
03 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/110
application/x-shockwave-flash
Macromedia Flash
7
SWF (7)
652
swf
SWF 7
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
46575307
(?s)\AFWS\x07
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00\Z
SWF 7 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
43575307
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x07
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression..
Macromedia, Inc.
Macromedia, Inc.
Macromedia Flash (SWF) File Format Specification, Version 7
Macromedia, Inc.
Macromedia, Inc.
01 Jan 2003
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
03 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
x-fmt/382
video/x-flv
Macromedia FLV
1
653
flv
FLV 1
Header only
BOF
464C5601
(?s)\AFLV\x01
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/6
audio/x-wav
Waveform Audio
WAVE
654
wav
com.microsoft.waveform-audio
WAVE
RIFF header, WAVE ID
BOF
52494646{4}57415645
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE
Waveform Audio (WAVE) is a chunk-based audio format developed by Microsoft, based on the generic Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) specification developed by Microsoft and IBM. Structurally, a WAVE file is composed of a number of chunks, each comprising a four character code chunk identifier, the chunk size, and the chunk data. It comprises a RIFF header with a WAVE data type identifier, followed by a series of chunks. Every file must include a Format chunk, which describes the format of the audio data, and a Data chunk, containing the audio data itself. Other optional chunks are also allowed. The format supports a wide variety of compressed and uncompressed audio encodings.
784
785
786
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/5
video/x-msvideo
Audio/Video Interleaved Format
AVI (Generic)
655
avi
public.avi
AVI
RIFF header, AVI ID, LIST hdrl chunk with avih sub-chunk + LIST movi chunk
BOF
52494646{4}41564920*4C495354{4}6864726C61766968*4C495354{4}6D6F7669
(?s)\ARIFF.{4}AVI .*LIST.{4}hdrlavih.*LIST.{4}movi
Audio/Video Interleaved Format (AVI) is a chunk-based video format developed by Microsoft, based on the generic Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) specification developed by Microsoft and IBM. Structurally, an AVI file is composed of a number of chunks, each comprising a four character code chunk identifier, the chunk size, and the chunk data. It comprises a RIFF header with an AVI data type identifier, followed by a series of chunks. Every file must include two List chunks. The first List chunk is the main AVI header chunk, which contain one or more Stream Header chunks, one for each data stream, describing the format of the data streams. The second LIST chunk is the ‘movi’ chunk, which contains the actual data for the audio and video data streams. Other optional chunks are also allowed. The format supports a wide variety of compressed and uncompressed video encodings, but all audio streams are stored in Microsoft’s Waveform Audio format.
Audio, Video
Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK Update: AVI File Format
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
01 Oct 2004
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/directshow/htm/avifileformat.asp
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/2
audio/x-wav
Broadcast WAVE
1 Generic
BWAVE (1), BWF (1)
656
wav
fmt/6
fmt/141
fmt/143
BWAVE Generic 1
RIFF header, WAVE ID, BEXT chunk (Version=1)
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*62657874{350}0100
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*bext.{350}\x01\x00
Broadcast WAVE is a chunk-based audio format developed by the European Broadcasting Union, and based on the Microsoft WAVE format, which is in turn based on the generic Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) specification developed by Microsoft and IBM. Structurally, a BWAVE file is composed of a number of chunks, each comprising a four character code chunk identifier, the chunk size, and the chunk data. It comprises a RIFF header with a WAVE data type identifier, followed by a series of chunks. Every file must include a Broadcast Audio Extension chunk, containing metadata required for exchange of information between broadcasters, a Format chunk, which describes the format of the audio data, and a Data chunk, containing the audio data itself. BWAVE files which contain MPEG-encoded audio data must also include a Fact chunk, containing file-dependent information about the audio data, and an MPEG Audio Extension chunk, containing extra information required to describe the MPEG encoding. A BWAVE identified as generic by DROID likely uses an encoding format unknown to PRONOM, or perhaps a structural difference, and users are encouraged to let the PRONOM team know should this occur.
01 Jul 2001
Audio
Technical Specification 3285: BWF - a format for audio data files in broadcasting, Version 1
European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
01 Jul 2001
http://www.ebu.ch/CMSimages/en/tec_doc_t3285_tcm6-10544.pdf
Authoritative
Public
Technical Specification 3285: Specification of the Broadcast Wave Format - a format for audio data files in broadcasting, Supplement 1 - MPEG audio
European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
01 Jul 1997
http://www.ebu.ch/CMSimages/en/tec_doc_t3285_s1_tcm6-10545.pdf
Authoritative
Public
Technical Specification 3285: BWF - a format for audio data files in broadcasting, Supplement 2 - capturing report
European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
01 Jul 2001
http://www.ebu.ch/CMSimages/en/tec_doc_t3285_s2_tcm6-10482.pdf
Authoritative
Public
Technical Specification 3285: BWF - a format for audio data files in broadcasting, Supplement 3 - Peak Envelope Chunk
European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
01 Jul 2001
http://www.ebu.ch/CMSimages/en/tec_doc_t3285_s3_tcm6-10483.pdf
Authoritative
Public
Technical Specification 3285: Specification of the Broadcast Wave Format - a format for audio data files in broadcasting, Supplement 4 - <link> Chunk
European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
01 Apr 2003
http://www.ebu.ch/CMSimages/en/tec_doc_t3285_s4_tcm6-10484.pdf
Authoritative
Public
Technical Specification 3285: Specification of the Broadcast Wave Format - a format for audio data files in broadcasting, Supplement 5 - <axml> Chunk
European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
01 Jul 2003
http://www.ebu.ch/CMSimages/en/tec_doc_t3285_s5_tcm6-10485.pdf
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
19 Jul 2013
x-fmt/383
application/fits
image/fits
Flexible Image Transport System
FITS
657
fits
FITS
Header (SIMPLE, BITPIX and NAXIS card images)
BOF
53494D504C4520203D202020202020202020202020202020202020202054{50}42495450495820203D{19}(2038|2B38|3038|3136|3332|3634){50}4E415849532020203D
(?s)\ASIMPLE = T.{50}BITPIX =.{19}(?: 8|\+8|08|16|32|64).{50}NAXIS =
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Image (Raster)
NOST Standard 100-2.0: Definition of the Flexible Image Transport System (FITS)
NASA/Science Office of Standards and Technology
NASA/Science Office of Standards and Technology
29 Mar 1999
http://fits.gsfc.nasa.gov/documents.html#Standard
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/384
video/quicktime
Quicktime
MOV, QT
658
mov
qtm
QuickTime variant1
Offset 4: moov{0-4096}(mvhd|cmov|rmra)
BOF
6D6F6F76{0-4096}(6D766864|636D6F76|726D7261)
(?s)\A.{4,4}moov.{0,4096}(?:mvhd|cmov|rmra)
QuickTime variant2
Offset 4: mdat*moov{0-4096}(mvhd|cmov|rmra)
Variants 2-8 cover the following pattern, which would be desirable to consolidate but is currently not possible due to limitations of the PRONOM signature engine:
(mdat|cmov|ftypqt |pnot|skip|free|wide)*moov{0-4096}(mvhd|cmov|rmra)
(6D646174|636D6F76|6674797071742020|706E6F74|736B6970|66726565|77696465)*6D6F6F76{0-4096}(6D766864|636D6F76|726D7261)
BOF
6D646174*6D6F6F76{0-4096}(6D766864|636D6F76|726D7261)
(?s)\A.{4,4}mdat.*moov.{0,4096}(?:mvhd|cmov|rmra)
QuickTime variant3
Offset 4: cmov*moov{0-4096}(mvhd|cmov|rmra)
BOF
636D6F76*6D6F6F76{0-4096}(6D766864|636D6F76|726D7261)
(?s)\A.{4,4}cmov.*moov.{0,4096}(?:mvhd|cmov|rmra)
QuickTime variant4
Offset 4: ftypqt *moov{0-4096}(mvhd|cmov|rmra)
BOF
6674797071742020*6D6F6F76{0-4096}(6D766864|636D6F76|726D7261)
(?s)\A.{4,4}ftypqt .*moov.{0,4096}(?:mvhd|cmov|rmra)
QuickTime variant5
Offset 4: pnot*moov{0-4096}(mvhd|cmov|rmra)
BOF
706E6F74*6D6F6F76{0-4096}(6D766864|636D6F76|726D7261)
(?s)\A.{4,4}pnot.*moov.{0,4096}(?:mvhd|cmov|rmra)
QuickTime variant6
Offset 4: skip*moov{0-4096}(mvhd|cmov|rmra)
BOF
736B6970*6D6F6F76{0-4096}(6D766864|636D6F76|726D7261)
(?s)\A.{4,4}skip.*moov.{0,4096}(?:mvhd|cmov|rmra)
QuickTime variant7
Offset 4: free*moov{0-4096}(mvhd|cmov|rmra)
BOF
66726565*6D6F6F76{0-4096}(6D766864|636D6F76|726D7261)
(?s)\A.{4,4}free.*moov.{0,4096}(?:mvhd|cmov|rmra)
QuickTime variant8
Offset 4: wide*moov{0-4096}(mvhd|cmov|rmra)
BOF
77696465*6D6F6F76{0-4096}(6D766864|636D6F76|726D7261)
(?s)\A.{4,4}wide.*moov.{0,4096}(?:mvhd|cmov|rmra)
The QuickTime file format is a format for storing multimedia content, principally video, developed by Apple. The basic data unit in a QuickTime file is the atom. Each atom contains size and type information along with its data. The size field indicates the number of bytes in the atom, including the size and type fields. The type field specifies the type of data stored in the atom and, by implication, the format of that data. Atoms are hierarchical in nature. That is, one atom can contain one or more other atoms of varying types. For example, a movie atom contains one track atom for each track in the movie. The track atoms, in turn, contain one or more media atoms each, along with other atoms that define other track and movie characteristics. This hierarchical structure of atoms is referred to as a containment hierarchy. A QuickTime file is simply a collection of atoms. QuickTime does not impose any rules about the order of these atoms.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Video
Inside QuickTime: QuickTime File Format
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
01 Jan 2000
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
26 Feb 2013
x-fmt/385
video/mpeg
MPEG-1 Program Stream
659
mpeg
mpg
public.mpeg
MPEG-1 Program Stream
Pack Header Start Code + System Header Start Code
BOF
000001BA{8-12}000001BB
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x00\x01\xba.{8,12}\x00\x00\x01\xbb
MPEG-1 is a lossy compression standard for video and audio, intended for use in Digital Storage Media (DSM) such as VideoCD and DVD (at the same encoding standard as VCD). It is designed to handle video frame-sizes of 352 x 288px, at a frame-rate of 25 frames per second (PAL) and a data rate of around 1.2Mbits/s; audio: up to 320 kbits/s (MPEG-1 Audio Layer III, *.mp3). MPEG-1 supports random access to stream content on playback. MPEG-1 Video supports only 'progressive' frame video. MPEG-1 compression can be relatively inefficient by modern standards. An MPG-1 ‘Program’ stream (PS) file (*.mpg, *.mpeg) generally contain both video and audio streams, generally for synchronised playback, and may carry a variety of other data (e.g. video captions).
Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
07 Jul 2014
x-fmt/386
video/mpeg
MPEG-2 Program Stream
660
mpeg
mpg
public.mpeg
x-fmt/385
MPEG-2 Program Stream
Pack Header Start Code + System Header Start Code
BOF
000001BA{8-12}000001BB{8-65536}000001B3{8-136}000001B5
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x00\x01\xba.{8,12}\x00\x00\x01\xbb.{8,65536}\x00\x00\x01\xb3.{8,136}\x00\x00\x01\xb5
MPEG-2 is a lossy compression standard (an improvement and expansion of the MPEG-1 standard) designed for the generic coding of video and audio and intended to cover a wide scope of application, including: video production, broadcast and editing. Streams are at potentially higher bitrates than MPEG-1 but more efficient compression making it suited to High Definition video. MPEG-2 Video supports both 'progressive' and 'interlaced' frame video. An MPG-2 ‘Program’ stream (PS) file (*.mpg, *.mpeg) generally contain both video and audio streams, generally for synchronised playback, and may carry a variety of other data (e.g. video captions).
1207
Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
07 Jul 2014
fmt/93
model/vrml
Virtual Reality Modeling Language
1.0
VRML (1.0)
661
wrl
VRML 1.0
Header
BOF
2356524D4C2056312E30206173636969
(?s)\A#VRML V1\.0 ascii
The Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) is a language for describing multi-participant interactive simulations - virtual worlds networked via the global Internet and hyper-linked with the World Wide Web. All aspects of virtual world display, interaction and internetworking can be specified using VRML. It was created with the goal of becoming the standard language for interactive simulation within the World Wide Web. The first version of VRML allows for the creation of virtual worlds with limited interactive behaviour. These worlds can contain objects which have hyper-links to other worlds, HTML documents or other valid MIME types. Nodes are arranged in hierarchical structures called scene graphs, which also define an ordering of the nodes.
Model
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
11 Mar 2005
11 Jun 2012
Specifications link: http://www.web3d.org/x3d/specifications/vrml/VRML1.0/index.html
fmt/94
model/vrml
Virtual Reality Modeling Language
2.0
VRML (97), Virtual Reality Modeling Language (2.0), VRML (2.0)
662
wrl
VRML 97
Header
BOF
2356524D4C2056322E302075746638
(?s)\A#VRML V2\.0 utf8
The Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) is a file format for describing 3D interactive worlds and objects. It may be used in conjunction with the World Wide Web. It may be used to create three-dimensional representations of complex scenes such as illustrations, product definition and virtual reality presentations. VRML is capable of representing static and animated objects and it can have hyperlinks to other media such as sound, movies, and image. Interpreters (browsers) for VRML are widely available for many different platforms as well as authoring tools for the creation VRML files. VRML supports an extensibility model that allows new objects to be defined and a registration process to allow application communities to develop interoperable extensions to the base standard. There is a mapping between VRML elements and commonly used 3D application programmer interface (API) features.
Model
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
11 Mar 2005
11 Jun 2012
Specifications link: http://graphcomp.com/info/specs/sgi/vrml/spec/
Version 2.0 is the same file format as version 97
fmt/11
image/png
Portable Network Graphics
1.0
PNG (1.0)
664
png
public.png
PNG 1.0
Signature + IHDR chunk at BOF, IEND chunk at EOF
BOF
89504E470D0A1A0A0000000D49484452
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n\x00\x00\x00\rIHDR
EOF
0000000049454E44AE426082
(?s)\x00\x00\x00\x00IEND\xaeB\x60\x82.{0,4}\Z
Portable Network Graphics (PNG) was designed for the lossless, portable, compressed storage of raster images. PNG provides a patent-free replacement for GIF and can also replace many common uses of TIFF. Indexed-color, grayscale, and truecolor images are supported, plus an optional alpha channel. Sample depths range from 1 to 16 bits. PNG is designed to work in online viewing applications, so it is fully streamable. It can store gamma and chromaticity. PNG also detects file corruption.
Image (Raster)
nurbcup2si.png
W3C PNG 1.0 reference file: Indexed color (palette) image. It is interlaced, so suitable software can give a progressive display.
de63d66c9f2d8cdcee1f46a07c1aae14
666.png
W3C PNG 1.0 reference file: Large truecolor image generated by a raytracer - a visualisation of a 6 by 6 by 6 color cube in CIE LUV color space.
40e7e3a69be4582b6241f8542e3453c8
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
11 Mar 2005
11 Jun 2012
Specifications link: http://tools.ietf.org/pdf/rfc2083.pdf
fmt/12
image/png
Portable Network Graphics
1.1
PNG (1.1)
665
png
public.png
fmt/11
PNG 1.1iCCP
Signature + IHDR and iCCP chunks at BOF, IEND chunk at EOF
BOF
89504E470D0A1A0A0000000D49484452*69434350
(?s)\A\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n\x00\x00\x00\rIHDR.*iCCP
EOF
0000000049454E44AE426082
(?s)\x00\x00\x00\x00IEND\xaeB\x60\x82\Z
PNG 1.1sPLT
Signature + IHDR and sPLT chunks at BOF, IEND chunk at EOF
BOF
89504E470D0A1A0A0000000D49484452*73504C54
(?s)\A\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n\x00\x00\x00\rIHDR.*sPLT
EOF
0000000049454E44AE426082
(?s)\x00\x00\x00\x00IEND\xaeB\x60\x82\Z
PNG 1.1sRGB
Signature + IHDR and sRGB chunks at BOF, IEND chunk at EOF
BOF
89504E470D0A1A0A0000000D49484452*73524742
(?s)\A\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n\x00\x00\x00\rIHDR.*sRGB
EOF
0000000049454E44AE426082
(?s)\x00\x00\x00\x00IEND\xaeB\x60\x82\Z
Portable Network Graphics (PNG) was designed for the lossless, portable, compressed storage of raster images. PNG provides a patent-free replacement for GIF and can also replace many common uses of TIFF. Indexed-color, grayscale, and truecolor images are supported, plus an optional alpha channel. Sample depths range from 1 to 16 bits. PNG is designed to work in online viewing applications, so it is fully streamable. It can store gamma and chromaticity. PNG also detects file corruption.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/13
image/png
Portable Network Graphics
1.2
PNG (1.2)
666
png
public.png
fmt/11
fmt/12
PNG 1.2
Signature + IHDR and iTXt chunks at BOF, IEND chunk at EOF
BOF
89504E470D0A1A0A0000000D49484452*69545874
(?s)\A\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n\x00\x00\x00\rIHDR.*iTXt
EOF
0000000049454E44AE426082
(?s)\x00\x00\x00\x00IEND\xaeB\x60\x82\Z
Portable Network Graphics (PNG) was designed for the lossless, portable, compressed storage of raster images. PNG provides a patent-free replacement for GIF and can also replace many common uses of TIFF. Indexed-color, grayscale, and truecolor images are supported, plus an optional alpha channel. Sample depths range from 1 to 16 bits. PNG is designed to work in online viewing applications, so it is fully streamable. It can store gamma and chromaticity. PNG also detects file corruption.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/42
image/jpeg
JPEG File Interchange Format
1.00
JFIF (1.00)
667
jpeg
jpe
jpg
public.jpeg
fmt/41
JFIF 1.00
SOI and APP0 markers at BOF, EOI marker at EOF
BOF
FFD8FFE0{2}4A464946000100(00|01|02)
(?s)\A\xff\xd8\xff\xe0.{2}JFIF\x00\x01\x00(?:\x00|\x01|\x02)
EOF
FFD9
(?s)\xff\xd9.{0,65535}.{0,1}\Z
The JPEG File Interchange Format (JFIF) is a file format for storing JPEG-compressed raster images. It was developed by the Independent JPEG Group and C-Cube Microsystems, in the absence of any such format being defined in the JPEG standard, and rapidly became a de facto standard; this is what is commonly referred to as the JPEG file format. A JFIF file comprises a JPEG data stream together with a JFIF marker. It begins with a Start of Image (SOI) marker, immediately followed by a JFIF Application (APP0). This is followed by the JPEG image data, which is terminated by an End of Image (EOI) marker. JFIF supports up to 24-bit colour and uses lossy compression (based on the Discrete Cosine Transform algorithm). Other types of compression are available through JPEG extensions, including progressive image buildup, arithmetic encoding, variable quantization, selective refinement, image tiling, and lossless compression, but these may not be supported by all JFIF readers and writers.
C-Cube Microsystems
C-Cube Microsystems
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/43
image/jpeg
JPEG File Interchange Format
1.01
JFIF (1.01)
668
jpg
jpe
jpeg
public.jpeg
fmt/41
JFIF 1.01
SOI and APP0 markers at BOF, EOI marker at EOF
BOF
FFD8FFE0{2}4A464946000101(00|01|02)
(?s)\A\xff\xd8\xff\xe0.{2}JFIF\x00\x01\x01(?:\x00|\x01|\x02)
EOF
FFD9
(?s)\xff\xd9.{0,65535}.{0,1}\Z
The JPEG File Interchange Format (JFIF) is a file format for storing JPEG-compressed raster images. It was developed by the Independent JPEG Group and C-Cube Microsystems, in the absence of any such format being defined in the JPEG standard, and rapidly became a de facto standard; this is what is commonly referred to as the JPEG file format. A JFIF file comprises a JPEG data stream together with a JFIF marker. It begins with a Start of Image (SOI) marker, immediately followed by a JFIF Application (APP0). This is followed by the JPEG image data, which is terminated by an End of Image (EOI) marker. JFIF supports up to 24-bit colour and uses lossy compression (based on the Discrete Cosine Transform algorithm). Other types of compression are available through JPEG extensions, including progressive image buildup, arithmetic encoding, variable quantization, selective refinement, image tiling, and lossless compression, but these may not be supported by all JFIF readers and writers.
C-Cube Microsystems
C-Cube Microsystems
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/44
image/jpeg
JPEG File Interchange Format
1.02
JFIF (1.02)
669
jpg
jpe
jpeg
public.jpeg
fmt/41
JFIF 1.02
SOI and APP0 markers at BOF, EOI marker at EOF
BOF
FFD8FFE0{2}4A464946000102(00|01|02)
(?s)\A\xff\xd8\xff\xe0.{2}JFIF\x00\x01\x02(?:\x00|\x01|\x02)
EOF
FFD9
(?s)\xff\xd9.{0,65535}.{0,1}\Z
The JPEG File Interchange Format (JFIF) is a file format for storing JPEG-compressed raster images. It was developed by the Independent JPEG Group and C-Cube Microsystems, in the absence of any such format being defined in the JPEG standard, and rapidly became a de facto standard. A JFIF file comprises a JPEG data stream together with a JFIF marker. It begins with a Start of Image (SOI) marker, immediately followed by a JFIF Application (APP0) marker and one or more optional application extension markers. This is followed by the JPEG image data, which is terminated by an End of Image (EOI) marker. JFIF supports up to 24-bit colour and uses lossy compression (based on the Discrete Cosine Transform algorithm). Other types of compression are available through JPEG extensions, including progressive image buildup, arithmetic encoding, variable quantization, selective refinement, image tiling, and lossless compression, but these may not be supported by all JFIF readers and writers.
01 Sep 1992
C-Cube Microsystems
C-Cube Microsystems
Image (Raster)
JPEG File Interchange Format, Version 1.02, C-Cube Microsystems
Eric Hamilton / C-Cube Microsystems
C-Cube Microsystems
01 Sep 1992
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/41
image/jpeg
Raw JPEG Stream
JPEG
670
jpe
jpg
jpeg
Raw JPEG
SOI marker at BOF, EOI marker at EOF
BOF
FFD8FF
(?s)\A\xff\xd8\xff
EOF
FFD9
(?s)\xff\xd9.{0,65535}.{0,1}\Z
Photoshop JPEG
BOF: SOI marker (FF|D8), APP14 - Photoshop Segment Marker (FF|ED), segment size {2}, Photoshop identification string, in ASCII: Photoshop 3.0.
EOF: EOI marker (FF|D9) with a large offset due to the amount of photoshop metadata seen after the end of image marker in sample files.
BOF
FFD8FFED{2}50686F746F73686F7020332E30003842494D
(?s)\A\xff\xd8\xff\xed.{2}Photoshop 3\.0\x008BIM
EOF
FFD9
(?s)\xff\xd9.{0,16000}\Z
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/112
image/jpeg
Still Picture Interchange File Format
1.0
SPIFF (1.0)
671
spf
jpg
fmt/41
SPIFF 1.0
SOI and APP8 markers
BOF
FFD8FFE800205350494646000100(00|01|02|03|04){11}(00|01|02|03|04|05){9}FFE8
(?s)\A\xff\xd8\xff\xe8\x00 SPIFF\x00\x01\x00(?:\x00|\x01|\x02|\x03|\x04).{11}(?:\x00|\x01|\x02|\x03|\x04|\x05).{9}\xff\xe8
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/387
image/tiff
Exchangeable Image File Format (Uncompressed)
2.2
Exif Uncompressed Image (2.2)
672
tif
tiff
fmt/7
fmt/8
fmt/9
fmt/10
fmt/353
EXIF Uncompressed Image 2.2 (big-endian, EXIF near EOF)
TIFF header, EXIF IFD near EOF (EXIF ver=2.2)
BOF
4D4D002A
(?s)\AMM\x00\*
EOF
900000070000000430323230
(?s)\x90\x00\x00\x07\x00\x00\x00\x040220.{0,65535}.{0,65535}.{0,2}\Z
EXIF Uncompressed Image 2.2 (little-endian, EXIF near EOF)
TIFF header, EXIF IFD near EOF (EXIF ver=2.2)
BOF
49492A00
(?s)\AII\*\x00
EOF
009007000400000030323230
(?s)\x00\x90\x07\x00\x04\x00\x00\x000220.{0,65535}.{0,65535}.{0,2}\Z
EXIF Uncompressed Image 2.2 (big-endian, EXIF near BOF)
TIFF header, EXIF IFD near BOF (EXIF ver=2.2). [NB: When the DROID bug associated with longest fragment not nearest anchor is fixed, the 2 BOF sequences can be merged.]
BOF
4D4D002A
(?s)\AMM\x00\*
BOF
900000070000000430323230
(?s)\A.{10,65535}.{0,65535}.{0,2}\x90\x00\x00\x07\x00\x00\x00\x040220
EXIF Uncompressed Image 2.2 (little-endian, EXIF near BOF)
TIFF header, EXIF IFD near BOF (EXIF ver=2.2). [NB: When the DROID bug associated with longest fragment not nearest anchor is fixed, the 2 BOF sequences can be merged.]
BOF
49492A00
(?s)\AII\*\x00
BOF
009007000400000030323230
(?s)\A.{10,65535}.{0,65535}.{0,2}\x00\x90\x07\x00\x04\x00\x00\x000220
Exchangeable image file format (Exif) is a standard that specifies the formats for images, sound, and ancillary tags used by digital cameras (including smartphones), scanners and other systems handling image and sound files recorded by digital cameras.
Image (Raster)
JEITA CP-3451 - Exchangeable image file format for digital still cameras: Exif Version 2.2
Japan Electronic Industry Development Association
Japan Electronic Industry Development Association
01 Apr 2002
http://www.exif.org/Exif2-2.PDF
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/388
image/tiff
Exchangeable Image File Format (Uncompressed)
2.1
Exif Uncompressed Image (2.1)
673
tif
tiff
fmt/7
fmt/8
fmt/9
fmt/10
fmt/353
EXIF Uncompressed Image 2.1 (big-endian, EXIF near EOF)
TIFF header, EXIF IFD near EOF (EXIF ver=2.1)
BOF
4D4D002A
(?s)\AMM\x00\*
EOF
900000070000000430323130
(?s)\x90\x00\x00\x07\x00\x00\x00\x040210.{0,65535}\Z
EXIF Uncompressed Image 2.1 (little-endian, EXIF near EOF)
TIFF header, EXIF IFD near EOF (EXIF ver=2.1)
BOF
49492A00
(?s)\AII\*\x00
EOF
009007000400000030323130
(?s)\x00\x90\x07\x00\x04\x00\x00\x000210.{0,65535}\Z
EXIF Uncompressed Image 2.1 (big-endian, EXIF near BOF)
TIFF header, EXIF IFD near BOF (EXIF ver=2.1). [NB: When the DROID bug associated with longest fragment not nearest anchor is fixed, the 2 BOF sequences can be merged.]
BOF
4D4D002A
(?s)\AMM\x00\*
BOF
{10-65535}900000070000000430323130
(?s)\A.{10,65535}\x90\x00\x00\x07\x00\x00\x00\x040210
EXIF Uncompressed Image 2.1 (little-endian, EXIF near BOF)
TIFF header, EXIF IFD near BOF (EXIF ver=2.1). [NB: When the DROID bug associated with longest fragment not nearest anchor is fixed, the 2 BOF sequences can be merged.]
BOF
49492A00
(?s)\AII\*\x00
BOF
009007000400000030323130
(?s)\A.{10,65535}\x00\x90\x07\x00\x04\x00\x00\x000210
Exchangeable image file format (Exif) is a standard that specifies the formats for images, sound, and ancillary tags used by digital cameras (including smartphones), scanners and other systems handling image and sound files recorded by digital cameras.
Image (Raster)
JEIDA-49-1998 - Digital Still Camera Image File Format Standard (Exchangeable image file format for Digital Still Cameras: Exif), Version 2.1
Japan Electronic Industry Development Association
Japan Electronic Industry Development Association
01 Dec 1998
http://www.exif.org/dcf-exif.PDF
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/389
audio/x-wav
Exchangeable Image File Format (Audio)
2.1
Exif Audio (2.1)
674
wav
fmt/6
EXIF Audio 2.1
RIFF header, WAVE ID, Format chunk, LIST exif chunk (ever=2.1) and Data chunk
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*666D7420{4}(01|07|11)00*4C495354{4}6578696665766572{4}30323130*64617461
(?s)\ARIFF.{4}WAVE.*fmt .{4}(?:\x01|\x07|\x11)\x00.*LIST.{4}exifever.{4}0210.*data
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Audio
JEIDA-49-1998 - Digital Still Camera Image File Format Standard (Exchangeable image file format for Digital Still Cameras: Exif), Version 2.1
Japan Electronic Industry Development Association
Japan Electronic Industry Development Association
01 Dec 1998
http://www.exif.org/dcf-exif.PDF
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/390
image/jpeg
Exchangeable Image File Format (Compressed)
2.1
Exif Compressed Image (2.1)
675
jpg
fmt/41
EXIF Compressed Image 2.1 (big-endian)
SOI and APP1, EXIF IFD (EXIF ver=2.1), EOI marker
BOF
FFD8FFE1{2}4578696600004D4D002A*900000070000000430323130
(?s)\A\xff\xd8\xff\xe1.{2}Exif\x00\x00MM\x00\*.*\x90\x00\x00\x07\x00\x00\x00\x040210
EOF
FFD9
(?s)\xff\xd9.{0,16000}\Z
EXIF Compressed Image 2.1 (little-endian)
SOI and APP1, EXIF IFD (EXIF ver=2.1), EOI marker
BOF
FFD8FFE1{2}45786966000049492A00*009007000400000030323130
(?s)\A\xff\xd8\xff\xe1.{2}Exif\x00\x00II\*\x00.*\x00\x90\x07\x00\x04\x00\x00\x000210
EOF
FFD9
(?s)\xff\xd9.{0,16000}\Z
Exchangeable image file format (Exif) is a standard that specifies the formats for images, sound, and ancillary tags used by digital cameras (including smartphones), scanners and other systems handling image and sound files recorded by digital cameras.
Image (Raster)
JEIDA-49-1998 - Digital Still Camera Image File Format Standard (Exchangeable image file format for Digital Still Cameras: Exif), Version 2.1
Japan Electronic Industry Development Association
Japan Electronic Industry Development Association
01 Dec 1998
http://www.exif.org/dcf-exif.PDF
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/391
image/jpeg
Exchangeable Image File Format (Compressed)
2.2
Exif Compressed Image (2.2)
676
jpg
fmt/41
EXIF Compressed Image 2.2 (big-endian)
SOI and APP1, EXIF IFD (EXIF ver=2.2), EOI marker
BOF
FFD8FFE1{2}4578696600004D4D002A*900000070000000430323230
(?s)\A\xff\xd8\xff\xe1.{2}Exif\x00\x00MM\x00\*.*\x90\x00\x00\x07\x00\x00\x00\x040220
EOF
FFD9
(?s)\xff\xd9.{0,65535}.{0,65535}.{0,2}\Z
EXIF Compressed Image 2.2 (little-endian)
SOI and APP1, EXIF IFD (EXIF ver=2.2), EOI marker
BOF
FFD8FFE1{2}45786966000049492A00*009007000400000030323230
(?s)\A\xff\xd8\xff\xe1.{2}Exif\x00\x00II\*\x00.*\x00\x90\x07\x00\x04\x00\x00\x000220
EOF
FFD9
(?s)\xff\xd9.{0,65535}.{0,65535}.{0,2}\Z
Exchangeable image file format (Exif) is a standard that specifies the formats for images, sound, and ancillary tags used by digital cameras (including smartphones), scanners and other systems handling image and sound files recorded by digital cameras.
Image (Raster)
JEITA CP-3451 - Exchangeable image file format for digital still cameras: Exif Version 2.2
Japan Electronic Industry Development Association
Japan Electronic Industry Development Association
01 Apr 2002
http://www.exif.org/Exif2-2.PDF
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/113
image/jpeg
Still Picture Interchange File Format
2.0
SPIFF (2.0)
677
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/55
application/vnd.ms-excel
Microsoft Excel 2.x Worksheet (xls)
2
Microsoft Excel Worksheet (2.1)
678
xls
com.microsoft.excel.xls
BIFF 2 Worksheet
BIFF2: BOF hex 0900. record length hex 0400, BIFF version (not used), filetype=worksheet=1000
BOF
09000400{2}1000
(?s)\A\x09\x00\x04\x00.{2}\x10\x00
The Binary Interchange File Format (BIFF) is a spreadsheet file format developed by Microsoft. BIFF 2 is the native file format of Microsoft Excel 2.1 for Windows. The format is proprietary and Microsoft does not make details of its structure public. The information contained here is derived primarily from OpenOffice.org's reverse-engineered documentation of the format, and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. BIFF is a stream based format, and a BIFF 2 file comprises a single worksheet stream, containing a Beginning of File (BOF) record, followed by a series of Worksheet records, and terminated by an End of File (EOF) record.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
1341
1343
Spreadsheet
OpenOffice.org's documentation of the Microsoft Excel file format: Excel versions 2, 3, 4, 5, 95, 97, 2000, XP, 2003
OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org
25 Nov 2004
http://sc.openoffice.org/excelfileformat.pdf
Speculative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
19 Jul 2013
fmt/56
application/vnd.ms-excel
Microsoft Excel 3.0 Worksheet (xls)
3
Microsoft Excel Worksheet (3.0)
679
xls
com.microsoft.excel.xls
BIFF 3 Worksheet
BIFF3: BOF hex 0902. record length hex 0600, BIFF version=(not used), filetype=worksheet=1000
BOF
09020600{2}1000
(?s)\A\x09\x02\x06\x00.{2}\x10\x00
The Binary Interchange File Format (BIFF) is a spreadsheet file format developed by Microsoft. BIFF 3 is the native file format of Microsoft Excel 3.0 for Windows. The format is proprietary and Microsoft does not make details of its structure public. The information contained here is derived primarily from OpenOffice.org's reverse-engineered documentation of the format, and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. BIFF is a stream based format, and a BIFF 3 file comprises a single worksheet stream, containing a Beginning of File (BOF) record, followed by a series of Worksheet records, and terminated by an End of File (EOF) record.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
1342
1344
Spreadsheet
OpenOffice.org's documentation of the Microsoft Excel file format: Excel versions 2, 3, 4, 5, 95, 97, 2000, XP, 2003
OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org
25 Nov 2004
http://sc.openoffice.org/excelfileformat.pdf
Speculative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
19 Jul 2013
fmt/57
application/vnd.ms-excel
Microsoft Excel 4.0 Worksheet (xls)
4S
Microsoft Excel Worksheet (4.0)
680
xls
com.microsoft.excel.xls
BIFF 4 Worksheet
BIFF4: BOF hex 0904. record length hex 0600, BIFF version=(not used), filetype=worksheet=1000
BOF
09040600{2}1000
(?s)\A\x09\x04\x06\x00.{2}\x10\x00
The Binary Interchange File Format (BIFF) is a spreadsheet file format developed by Microsoft. BIFF 4S is a native file format of Microsoft Excel 4.0 for Windows. Excel 4.0 allowed either a single worksheet to be stored as a worksheet file (BIFF 4S), or for multiple worksheets to be combined in a single workbook file (BIFF 4W). The format is proprietary and Microsoft does not make details of its structure public. The information contained here is derived primarily from OpenOffice.org's reverse-engineered documentation of the format, and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. BIFF is a stream based format, and a BIFF 4S file comprises a single Worksheet stream, containing a Beginning of File (BOF) record, followed by a series of Worksheet records, and terminated by an End of File (EOF) record.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
181
Spreadsheet
OpenOffice.org's documentation of the Microsoft Excel file format: Excel versions 2, 3, 4, 5, 95, 97, 2000, XP, 2003
OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org
25 Nov 2004
http://sc.openoffice.org/excelfileformat.pdf
Speculative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
19 Jul 2013
fmt/58
application/vnd.ms-excel
Microsoft Excel 4.0 Workbook (xls)
4W
Microsoft Excel Workbook (4.0)
681
xlw
com.microsoft.excel.xls
BIFF 4 Workbook/Workspace
BIFF4: BOF hex 0904. record length hex 0600, BIFF version=(0000|0004), filetype=workbook=0001
BOF
09040600(0000|0004)0001
(?s)\A\x09\x04\x06\x00(?:\x00\x00|\x00\x04)\x00\x01
The Binary Interchange File Format (BIFF) is a spreadsheet file format developed by Microsoft. BIFF 4W is a native file format of Microsoft Excel 4.0 for Windows. Excel 4.0 allowed either a single worksheet to be stored as a worksheet file (BIFF 4S), or for multiple worksheets to be combined in a single workbook file (BIFF 4W). The format is proprietary and Microsoft does not make details of its structure public. The information contained here is derived primarily from OpenOffice.org's reverse-engineered documentation of the format, and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. BIFF is a stream based format, and a BIFF 4W file comprises a Workbook Globals Substream, containing a Beginning of File (BOF) record, one or more embedded Worksheet streams (in BIFF 4S format), and terminated by an End of File (EOF) record.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Spreadsheet
OpenOffice.org's documentation of the Microsoft Excel file format: Excel versions 2, 3, 4, 5, 95, 97, 2000, XP, 2003
OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org
25 Nov 2004
http://sc.openoffice.org/excelfileformat.pdf
Speculative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
19 Jul 2013
fmt/59
application/vnd.ms-excel
Microsoft Excel 5.0/95 Workbook (xls)
5/95
Microsoft Excel Workbook (5.0)
682
xlw
xls
com.microsoft.excel.xls
fmt/111
The Binary Interchange File Format (BIFF) is a spreadsheet file format developed by Microsoft. BIFF 5 is a native file format of Microsoft Excel 5.0 for Windows. The format is proprietary and Microsoft does not make details of its structure public. The information here is derived primarily from OpenOffice.org's reverse-engineered documentation of the format and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. From Excel 5.0 onwards, BIFF is based on Microsoft’s generic OLE2 Compound Document Format. An Excel workbook is stored as a ‘Book’ stream within a Compound Document Format file. The Book stream comprises a Workbook Globals Substream, containing a Beginning of File (BOF) record, the Workbook global records, and terminated by an End of File (EOF) record. This is followed by one or more Worksheet substreams, containing a Beginning of File (BOF) record, the worksheet records, and terminated by an End of File (EOF) record.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
767
Spreadsheet
OpenOffice.org's documentation of the Microsoft Excel file format: Excel versions 2, 3, 4, 5, 95, 97, 2000, XP, 2003
OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org
25 Nov 2004
http://sc.openoffice.org/excelfileformat.pdf
Speculative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
18 Dec 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/60
Excel 95 Workbook (xls)
7
683
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/60: Microsoft Excel 5.0/95 Workbook (xls).
767
OpenOffice.org's documentation of the Microsoft Excel file format: Excel versions 2, 3, 4, 5, 95, 97, 2000, XP, 2003
OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org
25 Nov 2004
http://sc.openoffice.org/excelfileformat.pdf
Speculative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
19 Apr 2012
fmt/61
application/vnd.ms-excel
Microsoft Excel 97 Workbook (xls)
8
Microsoft Excel Workbook (97-2000)
684
xls
xlw
com.microsoft.excel.xls
fmt/59
fmt/111
BIFF 8 & 8X Workbook (generic)
09 - BOF / 08 - Version indicator / {2} - unspecified / 0006 - version / 0500 - substream
BOF
0908{2}00060500
(?s)\A.{512}\x09\x08.{2}\x00\x06\x05\x00
The Binary Interchange File Format (BIFF) is a spreadsheet file format developed by Microsoft. BIFF 8 is a native file format of Microsoft Excel 97. The format is proprietary and Microsoft does not make details of its structure public. The information here is derived primarily from OpenOffice.org's reverse-engineered documentation of the format and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. BIFF 8 is based on Microsoft’s generic OLE2 Compound Document Format. An Excel workbook is stored as a ‘Book’ stream within a Compound Document Format file. The Book stream comprises a Workbook Globals Substream, containing a Beginning of File (BOF) record, the Workbook global records, and terminated by an End of File (EOF) record. This is followed by one or more Worksheet substreams, containing a Beginning of File (BOF) record, the worksheet records, and terminated by an End of File (EOF) record. The format remained unchanged with the release of Excel 2000.
767
Spreadsheet
OpenOffice.org's documentation of the Microsoft Excel file format: Excel versions 2, 3, 4, 5, 95, 97, 2000, XP, 2003
OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org
25 Nov 2004
http://sc.openoffice.org/excelfileformat.pdf
Speculative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
18 Dec 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/62
application/vnd.ms-excel
Microsoft Excel 2000-2003 Workbook (xls)
8X
Microsoft Excel Workbook (XP-2003), Microsoft Excel Workbook (2002-2003)
685
xlw
xls
com.microsoft.excel.xls
fmt/111
BIFF 8 & 8X Workbook (generic)
09 - BOF / 08 - Version indicator / {2} - unspecified / 0006 - version / 0500 - substream
BOF
0908{2}00060500
(?s)\A.{512}\x09\x08.{2}\x00\x06\x05\x00
The Binary Interchange File Format (BIFF) is a spreadsheet file format developed by Microsoft. BIFF 8X is a native file format of Microsoft Excel XP. The format is proprietary and Microsoft does not make details of its structure public. The information here is derived primarily from OpenOffice.org's reverse-engineered documentation of the format and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. BIFF 8X is based on Microsoft’s generic OLE2 Compound Document Format. An Excel workbook is stored as a ‘Book’ stream within a Compound Document Format file. The Book stream comprises a Workbook Globals Substream, containing a Beginning of File (BOF) record, the Workbook global records, and terminated by an End of File (EOF) record. This is followed by one or more Worksheet substreams, containing a Beginning of File (BOF) record, the worksheet records, and terminated by an End of File (EOF) record. The format remained unchanged with the release of Excel 2003.
767
Spreadsheet
OpenOffice.org's documentation of the Microsoft Excel file format: Excel versions 2, 3, 4, 5, 95, 97, 2000, XP, 2003
OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org
25 Nov 2004
http://sc.openoffice.org/excelfileformat.pdf
Speculative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/392
image/jp2
JP2 (JPEG 2000 part 1)
686
jp2
public.jpeg-2000
JPEG2000
From the ISO JPEG2000 specification
BOF
0000000C6A5020200D0A870A{4}667479706A7032
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x00\x0cjP \r\n\x87\n.{4}ftypjp2
The JPEG 2000 file format (JP2 file format) provides a foundation for storing application specific data (metadata) in association with a JPEG 2000 codestream, such as information which is required to display the image. The JP2 file format encapsulates the JPEG 2000 codestream along with other core pieces of information about that codestream. The building-block of the JP2 file format is called a box; all information contained within the format is contained in boxes. There are several different box types; some boxes contain other boxes. The binary structure of a file is a contiguous sequence of boxes. The start of the first box is the first byte of the file, and the last byte of the last box is the last byte of the file.
15 Sep 2004
Image (Raster)
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
11 Mar 2005
28 Aug 2012
fmt/134
audio/mpeg
MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3
MP3
687
mp3
public.mp3
MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 with ID3v2 Tag
Regularly-spaced frame headers should always be discoverable near EOF. An ID3v1 tag of up to 355 bytes may be present at EOF. NB. The signature byte sequence is currently massaged to steer around the known PRONOM bug in the area of right fragment matching when the longest fragment is not nearest EOF. A fragment of three null bytes has been appended to the signature to ensure it's the longest. These null bytes appear to be always present so will hopefully not cause any valid MP3 file to fail identification. When the PRONOM bug has been fixed, the "FFFB{10-50}000000{37-1782}" at the end of the byte sequence should be replaced by "FFFB(47-1795)" and this note curtailed. The BOF byte sequence represents the MP3 ID3 tag.
EOF
FFFB[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFB[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFB[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFB[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFB[10:EB]{7-500}000000{36-1426}
(?s)\xff\xfb[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfb[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfb[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfb[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfb[\x10-\xeb].{7,500}\x00\x00\x00.{36,1426}\Z
BOF
494433
(?s)\AID3
MPEG-2 Audio Layer 3 with ID3v2 Tag
Regularly-spaced frame headers should always be discoverable near EOF. An ID3v1 tag of up to 355 bytes may be present at EOF. NB. The signature byte sequence is currently massaged to steer around the known PRONOM bug in the area of right fragment matching when the longest fragment is not nearest EOF. A fragment of three null bytes has been appended to the signature to ensure it's the longest. These null bytes appear to be always present so will hopefully not cause any valid MP3 file to fail identification. When the PRONOM bug has been fixed, the "FFF3{10-50}000000{37-1782}" at the end of the byte sequence should be replaced by "FFF3(47-1795)" and this note curtailed. The BOF byte sequence represents the MP3 ID3 tag.
EOF
FFF3[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF3[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF3[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF3[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF3[10:EB]{7-500}000000{36-1426}
(?s)\xff\xf3[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf3[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf3[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf3[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf3[\x10-\xeb].{7,500}\x00\x00\x00.{36,1426}\Z
BOF
494433
(?s)\AID3
MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 with ID3v2 Tag (protected)
Regularly-spaced frame headers should always be discoverable near EOF. Header has CRC bit off to indicate protected. An ID3v1 tag of up to 355 bytes may be present at EOF. NB. The signature byte sequence is currently massaged to steer around the known PRONOM bug in the area of right fragment matching when the longest fragment is not nearest EOF. A fragment of three null bytes has been appended to the signature to ensure it's the longest. These null bytes appear to be always present so will hopefully not cause any valid MP3 file to fail identification. When the PRONOM bug has been fixed, the "FFFA{10-50}000000{37-1782}" at the end of the byte sequence should be replaced by "FFFA(47-1795)" and this note curtailed. The BOF byte sequence represents the MP3 ID3 tag.
EOF
FFFA[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFA[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFA[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFA[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFA[10:EB]{7-500}000000{36-1426}
(?s)\xff\xfa[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfa[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfa[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfa[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfa[\x10-\xeb].{7,500}\x00\x00\x00.{36,1426}\Z
BOF
494433
(?s)\AID3
MPEG-2 Audio Layer 3 with ID3v2 Tag (protected)
Regularly-spaced frame headers should always be discoverable near EOF. Header has CRC bit off to indicate protected. An ID3v1 tag of up to 355 bytes may be present at EOF. NB. The signature byte sequence is currently massaged to steer around the known PRONOM bug in the area of right fragment matching when the longest fragment is not nearest EOF. A fragment of three null bytes has been appended to the signature to ensure it's the longest. These null bytes appear to be always present so will hopefully not cause any valid MP3 file to fail identification. When the PRONOM bug has been fixed, the "FFF2{10-50}000000{37-1782}" at the end of the byte sequence should be replaced by "FFF2(47-1795)" and this note curtailed. The BOF byte sequence represents the MP3 ID3 tag.
EOF
FFF2[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF2[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF2[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF2[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF2[10:EB]{7-500}000000{36-1426}
(?s)\xff\xf2[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf2[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf2[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf2[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf2[\x10-\xeb].{7,500}\x00\x00\x00.{36,1426}\Z
BOF
494433
(?s)\AID3
MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 without ID3v2 Tag
Regularly-spaced frame headers should always be discoverable starting at BOF.
BOF
FFFB[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFB[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFB[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFB[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFB[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFB[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFB[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFB[10:EB]{46-1439}
(?s)\A\xff\xfb[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfb[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfb[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfb[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfb[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfb[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfb[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfb[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}
MPEG-2 Audio Layer 3 without ID3v2 Tag
Regularly-spaced frame headers should always be discoverable starting at BOF.
BOF
FFF3[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF3[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF3[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF3[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF3[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF3[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF3[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF3[10:EB]{46-1439}
(?s)\A\xff\xf3[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf3[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf3[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf3[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf3[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf3[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf3[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf3[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}
MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 without ID3v2 Tag (protected)
Regularly-spaced frame headers should always be discoverable starting at BOF with each header having CRC bit set off to indicate file is protected.
BOF
FFFA[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFA[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFA[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFA[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFA[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFA[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFA[10:EB]{46-1439}FFFA[10:EB]{46-1439}
(?s)\A\xff\xfa[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfa[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfa[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfa[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfa[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfa[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfa[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xfa[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}
MPEG-2 Audio Layer 3 without ID3v2 Tag (protected)
Regularly-spaced frame headers should always be discoverable starting at BOF with each header having CRC bit set off to indicate file is protected.
BOF
FFF2[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF2[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF2[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF2[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF2[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF2[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF2[10:EB]{46-1439}FFF2[10:EB]{46-1439}
(?s)\A\xff\xf2[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf2[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf2[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf2[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf2[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf2[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf2[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}\xff\xf2[\x10-\xeb].{46,1439}
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
Digital Preservation Department.
fmt/39
application/msword
Microsoft Word Document
6.0/95
688
doc
com.microsoft.word.doc
fmt/111
fmt/609
Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0/95
Compound document header + WordDocument user stream + version number
BOF
D0CF11E0A1B11AE1{20}FEFF
(?s)\A\xd0\xcf\x11\xe0\xa1\xb1\x1a\xe1.{20}\xfe\xff
VAR
57006F007200640044006F00630075006D0065006E007400{42}02(00|01)
(?s)W\x00o\x00r\x00d\x00D\x00o\x00c\x00u\x00m\x00e\x00n\x00t\x00.{42}\x02(?:\x00|\x01)
VAR
4D6963726F736F667420576F726420(362E30|666F722057696E646F7773203935|362E302D446F6B756D656E74)
(?s)Microsoft Word (?:6\.0|for Windows 95|6\.0-Dokument)
With the release of Word 6.0, Microsoft introduced a new native binary word processing format, based on its generic OLE2 Compound Document Format. The format is proprietary and Microsoft does not make details of its structure public. The information here is derived primarily from OpenOffice.org's reverse-engineered documentation of the format and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. A Word document is stored as a ‘WordDocument’ stream within a Compound Document Format file. The format remained unchanged with the release of Word 95.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
767
Word Processor
OpenOffice.org's documentation of the Microsoft Compound Document file format
OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org
15 Sep 2004
http://sc.openoffice.org/compdocfileformat.pdf
Speculative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/40
application/msword
Microsoft Word Document
97-2003
Microsoft Word for Windows Document (97-XP)
690
doc
wbk
com.microsoft.word.doc
fmt/111
fmt/609
Microsoft Word for Windows 97 - 2002
Compound document header + WordDocument user stream + version number
BOF
D0CF11E0A1B11AE1{20}FEFF
(?s)\A\xd0\xcf\x11\xe0\xa1\xb1\x1a\xe1.{20}\xfe\xff
VAR
57006F007200640044006F00630075006D0065006E007400{42}02(00|01)
(?s)W\x00o\x00r\x00d\x00D\x00o\x00c\x00u\x00m\x00e\x00n\x00t\x00.{42}\x02(?:\x00|\x01)
VAR
4D6963726F736F667420576F7264(20382E30|20392E30|2031302E30|2D446F6B756D656E74)
(?s)Microsoft Word(?: 8\.0| 9\.0| 10\.0|-Dokument)
With the release of Word 97, Microsoft revised the native binary word processing format, which is based on its generic OLE2 Compound Document Format. The format is proprietary and Microsoft does not make details of its structure public. The information here is derived primarily from OpenOffice.org's reverse-engineered documentation of the format and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. A Word document is stored as a ‘WordDocument’ stream within a Compound Document Format file. The format remained unchanged with the releases of Word 2000, 2002 and 2003. An alternative extension of .wbk refers to a backup file of a Word document, however there is no material or structural difference between a .wbk file and the .doc file it is a backup of.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
767
Word Processor
OpenOffice.org's documentation of the Microsoft Compound Document file format
OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org
15 Sep 2004
http://sc.openoffice.org/compdocfileformat.pdf
Speculative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/131
application/vnd.ms-asf
Advanced Systems Format
ASF
691
asf
com.microsoft.advanced-systems-format
Advanced Systems Format
Header Object
BOF
3026B2758E66CF11A6D900AA0062CE6C{12}0102
(?s)\A0&\xb2u\x8ef\xcf\x11\xa6\xd9\x00\xaa\x00b\xcel.{12}\x01\x02
The Advanced Systems Format is an extensible file format developed by Microsoft for storing multimedia data streams. It comprises a Header Object, which describes the properties of the data streams, a Data Object, which contains the actual data streams stored in Data Packets and, optionally, one or more Index Objects. ASF files can contain audio, video and still image data streams, and the format supports streaming across networks. ASF supports a variety of audio, video and still image compression types, although it is most widely used for storing Windows Media Audio and Video encoded data.
01 Nov 2004
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
692
693
Audio, Image (Raster), Video
Advanced Systems Format (ASF) Specification: Revision 01.20.03
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
01 Dec 2004
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/format/asfspec.aspx
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/132
audio/x-ms-wma
Windows Media Audio
WMA
692
wma
asf
com.microsoft.windows-media-wma
fmt/131
Windows Media Audio
Header Object + Stream Properties Object (stream type = Audio Stream) with WMA Codec ID
BOF
3026B2758E66CF11A6D900AA0062CE6C{12}0102
(?s)\A0&\xb2u\x8ef\xcf\x11\xa6\xd9\x00\xaa\x00b\xcel.{12}\x01\x02
VAR
{30}9107DCB7B7A9CF118EE600C00C205365{8}409E69F84D5BCF11A8FD00805F5C442B{38}(6101|6201|6301)
(?s).{30}\x91\x07\xdc\xb7\xb7\xa9\xcf\x11\x8e\xe6\x00\xc0\x0c Se.{8}@\x9ei\xf8M\[\xcf\x11\xa8\xfd\x00\x80_\\D\+.{38}(?:a\x01|b\x01|c\x01)
Windows Media Audio Format is a subtype of the Advanced Systems Format, developed by Microsoft for storing audio data streams. It comprises a Header Object, which describes the properties of the data streams, a Data Object, which contains the actual data streams stored in Data Packets and, optionally, one or more Index Objects. Audio data is stored using the Windows Media Audio codec, and the format supports streaming across networks.
01 Dec 2004
691
Audio
Advanced Systems Format (ASF) Specification: Revision 01.20.03
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
01 Dec 2004
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/format/asfspec.aspx
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/133
video/x-ms-wmv
Windows Media Video
WMV
693
asf
wmv
com.microsoft.windows-media-wmv
fmt/131
fmt/132
Windows Media Video
Header Object + Stream Properties Object (stream type = Video Stream) with WMV Compression ID
BOF
3026B2758E66CF11A6D900AA0062CE6C{12}0102
(?s)\A0&\xb2u\x8ef\xcf\x11\xa6\xd9\x00\xaa\x00b\xcel.{12}\x01\x02
VAR
{30}9107DCB7B7A9CF118EE600C00C205365{8}C0EF19BC4D5BCF11A8FD00805F5C442B{65}574D56(31|32|33)
(?s).{30}\x91\x07\xdc\xb7\xb7\xa9\xcf\x11\x8e\xe6\x00\xc0\x0c Se.{8}\xc0\xef\x19\xbcM\[\xcf\x11\xa8\xfd\x00\x80_\\D\+.{65}WMV(?:1|2|3)
Windows Media Video Format is a subtype of the Advanced Systems Format, developed by Microsoft for storing video data streams. It comprises a Header Object, which describes the properties of the data streams, a Data Object, which contains the actual data streams stored in Data Packets and, optionally, one or more Index Objects. Video data is stored using the Windows Media Video codec, and the format supports streaming across networks.
01 Dec 2004
691
Video
Advanced Systems Format (ASF) Specification: Revision 01.20.03
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
01 Dec 2004
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/format/asfspec.aspx
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/21
image/vnd.dwg
AutoCAD Drawing
1.0
DWG (1.0)
694
dwg
AutoCAD Drawing Format 1.0
Header
BOF
4D43302E30
(?s)\AMC0\.0
The AutoCAD Drawing format is a vector graphics format, and is the native file format of AutoDesk's AutoCAD family of products. The format is proprietary and AutoDesk does not make details of its structure public. The information contained here is derived primarily from the OpenDWG Alliance's reverse-engineered documentation of the format, and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. The basic structure of a DWG file comprises a header section, a drawing class definitions section, the drawing object data, a drawing object map, which contains the locations of all the objects in the drawing, and an image data section, which may contain a raster image of the drawing in either Windows Bitmap (BMP) or Windows Metafile (WMF) format. DWG version 1.0 is the version of the format associated with Version 1.0 of AutoCAD.
01 Dec 1982
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/22
image/vnd.dwg
AutoCAD Drawing
1.2
DWG (1.2)
695
dwg
AutoCAD Drawing Format 1.2
Header
BOF
4143312E32
(?s)\AAC1\.2
The AutoCAD Drawing format is a vector graphics format, and is the native file format of AutoDesk's AutoCAD family of products. The format is proprietary and AutoDesk does not make details of its structure public. The information contained here is derived primarily from the OpenDWG Alliance's reverse-engineered documentation of the format, and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. The basic structure of a DWG file comprises a header section, a drawing class definitions section, the drawing object data, a drawing object map, which contains the locations of all the objects in the drawing, and an image data section, which may contain a raster image of the drawing in either Windows Bitmap (BMP) or Windows Metafile (WMF) format. DWG version 1.2 is the version of the format associated with Version 1.2 of AutoCAD.
01 Apr 1983
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/23
image/vnd.dwg
AutoCAD Drawing
1.3
DWG (1.3)
696
dwg
AutoCAD Drawing Format 1.3
Header
BOF
4143312E33
(?s)\AAC1\.3
The AutoCAD Drawing format is a vector graphics format, and is the native file format of AutoDesk's AutoCAD family of products. The format is proprietary and AutoDesk does not make details of its structure public. The information contained here is derived primarily from the OpenDWG Alliance's reverse-engineered documentation of the format, and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. The basic structure of a DWG file comprises a header section, a drawing class definitions section, the drawing object data, a drawing object map, which contains the locations of all the objects in the drawing, and an image data section, which may contain a raster image of the drawing in either Windows Bitmap (BMP) or Windows Metafile (WMF) format. DWG version 1.3 is the version of the format associated with Version 1.3 of AutoCAD.
01 Aug 1983
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/24
image/vnd.dwg
AutoCAD Drawing
1.4
DWG (1.4)
697
dwg
AutoCAD Drawing Format 1.4
Header
BOF
4143312E3430
(?s)\AAC1\.40
The AutoCAD Drawing format is a vector graphics format, and is the native file format of AutoDesk's AutoCAD family of products. The format is proprietary and AutoDesk does not make details of its structure public. The information contained here is derived primarily from the OpenDWG Alliance's reverse-engineered documentation of the format, and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. The basic structure of a DWG file comprises a header section, a drawing class definitions section, the drawing object data, a drawing object map, which contains the locations of all the objects in the drawing, and an image data section, which may contain a raster image of the drawing in either Windows Bitmap (BMP) or Windows Metafile (WMF) format. DWG version 1.4 is the version of the format associated with Version 1.4 of AutoCAD.
01 Oct 1983
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/25
image/vnd.dwg
AutoCAD Drawing
2.0
DWG (2.0)
698
dwg
AutoCAD Drawing Format 2.0
Header
BOF
4143312E3530
(?s)\AAC1\.50
The AutoCAD Drawing format is a vector graphics format, and is the native file format of AutoDesk's AutoCAD family of products. The format is proprietary and AutoDesk does not make details of its structure public. The information contained here is derived primarily from the OpenDWG Alliance's reverse-engineered documentation of the format, and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. The basic structure of a DWG file comprises a header section, a drawing class definitions section, the drawing object data, a drawing object map, which contains the locations of all the objects in the drawing, and an image data section, which may contain a raster image of the drawing in either Windows Bitmap (BMP) or Windows Metafile (WMF) format. DWG version 2.0 is the version of the format associated with Version 2.0 of AutoCAD.
01 Oct 1984
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/26
image/vnd.dwg
AutoCAD Drawing
2.1
DWG (2.1)
699
dwg
AutoCAD Drawing Format 2.1
Header
BOF
4143322E3130
(?s)\AAC2\.10
The AutoCAD Drawing format is a vector graphics format, and is the native file format of AutoDesk's AutoCAD family of products. The format is proprietary and AutoDesk does not make details of its structure public. The information contained here is derived primarily from the OpenDWG Alliance's reverse-engineered documentation of the format, and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. The basic structure of a DWG file comprises a header section, a drawing class definitions section, the drawing object data, a drawing object map, which contains the locations of all the objects in the drawing, and an image data section, which may contain a raster image of the drawing in either Windows Bitmap (BMP) or Windows Metafile (WMF) format. DWG version 2.1 is the version of the format associated with Version 2.1 of AutoCAD.
01 May 1985
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/27
image/vnd.dwg
AutoCAD Drawing
2.2
DWG (2.2)
700
dwg
AutoCAD Drawing Format 2.2
Header
BOF
4143(322E3231|322E3232|31303031)
(?s)\AAC(?:2\.21|2\.22|1001)
The AutoCAD Drawing format is a vector graphics format, and is the native file format of AutoDesk's AutoCAD family of products. The format is proprietary and AutoDesk does not make details of its structure public. The information contained here is derived primarily from the OpenDWG Alliance's reverse-engineered documentation of the format, and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. The basic structure of a DWG file comprises a header section, a drawing class definitions section, the drawing object data, a drawing object map, which contains the locations of all the objects in the drawing, and an image data section, which may contain a raster image of the drawing in either Windows Bitmap (BMP) or Windows Metafile (WMF) format. DWG version 2.2 is the version of the format associated with Version 2.2 of AutoCAD.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/28
image/vnd.dwg
AutoCAD Drawing
2.5
DWG (2.5)
701
dwg
AutoCAD Drawing Format 2.5
Header
BOF
414331303032
(?s)\AAC1002
The AutoCAD Drawing format is a vector graphics format, and is the native file format of AutoDesk's AutoCAD family of products. The format is proprietary and AutoDesk does not make details of its structure public. The information contained here is derived primarily from the OpenDWG Alliance's reverse-engineered documentation of the format, and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. The basic structure of a DWG file comprises a header section, a drawing class definitions section, the drawing object data, a drawing object map, which contains the locations of all the objects in the drawing, and an image data section, which may contain a raster image of the drawing in either Windows Bitmap (BMP) or Windows Metafile (WMF) format. DWG version 2.5 is the version of the format associated with Version 2.5 of AutoCAD.
01 Jun 1986
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/29
image/vnd.dwg
AutoCAD Drawing
2.6
DWG (2.6)
702
dwg
AutoCAD Drawing Format 2.6
Header
BOF
414331303033
(?s)\AAC1003
The AutoCAD Drawing format is a vector graphics format, and is the native file format of AutoDesk's AutoCAD family of products. The format is proprietary and AutoDesk does not make details of its structure public. The information contained here is derived primarily from the OpenDWG Alliance's reverse-engineered documentation of the format, and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. The basic structure of a DWG file comprises a header section, a drawing class definitions section, the drawing object data, a drawing object map, which contains the locations of all the objects in the drawing, and an image data section, which may contain a raster image of the drawing in either Windows Bitmap (BMP) or Windows Metafile (WMF) format. DWG version 2.6 is the version of the format associated with Version 2.6 of AutoCAD.
01 Apr 1987
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/30
image/vnd.dwg
AutoCAD Drawing
R9
DWG (R9)
703
dwg
AutoCAD Drawing Format R9
Header
BOF
414331303034
(?s)\AAC1004
The AutoCAD Drawing format is a vector graphics format, and is the native file format of AutoDesk's AutoCAD family of products. The format is proprietary and AutoDesk does not make details of its structure public. The information contained here is derived primarily from the OpenDWG Alliance's reverse-engineered documentation of the format, and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. The basic structure of a DWG file comprises a header section, a drawing class definitions section, the drawing object data, a drawing object map, which contains the locations of all the objects in the drawing, and an image data section, which may contain a raster image of the drawing in either Windows Bitmap (BMP) or Windows Metafile (WMF) format. DWG version 9 is the version of the format associated with Release 9 of AutoCAD.
01 Sep 1987
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/31
image/vnd.dwg
AutoCAD Drawing
R10
DWG (R10)
704
dwg
AutoCAD Drawing Format R10
Header
BOF
414331303036
(?s)\AAC1006
The AutoCAD Drawing format is a vector graphics format, and is the native file format of AutoDesk's AutoCAD family of products. The format is proprietary and AutoDesk does not make details of its structure public. The information contained here is derived primarily from the OpenDWG Alliance's reverse-engineered documentation of the format, and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. The basic structure of a DWG file comprises a header section, a drawing class definitions section, the drawing object data, a drawing object map, which contains the locations of all the objects in the drawing, and an image data section, which may contain a raster image of the drawing in either Windows Bitmap (BMP) or Windows Metafile (WMF) format. DWG version 10 is the version of the format associated with Release 10 of AutoCAD.
01 Oct 1988
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/32
image/vnd.dwg
AutoCAD Drawing
R11/12
DWG (R11/12)
705
dwg
AutoCAD Drawing Format R11/12
Header
BOF
414331303039
(?s)\AAC1009
The AutoCAD Drawing format is a vector graphics format, and is the native file format of AutoDesk's AutoCAD family of products. The format is proprietary and AutoDesk does not make details of its structure public. The information contained here is derived primarily from the OpenDWG Alliance's reverse-engineered documentation of the format, and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. The basic structure of a DWG file comprises a header section, a drawing class definitions section, the drawing object data, a drawing object map, which contains the locations of all the objects in the drawing, and an image data section, which may contain a raster image of the drawing in either Windows Bitmap (BMP) or Windows Metafile (WMF) format. DWG version 11/12 is the version of the format associated with Releases 11 and 12 of AutoCAD.
01 Oct 1990
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/33
image/vnd.dwg
AutoCAD Drawing
R13
DWG (R13)
706
dwg
AutoCAD Drawing Format R13
Header
BOF
414331303132
(?s)\AAC1012
The AutoCAD Drawing format is a vector graphics format, and is the native file format of AutoDesk's AutoCAD family of products. The format is proprietary and AutoDesk does not make details of its structure public. The information contained here is derived primarily from the OpenDWG Alliance's reverse-engineered documentation of the format, and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. The basic structure of a DWG file comprises a header section, a drawing class definitions section, the drawing object data, a drawing object map, which contains the locations of all the objects in the drawing, and an image data section, which may contain a raster image of the drawing in either Windows Bitmap (BMP) or Windows Metafile (WMF) format. DWG version 13 is the version of the format associated with Release 13 of AutoCAD.
01 Nov 1994
Image (Vector)
AutoCAD R13/R14/R2000 DWG File Specification: Version 2.0
OpenDWG Alliance
OpenDWG Alliance
01 Jan 2000
http://www.opendesign.com/downloads/spec/formatSpec13-15.rtf
Speculative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/34
image/vnd.dwg
AutoCAD Drawing
R14
DWG (R14)
707
dwg
AutoCAD Drawing Format R14
Header
BOF
414331303134
(?s)\AAC1014
The AutoCAD Drawing format is a vector graphics format, and is the native file format of AutoDesk's AutoCAD family of products. The format is proprietary and AutoDesk does not make details of its structure public. The information contained here is derived primarily from the OpenDWG Alliance's reverse-engineered documentation of the format, and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. The basic structure of a DWG file comprises a header section, a drawing class definitions section, the drawing object data, a drawing object map, which contains the locations of all the objects in the drawing, and an image data section, which may contain a raster image of the drawing in either Windows Bitmap (BMP) or Windows Metafile (WMF) format. DWG version 14 is the version of the format associated with Release 14 of AutoCAD.
01 Feb 1997
Image (Vector)
AutoCAD R13/R14/R2000 DWG File Specification: Version 2.0
OpenDWG Alliance
OpenDWG Alliance
01 Jan 2000
http://www.opendesign.com/downloads/spec/formatSpec13-15.rtf
Speculative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/35
image/vnd.dwg
AutoCAD Drawing
2000-2002
DWG (2000-2002)
708
dwg
AutoCAD Drawing Format 2000-2002
Header
BOF
414331303135
(?s)\AAC1015
The AutoCAD Drawing format is a vector graphics format, and is the native file format of AutoDesk's AutoCAD family of products. The format is proprietary and AutoDesk does not make details of its structure public. The information contained here is derived primarily from the OpenDWG Alliance's reverse-engineered documentation of the format, and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. The basic structure of a DWG file comprises a header section, a drawing class definitions section, the drawing object data, a drawing object map, which contains the locations of all the objects in the drawing, and an image data section, which may contain a raster image of the drawing in either Windows Bitmap (BMP) or Windows Metafile (WMF) format. DWG version 2000-2002 is the version of the format associated with Releases 2000, 2000i and 2002 of AutoCAD.
01 Mar 1999
Image (Vector)
AutoCAD R13/R14/R2000 DWG File Specification: Version 2.0
OpenDWG Alliance
OpenDWG Alliance
01 Jan 2000
http://www.opendesign.com/downloads/spec/formatSpec13-15.rtf
Speculative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/36
image/vnd.dwg
AutoCAD Drawing
2004-2005
DWG (2004/2005/2006)
709
dwg
AutoCAD Drawing Format 2004-2005
Header
BOF
414331303138
(?s)\AAC1018
The AutoCAD Drawing format is a vector graphics format, and is the native file format of AutoDesk's AutoCAD family of products. The format is proprietary and AutoDesk does not make details of its structure public. The information contained here is derived primarily from the OpenDWG Alliance's reverse-engineered documentation of the format, and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. The basic structure of a DWG file comprises a header section, a drawing class definitions section, the drawing object data, a drawing object map, which contains the locations of all the objects in the drawing, and an image data section, which may contain a raster image of the drawing in either Windows Bitmap (BMP) or Windows Metafile (WMF) format. DWG version 2004-2005 is the version of the format associated with Releases 2004 and 2005 of AutoCAD.
01 Mar 2003
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/64
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)
1.0
ASCII DXF (1.0)
710
dxf
fmt/21
fmt/63
Drawing Interchange File Format 1.0
Header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
VAR
300D0A53454354494F4E0D0A2020320D0A4845414445520D0A*390D0A24414341445645520D0A2020310D0A4D43302E300D0A*300D0A454E445345430D0A
(?s)0\r\nSECTION\r\n 2\r\nHEADER\r\n.*9\r\n\$ACADVER\r\n 1\r\nMC0\.0\r\n.*0\r\nENDSEC\r\n
EOF
300D0A454F460D0A
(?s)0\r\nEOF\r\n\Z
ASCII DXF format is the ASCII encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. ASCII DXF version 1.0 is the version of the format associated with Version 1.0 of the AutoCAD family of software products.
01 Dec 1982
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/65
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)
1.2
ASCII DXF (1.2)
711
dxf
fmt/22
fmt/63
Drawing Interchange File Format 1.2
Header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
VAR
300D0A53454354494F4E0D0A2020320D0A4845414445520D0A*390D0A24414341445645520D0A2020310D0A4143312E320D0A*300D0A454E445345430D0A
(?s)0\r\nSECTION\r\n 2\r\nHEADER\r\n.*9\r\n\$ACADVER\r\n 1\r\nAC1\.2\r\n.*0\r\nENDSEC\r\n
EOF
300D0A454F460D0A
(?s)0\r\nEOF\r\n\Z
ASCII DXF format is the ASCII encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. ASCII DXF version 1.2 is the version of the format associated with Version 1.2 of the AutoCAD family of software products.
01 Apr 1983
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/66
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)
1.3
ASCII DXF (1.3)
712
dxf
fmt/23
fmt/63
Drawing Interchange File Format 1.3
Header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
VAR
300D0A53454354494F4E0D0A2020320D0A4845414445520D0A*390D0A24414341445645520D0A2020310D0A4143312E330D0A*300D0A454E445345430D0A
(?s)0\r\nSECTION\r\n 2\r\nHEADER\r\n.*9\r\n\$ACADVER\r\n 1\r\nAC1\.3\r\n.*0\r\nENDSEC\r\n
EOF
300D0A454F460D0A
(?s)0\r\nEOF\r\n\Z
ASCII DXF format is the ASCII encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. ASCII DXF version 1.3 is the version of the format associated with Version 1.3 of the AutoCAD family of software products.
01 Aug 1983
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/67
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)
1.4
ASCII DXF (1.4)
713
dxf
fmt/24
fmt/63
Drawing Interchange File Format 1.4
Header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
VAR
300D0A53454354494F4E0D0A2020320D0A4845414445520D0A*390D0A24414341445645520D0A2020310D0A4143312E34300D0A*300D0A454E445345430D0A
(?s)0\r\nSECTION\r\n 2\r\nHEADER\r\n.*9\r\n\$ACADVER\r\n 1\r\nAC1\.40\r\n.*0\r\nENDSEC\r\n
EOF
300D0A454F460D0A
(?s)0\r\nEOF\r\n\Z
ASCII DXF format is the ASCII encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. ASCII DXF version 1.4 is the version of the format associated with Version 1.4 of the AutoCAD family of software products.
01 Oct 1983
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/68
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)
2.0
ASCII DXF (2.0)
714
dxf
fmt/25
fmt/63
Drawing Interchange File Format 2.0
Header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
VAR
300D0A53454354494F4E0D0A2020320D0A4845414445520D0A*390D0A24414341445645520D0A2020310D0A4143312E35300D0A*300D0A454E445345430D0A
(?s)0\r\nSECTION\r\n 2\r\nHEADER\r\n.*9\r\n\$ACADVER\r\n 1\r\nAC1\.50\r\n.*0\r\nENDSEC\r\n
EOF
300D0A454F460D0A
(?s)0\r\nEOF\r\n\Z
ASCII DXF format is the ASCII encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. ASCII DXF version 2.0 is the version of the format associated with Version 2.0 of the AutoCAD family of software products.
01 Oct 1984
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/69
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)
2.1
ASCII DXF (2.1)
715
dxf
fmt/26
fmt/63
Drawing Interchange File Format 2.1
Header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
VAR
300D0A53454354494F4E0D0A2020320D0A4845414445520D0A*390D0A24414341445645520D0A2020310D0A4143322E31300D0A*300D0A454E445345430D0A
(?s)0\r\nSECTION\r\n 2\r\nHEADER\r\n.*9\r\n\$ACADVER\r\n 1\r\nAC2\.10\r\n.*0\r\nENDSEC\r\n
EOF
300D0A454F460D0A
(?s)0\r\nEOF\r\n\Z
ASCII DXF format is the ASCII encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. ASCII DXF version 2.1 is the version of the format associated with Version 2.1 of the AutoCAD family of software products.
01 May 1985
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/70
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)
2.2
ASCII DXF (2.2)
716
dxf
fmt/27
fmt/63
Drawing Interchange File Format 2.2
Header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
VAR
300D0A53454354494F4E0D0A2020320D0A4845414445520D0A*390D0A24414341445645520D0A2020310D0A4143(322E3231|322E3232|31303031)0D0A*300D0A454E445345430D0A
(?s)0\r\nSECTION\r\n 2\r\nHEADER\r\n.*9\r\n\$ACADVER\r\n 1\r\nAC(?:2\.21|2\.22|1001)\r\n.*0\r\nENDSEC\r\n
EOF
300D0A454F460D0A
(?s)0\r\nEOF\r\n\Z
ASCII DXF format is the ASCII encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. ASCII DXF version 2.2 is the version of the format associated with Version 2.2 of the AutoCAD family of software products.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/71
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)
2.5
ASCII DXF (2.5)
717
dxf
fmt/28
fmt/63
Drawing Interchange File Format 2.5
Header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
VAR
300D0A53454354494F4E0D0A2020320D0A4845414445520D0A*390D0A24414341445645520D0A2020310D0A4143313030320D0A*300D0A454E445345430D0A
(?s)0\r\nSECTION\r\n 2\r\nHEADER\r\n.*9\r\n\$ACADVER\r\n 1\r\nAC1002\r\n.*0\r\nENDSEC\r\n
EOF
300D0A454F460D0A
(?s)0\r\nEOF\r\n\Z
ASCII DXF format is the ASCII encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. ASCII DXF version 2.5 is the version of the format associated with Version 2.5 of the AutoCAD family of software products.
01 Jun 1986
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/72
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)
2.6
ASCII DXF (2.6)
718
dxf
fmt/29
fmt/63
Drawing Interchange File Format 2.6
Header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
VAR
300D0A53454354494F4E0D0A2020320D0A4845414445520D0A*390D0A24414341445645520D0A2020310D0A4143313030330D0A*300D0A454E445345430D0A
(?s)0\r\nSECTION\r\n 2\r\nHEADER\r\n.*9\r\n\$ACADVER\r\n 1\r\nAC1003\r\n.*0\r\nENDSEC\r\n
EOF
300D0A454F460D0A
(?s)0\r\nEOF\r\n\Z
ASCII DXF format is the ASCII encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. ASCII DXF version 2.6 is the version of the format associated with Version 2.6 of the AutoCAD family of software products.
01 Apr 1987
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/73
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)
R9
ASCII DXF (R9)
719
dxf
fmt/30
fmt/63
Drawing Interchange File Format R9
Header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
VAR
300D0A53454354494F4E0D0A2020320D0A4845414445520D0A*390D0A24414341445645520D0A2020310D0A4143313030340D0A*300D0A454E445345430D0A
(?s)0\r\nSECTION\r\n 2\r\nHEADER\r\n.*9\r\n\$ACADVER\r\n 1\r\nAC1004\r\n.*0\r\nENDSEC\r\n
EOF
300D0A454F460D0A
(?s)0\r\nEOF\r\n\Z
ASCII DXF format is the ASCII encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. ASCII DXF version 9 is the version of the format associated with Release 9 of the AutoCAD family of software products.
01 Sep 1987
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/74
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)
R10
ASCII DXF (R10)
720
dxf
fmt/31
fmt/63
Drawing Interchange File Format R10
Header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
VAR
300D0A53454354494F4E0D0A2020320D0A4845414445520D0A*390D0A24414341445645520D0A2020310D0A4143313030360D0A*300D0A454E445345430D0A
(?s)0\r\nSECTION\r\n 2\r\nHEADER\r\n.*9\r\n\$ACADVER\r\n 1\r\nAC1006\r\n.*0\r\nENDSEC\r\n
EOF
300D0A454F460D0A
(?s)0\r\nEOF\r\n\Z
ASCII DXF format is the ASCII encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. ASCII DXF version 10 is the version of the format associated with Release 10 of the AutoCAD family of software products.
01 Oct 1988
Image (Vector)
AutoCAD Release 10 Reference Manual: Appendix C - Drawing Interchange and File Formats
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
01 Jan 1988
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/75
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)
R11/12
ASCII DXF (R11/12)
721
dxf
fmt/32
fmt/63
Drawing Interchange File Format R11/12
Header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
VAR
30(0D0A|0A)53454354494F4E(0D0A|0A)202032(0D0A|0A)484541444552(0D0A|0A)*39(0D0A|0A)2441434144564552(0D0A|0A)202031(0D0A|0A)414331303039(0D0A|0A)*30(0D0A|0A)454E44534543(0D0A|0A)
(?s)0(?:\r\n|\n)SECTION(?:\r\n|\n) 2(?:\r\n|\n)HEADER(?:\r\n|\n).*9(?:\r\n|\n)\$ACADVER(?:\r\n|\n) 1(?:\r\n|\n)AC1009(?:\r\n|\n).*0(?:\r\n|\n)ENDSEC(?:\r\n|\n)
EOF
30(0D0A|0A)454F46(0D0A|0A)
(?s)0(?:\r\n|\n)EOF(?:\r\n|\n)\Z
ASCII DXF format is the ASCII encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. ASCII DXF version 11/12 is the version of the format associated with Releases 11 and 12 of the AutoCAD family of software products.
01 Oct 1990
Image (Vector)
Drawing Interchange and File Formats, Release 12
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
01 Jan 1992
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/76
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)
R13
ASCII DXF (R13)
722
dxf
fmt/33
fmt/63
Drawing Interchange File Format R13
Header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
VAR
300D0A53454354494F4E0D0A2020320D0A4845414445520D0A*390D0A24414341445645520D0A2020310D0A4143313031320D0A*300D0A454E445345430D0A
(?s)0\r\nSECTION\r\n 2\r\nHEADER\r\n.*9\r\n\$ACADVER\r\n 1\r\nAC1012\r\n.*0\r\nENDSEC\r\n
EOF
300D0A454F460D0A
(?s)0\r\nEOF\r\n\Z
ASCII DXF format is the ASCII encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. ASCII DXF version 13 is the version of the format associated with Release 13 of the AutoCAD family of software products.
01 Nov 1994
Image (Vector)
AutoCAD Release 13 Developer's Guide: Chapter 13 - DXF Reference
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
14 Apr 1995
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/77
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)
R14
ASCII DXF (R14)
723
dxf
fmt/34
fmt/63
Drawing Interchange File Format R14
Header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
VAR
300D0A53454354494F4E0D0A2020320D0A4845414445520D0A*390D0A24414341445645520D0A2020310D0A4143313031340D0A*300D0A454E445345430D0A
(?s)0\r\nSECTION\r\n 2\r\nHEADER\r\n.*9\r\n\$ACADVER\r\n 1\r\nAC1014\r\n.*0\r\nENDSEC\r\n
EOF
300D0A454F460D0A
(?s)0\r\nEOF\r\n\Z
ASCII DXF format is the ASCII encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. ASCII DXF version 14 is the version of the format associated with Release 14 of the AutoCAD family of software products.
01 Feb 1997
Image (Vector)
AutoCAD Customization Guide, Release 14: Appendix B - Drawing Interchange File Formats
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/78
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)
2000-2002
ASCII DXF (2000-2002)
724
dxf
fmt/35
fmt/63
Drawing Interchange File Format 2000-2002
Header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
VAR
300D0A53454354494F4E0D0A2020320D0A4845414445520D0A*390D0A24414341445645520D0A2020310D0A4143313031350D0A*300D0A454E445345430D0A
(?s)0\r\nSECTION\r\n 2\r\nHEADER\r\n.*9\r\n\$ACADVER\r\n 1\r\nAC1015\r\n.*0\r\nENDSEC\r\n
EOF
300D0A454F460D0A
(?s)0\r\nEOF\r\n\Z
Drawing Interchange File Format 2000-2002 (0A)
replaces 0A0D in the original signature with just 0A to accommodate files with this variation..
VAR
300A53454354494F4E0A2020320A4845414445520A*390A24414341445645520A2020310A4143313031350A*300A454E445345430A
(?s)0\nSECTION\n 2\nHEADER\n.*9\n\$ACADVER\n 1\nAC1015\n.*0\nENDSEC\n
EOF
300A454F460A
(?s)0\nEOF\n\Z
ASCII DXF format is the ASCII encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. ASCII DXF version 2000-2002 is the version of the format associated with Releases 2000. 2000i and 2002 of the AutoCAD family of software products.
01 Mar 1999
Image (Vector)
AutoCAD 2002: DXF reference guide
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
01 Jan 2001
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/79
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)
2004/2005/2006
ASCII DXF (2004-2005)
725
dxf
fmt/36
fmt/63
Drawing Interchange File Format 2004/2005/2006
Header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
VAR
300D0A53454354494F4E0D0A2020320D0A4845414445520D0A*390D0A24414341445645520D0A2020310D0A4143313031380D0A*300D0A454E445345430D0A
(?s)0\r\nSECTION\r\n 2\r\nHEADER\r\n.*9\r\n\$ACADVER\r\n 1\r\nAC1018\r\n.*0\r\nENDSEC\r\n
EOF
300D0A454F460D0A
(?s)0\r\nEOF\r\n\Z
Drawing Interchange File Format 2004/2005/2006 (0A)
Replaces 0D0A in original signature with 0A to accommodate files with this variation.
VAR
300A53454354494F4E0A2020320A4845414445520A*390A24414341445645520A2020310A4143313031380A*300A454E445345430A
(?s)0\nSECTION\n 2\nHEADER\n.*9\n\$ACADVER\n 1\nAC1018\n.*0\nENDSEC\n
EOF
300A454F460A
(?s)0\nEOF\n\Z
ASCII DXF format is the ASCII encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. ASCII DXF version 2004-2005 is the version of the format associated with Releases 2004 and 2005 of the AutoCAD family of software products.
01 Mar 2003
Image (Vector)
AutoCAD 2004: DXF reference
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
01 Feb 2003
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
06 Nov 2012
fmt/114
image/bmp
Windows Bitmap
1.0
BMP (1.0)
727
ddb
bmp
com.microsoft.bmp
Windows Bitmap 1.0
Device Dependent Bitmap File Header
BOF
0000{6}01(01|04|08)
(?s)\A\x00\x00.{6}\x01(?:\x01|\x04|\x08)
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/115
image/bmp
Windows Bitmap
2.0
BMP (2.0)
728
bmp
dib
com.microsoft.bmp
Windows Bitmap 2.0
BITMAPFILEHEADER: File Type identifier “BM”, file size (4 butes); two short integer reserved fields with values zero, long integer offset to bitmap image data + BITMAPINFOHEADER: length of bitmap header, long integer 12; number of color planes, short integer, always 1; number of bits per pixel, short integer, 1, 4, 8 or 24.
BOF
424D{4}00000000{4}0C000000{4}0100(01|04|08|18)00
(?s)\ABM.{4}\x00\x00\x00\x00.{4}\x0c\x00\x00\x00.{4}\x01\x00(?:\x01|\x04|\x08|\x18)\x00
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Windows bitmap 2.0 and OS/2 bitmap 1.0 are effectively the same format - the only difference is the data type of the width and height fields of the bitmap header – for Windows 2.0 bitmaps they are signed short integers, for OS/2 1.0 bitmaps they are unsigned shorts. For positive numbers the representation is the same. Consequently, the file formats cannot be distinguished with a file signature test. The PUID for OS/2 Bitmap 1.0 (x-fmt/25) has therefore been deprecated.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
11 Jul 2011
fmt/116
image/bmp
Windows Bitmap
3.0
BMP (3.0)
729
dib
bmp
com.microsoft.bmp
Windows Bitmap 3.0
BITMAPFILEHEADER + BITMAPINFOHEADER structures
BOF
424D{4}00000000{4}28000000{8}0100(01|04|08|18|20)00(00|01|02)000000
(?s)\ABM.{4}\x00\x00\x00\x00.{4}\(\x00\x00\x00.{8}\x01\x00(?:\x01|\x04|\x08|\x18| )\x00(?:\x00|\x01|\x02)\x00\x00\x00
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/117
image/bmp
Windows Bitmap
3.0 NT
BMP (3.0 NT)
730
dib
bmp
com.microsoft.bmp
Windows Bitmap 3.0 NT
BITMAPFILEHEADER + BITMAPINFOHEADER structures
BOF
424D{4}00000000{4}28000000{8}0100(10|20)0003000000
(?s)\ABM.{4}\x00\x00\x00\x00.{4}\(\x00\x00\x00.{8}\x01\x00(?:\x10| )\x00\x03\x00\x00\x00
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/118
image/bmp
Windows Bitmap
4.0
BMP (4.0)
731
bmp
dib
com.microsoft.bmp
Windows Bitmap 4.0
BITMAPFILEHEADER + BITMAPV4HEADER structures
BOF
424D{4}00000000{4}6C000000{8}0100(01|04|08|10|18|20)00(00|01|02|03)00000000
(?s)\ABM.{4}\x00\x00\x00\x00.{4}l\x00\x00\x00.{8}\x01\x00(?:\x01|\x04|\x08|\x10|\x18| )\x00(?:\x00|\x01|\x02|\x03)\x00\x00\x00\x00
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/119
image/bmp
Windows Bitmap
5.0
BMP (5.0)
732
bmp
dib
com.microsoft.bmp
Windows Bitmap 5.0
BITMAPFILEHEADER + BITMAPV5HEADER structures
BOF
424D{4}00000000{4}7C000000{8}0100(01|04|08|10|18|20)00(00|01|02|03|04|05)00000000
(?s)\ABM.{4}\x00\x00\x00\x00.{4}\|\x00\x00\x00.{8}\x01\x00(?:\x01|\x04|\x08|\x10|\x18| )\x00(?:\x00|\x01|\x02|\x03|\x04|\x05)\x00\x00\x00\x00
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/37
application/msword
Microsoft Word for Windows Document
1.0
733
doc
com.microsoft.word.doc
Microsoft Word for Windows 1.0
Header
BOF
9BA5{16}00000000
(?s)\A\x9b\xa5.{16}\x00\x00\x00\x00
Word Document format is a word processing format developed by Microsoft. Word 1.0 format is the native file format of Microsoft Word 1.0 for Windows. It is proprietary and Microsoft does not make details of its structure public. A Word document file comprises a header section followed by a text section, which contains the document text in ANSI characters, followed by a format section, which contains formatting information about the text.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/38
application/msword
Microsoft Word for Windows Document
2.0
734
doc
com.microsoft.word.doc
Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0
Header
BOF
DBA5{16}00000000
(?s)\A\xdb\xa5.{16}\x00\x00\x00\x00
Word Document format is a word processing format developed by Microsoft. Word 2.0 format is the native file format of Microsoft Word 2.0 for Windows. It is proprietary and Microsoft does not make details of its structure public. A Word document file comprises a header section followed by a text section, which contains the document text in ANSI characters, followed by a format section, which contains formatting information about the text.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/1
audio/x-wav
Broadcast WAVE
0 Generic
BWAVE (0), BWF (0)
735
wav
fmt/6
fmt/141
fmt/143
BWAVE Generic 0
RIFF header, WAVE ID, BEXT chunk (Version=0)
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*62657874{350}0000
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*bext.{350}\x00\x00
Broadcast WAVE is a chunk-based audio format developed by the European Broadcasting Union, and based on the Microsoft WAVE format, which is in turn based on the generic Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) specification developed by Microsoft and IBM. Structurally, a BWAVE file is composed of a number of chunks, each comprising a four character code chunk identifier, the chunk size, and the chunk data. It comprises a RIFF header with a WAVE data type identifier, followed by a series of chunks. Every file must include a Broadcast Audio Extension chunk, containing metadata required for exchange of information between broadcasters, a Format chunk, which describes the format of the audio data, and a Data chunk, containing the audio data itself. BWAVE files which contain MPEG-encoded audio data must also include a Fact chunk, containing file-dependent information about the audio data, and an MPEG Audio Extension chunk, containing extra information required to describe the MPEG encoding. A BWAVE identified as generic by DROID likely uses an encoding format unknown to PRONOM, or perhaps a structural difference, and users are encouraged to let the PRONOM team know should this occur.
01 Jan 1997
Audio
Technical Specification 3285: BWF - a format for audio data files in broadcasting, Version 1
European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
01 Jul 2001
http://www.ebu.ch/CMSimages/en/tec_doc_t3285_tcm6-10544.pdf
Authoritative
Public
Technical Specification 3285: Specification of the Broadcast Wave Format - a format for audio data files in broadcasting, Supplement 1 - MPEG audio
European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
01 Jul 1997
http://www.ebu.ch/CMSimages/en/tec_doc_t3285_s1_tcm6-10545.pdf
Authoritative
Public
Technical Specification 3285: BWF - a format for audio data files in broadcasting, Supplement 2 - capturing report
European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
01 Jul 2001
http://www.ebu.ch/CMSimages/en/tec_doc_t3285_s2_tcm6-10482.pdf
Authoritative
Public
Technical Specification 3285: BWF - a format for audio data files in broadcasting, Supplement 3 - Peak Envelope Chunk
European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
01 Jul 2001
http://www.ebu.ch/CMSimages/en/tec_doc_t3285_s3_tcm6-10483.pdf
Authoritative
Public
Technical Specification 3285: Specification of the Broadcast Wave Format - a format for audio data files in broadcasting, Supplement 4 - <link> Chunk
European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
01 Apr 2003
http://www.ebu.ch/CMSimages/en/tec_doc_t3285_s4_tcm6-10484.pdf
Authoritative
Public
Technical Specification 3285: Specification of the Broadcast Wave Format - a format for audio data files in broadcasting, Supplement 5 - <axml> Chunk
European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
01 Jul 2003
http://www.ebu.ch/CMSimages/en/tec_doc_t3285_s5_tcm6-10485.pdf
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
19 Jul 2013
x-fmt/393
application/vnd.wordperfect
WordPerfect for MS-DOS Document
5.0
736
wp
wp5
wpd
w50
WordPerfect 5.0
Document Header (Version=0.0)
BOF
FF575043{5}0A0000{2}0000
(?s)\A\xffWPC.{5}\n\x00\x00.{2}\x00\x00
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
05 May 1988
Word Processor
The file formats handbook
Gunter Born
International Thompson Computer Press
01 Jan 1995
ISBN:1-85032-117-5
Informative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/394
application/vnd.wordperfect
WordPerfect for MS-DOS/Windows Document
5.1
737
wp5
wpd
w51
wp
WordPerfect 5.1
Document Header (Version=0.1)
BOF
FF575043{5}0A0001{2}0000
(?s)\A\xffWPC.{5}\n\x00\x01.{2}\x00\x00
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
01 Nov 1989
Word Processor
The file formats handbook
Gunter Born
International Thompson Computer Press
01 Jan 1995
ISBN:1-85032-117-5
Informative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/395
WordPerfect Graphics Metafile
1.0
WPG (1.0)
738
wpg
WordPerfect Graphics 1.0
WPG Header (Version=1.0)
BOF
FF5750431000000001160100{2}0000
(?s)\A\xffWPC\x10\x00\x00\x00\x01\x16\x01\x00.{2}\x00\x00
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
The file formats handbook
Gunter Born
International Thompson Computer Press
01 Jan 1995
ISBN:1-85032-117-5
Informative
Public
Encyclopedia of graphics file formats, 2nd Edition
James D Murray
O'Reilly & Associates
01 Jan 1996
ISBN:1-56592-161-5
Informative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/80
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (Binary)
R10
Binary DXF (R10)
739
dxf
Binary DXF R10
File header, header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
BOF
4175746F4341442042696E617279204458460D0A1A00*0053454354494F4E000248454144455200*092441434144564552000141433130303600*00454E4453454300
(?s)\AAutoCAD Binary DXF\r\n\x1a\x00.*\x00SECTION\x00\x02HEADER\x00.*\x09\$ACADVER\x00\x01AC1006\x00.*\x00ENDSEC\x00
EOF
00454F4600
(?s)\x00EOF\x00\Z
Binary DXF format is the binary encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. It should not be confused with the DXB format - this is an entirely separate AutoDesk format for binary encoding vector graphics. Binary DXF Release 10 is the version of the format associated with Release 10 of the AutoCAD family of software products, and was the first version to be re
01 Oct 1988
Image (Vector)
AutoCAD Release 10 Reference Manual: Appendix C - Drawing Interchange and File Formats
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
01 Jan 1988
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/81
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (Binary)
R11/12
Binary DXF (R11/12)
740
dxf
Binary DXF R11/12
File header, header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
BOF
4175746F4341442042696E617279204458460D0A1A00*0053454354494F4E000248454144455200*092441434144564552000141433130303900*00454E4453454300
(?s)\AAutoCAD Binary DXF\r\n\x1a\x00.*\x00SECTION\x00\x02HEADER\x00.*\x09\$ACADVER\x00\x01AC1009\x00.*\x00ENDSEC\x00
EOF
00454F4600
(?s)\x00EOF\x00\Z
Binary DXF format is the binary encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. Binary DXF was first developed in AutoCAD Release 10. It should not be confused with the DXB format - this is an entirely separate AutoDesk format for binary encoding vector graphics. Binary DXF Release 11/12 is the version of the format associated with Releases 11 and 12 of the AutoCA
01 Oct 1990
Image (Vector)
Drawing Interchange and File Formats, Release 12
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
01 Jan 1992
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/82
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (Binary)
R13
Binary DXF (R13)
741
dxf
Binary DXF R13
File header, header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
BOF
4175746F4341442042696E617279204458460D0A1A00*0053454354494F4E000248454144455200*092441434144564552000141433130313200*00454E4453454300
(?s)\AAutoCAD Binary DXF\r\n\x1a\x00.*\x00SECTION\x00\x02HEADER\x00.*\x09\$ACADVER\x00\x01AC1012\x00.*\x00ENDSEC\x00
EOF
00454F4600
(?s)\x00EOF\x00\Z
Binary DXF format is the binary encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. Binary DXF was first developed in AutoCAD Release 10. It should not be confused with the DXB format - this is an entirely separate AutoDesk format for binary encoding vector graphics. Binary DXF Release 13 is the version of the format associated with Release 13 of the AutoCAD family of
01 Nov 1994
Image (Vector)
AutoCAD Release 13 Developer's Guide: Chapter 13 - DXF Reference
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
14 Apr 1995
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/83
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (Binary)
R14
Binary DXF (R14)
742
dxf
Binary DXF R14
File header, header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
BOF
4175746F4341442042696E617279204458460D0A1A00*000053454354494F4E00020048454144455200*0900244143414456455200010041433130313400*0000454E4453454300
(?s)\AAutoCAD Binary DXF\r\n\x1a\x00.*\x00\x00SECTION\x00\x02\x00HEADER\x00.*\x09\x00\$ACADVER\x00\x01\x00AC1014\x00.*\x00\x00ENDSEC\x00
EOF
0000454F4600
(?s)\x00\x00EOF\x00\Z
Binary DXF format is the binary encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. Binary DXF was first developed in AutoCAD Release 10. It should not be confused with the DXB format - this is an entirely separate AutoDesk format for binary encoding vector graphics. Binary DXF Release 14 is the version of the format associated with Release 14 of the AutoCAD family of
01 Feb 1997
Image (Vector)
AutoCAD Customization Guide, Release 14: Appendix B - Drawing Interchange File Formats
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/84
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (Binary)
2000-2002
Binary DXF (2000-2002)
743
dxf
Binary DXF 2000-2002
File header, header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
BOF
4175746F4341442042696E617279204458460D0A1A00*000053454354494F4E00020048454144455200*0900244143414456455200010041433130313500*0000454E4453454300
(?s)\AAutoCAD Binary DXF\r\n\x1a\x00.*\x00\x00SECTION\x00\x02\x00HEADER\x00.*\x09\x00\$ACADVER\x00\x01\x00AC1015\x00.*\x00\x00ENDSEC\x00
EOF
0000454F4600
(?s)\x00\x00EOF\x00\Z
Binary DXF format is the binary encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. Binary DXF was first developed in AutoCAD Release 10. It should not be confused with the DXB format - this is an entirely separate AutoDesk format for binary encoding vector graphics. Binary DXF 2000-2002 is the version of the format associated with Versions 2000, 2000i and 2002 of the
01 Mar 1999
Image (Vector)
AutoCAD 2002: DXF reference guide
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
01 Jan 2001
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/85
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (Binary)
2004-2005
Binary DXF (2004-2005)
744
dxf
Binary DXF 2004-2005
File header, header section with $ACADVER group code, EOF marker
BOF
4175746F4341442042696E617279204458460D0A1A00*000053454354494F4E00020048454144455200*0900244143414456455200010041433130313800*0000454E4453454300
(?s)\AAutoCAD Binary DXF\r\n\x1a\x00.*\x00\x00SECTION\x00\x02\x00HEADER\x00.*\x09\x00\$ACADVER\x00\x01\x00AC1018\x00.*\x00\x00ENDSEC\x00
EOF
0000454F4600
(?s)\x00\x00EOF\x00\Z
Binary DXF format is the binary encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. Binary DXF was first developed in AutoCAD Release 10. It should not be confused with the DXB format - this is an entirely separate AutoDesk format for binary encoding vector graphics. Binary DXF 2004-2005 is the version of the format associated with Versions 2004 and 2005 of the AutoCA
01 Mar 2003
Image (Vector)
AutoCAD 2004: DXF reference
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
01 Feb 2003
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/128
application/vnd.sun.xml.writer
OpenOffice Writer
1.0
StarOffice Writer (1.0)
745
sxw
x-fmt/263
OpenOffice Writer 1.0
PKZIP file header + MIME-type declaration, PKZIP file header + meta.xml (office:version="1.0")
BOF
504B0304140000000000{20}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E73756E2E786D6C2E777269746572*504B0304140000000000{20}6D6574612E786D6C3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D22312E3022{322}6F66666963653A76657273696F6E3D22312E30223E
(?s)\APK\x03\x04\x14\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{20}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.sun\.xml\.writer.*PK\x03\x04\x14\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{20}meta\.xml\x3c\?xml version="1\.0".{322}office:version="1\.0"\x3e
All OpenOffice v1.0 documents (Calc, Draw, Impress, Writer) use the extensible Markup Language (XML) for representing the elements and attributes of each structural component of the document. As XML has no native support for binary objects, OpenOffice.org files use a standard Zip file to store the XML content together with its associated binary data. Information about the files contained in the Zip file is stored in an XML file called the manifest file. The manifest file is always stored at the pathname META-INF/manifest.xml. The manifest file contains a list of all the files in the Zip file, the media type of each file, and the information necessary to decrypt any encrypted files included in the Zip file.
Word Processor
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
11 Mar 2005
28 Aug 2012
Further information about this file format can be obtained at
http://www.openoffice.org/xml/xml_specification.pdf
fmt/129
application/vnd.sun.xml.calc
OpenOffice Calc
1.0
StarOffice Calc (6.0)
746
sxc
x-fmt/263
OpenOffice Calc 1.0
PKZIP file header + MIME-type declaration, PKZIP file header + meta.xml (office:version="1.0")
BOF
504B0304140000000000{20}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E73756E2E786D6C2E63616C63*504B0304140000000000{20}6D6574612E786D6C3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D22312E3022{322}6F66666963653A76657273696F6E3D22312E30223E
(?s)\APK\x03\x04\x14\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{20}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.sun\.xml\.calc.*PK\x03\x04\x14\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{20}meta\.xml\x3c\?xml version="1\.0".{322}office:version="1\.0"\x3e
All OpenOffice v1.0 documents (Calc, Draw, Impress, Writer) use the extensible Markup Language (XML) for representing the elements and attributes of each structural component of the document. As XML has no native support for binary objects, OpenOffice.org files use a standard Zip file to store the XML content together with its associated binary data. Information about the files contained in the Zip file is stored in an XML file called the manifest file. The manifest file is always stored at the pathname META-INF/manifest.xml. The manifest file contains a list of all the files in the Zip file, the media type of each file, and the information necessary to decrypt any encrypted files included in the Zip file.
Spreadsheet
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
11 Mar 2005
28 Aug 2012
Further information about this file format can be obtained at
http://www.openoffice.org/xml/xml_specification.pdf
fmt/130
application/vnd.sun.xml.impress
OpenOffice Impress
1.0
StarOffice Impress (6.0)
747
sxi
x-fmt/263
OpenOffice Impress 1.0
PKZIP file header + MIME-type declaration, PKZIP file header + meta.xml (office:version="1.0")
BOF
504B0304140000000000{20}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E73756E2E786D6C2E696D7072657373*504B0304140000000000{20}6D6574612E786D6C3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D22312E3022{383}6F66666963653A76657273696F6E3D22312E30223E
(?s)\APK\x03\x04\x14\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{20}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.sun\.xml\.impress.*PK\x03\x04\x14\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{20}meta\.xml\x3c\?xml version="1\.0".{383}office:version="1\.0"\x3e
All OpenOffice v1.0 documents (Calc, Draw, Impress, Writer) use the extensible Markup Language (XML) for representing the elements and attributes of each structural component of the document. As XML has no native support for binary objects, OpenOffice.org files use a standard Zip file to store the XML content together with its associated binary data. Information about the files contained in the Zip file is stored in an XML file called the manifest file. The manifest file is always stored at the pathname META-INF/manifest.xml. The manifest file contains a list of all the files in the Zip file, the media type of each file, and the information necessary to decrypt any encrypted files included in the Zip file.
Presentation
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
11 Mar 2005
28 Aug 2012
Further information about this file format can be obtained at
http://www.openoffice.org/xml/xml_specification.pdf
fmt/127
application/vnd.sun.xml.draw
OpenOffice Draw
1.0
StarOffice Draw (6.0)
748
sxd
x-fmt/263
OpenOffice Draw 1.0
PKZIP file header + MIME-type declaration, PKZIP file header + meta.xml (office:version="1.0")
BOF
504B0304140000000000{20}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E73756E2E786D6C2E64726177*504B0304140000000000{20}6D6574612E786D6C3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D22312E3022{383}6F66666963653A76657273696F6E3D22312E30223E
(?s)\APK\x03\x04\x14\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{20}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.sun\.xml\.draw.*PK\x03\x04\x14\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{20}meta\.xml\x3c\?xml version="1\.0".{383}office:version="1\.0"\x3e
All OpenOffice v1.0 documents (Calc, Draw, Impress, Writer) use the extensible Markup Language (XML) for representing the elements and attributes of each structural component of the document. As XML has no native support for binary objects, OpenOffice.org files use a standard Zip file to store the XML content together with its associated binary data. Information about the files contained in the Zip file is stored in an XML file called the manifest file. The manifest file is always stored at the pathname META-INF/manifest.xml. The manifest file contains a list of all the files in the Zip file, the media type of each file, and the information necessary to decrypt any encrypted files included in the Zip file.
Image (Vector)
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
11 Mar 2005
28 Aug 2012
Further information about this file format can be obtained at
http://www.openoffice.org/xml/xml_specification.pdf
x-fmt/396
audio/x-wav
Exchangeable Image File Format (Audio)
2.2
Exif Audio (2.2)
749
wav
fmt/6
EXIF Audio 2.2
RIFF header, WAVE ID, Format chunk, LIST exif chunk (ever=2.2) and Data chunk
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*666D7420{4}(01|07|11)00*4C495354{4}6578696665766572{4}30323230*64617461
(?s)\ARIFF.{4}WAVE.*fmt .{4}(?:\x01|\x07|\x11)\x00.*LIST.{4}exifever.{4}0220.*data
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Audio
JEITA CP-3451 - Exchangeable image file format for digital still cameras: Exif Version 2.2
Japan Electronic Industry Development Association
Japan Electronic Industry Development Association
01 Apr 2002
http://www.exif.org/Exif2-2.PDF
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/397
audio/x-wav
Exchangeable Image File Format (Audio)
2.0
Exif Audio (2.0)
750
wav
fmt/6
EXIF Audio 2.0
RIFF header, WAVE ID, Format chunk, LIST exif chunk (ever=2.0) and Data chunk
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*666D7420{4}(01|07|11)00*4C495354{4}6578696665766572{4}30323030*64617461
(?s)\ARIFF.{4}WAVE.*fmt .{4}(?:\x01|\x07|\x11)\x00.*LIST.{4}exifever.{4}0200.*data
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/398
image/jpeg
Exchangeable Image File Format (Compressed)
2.0
Exif Compressed Image (2.0)
751
jpg
fmt/41
EXIF Compressed Image 2.0 (big-endian)
SOI and APP1, EXIF IFD (EXIF ver=2.0), EOI marker
BOF
FFD8FFE1{2}4578696600004D4D002A*900000070000000430323030
(?s)\A\xff\xd8\xff\xe1.{2}Exif\x00\x00MM\x00\*.*\x90\x00\x00\x07\x00\x00\x00\x040200
EOF
FFD9
(?s)\xff\xd9.{0,65535}.{0,1}\Z
EXIF Compressed Image 2.0 (little-endian)
SOI and APP1, EXIF IFD (EXIF ver=2.0), EOI marker
BOF
FFD8FFE1{2}45786966000049492A00*009007000400000030323030
(?s)\A\xff\xd8\xff\xe1.{2}Exif\x00\x00II\*\x00.*\x00\x90\x07\x00\x04\x00\x00\x000200
EOF
FFD9
(?s)\xff\xd9.{0,16000}\Z
Exchangeable image file format (Exif) is a standard that specifies the formats for images, sound, and ancillary tags used by digital cameras (including smartphones), scanners and other systems handling image and sound files recorded by digital cameras.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/399
image/tiff
Exchangeable Image File Format (Uncompressed)
2.0
Exif Uncompressed Image (2.0)
752
tif
tiff
fmt/7
fmt/8
fmt/9
fmt/10
fmt/353
EXIF Uncompressed Image 2.0 (little-endian, EXIF near EOF)
TIFF header, EXIF IFD near EOF (EXIF ver=2.0)
BOF
49492A00
(?s)\AII\*\x00
EOF
009007000400000030323030
(?s)\x00\x90\x07\x00\x04\x00\x00\x000200.{0,65535}\Z
EXIF Uncompressed Image 2.0 (big-endian, EXIF near EOF)
TIFF header, EXIF IFD near EOF (EXIF ver=2.0)
BOF
4D4D002A
(?s)\AMM\x00\*
EOF
900000070000000430323030
(?s)\x90\x00\x00\x07\x00\x00\x00\x040200.{0,65535}\Z
EXIF Uncompressed Image 2.0 (little-endian, EXIF near BOF)
TIFF header, EXIF IFD near BOF (EXIF ver=2.0). [NB: When the DROID bug associated with longest fragment not nearest anchor is fixed, the 2 BOF sequences can be merged.]
BOF
49492A00
(?s)\AII\*\x00
BOF
009007000400000030323030
(?s)\A.{10,65535}\x00\x90\x07\x00\x04\x00\x00\x000200
EXIF Uncompressed Image 2.0 (big-endian, EXIF near BOF)
TIFF header, EXIF IFD near BOF (EXIF ver=2.0) [NB: When the DROID bug associated with longest fragment not nearest anchor is fixed, the 2 BOF sequences can be merged.]
BOF
4D4D002A
(?s)\AMM\x00\*
BOF
900000070000000430323030
(?s)\A.{10,65535}\x90\x00\x00\x07\x00\x00\x00\x040200
Exchangeable image file format (Exif) is a standard that specifies the formats for images, sound, and ancillary tags used by digital cameras (including smartphones), scanners and other systems handling image and sound files recorded by digital cameras.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/53
application/rtf
text/rtf
Rich Text Format
1.8
RTF (1.8), RTF (2003)
753
rtf
public.rtf
fmt/45
fmt/46
fmt/47
fmt/48
fmt/49
fmt/50
fmt/51
fmt/52
RTF 1.8
\rtf control word, \ansicpg control word, followed by <deffont> declaration the following control word
\lsdstimax
BOF
7B5C7274(66|6631){0-15}(616E7369|6D6163|7063|706361)5C616E7369637067{3-*}5C737473686664626368{1-4}5C73747368666C6F6368{1-4}5C737473686668696368{1-4}5C73747368666269*5C6C73647374696D6178
(?s)\A\{\\rt(?:f|f1).{0,15}(?:ansi|mac|pc|pca)\\ansicpg.{3,}\\stshfdbch.{1,4}\\stshfloch.{1,4}\\stshfhich.{1,4}\\stshfbi.*\\lsdstimax
Rich Text Format (RTF) is a format developed by Microsoft to encode formatted text and graphics for use within applications or for data and formatting transfer between applications. It is closely associated with Microsoft Word, and new versions are developed with each release of Word. RTF files are encoded in plain text, typically ASCII, and consists of a series of control words, control symbols and groups. An RTF file comprises a Header section, containing various header tables, followed by a Document section, containing the document content and formatting. RTF version 1.8 is the version of the format associated with Microsoft Word 2003.
Word Processor
Microsoft Office Word 2003 Rich Text Format (RTF) Specification: White Paper
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
01 Apr 2004
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/400
application/vnd.stardivision.writer
StarOffice Writer
5.x
754
sdw
StarWriter is part of StarOffice, a proprietary office suite. StarWriter is a word processor. StarOffice originated in 1985 as StarWriter by StarDivision, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1999. Sun was itself acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010. StarOffice was known briefly as Oracle Open Office before being discontinued in 2011.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/401
application/vnd.stardivision.draw
StarOffice Draw
5.x
755
sda
StarDraw is part of StarOffice, a proprietary office suite. StarDraw a vector graphics editor. StarOffice originated in 1985 as StarWriter by StarDivision, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1999. Sun was itself acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010. StarOffice was known briefly as Oracle Open Office before being discontinued in 2011.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/402
StarOffice Draw
5.2
756
This PUID is now deprecated in favour of x-fmt/401 - StarDraw 5.x
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/403
StarOffice Writer
5.2
757
This PUID is now deprecated in favour of x-fmt/400 - StarWriter 5.x
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/404
StarOffice Calc
5.2
758
This PUID is now deprecated in favour of x-fmt/359 - StarCalc 5.x
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
x-fmt/405
StarOffice Impress
5.2
759
This PUID is now deprecated in favour of x-fmt/360 - StarImpress 5.x
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Mar 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/54
Drawing Interchange Binary Format
1.0
DXB (1.0)
761
dxb
DXB 1.0
File header and file terminator.
BOF
4175746F4341442044584220312E300D0A1A00
(?s)\AAutoCAD DXB 1\.0\r\n\x1a\x00
EOF
00
(?s)\x00\Z
The Drawing Interchange Binary Format (DXB) is a vector graphics format developed by AutoDesk for its AutoCAD family of products. A DXB file comprises a file header followed by zero or more data records. Each data record begins with a single byte identifying the record type, followed by one or more data items. The DXB format should not be confused with the binary encoded version of the Drawing Interchange File Format (DXF) - DXB is an entirely separate format, being much simpler and more compact.
01 Oct 1990
Image (Vector)
The DXB File Format
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
http://www.autodesk.com/techpubs/autocad/acadr14/dxf/the_dxb_file_format_al_u05_b.htm
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
22 Apr 2005
02 Aug 2005
fmt/63
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)
Generic
ASCII DXF (Generic)
766
dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII) (generic)
Section group code, EOF marker
VAR
300D0A53454354494F4E0D0A{0-5}320D0A*300D0A454E445345430D0A
(?s)0\r\nSECTION\r\n.{0,5}2\r\n.*0\r\nENDSEC\r\n
EOF
300D0A454F460D0A
(?s)0\r\nEOF\r\n.{0,1}\Z
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII) (generic) (0D)
Replacing 0D0A in the original signature with 0D to accommodate files with this variation.
VAR
300D53454354494F4E0D{0-2}320D*300D454E445345430D
(?s)0\rSECTION\r.{0,2}2\r.*0\rENDSEC\r
EOF
300D454F460D
(?s)0\rEOF\r\Z
ASCII DXF format is the ASCII encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. It is not mandatory for ASCII DXF files to include a version identifier - some DXF files may therefore be identifiable only as generic DXF.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
22 Apr 2005
11 Jun 2012
fmt/111
OLE2 Compound Document Format
767
OLE2 Compound Document Format
Compound Document Header
BOF
D0CF11E0A1B11AE1{20}FEFF
(?s)\A\xd0\xcf\x11\xe0\xa1\xb1\x1a\xe1.{20}\xfe\xff
The OLE2 Compound Document Format is a generic document format developed by Microsoft as the underlying native binary format for many of its Office applications. The format is proprietary and Microsoft does not make details of its structure public. The information here is derived primarily from OpenOffice.org's reverse-engineered documentation of the format and should not therefore be regarded as definitive. A Compound Document acts as a file system in which independent data streams are organised within a hierarchy of containers, called storages. All storages and streams are contained within a parent Root Storage. A Directory Stream indexes every stream and storage in the file. A Compound Document begins with the Compound Document Header, including pointers to the location of the Directory Stream and Master Sector Allocation Table. The remainder of the file is organised into Sectors, the positions of which are defined in the Sector Allocation Table and Master Sector Allocation Table.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
134
135
682
683
684
685
688
690
857
858
859
861
862
1553
1554
Text (Structured)
OpenOffice.org's documentation of the Microsoft Compound Document file format
OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org
15 Sep 2004
http://sc.openoffice.org/compdocfileformat.pdf
Speculative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
24 Aug 2005
24 Aug 2005
fmt/121
text/xml
DROID Signature File Format
1.0
768
xml
fmt/101
DROID Signature File
<FFSignatureFile> element - {0-50} F F S I g n a t u r e F I l e {0-100} V e r s I o n =
BOF
{0-50}3C46465369676E617475726546696C6520{0-100}56657273696F6E3D
(?s)\A.{0,50}\x3cFFSignatureFile .{0,100}Version=
The DROID Signature File format is a format for storing internal and external signatures used by the DROID software tool to perform automatic file format identification. It was developed by The National Archives of the UK. DROID Signature Files are generated by TNA from the PRONOM technical registry, and are issued periodically as new formats are added to the registry. A DROID Signature File is an XML document, comprising an 'FFSignatureFile' element, which describes the version number and date of the signature file, an 'InternalSignatureCollection' element, which contains the set of internal signature values, and a 'FileFormatCollection' element, which contains information on the set of formats described, together with their associated external signatures. The version number of a Signature File is incremented each time a new signature file is issued from the PRONOM registry, and does not indicate a different version of the format itself.
17 Sep 2005
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
The National Archives
Text (Mark-up)
Automatic format identification using PRONOM and DROID
17 Sep 2005
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/aboutapps/fileformat/pdf/automatic_format_identification.pdf
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Oct 2005
11 Oct 2005
fmt/120
text/xml
DROID File Collection File Format
1.0
769
xml
fmt/101
DROID File Collection File
<FileCollection>…<DROIDVersion> elements. {0-50} < F I l e C o l l e c t I o n {0-100} < D R O I D V e r s I o n > {1-10} < / D R O I D V e r s I o n > - NB. The signature byte sequence is currently massaged to steer around the known PRONOM bug in the are of the left fragment matching when the longest fragment is not nearest BOF. The last fragment in the BOF byte sequence has been shortened by 2 bytes to ensure that the first fragment is the longest. This abbreviation does not reduce the overall signature strength too much and so will hopefully not result in any false positive identification. When the PRONOM bug has been fixed, "0D0A" should be appended to the BOF byte sequence and this note reduced.
BOF
{0-50}3C46696C65436F6C6C656374696F6E20{0-100}3C44524F494456657273696F6E3E{1-10}3C2F44524F494456657273696F6E3E
(?s)\A.{0,50}\x3cFileCollection .{0,100}\x3cDROIDVersion\x3e.{1,10}\x3c/DROIDVersion\x3e
The DROID File Collection File format is a format for storing the results of file format identifications generated by the DROID software tool. It was developed by The National Archives of the UK. A DROID File Collection File is an XML document, comprising a 'FileCollection' element, which describes the version of DROID and Signature File version number used to perform the identifications number, and date on which the identifications were generated. This element contains a 'File' element for each file being identified. A File Collection File may either be generated prior to identification, in which case each 'File' element simply contains the fully-qualified pathname of the file, or it can be generated after identification, in which case each 'File' element additionally contains the identification result.
17 Sep 2005
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
The National Archives
Text (Mark-up)
Automatic format identification using PRONOM and DROID
17 Sep 2005
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/aboutapps/fileformat/pdf/automatic_format_identification.pdf
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Oct 2005
11 Oct 2005
fmt/95
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/A - Portable Document Format
1a
PDF/A (1)
770
pdf
com.adobe.pdf
fmt/14
fmt/15
fmt/16
fmt/17
fmt/18
fmt/19
fmt/20
x-fmt/453
fmt/276
Acrobat PDF/A-1a
Describes a signature for the PDF/A-1a form. Identifies the byte sequence which equals - xmlns:pdfaid="http://www.aiim.org/pdfa/ns/id/ which is the PDF/A identification namespace within the PDF/A meta-data, followed by <pdfaid:part>1<pdfaid:part> and <pdfaid:conformance>A<pdfaid:conformance>, which are the two mandatory elements and values for PDFA/1a. See ISO 19005-1:2005 and Technical Corrigendum 1 for further information.
BOF
255044462D312E34
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.4
VAR
786D6C6E733A7064666169643D(22|27)687474703A2F2F7777772E6169696D2E6F72672F706466612F6E732F6964*7064666169643A70617274(3D22|3D27|3E)31(22|27|3C2F7064666169643A706172743E){0-11}7064666169643A636F6E666F726D616E6365(3E|3D22|3D27)41(22|27|3C2F7064666169643A636F6E666F726D616E63653E)
(?s)xmlns:pdfaid=(?:"|')http://www\.aiim\.org/pdfa/ns/id.*pdfaid:part(?:="|='|\x3e)1(?:"|'|\x3c/pdfaid:part\x3e).{0,11}pdfaid:conformance(?:\x3e|="|=')A(?:"|'|\x3c/pdfaid:conformance\x3e)
The Portable Document Format/ Archive is a format designed for long term preservation by Adobe Systems. PDF/A is a simplified version of PDF 1.4, with all of the features from PDF 1.4 that would impede long term preservation removed. Removed features include Javascript, Audio/Visual content, LZW compression and encryption. A major principle of PDF/A is that it is self contained and not reliant on externalities thus all font and colour information is encoded into the file. PDF/A files are larger than other types of PDF files due to the need for embedded information.
PDF/A supports two levels of compliance PDF/A1-a (Accessible) and PDF/A1-b (Basic). PDF/A1-a is fully ISO 19005-1:2005 (PDF/A-1) compliant whereas PDF/A1-b is less stringent and not compliant. PDF/A1-a requires tagged PDF and Unicode whereas PDF/A1-b does not.
01 Oct 2005
Page Description
ISO 19005-1:2005 - Document management - Electronic document file format for long-term preservation - Part 1: Use of PDF 1.4 (PDF/A-1)
International Standards Organisation
International Standards Organisation
01 Oct 2005
ISBN:0 580 46855 0
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
17 Dec 2005
22 Oct 2009
x-fmt/406
application/postscript
PostScript
2.0
771
ps
com.adobe.postscript
fmt/328
PostScript DSC 2.0
PostScript DSC header version comment + EOF comment
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D322E30
(?s)\A%\!PS-Adobe-2\.0
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Feb 2006
11 Feb 2006
x-fmt/407
application/postscript
PostScript
2.1
772
ps
com.adobe.postscript
fmt/328
PostScript DSC 2.1
PostScript DSC header version comment + EOF comment
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D322E31
(?s)\A%\!PS-Adobe-2\.1
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Feb 2006
11 Feb 2006
x-fmt/408
application/postscript
PostScript
3.0
773
ps
com.adobe.postscript
fmt/328
PostScript DSC 3.0
PostScript DSC header version comment + EOF comment
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D332E30
(?s)\A%\!PS-Adobe-3\.0
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
25 Sep 1992
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Page Description
PostScript Language Document Structuring Conventions Specification: Version 3.0
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
25 Sep 1992
http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/ps/5001.DSC_Spec.pdf
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Feb 2006
11 Feb 2006
x-fmt/409
MS-DOS Executable
EXE
774
exe
MS-DOS Executable
Header
BOF
4D5A
(?s)\AMZ
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
17 Feb 2006
17 Feb 2006
x-fmt/410
Windows New Executable
EXE
775
exe
com.microsoft.windows-executable
x-fmt/409
Windows New Executable
Header
BOF
4D5A*4E45
(?s)\AMZ.*NE
The New Executable (abbreviated NE or NewEXE) is a 16-bit .exe file format, a successor to the DOS MZ executable format. It is used by 16-bit Microsoft Windows, and by some versions of OS/2 and MS-DOS.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
17 Feb 2006
17 Feb 2006
x-fmt/411
application/octet-stream
Windows Portable Executable
Common Object File Format, COFF, EXE
776
exe
dll
sys
com.microsoft.windows-executable
x-fmt/409
x-fmt/410
Windows Portable Executable
Header
BOF
4D5A*50450000
(?s)\AMZ.*PE\x00\x00
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Microsoft Portable Executable and Common Object File Format, Revision 6.0
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
01 Feb 1999
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/firmware/PECOFF.mspx
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
17 Feb 2006
17 Feb 2006
x-fmt/412
application/java-archive
Java Archive Format
JAR
777
jar
com.sun.java-archive
x-fmt/263
fmt/102
fmt/103
fmt/96
JAR format
Local file header + manifest + end of central directory. Signature consists of two byte sequences, a BOF sequence and EOF sequence. BOF character sequence: PK..*META-INF/MANIFEST.MF, EOF character sequence: PK..
BOF
504B0304*4D4554412D494E462F4D414E49464553542E4D46
(?s)\APK\x03\x04.*META-INF/MANIFEST\.MF
EOF
504B0506
(?s)PK\x05\x06.{18,65531}\Z
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Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
17 Feb 2006
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/135
OpenDocument Format
1.0
ODF (1.0)
778
x-fmt/263
x-fmt/412
ODF 1.0 generic
ZIP header + MIME-type declaration + version number
BOF
504B0304{26}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E6F617369732E6F70656E646F63756D656E742E*6F66666963653A76657273696F6E3D22312E30
(?s)\APK\x03\x04.{26}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.oasis\.opendocument\..*office:version="1\.0
OpenDocument (ODF) format is a generic format for office documents, such as text, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and databases. It was developed by OASIS, based on the original OpenOffice document format. The format is an open standard, and is supported by a variety of office software packages. ODF is an XML format, which may comprise a single XML document, or a collection of subdocuments within a package. The package format is the commonly used form, and comprises a standard ZIP package containing the XML content and any associated binary data, together with a manifest which lists the package content.
01 May 2005
OASIS
OASIS
779
780
781
782
783
1206
1231
Text (Mark-up)
Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) v1.0, OASIS Standard, 1 May 2005
OASIS
OASIS
01 May 2005
http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.0/OpenDocument-v1.0-os.pdf
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
22 Aug 2006
22 Aug 2006
fmt/136
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text
OpenDocument Text
1.0
ODF Text (1.0)
779
odt
ott
fmt/135
fmt/290
ODF 1.0 text
ZIP header + MIME-type declaration + version number. ODF versions without version number detail are assumed to be version 1.1
BOF
504B0304{26}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E6F617369732E6F70656E646F63756D656E742E74657874*6F66666963653A76657273696F6E3D22312E30
(?s)\APK\x03\x04.{26}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.oasis\.opendocument\.text.*office:version="1\.0
OpenDocument (ODF) format is a generic format for office documents, such as text, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and databases. It was developed by OASIS, based on the original OpenOffice document format. The format is an open standard, and is supported by a variety of office software packages. ODF is an XML format, which may comprise a single XML document, or a collection of subdocuments within a package. The package format is the commonly used form, and comprises a standard ZIP package containing the XML content and any associated binary data, together with a manifest which lists the package content. An ODF text document contains word-processed text. The content is contained in a 'content' xml subdocument. Additional subdocuments contain style information, document metadata, and application-specific settings.
01 May 2005
OASIS
OASIS
778
Word Processor
Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) v1.0, OASIS Standard, 1 May 2005
OASIS
OASIS
01 May 2005
http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.0/OpenDocument-v1.0-os.pdf
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
22 Aug 2006
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/137
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet
OpenDocument Spreadsheet
1.0
ODF Spreadsheet (1.0)
780
ods
ots
fmt/135
fmt/294
ODF 1.0 spreadsheet
ZIP header + MIME-type declaration + version number
BOF
504B0304{26}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E6F617369732E6F70656E646F63756D656E742E7370726561647368656574*6F66666963653A76657273696F6E3D22312E30
(?s)\APK\x03\x04.{26}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.oasis\.opendocument\.spreadsheet.*office:version="1\.0
OpenDocument (ODF) format is a generic format for office documents, such as text, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and databases. It was developed by OASIS, based on the original OpenOffice document format. The format is an open standard, and is supported by a variety of office software packages. ODF is an XML format, which may comprise a single XML document, or a collection of subdocuments within a package. The package format is the commonly used form, and comprises a standard ZIP package containing the XML content and any associated binary data, together with a manifest which lists the package content. An ODF spreadsheet document contains spreadsheet data. The content is contained in a 'content' xml subdocument. Additional subdocuments contain style information, document metadata, and application-specific settings.
01 May 2005
OASIS
OASIS
778
Spreadsheet
Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) v1.0, OASIS Standard, 1 May 2005
OASIS
OASIS
01 May 2005
http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.0/OpenDocument-v1.0-os.pdf
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
22 Aug 2006
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/138
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation
OpenDocument Presentation
1.0
ODF presentation (1.0)
781
odp
otp
fmt/135
fmt/292
ODF 1.0 presentation
ZIP header + MIME-type declaration + version number
BOF
504B0304{26}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E6F617369732E6F70656E646F63756D656E742E70726573656E746174696F6E*6F66666963653A76657273696F6E3D22312E30
(?s)\APK\x03\x04.{26}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.oasis\.opendocument\.presentation.*office:version="1\.0
OpenDocument (ODF) format is a generic format for office documents, such as text, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and databases. It was developed by OASIS, based on the original OpenOffice document format. The format is an open standard, and is supported by a variety of office software packages. ODF is an XML format, which may comprise a single XML document, or a collection of subdocuments within a package. The package format is the commonly used form, and comprises a standard ZIP package containing the XML content and any associated binary data, together with a manifest which lists the package content. An ODF presentation document contains a graphical presentation. The content is contained in a 'content' xml subdocument. Additional subdocuments contain style information, document metadata, and application-specific settings.
01 May 2005
OASIS
OASIS
778
Presentation
Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) v1.0, OASIS Standard, 1 May 2005
OASIS
OASIS
01 May 2005
http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.0/OpenDocument-v1.0-os.pdf
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
22 Aug 2006
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/139
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics
OpenDocument Graphics
1.0
ODF Drawing (1.0)
782
odg
otg
fmt/135
fmt/296
ODF 1.0 drawing
ZIP header + MIME-type declaration + version number
BOF
504B0304{26}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E6F617369732E6F70656E646F63756D656E742E6772617068696373*6F66666963653A76657273696F6E3D22312E30
(?s)\APK\x03\x04.{26}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.oasis\.opendocument\.graphics.*office:version="1\.0
OpenDocument (ODF) format is a generic format for office documents, such as text, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and databases. It was developed by OASIS, based on the original OpenOffice document format. The format is an open standard, and is supported by a variety of office software packages. ODF is an XML format, which may comprise a single XML document, or a collection of subdocuments within a package. The package format is the commonly used form, and comprises a standard ZIP package containing the XML content and any associated binary data, together with a manifest which lists the package content. An ODF drawing document contains drawing data. The content is contained in a 'content' xml subdocument. Additional subdocuments contain style information, document metadata, and application-specific settings.
01 May 2005
OASIS
OASIS
778
Image (Vector)
Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) v1.0, OASIS Standard, 1 May 2005
OASIS
OASIS
01 May 2005
http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.0/OpenDocument-v1.0-os.pdf
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
22 Aug 2006
22 Aug 2006
fmt/140
OpenDocument Database Format
1.0
ODF Database (1.0)
783
odb
x-fmt/263
x-fmt/412
fmt/135
fmt/444
ODF 1.0 database
ZIP header + MIME-type declaration + version number
BOF
504B0304{26}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E73756E2E786D6C2E62617365*6F66666963653A76657273696F6E3D22312E30
(?s)\APK\x03\x04.{26}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.sun\.xml\.base.*office:version="1\.0
OpenDocument (ODF) format is a generic format for office documents, such as text, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and databases. It was developed by OASIS, based on the original OpenOffice document format. The format is an open standard, and is supported by a variety of office software packages. ODF is an XML format, which may comprise a single XML document, or a collection of subdocuments within a package. The package format is the commonly used form, and comprises a standard ZIP package containing the XML content and any associated binary data, together with a manifest which lists the package content. An ODF database document contains a relational database. The content is contained in a 'content' xml subdocument. Additional subdocuments contain style information, document metadata, and application-specific settings.
01 May 2005
OASIS
OASIS
778
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
22 Aug 2006
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/141
audio/x-wav
Waveform Audio (PCMWAVEFORMAT)
784
wav
wav
fmt/6
Waveform Audio (PCMWAVEFORMAT)
RIFF header, WAVE ID, Format chunk, chunk length=16=0x10000000, wformat Tag =1=0x0100 and Data chunk
BOF
52494646{4}57415645666D7420100000000100{14-*}64617461
(?s)\ARIFF.{4}WAVEfmt \x10\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00.{14,}data
Waveform Audio (PCMWAVEFORMAT) is the standard Waveform Audio file format, developed by Microsoft. It has now been superseded by Waveform Audio (WAVEFORMATEX), an extended version.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
654
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 Feb 2007
01 Feb 2007
fmt/142
audio/x-wav
Waveform Audio (WAVEFORMATEX)
785
wav
wave
fmt/6
Waveform Audio (WAVEFORMATEX)
RIFF header, WAVE ID, Format chunk, chunk length GTE 18, wformat Tag not equal to decimal 65534 = 0xFFFE and Data chunk
BOF
52494646{4}57415645666D7420[!10]{3}[!FEFF]{16-*}64617461
(?s)\ARIFF.{4}WAVEfmt (!\x10).{3}(!\xfe\xff).{16,}data
Waveform Audio (WAVEFORMATEX) is an extended version of the Waveform Audio file format, and was developed by Microsoft. It has superseded the Waveform Audio (PCMWAVEFORMAT).
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
654
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 Feb 2007
01 Feb 2007
fmt/143
audio/x-wav
Waveform Audio (WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE)
786
wav
wave
fmt/6
Waveform Audio (WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE)
RIFF header, WAVE ID, Format chunk, chunk length GTE 40, wformat Tag = decimal 65534 = 0xFEFF and Data chunk
BOF
52494646{4}57415645666D7420{4}FEFF{38-*}64617461
(?s)\ARIFF.{4}WAVEfmt .{4}\xfe\xff.{38,}data
Waveform Audio (WAVEFORMATEXTENSION) is an extended version of the Waveform Audio file format, and was developed by Microsoft. It is related to the Waveform Audio (WAVEFORMATEX) format, but is an even more extended version.
654
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 Feb 2007
01 Feb 2007
fmt/144
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange 1:1999
PDF/X-1:1999
787
pdf
x-fmt/453
PDF/X-1:1999
BOF First 5 bytes: %PDF-
Variable bytes: /GTS_PDFXVersion(CGATS.12/1-1999)
BOF
255044462D
(?s)\A%PDF-
VAR
2F4754535F5044465856657273696F6E{0-1}2843474154532E31322F312D3139393929
(?s)/GTS_PDFXVersion.{0,1}\(CGATS\.12/1-1999\)
PDF/X was developed by the Committee for Graphics Arts Technologies Standards (CGATS) and Adobe. This 'exchange standard' format is based on Adobe's PDF specification and includes additional notes specifically for delivery of high quality colour advertisements. A subset of the PDF specification, and an application standard as well as a file format standard; it was considered a 'more reliable' PDF file. There are several versions of the standard, which address specific issues, PDF/X-1: 1999 was based on PDF 1.2, however there is no known implementation of this version. PDF/X-1 is the only PDF/X standard permitting encryption.
615
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 Feb 2007
22 Oct 2009
fmt/145
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange 1:2001
PDF/X-1:2001
788
pdf
x-fmt/453
PDF/X-1:2001
BOF First 8 bytes: %PDF-1.3
Variable bytes: /GTS_PDFXVersion(PDF/X-1:2001)
BOF
255044462D312E33
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.3
VAR
2F4754535F5044465856657273696F6E{0-1}285044462F582D313A3230303129
(?s)/GTS_PDFXVersion.{0,1}\(PDF/X-1:2001\)
This 'exchange standard' format is based on Adobe's PDF specification and a subset of the PDF specification. This version was an updated version of PDF/X-1:1999, and was based on PDF 1.3. It was superseded in 2003 by PDF/X-1a and PDF/X-3, at which point it was recommended that PDF/X-1 no longer be used. PDF/X-1 is the only PDF/X standard permitting encryption.
616
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 Feb 2007
22 Oct 2009
fmt/146
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange 1a:2003
PDF/X-1a:2003
789
pdf
x-fmt/453
PDF/X-1a:2003
BOF first 8 bytes: %PDF-1.4
Variable bytes: /GTS_PDFXVersion(PDF/X-1a:2003)
BOF
255044462D312E34
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.4
VAR
2F4754535F5044465856657273696F6E{0-1}285044462F582D31613A3230303329
(?s)/GTS_PDFXVersion.{0,1}\(PDF/X-1a:2003\)
This 'exchange standard' format is based on Adobe's PDF 1.4 (2003) specification and includes additional notes specifically for delivery of high quality colour advertisements. It is a subset of the PDF specification, and an application standard as well as a file format standard. It is seen as a 'more reliable' PDF file.
617
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 Feb 2007
22 Oct 2009
fmt/147
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange 2:2003
PDF/X-2:2003
790
pdf
x-fmt/453
PDF/X-2:2003
BOF first 8 bytes: %PDF-1.4
Variable: /GTS_PDFXVersion(PDF/X-2:2003)
BOF
255044462D312E34
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.4
VAR
2F4754535F5044465856657273696F6E{0-1}285044462F582D323A3230303329
(?s)/GTS_PDFXVersion.{0,1}\(PDF/X-2:2003\)
This 'exchange standard' format is based on Adobe's PDF specification and includes additional notes specifically for delivery of high quality colour advertisements. A subset of the PDF specification, and an application standard as well as a file format standard, it is considered a 'more reliable' PDF file. There are several versions of the standard, to address specific issues, and PDF/X-2 is a superset of PDF/X-3, which was based on PDF 1.4 (2003).
819
617
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 Feb 2007
22 Oct 2009
fmt/148
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange 3:2003
PDF/X-3:2003
791
pdf
x-fmt/453
PDF/X-3:2003
BOF first 8 bytes: %PDF-1.4
Variable bytes: /GTS_PDFXVersion(PDF/X-3:2003)
BOF
255044462D312E34
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.4
VAR
2F4754535F5044465856657273696F6E{0-1}285044462F582D333A3230303329
(?s)/GTS_PDFXVersion.{0,1}\(PDF/X-3:2003\)
This 'exchange standard' format is based on Adobe's PDF 1.4 (2003) specification and includes additional notes specifically for delivery of high quality colour advertisements. A subset of the PDF specification, and an application standard as well as a file format standard, it is considered a 'more reliable' PDF file. There are several versions of the standard, to address specific issues.
617
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 Feb 2007
22 Oct 2009
fmt/149
JTIP (JPEG Tiled Image Pyramid)
JTIP
792
JTIP is a multi-resolution format, created for image presentation with easy transfer and handling, based on SPIFF. It allows presentation of images in various sizes and resolutions from vignette (1/16 screen size, used for browsing) through imagette (1/4 screen, for image comparison), to full screen and higher resolution images. Each layer is divided into tiles so the user can zoom or pan easily. A file contains an internal ID for tiles, with each tile associated with a single file header and separated by markers. Under header there can be and optional table noting the tile offsets, or an external ID for separate files. JTIP is not widely used and is no longer supported.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
02 Feb 2007
fmt/150
JPEG-LS
793
jls
A standard for lossless or near-lossless compression of images, also known as ISO/IEC 14495-1 and ITU Recommendation T.87, created by the Joint Photographics Experts Group (JPEG). It was developed as a low complexity lossless image compression standard in 1999, and was based on LOCO-I algorithm. JPEG-LS also provides a lossy mode. It has faster compression than JPEG 2000 and is considered better than the original lossless JPEG standard.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
02 Feb 2007
fmt/151
image/jpx
JPX (JPEG 2000 part 2)
JPF
794
jpx
jpf
JPEG 2000 with Extensions
BOF: ....jP ..‡.{4}ftypjpx
BOF
0000000C6A5020200D0A870A{4}667479706A7078
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x00\x0cjP \r\n\x87\n.{4}ftypjpx
JPX is an image file format extended from JP2, providing the potential for extended colour space support, alternative compression methods, and other features. JPX may be used in applications that require additional functionality or data structures beyond those defined in the JP2 file format.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
02 Feb 2007
fmt/152
image/tiff
Digital Negative Format (DNG)
1.1
795
dng
tif
tiff
x-fmt/265
x-fmt/387
x-fmt/388
x-fmt/399
fmt/202
fmt/353
DNG 1.1 (little-endian, BOF)
TIFF header plus DNGVersion tag near BOF
BOF
49492A00{0-4080}12C601000400000001010000
(?s)\AII\*\x00.{0,4080}\x12\xc6\x01\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x01\x01\x00\x00
DNG 1.1 (little-endian, BOF+EOF)
TIFF header plus DNGVersion tag near EOF
BOF
49492A00
(?s)\AII\*\x00
EOF
12C601000400000001010000
(?s)\x12\xc6\x01\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x01\x01\x00\x00.{0,4084}\Z
DNG 1.1 (big-endian, BOF)
TIFF header plus DNGVersion tag near BOF
BOF
4D4D002A{0-4080}C61200010000000401010000
(?s)\AMM\x00\*.{0,4080}\xc6\x12\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x04\x01\x01\x00\x00
DNG 1.1 (big-endian, BOF+EOF)
TIFF header plus DNGVersion tag near EOF
BOF
4D4D002A
(?s)\AMM\x00\*
EOF
C61200010000000401010000
(?s)\xc6\x12\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x04\x01\x01\x00\x00.{0,4084}\Z
The Digital Negative (DNG) Specification describes a non-proprietary file format for storing camera raw files that can be used by a wide range of hardware and software vendors. DNG is an extension of the TIFF format, and is compatible with the TIFF-EP standard.
This version was published in February 2005 and corrected the flaws in the first version. It has proved capable of representing raw images for a large variety of cameras (both when written in-camera or via conversion from other raw image formats) for a few years, and it is the version still typically written in-camera.
612
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
11 Jun 2012
fmt/153
image/tiff
Tagged Image File Format for Image Technology (TIFF/IT)
796
tif
tiff
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
612
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
02 Feb 2007
fmt/154
image/tiff
Tagged Image File Format for Electronic Photography (TIFF/EP)
797
tif
tiff
x-fmt/387
x-fmt/388
x-fmt/399
fmt/353
TIFF/EP (little-endian, BOF)
TIFF header plus TIFF/EPStandardId tag near BOF
BOF
49492A00{6-4080}169201000400000000000001
(?s)\AII\*\x00.{6,4080}\x16\x92\x01\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01
TIFF/EP (little-endian, BOF+EOF)
TIFF header plus TIFF/EPStandardId tag near EOF
BOF
49492A00
(?s)\AII\*\x00
EOF
169201000400000000000001
(?s)\x16\x92\x01\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01.{4,4084}\Z
TIFF/EP (big-endian, BOF)
TIFF header plus TIFF/EPStandardId tag near BOF
BOF
4D4D002A{6-4080}921600010000000401000000
(?s)\AMM\x00\*.{6,4080}\x92\x16\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x04\x01\x00\x00\x00
TIFF/EP (big-endian, BOF+EOF)
TIFF header plus TIFF/EPStandardId tag near EOF
BOF
4D4D002A
(?s)\AMM\x00\*
EOF
921600010000000401000000
(?s)\x92\x16\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x04\x01\x00\x00\x00.{4,4084}\Z
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612
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
11 Jun 2012
fmt/155
image/tiff
Geographic Tagged Image File Format (GeoTIFF)
798
tif
tiff
x-fmt/387
x-fmt/388
x-fmt/399
fmt/353
GeoTIFF (little-endian, BOF)
TIFF header plus GeoKeyDirectory tag near BOF
BOF
49492A00{4-4080}AF870300??000000
(?s)\AII\*\x00.{4,4080}\xaf\x87\x03\x00.?\x00\x00\x00
GeoTIFF (little-endian, BOF+EOF)
TIFF header plus GeoKeyDirectory tag near EOF
BOF
49492A00
(?s)\AII\*\x00
EOF
AF870300??000000
(?s)\xaf\x87\x03\x00.?\x00\x00\x00.{4,4088}\Z
GeoTIFF (big-endian, BOF)
TIFF header plus GeoKeyDirectory tag near BOF
BOF
4D4D002A{4-4080}87AF0003000000
(?s)\AMM\x00\*.{4,4080}\x87\xaf\x00\x03\x00\x00\x00
GeoTIFF (big-endian, BOF+EOF)
TIFF header plus GeoKeyDirectory tag near EOF
BOF
4D4D002A
(?s)\AMM\x00\*
EOF
87AF0003000000
(?s)\x87\xaf\x00\x03\x00\x00\x00.{5,4089}\Z
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1099
GIS, Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
11 Jun 2012
fmt/156
image/tiff
Tagged Image File Format for Internet Fax (TIFF-FX)
799
tif
tiff
tfx
x-fmt/387
x-fmt/388
x-fmt/399
fmt/353
The Tagged Image File for Fax Extended (TIFF-FX) format is an extension of the TIFF format. New TIFF tags are defined to allow the mapping of Fax-specific attributes commonly associated with black and white fax and colour fax files.
612
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
01 May 2013
x-fmt/413
Batch file (executable)
800
bat
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
02 Feb 2007
x-fmt/414
Windows Cabinet File
801
cab
Windows Cabinet File
CAB Signature (MSCF); Reserved Checksum 4 bytes set to zero; total size of cabinet file 4 bytes, 4 bytes reserved, absolute address of the first CFFILE (4 bytes); files checksum (4 bytes): minor version 1-byte (3), major version 1-byte (1)
BOF
4D534346{20}0301
(?s)\AMSCF.{20}\x03\x01
Archive format native to Microsoft Windows that contains compressed data.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
02 Feb 2007
x-fmt/415
Java Compiled Object Code
802
class
Java Compiled Object Code
Header
BOF
CAFEBABE
(?s)\A\xca\xfe\xba\xbe
Java Class File. Defines variables and functions used by a Java program.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
02 Feb 2007
x-fmt/416
BinHex Binary Text
803
hqx
BinHex Binary Text
Header: (This file must be converted with BinHex
BOF
28546869732066696C65206D75737420626520636F6E76657274656420776974682042696E486578
(?s)\A\(This file must be converted with BinHex
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Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Dec 2010
02 Dec 2010
x-fmt/417
HTML Extension File
804
htx
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Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
02 Feb 2007
x-fmt/418
image/vnd.microsoft.icon
image/x-icon
Icon file format
805
ico
com.microsoft.ico
Icon file format
Header: (00000100) followed by number of images used in file. For purposes of this signature, range of limited to 1-9 - the largest number of images that was observed in any Icon file used for testing was 8. Header sequence followed by image directory, then sequence (000028000000{2}0000{2}00000100[01:20]0000000000)
BOF
00000100[01:09]00{3}00[00:01]00{1}00{3}00*000028000000{2}0000{2}00000100[01:20]0000000000
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x01\x00[\x01-\x09]\x00.{3}\x00[\x00-\x01]\x00.{1}\x00.{3}\x00.*\x00\x00\(\x00\x00\x00.{2}\x00\x00.{2}\x00\x00\x01\x00[\x01- ]\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
11 Nov 2011
x-fmt/419
DVD data file and backup data file
806
ifo
bup
IFO/BUP
BOF in ASCII 'DVDVIDEO-VTS' (VTS = Video Title Set) or 'DVDVIDEO-VMG' (VMG= Video Manager)
BOF
445644564944454F2D56(4D47|5453)
(?s)\ADVDVIDEO-V(?:MG|TS)
IFO files contain DVD-Video Disc Information including headers that tell the DVD player what screen to show at startup, where each chapter starts, where audio tracks are located on the disc, etc. IFO files are accompanied by BUP files which are backups of the IFO files and therefore completely identical.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
28 Aug 2012
x-fmt/420
application/inf
Windows Setup File
807
inf
Setup Information File 1
ASCII: [Version]..Signature="$CHICAGO$". By convention, the Version section appears first in INF files, although this is not always the case in practice. Every Windows INF file must have this section. This version of the inf file can appear in all Windows operating systems
BOF
5B(56|76)657273696F6E5D0D0A(53|73)69676E6174757265{0-1}3D{0-2}24(4368696361676F|4348494341474F)24{0-1}0D0A
(?s)\A.{0,1024}\[(?:V|v)ersion\]\r\n(?:S|s)ignature.{0,1}=.{0,2}\$(?:Chicago|CHICAGO)\$.{0,1}\r\n
Setup Information File 2
ASCII: [Version]..Signature="$WINDOWS NT$". By convention, the Version section appears first in INF files, although this is not always the case in practice. Every Windows INF file must have this section. This version of the inf file can appear in all Windows NT based operating systems
BOF
5B(56|76)657273696F6E5D0D0A(53|73)69676E6174757265{0-3}3D{0-1}2224(57494E444F5753|57696E646F7773)204E5424220D0A
(?s)\A.{0,1024}\[(?:V|v)ersion\]\r\n(?:S|s)ignature.{0,3}=.{0,1}"\$(?:WINDOWS|Windows) NT\$"\r\n
Setup Information File 3
ASCII: [Version]..Signature="$Windows 95$". By convention, the Version section appears first in INF files, although this is not always the case in practice. Every Windows INF file must have this section. This version of the inf file can appear in all Windows 9x/ME operating systems
BOF
5B(56|76)657273696F6E5D0D0A(53|73)69676E6174757265{0-3}3D{0-1}2224(57494E444F5753|57696E646F7773)20393524220D0A
(?s)\A.{0,1024}\[(?:V|v)ersion\]\r\n(?:S|s)ignature.{0,3}=.{0,1}"\$(?:WINDOWS|Windows) 95\$"\r\n
Windows Setup File or Installer Script.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
02 Feb 2007
x-fmt/421
Text Configuration file
808
ini
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
02 Feb 2007
x-fmt/422
Java language source code file
809
java
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
02 Feb 2007
x-fmt/423
application/javascript
JavaScript file
810
js
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
02 Feb 2007
x-fmt/424
Deluxe Paint bitmap
811
lbm
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
02 Feb 2007
x-fmt/425
Generic Library File
812
lib
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
02 Feb 2007
x-fmt/426
License file
813
lic
Software license file containing registration information. Commonly used with shareware programs.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
02 Feb 2007
x-fmt/427
Acrobat Language definition file
814
lng
Acrobat language plug-in which adds support for additional languages in Adobe Acrobat.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
02 Feb 2007
x-fmt/428
Microsoft Windows Shortcut
815
lnk
Microsoft Windows Shortcut
Reference to format: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd871305(PROT.10).aspx. Byte values five to eight seem to need to be reversed (little-endian ordering) from the suggested ordering in the specification. Ambiguity in the specification means this ordering may or may not be expected.
BOF
4C0000000114020000000000C000000000000046
(?s)\AL\x00\x00\x00\x01\x14\x02\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xc0\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00F
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Feb 2007
22 Oct 2009
Digital preservation research.
fmt/157
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange 1a:2001
PDF/X-1a:2001
818
pdf
fmt/17
fmt/145
x-fmt/453
fmt/354
PDF/X-1a:2001
%PDF 1.3 and /GTS_PDFXConformance(PDF/X-1a:2001) in info directory
BOF
255044462D312E33
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.3
VAR
2F4754535F50444658436F6E666F726D616E6365{0-1}285044462F582D31613A3230303129
(?s)/GTS_PDFXConformance.{0,1}\(PDF/X-1a:2001\)
This 'exchange standard' format is based on Adobe's PDF 1.3 (2001) specification and includes additional notes specifically for delivery of high quality colour advertisements. It is a subset of the PDF specification, and an application standard as well as a file format standard. It is seen as a 'more reliable' PDF file.
616
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
15 Feb 2007
22 Oct 2009
fmt/158
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange 3:2002
PDF/X-3:2002
819
pdf
fmt/17
x-fmt/453
fmt/354
PDF/X-3:2002 (directory)
%PDF-1.3 and info directory entry /GTS_PDFXVersion (PDF/X-3:2002)
BOF
255044462D312E33
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.3
VAR
2F4754535F5044465856657273696F6E{0-1}285044462F582D333A3230303229
(?s)/GTS_PDFXVersion.{0,1}\(PDF/X-3:2002\)
PDF/X-3:2002 (metadata)
PDF-1.3 and RDF Metadata entry <pdfx:GTS_PDFXVersion> PDF/X-3:2002
BOF
255044462D312E33
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.3
VAR
3C706466783A4754535F5044465856657273696F6E3E5044462F582D333A32303032
(?s)\x3cpdfx:GTS_PDFXVersion\x3ePDF/X-3:2002
This 'exchange standard' format is based on Adobe's PDF 1.3 (2002) specification and includes additional notes specifically for delivery of high quality colour advertisements. A subset of the PDF specification, and an application standard as well as a file format standard, it is considered a 'more reliable' PDF file. There are several versions of the standard, to address specific issues.
616
790
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
15 Feb 2007
22 Oct 2009
x-fmt/429
message/rfc822
multipart/related
Microsoft Web Archive
820
mht
mhtml
fmt/99
fmt/100
fmt/278
Microsoft Web Archive
Form of an html e-mail message, ASCII: From: * Subject: * Date: * MIME-Version: * Content-Type:
BOF
46726F6D3A{2-100}5375626A6563743A*446174653A*4D494D45??56657273696F6E3A*436F6E74656E74??547970653A??6D756C7469706172742F72656C617465643B
(?s)\AFrom:.{2,100}Subject:.*Date:.*MIME.?Version:.*Content.?Type:.?multipart/related;
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Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
10 Jul 2007
10 Jul 2007
x-fmt/430
Microsoft Outlook Email Message
97-2003
822
msg
fmt/111
Outlook Message Format
Compound document header + IPM.Note + recip_version stream header
BOF
D0CF11E0A1B11AE1{20}FEFF
(?s)\A\xd0\xcf\x11\xe0\xa1\xb1\x1a\xe1.{20}\xfe\xff
VAR
49504D2E4E6F7465
(?s)IPM\.Note
VAR
720065006300690070005F00760065007200730069006F006E00
(?s)r\x00e\x00c\x00i\x00p\x00_\x00v\x00e\x00r\x00s\x00i\x00o\x00n\x00
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Email
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
08 Feb 2008
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/159
EBCDIC-US
824
ebcdic
siard
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
17 Apr 2008
17 Apr 2008
x-fmt/432
3DM
4
openNURBS (4), Rhino 3D Model (4)
826
3dm
3DM 4
Header with version no.
BOF
33442047656F6D657472792046696C6520466F726D617420202020202020203401000000
(?s)\A3D Geometry File Format 4\x01\x00\x00\x00
The 3DM (openNURBS) format is a 3D model representation based on non-uniform rational B-Splines (NURBS). The file format is defined by an open source C++ toolkit that reads and writes openNURBS models.
01 Sep 2006
Robert McNeel & Associates
Robert McNeel & Associates
Model
openNURBS Toolkit
Robert McNeel & Associates
Robert McNeel & Associates
http://www.opennurbs.org
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
22 Oct 2008
22 Oct 2008
x-fmt/433
3DM
1
Rhino 3D Model (1), openNURBS (1)
827
3dm
3DM 1
Header with version no.
BOF
33442047656F6D657472792046696C6520466F726D617420202020202020203101000000
(?s)\A3D Geometry File Format 1\x01\x00\x00\x00
The 3DM (openNURBS) format is a 3D model representation based on non-uniform rational B-Splines (NURBS). The file format is defined by an open source C++ toolkit that reads and writes openNURBS models.
Robert McNeel & Associates
Robert McNeel & Associates
Model
openNURBS Toolkit
Robert McNeel & Associates
Robert McNeel & Associates
http://www.opennurbs.org
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
22 Oct 2008
22 Oct 2008
x-fmt/434
3DM
2
Rhino 3D Model (2), openNURBS (2)
828
3dm
3DM 2
Header with version no.
BOF
33442047656F6D657472792046696C6520466F726D617420202020202020203201000000
(?s)\A3D Geometry File Format 2\x01\x00\x00\x00
The 3DM (openNURBS) format is a 3D model representation based on non-uniform rational B-Splines (NURBS). The file format is defined by an open source C++ toolkit that reads and writes openNURBS models.
Robert McNeel & Associates
Robert McNeel & Associates
Model
openNURBS Toolkit
Robert McNeel & Associates
Robert McNeel & Associates
http://www.opennurbs.org
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
22 Oct 2008
22 Oct 2008
x-fmt/435
3DM
3
Rhino 3D Model (3), openNURBS (3)
831
3dm
3DM 3
Header with version no.
BOF
33442047656F6D657472792046696C6520466F726D617420202020202020203301000000
(?s)\A3D Geometry File Format 3\x01\x00\x00\x00
The 3DM (openNURBS) format is a 3D model representation based on non-uniform rational B-Splines (NURBS). The file format is defined by an open source C++ toolkit that reads and writes openNURBS models.
Robert McNeel & Associates
Robert McNeel & Associates
Model
openNURBS Toolkit
Robert McNeel & Associates
Robert McNeel & Associates
http://www.opennurbs.org
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
22 Oct 2008
22 Oct 2008
x-fmt/436
application/octet-stream
CATIA Model
4
843
mod
model
CATIA Model V4
In the file header, the current level of CATIA used to create the model.
BOF
4341544941202020{2024}434154494120534F4C5554494F4E53205634{6}52454C4541534520
(?s)\A.{80}CATIA .{2024}CATIA SOLUTIONS V4.{6}RELEASE
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Dassault Systems
Dassault Systems
Model
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
06 Apr 2009
06 May 2009
x-fmt/437
application/octet-stream
CATIA Project
4
848
project
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Dassault Systems
Dassault Systems
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
06 Apr 2009
06 Apr 2009
x-fmt/438
application/octet-stream
CATIA
5
849
catmaterial
CATIA Material Description V5
CATIA Version 5 identifier plus file extension of the file name (.CATMaterial)
BOF
56355F434656320000*2E4341544D6174657269616C
(?s)\AV5_CFV2\x00\x00.*\.CATMaterial
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Dassault Systems
Dassault Systems
Model
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
06 Apr 2009
06 Apr 2009
x-fmt/439
application/octet-stream
CATIA Model (Part Description)
5
851
catpart
CATIA Part Description V5
CATIA Version 5 identifier plus file extension of the file name (.CATPart)
BOF
56355F434656320000*2E43415450617274
(?s)\AV5_CFV2\x00\x00.*\.CATPart
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Dassault Systems
Dassault Systems
Model
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
06 Apr 2009
06 Apr 2009
x-fmt/440
application/octet-stream
CATIA Product Description
5
852
catproduct
CATIA Product Description V5
CATIA Version 5 identifier plus file extension of the file name (.CATProduct)
BOF
56355F434656320000*2E43415450726F64756374
(?s)\AV5_CFV2\x00\x00.*\.CATProduct
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Dassault Systems
Dassault Systems
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
06 Apr 2009
06 Apr 2009
x-fmt/441
application/octet-stream
AutoCAD Database File Locking Information
854
dwl
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Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
06 Apr 2009
06 Apr 2009
x-fmt/442
application/octet-stream
form*Z Project File
856
fmz
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AutoDesSys, Inc
AutoDesSys, Inc
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
06 Apr 2009
06 Apr 2009
x-fmt/443
application/octet-stream
Revit Family File
857
rfa
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Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
767
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
06 Apr 2009
06 Apr 2009
x-fmt/444
application/octet-stream
Revit Family Template
858
rft
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Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
767
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
06 Apr 2009
06 Apr 2009
x-fmt/445
application/octet-stream
Revit Template
859
rte
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Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
767
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
06 Apr 2009
06 Apr 2009
x-fmt/446
application/octet-stream
Revit External Group
861
rvg
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Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
767
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
06 Apr 2009
06 Apr 2009
x-fmt/447
application/octet-stream
Revit Project
862
rvt
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Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
767
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
06 Apr 2009
06 Apr 2009
x-fmt/448
application/octet-stream
Revit Workspace
863
rws
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Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
06 Apr 2009
06 Apr 2009
x-fmt/449
text/plain
Steel Detailing Neutral Format
864
sdn
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unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
06 Apr 2009
09 Nov 2011
x-fmt/450
application/octet-stream
Adobe InDesign Document
Generic
865
ind
indd
Adobe InDesign Document Generic
16-byte GUID: 0606EDF5-D81D-46e5-BD31-EFE7FE74B71D; 8-byte string File Type: DOCUMENT;
BOF
0606EDF5D81D46E5BD31EFE7FE74B71D444F43554D454E54
(?s)\A\x06\x06\xed\xf5\xd8\x1dF\xe5\xbd1\xef\xe7\xfet\xb7\x1dDOCUMENT
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Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Presentation
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
06 Apr 2009
19 Jul 2013
x-fmt/451
application/octet-stream
SketchUp Document
866
skb
skp
Google SketchUp Document
BOF
FFFEFF0E53006B0065007400630068005500700020004D006F00640065006C00
(?s)\A\xff\xfe\xff\x0eS\x00k\x00e\x00t\x00c\x00h\x00U\x00p\x00 \x00M\x00o\x00d\x00e\x00l\x00
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Google
Google
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
06 Apr 2009
25 Oct 2012
An .skp file is a SketchUp document. An .skb is a SketchUp document backup.
x-fmt/452
SketchUp Document
867
PUID deprecated. Please see x-fmt/451: SketchUp Document
Google
Google
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
06 Apr 2009
25 Oct 2012
x-fmt/453
application/octet-stream
TrueType Font
869
ttf
TrueType Font
OS/2, cmap (character to glyph mapping), glyf (glyph data), head(font header), hhea (horizontal header), hmtx (horizontal metrics), loca (index to location), maxp (maximum profile),name (naming table), post (PostScript information)
BOF
4F532F32{0-256}636D6170{0-256}676C7966{0-256}68656164{0-256}68686561{0-256}686D7478{0-256}6C6F6361{0-256}6D617870{0-256}6E616D65{0-256}706F7374
(?s)\A.{12,128}OS/2.{0,256}cmap.{0,256}glyf.{0,256}head.{0,256}hhea.{0,256}hmtx.{0,256}loca.{0,256}maxp.{0,256}name.{0,256}post
Created by Apple, TrueType Font files are a sequence of concatenated tables (a table is a sequence of words; each table must be long aligned and padded with zeroes if necessary). The first of the tables is the font directory, a special table that facilitates access to the other tables in the font. The directory is followed by a sequence of tables containing the font data. These tables can appear in any order. Certain tables are required for all fonts. Others are optional depending upon the functionality expected of a particular font. The tables have names known as tags. Tags have the type uint32. Currently defined tag names consist of four characters. Tag names with less than four characters have trailing spaces. When tag names are shown in text they are enclosed in straight quotes. Tables that are required must appear in any valid TrueType font file. Also notable is that Apple makes a distinction between a "TrueType font" (which refers to a particular font outline definition technology) and an "sfnt-housed font," which refers to any font which uses the same packaging format as a TrueType font: that is, it uses the same directory structure and the same table format and meaning for any tables present.
18 Dec 2003
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
06 Apr 2009
26 Feb 2013
Further information about this file format can be obtained at
http://developer.apple.com/fonts/ttrefman/rm06/Chap6.html
x-fmt/454
text/plain
Microsoft Internet Shortcut
870
url
Microsoft Windows URL
Signature - 5B 49 6E 74 65 72 6E 65 74 53 68 6F 72 74 63 75 74 5D - ASCII - [InternetShortcut] may further be ammended by two bytes 0x0D 0x0A [CR LF / Carriage Return, Line Feed] at the end of the signature if required. Further, the initial 18 byte sequence may suffer regional differences, additional byte sequences may be required to identify these also.
BOF
5B496E7465726E657453686F72746375745D
(?s)\A\[InternetShortcut\]
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Apr 2009
22 Oct 2009
Digital preservation research. Contains URL of network resource. Specific to MS Windows operating environment. Although this kind of file is not useful as a preservation target, it is important to identify it so it can be characterized as ephemeral data.
x-fmt/455
image/vnd.dwg
AutoCAD Drawing
2007-2008
872
dwg
AutoCAD Drawing Format 2007-2008
BOF
4143313032310000
(?s)\AAC1021\x00\x00
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Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
unknown
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
07 Apr 2009
07 Apr 2009
fmt/161
SIARD (Software-Independent Archiving of Relational Databases)
1.0
SIARD (2.0)
876
siard
x-fmt/263
SIARD
Signature for SIARD, combining that of a standard ZIP file and the expected XMLNS string: xmlns=“http://www.bar.admin.ch/xmlns/siard/1.0/metadata.xsd“ - Offset currently set to 1024 bytes but it is expected that this could be improved given further test data.
BOF
504B0304*504B0304*786D6C6E733D22687474703A2F2F7777772E6261722E61646D696E2E63682F786D6C6E732F73696172642F312E302F6D657461646174612E78736422
(?s)\APK\x03\x04.*PK\x03\x04.*xmlns="http://www\.bar\.admin\.ch/xmlns/siard/1\.0/metadata\.xsd"
EOF
504B01{43-65531}504B0506{18-65531}
(?s)PK\x01.{43,65531}PK\x05\x06.{18,65531}\Z
Software-Independent Archiving of Relational Databases is a format for storing content of relational databases in files for long-term preservation e.g. in archives. The format was developed by the Swiss Federal Archives. It is an open standard and is supported by the SIARD software of the Swiss Federal Archives. SIARD format is a ZIP file (based on the 64 bit extension of the ZIP format introduced by PkWare Inc. with version 4.5 of the ZIP format definition in order to avoid size limitations which are unrealistic for databases). The ZIP file contains an XML file describing the database structure (database metadata) as well as a collection of XML files describing the table content (database primary data) as well as - optionally - some text files and some binary files representing database large objects (BLOBs and CLOBs). SIARD format is used for archiving databases adhering to the SQL (ideally SQL:1999 core) standard.
Swiss Federal Archives / Swiss Federal Archives
Swiss Federal Archives
Database
SIARD Format Description
Swiss Federal Archives / Swiss Federal Archives
Swiss Federal Archives / Swiss Federal Archives
01 Sep 2008
Authoritative
Public http://www.bar.admin.ch/
unknown
Swiss Federal Archives / Swiss Federal Archives
03 Feb 2009
22 Jul 2010
fmt/172
Microsoft Excel for Macintosh
3.0
877
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/56: Microsoft Excel 3 Worksheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
28 Sep 2009
fmt/173
Microsoft Excel for Macintosh
4.0
878
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/57: Microsoft Excel 4 Worksheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
28 Sep 2009
fmt/174
Microsoft Excel for Macintosh
98
879
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/61: Microsoft Excel 97 Workbook
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
28 Sep 2009
fmt/175
Microsoft Excel for Macintosh
2001
881
xls
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
28 Sep 2009
fmt/176
Microsoft Excel for Macintosh
2002
882
xls
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
28 Sep 2009
fmt/177
Microsoft Excel for Macintosh
2004
883
xls
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
28 Sep 2009
fmt/178
Microsoft Excel for Macintosh
X
884
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/61: Microsoft Excel 97 Workbook
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
29 Sep 2009
fmt/179
Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh
4.0
885
ppt
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
28 Sep 2009
fmt/180
Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh
98
886
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/126: Microsoft PowerPoint 97-2002
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
28 Sep 2009
fmt/181
Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh
2001
887
ppt
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
28 Sep 2009
fmt/182
Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh
X
888
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/126: Microsoft PowerPoint 97-2002
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
28 Sep 2009
fmt/162
Microsoft Multiplan
4.0
889
mod
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
28 Sep 2009
fmt/163
Microsoft Works Word Processor 1-3 for DOS and 2 for Windows
890
wps
MS Works Word Processor DOS 1-3 and Win 2
BOF: .þ{18}Ð.
There is no published specification. These bytes are common to Works Word Processor for DOS versions 1-3 and Works Word Processor for Windows 2. The 18 variable bytes may signify distinct versions so further investigation may provide further granularity.
BOF
01FE{18}D002
(?s)\A\x01\xfe.{18}\xd0\x02
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
18 Dec 2012
fmt/164
Microsoft Works Word Processor for DOS
1.12
891
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/163: Microsoft Works Word Processor 1-3 for DOS and 2 for Windows.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
18 Dec 2012
fmt/165
Microsoft Works Word Processor for DOS
2.0
893
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/163: Microsoft Works Word Processor 1-3 for DOS and 2 for Windows.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
18 Dec 2012
fmt/166
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet
1-5
894
wks
x-fmt/117
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 1-5
BOF: (.|ÿ)......T.
EOF: ....
BOF
(00|FF)0002000404055402
(?s)\A(?:\x00|\xff)\x00\x02\x00\x04\x04\x05T\x02
EOF
01000000
(?s)\x01\x00\x00\x00\Z
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
28 Aug 2012
fmt/167
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet for DOS
1.12
895
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/166: Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 1-5
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
28 Sep 2009
fmt/168
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet for DOS
2.0
896
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/166: Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 1-5
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
28 Sep 2009
fmt/169
Microsoft Works Database for DOS
1.05
897
wdb
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
28 Sep 2009
fmt/170
Microsoft Works Database for DOS
1.12
898
wdb
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
28 Sep 2009
fmt/171
Microsoft Works Database for DOS
2.0
899
wdb
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Sep 2009
28 Sep 2009
fmt/183
PrimeOCR
3.0
904
pro
PrimeOCR 3.0
Initial bytes of PrimeOCR output format represent Version,Format,Confidence and are represented in binary as ASCII at the beginning of the *.pro format. The value 430,0,450, represent version 4.3 of the format, custom word flag representing format and a confidence of 850 (PrimeOCR confidence * 100). The hex representation of this is 34 33 30 2C 30 2C 34 35 30 2C (we include the final signature represented in the format to create the unique signature). If version 4.3 is represented as 34 33 30 (ascii), version 4.2 for example is represented as 34 32 30, 3.8 as 33 38 39.
BOF
3330302C??2C{3}2C
(?s)\A300,.?,.{3},
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Oct 2009
06 Oct 2009
fmt/184
PrimeOCR
3.8
905
pro
PrimeOCR 3.8
Initial bytes of PrimeOCR output format represent Version,Format,Confidence and are represented in binary as ASCII at the beginning of the *.pro format. The value 430,0,450, represent version 4.3 of the format, custom word flag representing format and a confidence of 850 (PrimeOCR confidence * 100). The hex representation of this is 34 33 30 2C 30 2C 34 35 30 2C (we include the final signature represented in the format to create the unique signature). If version 4.3 is represented as 34 33 30 (ascii), version 4.2 for example is represented as 34 32 30, 3.8 as 33 38 39.
BOF
3338302C??2C{3}2C
(?s)\A380,.?,.{3},
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Oct 2009
06 Oct 2009
fmt/185
Prime OCR
3.9
906
pro
PrimeOCR 3.9
Initial bytes of PrimeOCR output format represent Version,Format,Confidence and are represented in binary as ASCII at the beginning of the *.pro format. The value 430,0,450, represent version 4.3 of the format, custom word flag representing format and a confidence of 850 (PrimeOCR confidence * 100). The hex representation of this is 34 33 30 2C 30 2C 34 35 30 2C (we include the final signature represented in the format to create the unique signature). If version 4.3 is represented as 34 33 30 (ascii), version 4.2 for example is represented as 34 32 30, 3.8 as 33 38 39.
BOF
3339302C??2C{3}2C
(?s)\A390,.?,.{3},
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Oct 2009
06 Oct 2009
fmt/186
PrimeOCR
4.0
907
pro
PrimeOCR 4.0
Initial bytes of PrimeOCR output format represent Version,Format,Confidence and are represented in binary as ASCII at the beginning of the *.pro format. The value 430,0,450, represent version 4.3 of the format, custom word flag representing format and a confidence of 850 (PrimeOCR confidence * 100). The hex representation of this is 34 33 30 2C 30 2C 34 35 30 2C (we include the final signature represented in the format to create the unique signature). If version 4.3 is represented as 34 33 30 (ascii), version 4.2 for example is represented as 34 32 30, 3.8 as 33 38 39.
BOF
3430302C??2C{3}2C
(?s)\A400,.?,.{3},
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Oct 2009
06 Oct 2009
fmt/187
PrimeOCR
4.2
908
pro
PrimeOCR 4.2
Initial bytes of PrimeOCR output format represent Version,Format,Confidence and are represented in binary as ASCII at the beginning of the *.pro format. The value 430,0,450, represent version 4.3 of the format, custom word flag representing format and a confidence of 850 (PrimeOCR confidence * 100). The hex representation of this is 34 33 30 2C 30 2C 34 35 30 2C (we include the final signature represented in the format to create the unique signature). If version 4.3 is represented as 34 33 30 (ascii), version 4.2 for example is represented as 34 32 30, 3.8 as 33 38 39.
BOF
3432302C??2C{3}2C
(?s)\A420,.?,.{3},
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Oct 2009
06 Oct 2009
fmt/188
PrimeOCR
4.3
909
pro
PrimeOCR 4.3
Initial bytes of PrimeOCR output format represent Version,Format,Confidence and are represented in binary as ASCII at the beginning of the *.pro format. The value 430,0,450, represent version 4.3 of the format, custom word flag representing format and a confidence of 850 (PrimeOCR confidence * 100). The hex representation of this is 34 33 30 2C 30 2C 34 35 30 2C (we include the final signature represented in the format to create the unique signature). If version 4.3 is represented as 34 33 30 (ascii), version 4.2 for example is represented as 34 32 30, 3.8 as 33 38 39.
BOF
3433302C??2C{3}2C
(?s)\A430,.?,.{3},
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Oct 2009
06 Oct 2009
fmt/189
Microsoft Office Open XML
2007 onwards
910
x-fmt/263
Microsoft Office Open XML
Signature represents a combination of OOXML specific bytes and a standard ZIP signature (taken verbatim from Zip format sig). Last two bytes of this signature represents a Microsoft Open Packaging growth hint which indentifies this as one of three OOXML document types so far.
BOF
504B0304{26}5B436F6E74656E745F54797065735D2E786D6C20A2*504B0102*504B0506
(?s)\A.{0,0}PK\x03\x04.{26}\[Content_Types\]\.xml \xa2.*PK\x01\x02.*PK\x05\x06
Microsoft developed office Open XML (OOXML) in 2007. It is an XML based format representing a departure from previous Microsoft Office suites, which were binary file based. Starting with Microsoft Office 2007, the Office Open XML file formats have become the default file format of Microsoft Office. The ISO standard for OOXML is ISO/IEC DIS 29500. An OOXML file format consists of a compressed zip archive that is designated according to which file type it is. OOXML uses three custom XML based languages to describe its’ three document types. WordProcessingML, SpreadsheetML and PresentationML are each used to describe Word, Excel and PowerPoint Presentation files respectively. OOXML is not an open format but the specification and development rights have been released under Microsoft’s Covenant not to Sue. OOXML is platform independent.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Oct 2009
06 Oct 2009
fmt/190
application/vnd.framemaker
Adobe FrameMaker Document
5.0
912
fm
Framemaker Document Version 5.0
<MakerFile[version]>
BOF
3C4D616B657246696C6520352E30593E
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3cMakerFile 5\.0Y\x3e
Adobe FrameMaker format is a desktop publishing and word processing format originally developed by Frame Technology Corp. Frame Technology Corp was bought by Adobe Systems in 1995, who continued to develop and support FrameMaker. This version of FrameMaker was used by professional designers and technical writers for writing documents that require’ substantial, standardised and structured content. FrameMaker 5.0 uses XML and SGML concepts.
Documentation for FrameMaker 5.0 was integrated into the user manual that was bundled with the software. FrameMaker 5.0 introduced online help, long filename support in Windows 95, OLE support, save to HTML and import text by reference. This information has been derived from third party sources and should be considered speculative.
01 Jan 1995
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Presentation, Word Processor
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
22 Oct 2009
19 Jul 2013
fmt/191
Sony RAW Image File
916
arw
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Oct 2009
27 Oct 2009
fmt/192
Kodak Digital Camera Raw Image File
917
dcr
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Oct 2009
27 Oct 2009
fmt/193
Digital Moving Picture Exchange Bitmap
1.0
918
dpx
DPX v1 Big endian
Magic number in first four bytes: SDPX indicates big-endian byte order; 4 byte offset to image; Version 1.0
BOF
53445058{4}56312E30
(?s)\A.{0,0}SDPX.{4}V1\.0
DPX v1 Little endian
Magic number in first four bytes: XPDS indicates little-endian byte order; 4 byte offset to image; Version 1.0
BOF
58504453{4}56312E30
(?s)\A.{0,0}XPDS.{4}V1\.0
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Video
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
27 Oct 2009
19 Jul 2013
fmt/194
FileMaker Pro Ver. 7+ Database Document
7
919
fp7
FP7
Looking for this 'ÀHBAM7' at an offset of 14 and then this 'HBAM2101OCT99Á.H.Pro 7.0ÀÀ' at a 525 offset.
BOF
C04842414D37{505}4842414D323130314F43543939C102480750726F20372E30C0C0
(?s)\A.{14}\xc0HBAM7.{505}HBAM2101OCT99\xc1\x02H\x07Pro 7\.0\xc0\xc0
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Oct 2009
27 Oct 2009
fmt/195
ERDAS IMAGINE Gray-scale Bitmap Image
920
gis
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Oct 2009
27 Oct 2009
fmt/196
Adobe InDesign Document
CS
921
indd
ind
x-fmt/450
Adobe InDesign Document CS
16-byte GUID: 0606EDF5-D81D-46e5-BD31-EFE7FE74B71D; 8-byte string File Type: DOCUMENT; 1-byte Endianness: 1=little endian (intel), 2= big endian (Motorola); 4 wildcard bytes; 4 byte version (consider endianess) 3=CS
BOF
0606EDF5D81D46E5BD31EFE7FE74B71D444F43554D454E54(01|02){4}(03000000|00000003)
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06\x06\xed\xf5\xd8\x1dF\xe5\xbd1\xef\xe7\xfet\xb7\x1dDOCUMENT(?:\x01|\x02).{4}(?:\x03\x00\x00\x00|\x00\x00\x00\x03)
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Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Oct 2009
19 Jul 2013
fmt/197
InstallShield Compiled Rules File
922
inx
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Oct 2009
27 Oct 2009
fmt/198
audio/mpeg
MPEG Audio Stream, Layer II
923
mp2
mpw
mpa
MPEG-1 Audio Layer II (protected)
You have to check for two or more frames in a row to be sure you are dealing with an mpeg file. Frame header: MPEG-1, layer II, protected (FFFCh); Bitrate index Sampling Frequency, padding bit (1 byte), Minimum value 10h, maximum value Ebh; Minimum length of frame-3 to maximum length of frame -3; next frame header (FFFCh) repeat
BOF
FFFC[10:EB]{45-1726}FFFC[10:EB]{45-1726}FFFC[10:EB]{45-1726}FFFC[10:EB]{45-1726}
(?s)\A\xff\xfc[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xfc[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xfc[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xfc[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}
MPEG-1 Audio Layer II (unprotected)
You have to check for two or more frames in a row to be sure you are dealing with an mpeg file. Frame header: MPEG-1, layer II, unprotected (FFFDh); Bitrate index Sampling Frequency, padding bit (1 byte), Minimum value 10h, maximum value EBh; Minimum length of frame-3 to maximum length of frame -3; next frame header (FFFDh) repeat
BOF
FFFD[10:EB]{45-1726}FFFD[10:EB]{45-1726}FFFD[10:EB]{45-1726}FFFD[10:EB]{45-1726}
(?s)\A\xff\xfd[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xfd[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xfd[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xfd[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}
MPEG-2 Audio Layer II (protected)
You have to check for two or more frames in a row to be sure you are dealing with an mpeg file. Frame header: MPEG-2, layer II, protected (FFF4h); Bitrate index Sampling Frequency, padding bit (1 byte), Minimum value 10h, maximum value Ebh; Minimum length of frame-3 to maximum length of frame -3; next frame header (FFF4h) repeat
BOF
FFF4[10:EB]{45-1726}FFF4[10:EB]{45-1726}FFF4[10:EB]{45-1726}FFF4[10:EB]{45-1726}
(?s)\A\xff\xf4[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xf4[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xf4[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xf4[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}
MPEG-2 Audio Layer II (unprotected)
You have to check for two or more frames in a row to be sure you are dealing with an mpeg file. Frame header: MPEG-2, layer II, unprotected (FFF5h); Bitrate index Sampling Frequency, padding bit (1 byte), Minimum value 10h, maximum value EBh; Minimum length of frame-3 to maximum length of frame -3; next frame header (FFF5h); repeat
BOF
FFF5[10:EB]{45-1726}FFF5[10:EB]{45-1726}FFF5[10:EB]{45-1726}FFF5[10:EB]{45-1726}
(?s)\A\xff\xf5[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xf5[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xf5[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xf5[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}
MPEG-1 Audio Layer II with ID3v2 Metadata Tag (protected)
You have to check for two or more frames in a row to be sure you are dealing with an mpeg file. Frame header: MPEG-1, layer II, protected (FFFCh); Bitrate index Sampling Frequency, padding bit (1 byte), Minimum value 10h, maximum value EBh; Minimum length of frame-3 to maximum length of frame -3; next frame header (FFFCh) Regularly-spaced frame headers should always be discoverable near EOF. An ID3v1 tag of up to 355 bytes may be present at EOF. The BOF byte sequence represents the MP3 ID3 tag.
BOF
494433
(?s)\AID3
EOF
FFFC[10:EB]{45-1726}FFFC[10:EB]{45-1726}FFFC[10:EB]{45-1726}FFFC[10:EB]{45-1726}FFFC[10:EB]{7-500}000000{36-1426}
(?s)\xff\xfc[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xfc[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xfc[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xfc[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xfc[\x10-\xeb].{7,500}\x00\x00\x00.{36,1426}\Z
MPEG-1 Audio Layer II with ID3v2 Metadata Tag (unprotected)
You have to check for two or more frames in a row to be sure you are dealing with an mpeg file. Frame header: MPEG-1, layer II, unprotected (FFFDh); Bitrate index Sampling Frequency, padding bit (1 byte), Minimum value 10h, maximum value EBh; Minimum length of frame-3 to maximum length of frame -3; next frame header (FFFDh) Regularly-spaced frame headers should always be discoverable near EOF. An ID3v1 tag of up to 355 bytes may be present at EOF. The BOF byte sequence represents the MP3 ID3 tag.
BOF
494433
(?s)\AID3
EOF
FFFD[10:EB]{45-1726}FFFD[10:EB]{45-1726}FFFD[10:EB]{45-1726}FFFD[10:EB]{45-1726}FFFD[10:EB]{7-500}000000{36-1426}
(?s)\xff\xfd[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xfd[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xfd[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xfd[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xfd[\x10-\xeb].{7,500}\x00\x00\x00.{36,1426}\Z
MPEG-2 Audio Layer II with ID3v2 Metadata Tag (protected)
You have to check for two or more frames in a row to be sure you are dealing with an mpeg file. Frame header: MPEG-2, layer II, protected (FFF4h); Bitrate index Sampling Frequency, padding bit (1 byte), Minimum value 10h, maximum value EBh; Minimum length of frame-3 to maximum length of frame -3; next frame header (FFF4h) Regularly-spaced frame headers should always be discoverable near EOF. An ID3v1 tag of up to 355 bytes may be present at EOF. The BOF byte sequence represents the MP3 ID3 tag.
BOF
494433
(?s)\AID3
EOF
FFF4[10:EB]{45-1726}FFF4[10:EB]{45-1726}FFF4[10:EB]{45-1726}FFF4[10:EB]{45-1726}FFF4[10:EB]{7-500}000000{36-1426}
(?s)\xff\xf4[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xf4[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xf4[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xf4[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xf4[\x10-\xeb].{7,500}\x00\x00\x00.{36,1426}\Z
MPEG-2 Audio Layer II with ID3v2 Metadata Tag (unprotected)
You have to check for two or more frames in a row to be sure you are dealing with an mpeg file. Frame header: MPEG-2, layer II, unprotected (FFF5h); Bitrate index Sampling Frequency, padding bit (1 byte), Minimum value 10h, maximum value EBh; Minimum length of frame-3 to maximum length of frame -3; next frame header (FFF5h) Regularly-spaced frame headers should always be discoverable near EOF. An ID3v1 tag of up to 355 bytes may be present at EOF. The BOF byte sequence represents the MP3 ID3 tag.
BOF
494433
(?s)\AID3
EOF
FFF5[10:EB]{45-1726}FFF5[10:EB]{45-1726}FFF5[10:EB]{45-1726}FFF5[10:EB]{45-1726}FFF5[10:EB]{7-500}000000{36-1426}
(?s)\xff\xf5[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xf5[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xf5[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xf5[\x10-\xeb].{45,1726}\xff\xf5[\x10-\xeb].{7,500}\x00\x00\x00.{36,1426}\Z
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Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Oct 2009
27 Oct 2009
fmt/199
application/mp4
video/mp4
MPEG-4 Media File
924
mp4
m4v
m4a
f4v
f4a
x-fmt/384
MP4 Media File
Represents the following character sequence: {4}ftyp{0-64}(mp42|mp41|isom|iso2)*moov
BOF
66747970{0-64}(6D703432|6D703431|69736F6D|69736F32)*6D6F6F76
(?s)\A.{4}ftyp.{0,64}(?:mp42|mp41|isom|iso2).*moov
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Audio, Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Oct 2009
23 Apr 2010
fmt/200
application/mxf
Material Exchange Format
Operational Pattern 1a
925
mxf
MXF OP1a
Header ..+4.......... then Operational Pattern Label ..+4..........
BOF
060E2B34020501010D0102010102{70}060E2B34040101010D0102010101
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06\x0e\+4\x02\x05\x01\x01\r\x01\x02\x01\x01\x02.{70}\x06\x0e\+4\x04\x01\x01\x01\r\x01\x02\x01\x01\x01
MXF is a media container format which supports a number of different streams of coded "essence", encoded with any of a variety of codecs, together with a metadata wrapper which describes the material contained within the MXF file.
MXF allows for different degrees of complexity within the wrapper, which are standardised and defined as Operational Patterns, and this may be a consideration for an institution considering preserving the format, hence the separation of these Operational Patterns into separate PUIDs.
OP1a is intended to meet the requirements of acquisition, storage and interchange applications that are satisfied by a single item of content packaged in a single essence container.
Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Feb 2014
23 Nov 2015
fmt/201
application/mathematica
Mathematica Notebook
926
nb
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Oct 2009
27 Oct 2009
fmt/202
Nikon Digital SLR Camera Raw Image File
927
nef
nrw
fmt/154
fmt/353
Nikon RAW Motorola v1
#--Makernote and image data standard--#
TIFF Magic, Makernote Tag, Makernote ID, Byte Order, Subfile Type, Compression
BOF
4D4D002A*927C{0-35536}4E696B6F6E00(0200|0210|0211)00004D4D002A00000008{0-999999}00FE00040000000100000000{36}0103000300000001(0001|8799)0000
(?s)\A.{0,0}MM\x00\*.*\x92\|.{0,35536}Nikon\x00(?:\x02\x00|\x02\x10|\x02\x11)\x00\x00MM\x00\*\x00\x00\x00\x08.{0,999999}\x00\xfe\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00.{36}\x01\x03\x00\x03\x00\x00\x00\x01(?:\x00\x01|\x87\x99)\x00\x00
Nikon RAW Intel v1
#--Makernote and image data standard--#
TIFF Magic, Makernote Tag, Makernote ID, Byte Order, Subfile Type, Compression
BOF
49492A00*7C92{0-35536}4E696B6F6E00(0200|0210|0211)000049492A0008000000{0-999999}00FE00040001000000000000{36}000301030001000000(0100|9987)00
(?s)\A.{0,0}II\*\x00.*\|\x92.{0,35536}Nikon\x00(?:\x02\x00|\x02\x10|\x02\x11)\x00\x00II\*\x00\x08\x00\x00\x00.{0,999999}\x00\xfe\x00\x04\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{36}\x00\x03\x01\x03\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00(?:\x01\x00|\x99\x87)\x00
Nikon RAW Motorola v2
#--Makernote and image data reversed--#
TIFF Magic, Makernote Tag, Subfile Type, Compression, Makernote ID, Byte Order
BOF
4D4D002A*927C{0-35536}00FE00040000000100000000{36}0103000300000001(0001|8799)0000{0-999999}4E696B6F6E00(0200|0210|0211)00004D4D002A00000008
(?s)\A.{0,0}MM\x00\*.*\x92\|.{0,35536}\x00\xfe\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00.{36}\x01\x03\x00\x03\x00\x00\x00\x01(?:\x00\x01|\x87\x99)\x00\x00.{0,999999}Nikon\x00(?:\x02\x00|\x02\x10|\x02\x11)\x00\x00MM\x00\*\x00\x00\x00\x08
Nikon RAW Intel v2
#--Makernote and image data reversed--#
TIFF Magic, Makernote Tag, Subfile Type, Compression, Makernote ID, Byte Order
BOF
49492A00*7C92{0-35536}00FE00040001000000000000{36}000301030001000000(0100|9987)00{0-999999}4E696B6F6E00(0200|0210|0211)000049492A0008000000
(?s)\A.{0,0}II\*\x00.*\|\x92.{0,35536}\x00\xfe\x00\x04\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{36}\x00\x03\x01\x03\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00(?:\x01\x00|\x99\x87)\x00.{0,999999}Nikon\x00(?:\x02\x00|\x02\x10|\x02\x11)\x00\x00II\*\x00\x08\x00\x00\x00
Nikon RAW Motorola v3
#--Makernote in the Middle--#
TIFF Magic, Subfile Type, Compression, Makernote Tag, Makernote ID, Byte Order
BOF
4D4D002A*00FE00040000000100000000{36}0103000300000001(0001|8799)0000{0-999999}927C{0-2046}4E696B6F6E00(0200|0210|0211)00004D4D002A00000008
(?s)\A.{0,0}MM\x00\*.*\x00\xfe\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00.{36}\x01\x03\x00\x03\x00\x00\x00\x01(?:\x00\x01|\x87\x99)\x00\x00.{0,999999}\x92\|.{0,2046}Nikon\x00(?:\x02\x00|\x02\x10|\x02\x11)\x00\x00MM\x00\*\x00\x00\x00\x08
Nikon RAW Intel v3
#--Makernote in the Middle--#
TIFF Magic, Subfile Type, Compression, Makernote Tag, Makernote ID, Byte Order
BOF
49492A00*00FE00040001000000000000{36}000301030001000000(0100|9987)00{0-999999}7C92{0-2046}4E696B6F6E00(0200|0210|0211)000049492A0008000000
(?s)\A.{0,0}II\*\x00.*\x00\xfe\x00\x04\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{36}\x00\x03\x01\x03\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00(?:\x01\x00|\x99\x87)\x00.{0,999999}\|\x92.{0,2046}Nikon\x00(?:\x02\x00|\x02\x10|\x02\x11)\x00\x00II\*\x00\x08\x00\x00\x00
Nikon D1 RAW Motorola
TIFF Magic, Makernote ID, Makernote Tag
BOF
4D4D002A*4E494B4F4E20434F52504F524154494F4E004E494B4F4E2044312000{1-16384}927C{0-512}524157
(?s)\A.{0,0}MM\x00\*.*NIKON CORPORATION\x00NIKON D1 \x00.{1,16384}\x92\|.{0,512}RAW
Nikon D1 RAW Intel
TIFF Magic, Makernote ID, Makernote Tag
BOF
49492A00*4E494B4F4E20434F52504F524154494F4E004E494B4F4E2044312000{1-16384}7C92{0-512}524157
(?s)\A.{0,0}II\*\x00.*NIKON CORPORATION\x00NIKON D1 \x00.{1,16384}\|\x92.{0,512}RAW
Nikon Digital SLR RAW Image files are produced by the Nikon DSLR family of digital cameras.
Image (Raster)
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
27 Oct 2009
12 Feb 2015
fmt/203
audio/ogg
Ogg Vorbis Codec Compressed Multimedia File
929
ogg
fmt/944
Ogg Vorbis Codec Compressed Multimedia File
Ogg Page header: Capture pattern (“oggS”); stream structure revision (00h); flag: 1st page of a logical bitstream (02h); 23 bytes; page segment Identification header (“vorbis”; version (00000000h)
BOF
4F6767530002{23}766F7262697300000000{19}4F676753
(?s)\AOggS\x00\x02.{23}vorbis\x00\x00\x00\x00.{19}OggS
Ogg is a open container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. Vorbis is a free and open-source software project headed by the Xiph.Org Foundation and produces an audio coding format and software reference encoder/decoder (codec) for lossy audio compression.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Oct 2009
03 Aug 2015
fmt/204
RealVideo Clip
930
rv
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Oct 2009
28 Oct 2009
fmt/205
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
931
smil
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Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Oct 2009
28 Oct 2009
fmt/206
Structured Query Language Data
932
sql
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Oct 2009
28 Oct 2009
fmt/207
Obsidium Project File
933
opf
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Oct 2009
28 Oct 2009
fmt/208
Binary File
934
bin
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Oct 2009
28 Oct 2009
fmt/209
Sound Designer II Audio File
935
sd2
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Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Oct 2009
28 Oct 2009
fmt/210
Statistica Report File
936
str
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Oct 2009
28 Oct 2009
fmt/211
Kodak Photo CD Image
937
pcd
Kodak Photo CD
BOF: ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ{2016}PCD
BOF
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF{2016}504344
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff.{2016}PCD
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Oct 2009
26 Feb 2013
fmt/212
Information or Setup File
938
inf
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Oct 2009
28 Oct 2009
fmt/213
ScanIt Document
939
sid
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Oct 2009
28 Oct 2009
fmt/214
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Microsoft Excel for Windows
2007 onwards
940
xlsx
From Microsoft Office 2007 onwards, the core output format of MS Excel has been based on the Office Open XML (OOXML) file format. The ISO standard for OOXML is ISO/IEC DIS 29500. An OOXML file format consists of a compressed zip archive that is designated according to which file type it is. Further detail on OOXML can be found within fmt/189 - Microsoft Office Open XML.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
1387
1390
1426
1427
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Oct 2009
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/215
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation
Microsoft Powerpoint for Windows
2007 onwards
941
pptx
From Microsoft Office 2007 onwards, the core output format of MS Powerpoint has been based on the Office Open XML (OOXML) file format. The ISO standard for OOXML is ISO/IEC DIS 29500. An OOXML file format consists of a compressed zip archive that is designated according to which file type it is. Further detail on OOXML can be found within fmt/189 - Microsoft Office Open XML.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
1428
1429
1430
1431
1432
1436
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Oct 2009
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/216
application/vnd.visio
Microsoft Visio XML Drawing
2003-2010
942
vdx
fmt/101
Microsoft Visio XML Drawing
XML declaration followed by <VisioDocument> tag
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D(22|27)312E30(22|27){1-64}3C566973696F446F63756D656E74
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3c\?xml version=(?:"|')1\.0(?:"|').{1,64}\x3cVisioDocument
Microsoft Visio is a diagramming and vector graphics application and is part of the Microsoft Office family. This XML version of the Visio Drawing format was aimed at interoperability and editing outside of Visio.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Oct 2009
28 Oct 2009
fmt/217
PaintShop Pro Browser Cache File
945
jbf
PaintShopPro Browser Cache File
Header ASCII: JASC BROWS FILE.
BOF
4A4153432042524F57532046494C4500
(?s)\AJASC BROWS FILE\x00
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
03 Nov 2009
03 Nov 2009
fmt/218
Microsoft FrontPage
946
lck
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
03 Nov 2009
03 Nov 2009
fmt/219
Microsoft Works Database for Windows
2.0
948
wdb
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Nov 2009
19 Nov 2009
fmt/220
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet for Windows
2.0
950
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/166: Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 1-5
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Nov 2009
19 Nov 2009
fmt/221
Microsoft Works Word Processor for Windows
2.0
951
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/163: Microsoft Works Word Processor 1-3 for DOS and 2 for Windows.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Nov 2009
18 Dec 2012
fmt/222
Microsoft Works Database for Windows
2.0a
952
wdb
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Nov 2009
19 Nov 2009
fmt/223
Microsoft Works Database for Windows
3.0
953
wdb
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Nov 2009
19 Nov 2009
fmt/224
Microsoft Works Database for Windows
3.0a
954
wdb
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Nov 2009
19 Nov 2009
fmt/225
Microsoft Works Database for Windows
3.0b
955
wdb
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Nov 2009
19 Nov 2009
fmt/226
Microsoft Works Database for Windows
4.0
956
wdb
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Nov 2009
19 Nov 2009
fmt/227
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet for Windows
2.0a
957
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/166: Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 1-5
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Nov 2009
19 Nov 2009
fmt/228
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet for Windows
3.0
958
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/166: Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 1-5
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Nov 2009
19 Nov 2009
fmt/229
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet for Windows
3.0a
959
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/166: Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 1-5
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Nov 2009
19 Nov 2009
fmt/230
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet for Windows
3.0b
960
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/166: Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 1-5
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Nov 2009
19 Nov 2009
fmt/231
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet for Windows
4.0
961
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/166: Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 1-5
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Nov 2009
19 Nov 2009
fmt/232
Microsoft Works Word Processor for Windows
2.0a
962
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/163: Microsoft Works Word Processor 1-3 for DOS and 2 for Windows
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Nov 2009
18 Dec 2012
fmt/233
Microsoft Works Word Processor 3-4 for Windows
963
wps
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Nov 2009
18 Dec 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/234
Microsoft Works Word Processor for Windows
3.0a
964
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/233: Microsoft Works Word Processor 3-4 for Windows.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Nov 2009
18 Dec 2012
fmt/235
Microsoft Works Word Processor for Windows
3.0b
965
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/233: Microsoft Works Word Processor 3-4 for Windows.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Nov 2009
18 Dec 2012
fmt/236
Microsoft Works Word Processor for Windows
4.0
966
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/233: Microsoft Works Word Processor 3-4 for Windows.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Nov 2009
18 Dec 2012
fmt/237
Microsoft Office Binder File for Windows
95
967
obd
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Jan 2010
07 Jan 2010
fmt/238
Microsoft Office Binder Template for Windows
95
968
obt
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Jan 2010
07 Jan 2010
fmt/239
Microsoft Office Binder Wizard for Windows
95
969
obz
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Jan 2010
07 Jan 2010
fmt/240
Microsoft Office Binder File for Windows
97-2000
970
obd
Microsoft Binder was an application included with Microsoft Office 95, 97, and 2000 that allowed users to include different types of OLE 2.0 objects (e.g., documents, spreadsheets, and presentations) in one file.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Jan 2010
07 Jan 2010
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/241
Microsoft Office Binder Template for Windows
97-2003
971
obt
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Jan 2010
07 Jan 2010
fmt/242
Microsoft Office Binder Wizard for Windows
97-2003
972
obz
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Jan 2010
07 Jan 2010
fmt/243
GPS eXchange Format
973
gpx
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Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Jan 2010
07 Jan 2010
fmt/244
Keyhole Markup Language (XML)
975
kml
fmt/101
Keyhole Markup Language
Header: XML declaration and version, followed by kml namespace decalaration. Footer: </kml>
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D(22|27)312E30(22|27)*3C6B6D6C20786D6C6E733D
(?s)\A.{0,3}\x3c\?xml version=(?:"|')1\.0(?:"|').*\x3ckml xmlns=
EOF
3C2F6B6D6C3E
(?s)\x3c/kml\x3e.{0,2}\Z
KML is an Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) sponsored xml schema file format used to display geographic data in an earth browser, such as Google Earth, Google Maps, and Google Maps for mobile. A KML file is processed in much the same way that HTML (and XML) files are processed by web browsers. Like HTML, KML has a tag-based structure with names and attributes used for specific display purposes. Thus, Google Earth and Maps act as browsers for KML files.
Full specifications available at: http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/kml
Google
Google
GIS, Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Oct 2010
25 Nov 2011
Format description information supplied by the Geospatial Multistate Access and Preservation Partnership (GeoMAPP), a grant funded collaboration sponsored by the National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP) of the Library of Congress, involving archives staff from North Carolina, Kentucky, Montana, and Utah state archives.
fmt/245
Structured Data Exchange Format
977
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Oct 2010
07 Oct 2010
fmt/246
Microsoft Works Database for Windows
4.0a
978
wdb
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Oct 2010
07 Oct 2010
fmt/247
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet for Windows
4.0a
979
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/166: Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 1-5
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Jan 2010
07 Jan 2010
fmt/248
Microsoft Works Word Processor Windows
4.0a
981
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/233: Microsoft Works Word Processor 3-4 for Windows.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
08 Jan 2010
18 Dec 2012
fmt/249
Microsoft Works Database for Windows
4.5
982
wdb
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
08 Jan 2010
08 Jan 2010
fmt/250
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet for Windows
4.5
983
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/166: Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 1-5
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
08 Jan 2010
08 Jan 2010
fmt/251
Microsoft Works Word Processor Windows
4.5
989
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/233: Microsoft Works Word Processor 3-4 for Windows.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
08 Jan 2010
18 Dec 2012
fmt/252
Microsoft Works Database for Windows
4.5a
990
wdb
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
08 Jan 2010
08 Jan 2010
fmt/253
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet for Windows
4.5a
991
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/166: Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 1-5
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
08 Jan 2010
08 Jan 2010
fmt/254
Microsoft Works Word Processor Windows
4.5a
992
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/233: Microsoft Works Word Processor 3-4 for Windows.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
08 Jan 2010
18 Dec 2012
fmt/255
image/vnd.djvu
image/x-djvu
DjVu File Format
993
djvu
djv
DjVu File Format
Header ASCII: AT&T followed by container Chunk FORM, then either DJVMDIRM or DJVUINFO as secondary identifiers to DjVu document type. This is a generic signature which will identify all DjVu files up to DjVu specifications v3. No distinction is made between single or multi page documents, or any internal image encoding.
BOF
41542654464F524D{4}(444A564D4449524D|444A5655494E464F)
(?s)\AAT&TFORM.{4}(?:DJVMDIRM|DJVUINFO)
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Caminova Corporation
Caminova Corporation
Image (Raster)
unknown
National Library of Singapore / National Library Board Singapore
08 Jan 2010
19 Jan 2011
fmt/256
Microsoft Works Database for Windows
2000
994
wdb
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Feb 2010
25 Feb 2010
fmt/257
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet for Windows
2000
995
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/166: Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 1-5
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Feb 2010
25 Feb 2010
fmt/258
Microsoft Works Word Processor 5-6
996
wps
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Feb 2010
18 Dec 2012
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fmt/259
Microsoft Works Database for DOS
3
997
wdb
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Feb 2010
25 Feb 2010
fmt/260
Microsoft Works Database for DOS
3a
998
wdb
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Feb 2010
25 Feb 2010
fmt/261
Microsoft Works Database for DOS
3b
999
wdb
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Feb 2010
25 Feb 2010
fmt/262
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet for DOS
3
1000
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/166: Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 1-5
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Feb 2010
25 Feb 2010
fmt/263
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet for DOS
3a
1001
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/166: Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 1-5
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Feb 2010
25 Feb 2010
fmt/264
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet for DOS
3b
1002
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/166: Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 1-5
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Feb 2010
25 Feb 2010
fmt/265
Microsoft Works Word Processor DOS
3
1003
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/163: Microsoft Works Word Processor 1-3 for DOS and 2 for Windows.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Feb 2010
18 Dec 2012
fmt/266
Microsoft Works Word Processor DOS
3a
1004
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/163: Microsoft Works Word Processor 1-3 for DOS and 2 for Windows.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Feb 2010
18 Dec 2012
fmt/267
Microsoft Works Word Processor DOS
3b
1005
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/163: Microsoft Works Word Processor 1-3 for DOS and 2 for Windows.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Feb 2010
18 Dec 2012
fmt/268
Microsoft Works Database for Macintosh
3
1006
wdb
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Feb 2010
25 Feb 2010
fmt/269
Microsoft Works Database for Macintosh
4
1007
wdb
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Feb 2010
25 Feb 2010
fmt/270
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet for Macintosh
3
1008
wks
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Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Feb 2010
25 Feb 2010
fmt/271
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet for Macintosh
4
1009
wks
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Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Feb 2010
25 Feb 2010
fmt/272
Microsoft Works Word Processor Macintosh
3
1010
wps
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Feb 2010
25 Feb 2010
fmt/273
Microsoft Works Word Processor Macintosh
4
1011
wps
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Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Feb 2010
25 Feb 2010
fmt/274
SPSS Output File (spv)
1013
spv
SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) is a software package used for statistical analysis in the social sciences. The first version of SPSS was developed by SPSS Inc. in 1968 and has since had eighteen stable version releases. In 2009 SPSS Inc. was acquired by IBM. As of version 17.0.1 SPSS software has been known as Predictive Analytics Software. SPSS is used widely by both academics and other social researchers.
SPSS creates an SPSS Output File which represents data in a two dimensional format where the rows are used to represent case values such as a place or personal name and the columns are used to represent measurements such as age or GDP. SPSS Output File is a proprietary file format. From SPSS version 16 and onwards the SPSS Output File has an .spv suffix. There is no backward compatibility for files generated by previous versions of SPSS.
SPSS Inc.
SPSS Inc.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Feb 2014
21 Feb 2014
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/275
Microsoft Access Database
2007
1015
accdb
MS Access 2007
ACE Database header plus variably positioned AccessVersion element having value 09. Two byte sequences. First byte sequence character sequence, Standard ACE DB. Second byte sequence character sequence, A c c e s s V e r s I o n{0-2048} 0 9 . [0:9] [0:9]
BOF
000100005374616E64617264204143452044420002000000
(?s)\A\x00\x01\x00\x00Standard ACE DB\x00\x02\x00\x00\x00
VAR
410063006300650073007300560065007200730069006F006E{0-2048}300039002E00[30:39]00[30:39]
(?s)A\x00c\x00c\x00e\x00s\x00s\x00V\x00e\x00r\x00s\x00i\x00o\x00n.{0,2048}0\x009\x00\.\x00[0-9]\x00[0-9]
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
17 Mar 2010
17 Mar 2010
DROID 5.0 research.
fmt/276
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF 1.7 - Portable Document Format
1.7
1016
pdf
x-fmt/453
PDF 1.7
BOF: %PDF-1.7 EOF (offset up to 1024 bytes): %%EOFF(.|F.|F..|F..)
BOF
255044462D312E37
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.7
EOF
2525454F(46|460A|460D|460D0A|460D00)
(?s)%%EO(?:F|F\n|F\r|F\r\n|F\r\x00).{0,1024}\Z
Portable Document Format is a platform-independent format for representing formatted documents, developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. It is the native format of Adobe’s Acrobat family of software products, version 1.7 corresponding to the release of Acrobat 8.0 and 9.0. PDF is based on, and shares the same imaging model as, the PostScript page description language. A PDF file comprises a Header section, a Body section containing the objects which make up the document, a Cross Reference Table, and a Trailer section. PDF files can contain a wide variety of content, including text, images, video and audio.
1263
1264
1265
1266
1267
1268
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Jul 2010
19 Jul 2010
DROID 5.0 research.
fmt/277
ESRI Arc/View Shapefile Index
1017
shx
ESRI Arc/View ShapeFile Index
100-byte header (file code, version), then first record offset. | Magic No. (4 bytes) | Unused (20 bytes) | File Length (4 bytes) | Version (1000 (decimal), little endian - 4 bytes) | Other - (68 bytes) | First Record No. (4 bytes) |
BOF
0000270A0000000000000000000000000000000000000000{4}E8030000{68}00000032
(?s)\A\x00\x00'\n\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{4}\xe8\x03\x00\x00.{68}\x00\x00\x002
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GIS
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Jul 2010
19 Jul 2010
DROID 5.0 research.
fmt/278
message/rfc822
Internet Message Format
1018
eml
fmt/96
Outlook Express Mail Message
Version of ARPA Internet Text Message. ASCII Characters, X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3350 and including the two CRLF that terminate the line in the eml header. Signature may be too prescriptive and will need improving with more eml format testing.
BOF
0D0A582D4D696D654F4C453A2050726F6475636564204279204D6963726F736F6674204D696D654F4C452056362E30302E{4}2E{4}0D0A
(?s)\A.{0,1024}\r\nX-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6\.00\..{4}\..{4}\r\n
Emailchemy RFC2822
Signature to identify RFC2822 standard messages output from Emailchemy email conversion application. Character sequence: X-Converted-By: Emailchemy ??.
BOF
0D0A582D436F6E7665727465642D42793A20456D61696C6368656D7920??2E
(?s)\A.{0,4096}\r\nX-Converted-By: Emailchemy .?\.
Defined in RFC5322 the Internet Message Format provides a syntax for text messages that are sent among computer users, within the framework of "electronic mail". Consisting of header fields and an optional body, encoded using ASCII characters. The Internet Message Format (*.eml) is a format used by numerous email systems. The format does not prevent the use of alternative formats for storage of electronic mail on those systems.
Email
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
22 Jul 2010
23 Jul 2010
fmt/279
FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)
1.2.1
1019
flac
FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)
BOF: fLaC..."
BOF
664C614300000022
(?s)\A.{0,4}fLaC\x00\x00\x00"
FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec, an audio format similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality.
The basic structure of a FLAC stream is: •The four byte string "fLaC"
•The STREAMINFO metadata block
•Zero or more other metadata blocks
•One or more audio frames
The first four bytes are to identify the FLAC stream. The metadata that follows contains all the information about the stream except for the audio data itself. After the metadata comes the encoded audio data.
17 Sep 2007
Audio
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
29 Jul 2010
28 Aug 2012
Further information about this file format can be obtained at:
http://flac.sourceforge.net/documentation_format_overview.html
fmt/280
LaTeX (Master document)
1020
fmt/281
LaTeX (Master document)
Looking for \documentclass tag in LaTeX document. Could potentially improve this by including a variant looing for a master document with an include tag, \include{file.tex}
BOF
5C646F63756D656E74636C617373
(?s)\A.{0,4096}\\documentclass
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Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 Nov 2010
01 Nov 2010
Following up external submission. Signature submitted by representative of KeepIt project at Southampton University.
fmt/281
LaTeX (Subdocument)
1021
LaTeX (Subdocument)
Looking for relevant tags in LaTeX subdocument. \usepackage{ \chapter{ \section{ \subsection{ \begin{
BOF
5C(7573657061636B6167657B|636861707465727B|73656374696F6E7B|73756273656374696F6E7B|626567696E7B)
(?s)\A.{0,4096}\\(?:usepackage\{|chapter\{|section\{|subsection\{|begin\{)
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Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 Nov 2010
01 Nov 2010
Following up external submission. Signature submitted by representative of KeepIt project at Southampton University.
fmt/282
application/netcdf
application/x-netcdf
netCDF-3 Classic
1022
nc
cdf
netCDF-3 Classic
netCDF Magic Number CDF{version indicator}
BOF
43444601
(?s)\ACDF\x01
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Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 Nov 2010
01 Nov 2010
Following up external submission. Signature submitted by The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany.
fmt/283
application/netcdf
application/x-netcdf
netCDF-3 64-bit
1023
nc
cdf
netCDF-3 64-bit
netCDF Magic Number CDF{version indicator}
BOF
43444602
(?s)\ACDF\x02
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Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 Nov 2010
01 Nov 2010
Following up external submission. Signature submitted by The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany.
fmt/284
Gridded Binary
1.0
1024
grb
wmo
Gridded Binary 1.0
GRIB indicator section GRIB (4 bytes), reserved + discipline (3 bytes), edition number (1 byte). EOF End Section (4 bytes)
BOF
47524942{3}01
(?s)\AGRIB.{3}\x01
EOF
37373737
(?s)7777\Z
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Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 Nov 2010
01 Nov 2010
Following up external submission. Signature submitted by The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany.
fmt/285
Gridded Binary
2.0
1025
grb
wmo
Gridded Binary 2.0
GRIB indicator section GRIB (4 bytes), reserved + discipline (3 bytes), edition number (1 byte). EOF End Section (4 bytes)
BOF
47524942{3}02
(?s)\AGRIB.{3}\x02
EOF
37373737
(?s)7777\Z
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Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 Nov 2010
01 Nov 2010
Following up external submission. Signature submitted by The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany.
fmt/286
HDF5
1
1026
hdf5
h5
hdf5
HDF5 1.0
HDF5 Header + Version
BOF
894844460D0A1A0A01
(?s)\A\x89HDF\r\n\x1a\n\x01
HDF5 is a data model, library, and file format for storing and managing data.
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 Nov 2010
01 Nov 2010
Following up external submission. Signature submitted by The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany.
fmt/287
HDF5
2
1027
hdf5
h5
hdf
HDF5 2.0
HDF5 Header + Version
BOF
894844460D0A1A0A02
(?s)\A\x89HDF\r\n\x1a\n\x02
HDF5 is a data model, library, and file format for storing and managing data.
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 Nov 2010
01 Nov 2010
Following up external submission. Signature submitted by The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany.
fmt/288
Microsoft Front Page Server Extension Configuration
1028
Microsoft Front Page Server Extension Configuration
Character sequence taken from beginning of file, terminated by CR/LF.
BOF
7674695F656E636F64696E673A53527C757466382D6E6C0D0A
(?s)\A.{0,1024}vti_encoding:SR\|utf8-nl\r\n
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 Nov 2010
01 Nov 2010
Ongoing DROID signature research.
fmt/289
WARC
ISO 28500-2009, Web ARChive file format
1029
warc
fmt/97
fmt/98
fmt/99
fmt/100
fmt/102
fmt/103
fmt/96
fmt/471
WARC
Matching WARC header, type field and date. Header: WARC/{3-4}CRLF Type: WARC-Type:{0-12}CRLF Date: WARC-Date:[expression matching ISO8601 date pattern]CRLF. Note: Seems to be a problem matching WARC record at beginning of file so signature is currently variable position to catch records later in the file before 4096 bytes.
BOF
574152432F{3-4}0D0A574152432D547970653A{0-13}0D0A{0-512}574152432D446174653A{4-5}2D{2}2D{2}54{2}3A{2}3A{2}5A0D0A{0-1024}0D0A0D0A
(?s)\A.{0,4096}WARC/.{3,4}\r\nWARC-Type:.{0,13}\r\n.{0,512}WARC-Date:.{4,5}-.{2}-.{2}T.{2}:.{2}:.{2}Z\r\n.{0,1024}\r\n\r\n
The WARC (Web ARChive) file format offers a convention for concatenating multiple resource records (data objects), each consisting of a set of simple text headers and an arbitrary data block into one long file. The WARC format is an extension of the ARC file format (ARC) that has traditionally been used to store "web crawls" as sequences of content blocks harvested from the World Wide Web (…)
Besides the primary content recorded in ARCs, the extended WARC format accommodates related secondary content, such as assigned metadata, abbreviated duplicate detection events, later-date transformations, and segmentation of large resources”.
WARC format has been written by the members of the IIPC (http://www.netpreserve.org/) grouped within the ISO/TC46/SC4/WG12.
15 May 2009
Aggregate
unknown
02 Nov 2010
19 Jul 2013
Submitted by Bibliothèque nationale de France with supplementary description information attributed to ISO 28500-2009 standard.
fmt/290
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text
OpenDocument Text
1.1
1033
odt
ott
x-fmt/263
ODF 1.1 text (with version number)
ZIP header + MIME-type declaration + version number. ODF versions without version number detail are assumed to be version 1.1
BOF
504B0304{26}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E6F617369732E6F70656E646F63756D656E742E74657874*6F66666963653A76657273696F6E3D22312E3122
(?s)\APK\x03\x04.{26}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.oasis\.opendocument\.text.*office:version="1\.1"
ODF 1.1 text (without version number)
ZIP header + MIME-type declaration. ODF versions without version number detail are assumed to be version 1.1
BOF
504B0304{26}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E6F617369732E6F70656E646F63756D656E742E74657874
(?s)\APK\x03\x04.{26}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.oasis\.opendocument\.text
OpenDocument (ODF) format is a generic format for office documents, such as text, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and databases. It was developed by OASIS, based on the original OpenOffice document format. The format is an open standard, and is supported by a variety of office software packages. ODF is an XML format, which may comprise a single XML document, or a collection of subdocuments within a package. The package format is the commonly used form, and comprises a standard ZIP package containing the XML content and any associated binary data, together with a manifest which lists the package content. An ODF text document contains word-processed text. The content is contained in a 'content' xml subdocument. Additional subdocuments contain style information, document metadata, and application-specific settings.
OASIS
OASIS
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
03 Nov 2010
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/291
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text
OpenDocument Text
1.2
1034
odt
ott
x-fmt/263
fmt/290
ODF 1.2 text
ZIP header + MIME-type declaration + version number. ODF versions without version number detail are assumed to be version 1.1
BOF
504B0304{26}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E6F617369732E6F70656E646F63756D656E742E74657874*6F66666963653A76657273696F6E3D22312E3222
(?s)\APK\x03\x04.{26}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.oasis\.opendocument\.text.*office:version="1\.2"
OpenDocument (ODF) format is a generic format for office documents, such as text, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and databases. It was developed by OASIS, based on the original OpenOffice document format. The format is an open standard, and is supported by a variety of office software packages. ODF is an XML format, which may comprise a single XML document, or a collection of subdocuments within a package. The package format is the commonly used form, and comprises a standard ZIP package containing the XML content and any associated binary data, together with a manifest which lists the package content. An ODF text document contains word-processed text. The content is contained in a 'content' xml subdocument. Additional subdocuments contain style information, document metadata, and application-specific settings.
OASIS
OASIS
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
03 Nov 2010
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/292
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation
OpenDocument Presentation
1.1
1035
odp
otp
x-fmt/263
ODF 1.1 presentation (with version number)
ZIP header + MIME-type declaration + version number. ODF versions without version number detail are assumed to be version 1.1
BOF
504B0304{26}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E6F617369732E6F70656E646F63756D656E742E70726573656E746174696F6E*6F66666963653A76657273696F6E3D22312E3122
(?s)\APK\x03\x04.{26}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.oasis\.opendocument\.presentation.*office:version="1\.1"
ODF 1.1 presentation (without version number)
ZIP header + MIME-type declaration. ODF versions without version number detail are assumed to be version 1.1
BOF
504B0304{26}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E6F617369732E6F70656E646F63756D656E742E70726573656E746174696F6E
(?s)\APK\x03\x04.{26}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.oasis\.opendocument\.presentation
OpenDocument (ODF) format is a generic format for office documents, such as text, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and databases. It was developed by OASIS, based on the original OpenOffice document format. The format is an open standard, and is supported by a variety of office software packages. ODF is an XML format, which may comprise a single XML document, or a collection of subdocuments within a package. The package format is the commonly used form, and comprises a standard ZIP package containing the XML content and any associated binary data, together with a manifest which lists the package content. An ODF presentation document contains a graphical presentation. The content is contained in a 'content' xml subdocument. Additional subdocuments contain style information, document metadata, and application-specific settings.
OASIS
OASIS
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
03 Nov 2010
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/293
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation
OpenDocument Presentation
1.2
1036
odp
otp
x-fmt/263
fmt/292
ODF 1.2 presentation
ZIP header + MIME-type declaration + version number. ODF versions without version number detail are assumed to be version 1.1
BOF
504B0304{26}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E6F617369732E6F70656E646F63756D656E742E70726573656E746174696F6E*6F66666963653A76657273696F6E3D22312E3222
(?s)\APK\x03\x04.{26}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.oasis\.opendocument\.presentation.*office:version="1\.2"
OpenDocument (ODF) format is a generic format for office documents, such as text, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and databases. It was developed by OASIS, based on the original OpenOffice document format. The format is an open standard, and is supported by a variety of office software packages. ODF is an XML format, which may comprise a single XML document, or a collection of subdocuments within a package. The package format is the commonly used form, and comprises a standard ZIP package containing the XML content and any associated binary data, together with a manifest which lists the package content. An ODF presentation document contains a graphical presentation. The content is contained in a 'content' xml subdocument. Additional subdocuments contain style information, document metadata, and application-specific settings.
OASIS
OASIS
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
03 Nov 2010
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/294
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet
OpenDocument Spreadsheet
1.1
1037
ods
ots
x-fmt/263
ODF 1.1 spreadsheet (with version number)
ZIP header + MIME-type declaration + version number. ODF versions without version number detail are assumed to be version 1.1
BOF
504B0304{26}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E6F617369732E6F70656E646F63756D656E742E7370726561647368656574504B030414*6F66666963653A76657273696F6E3D22312E3122
(?s)\APK\x03\x04.{26}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.oasis\.opendocument\.spreadsheetPK\x03\x04\x14.*office:version="1\.1"
ODF 1.1 spreadsheet (without version number)
ZIP header + MIME-type declaration. ODF versions without version number detail are assumed to be version 1.1
BOF
504B0304{26}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E6F617369732E6F70656E646F63756D656E742E7370726561647368656574504B030414
(?s)\APK\x03\x04.{26}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.oasis\.opendocument\.spreadsheetPK\x03\x04\x14
OpenDocument (ODF) format is a generic format for office documents, such as text, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and databases. It was developed by OASIS, based on the original OpenOffice document format. The format is an open standard, and is supported by a variety of office software packages. ODF is an XML format, which may comprise a single XML document, or a collection of subdocuments within a package. The package format is the commonly used form, and comprises a standard ZIP package containing the XML content and any associated binary data, together with a manifest which lists the package content. An ODF spreadsheet document contains spreadsheet data. The content is contained in a 'content' xml subdocument. Additional subdocuments contain style information, document metadata, and application-specific settings.
OASIS
OASIS
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
03 Nov 2010
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/295
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet
OpenDocument Spreadsheet
1.2
1038
ods
ots
x-fmt/263
fmt/294
ODF 1.2 spreadsheet
ZIP header + MIME-type declaration + version number. ODF versions without version number detail are assumed to be version 1.1
BOF
504B0304{26}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E6F617369732E6F70656E646F63756D656E742E7370726561647368656574504B030414*6F66666963653A76657273696F6E3D22312E3222
(?s)\APK\x03\x04.{26}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.oasis\.opendocument\.spreadsheetPK\x03\x04\x14.*office:version="1\.2"
OpenDocument (ODF) format is a generic format for office documents, such as text, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and databases. It was developed by OASIS, based on the original OpenOffice document format. The format is an open standard, and is supported by a variety of office software packages. ODF is an XML format, which may comprise a single XML document, or a collection of subdocuments within a package. The package format is the commonly used form, and comprises a standard ZIP package containing the XML content and any associated binary data, together with a manifest which lists the package content. An ODF spreadsheet document contains spreadsheet data. The content is contained in a 'content' xml subdocument. Additional subdocuments contain style information, document metadata, and application-specific settings.
OASIS
OASIS
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
03 Nov 2010
19 Apr 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/296
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics
OpenDocument Graphics
1.1
1039
odg
otg
x-fmt/263
ODF 1.1 graphics (with version number)
ZIP header + MIME-type declaration + version number. ODF versions without version number detail are assumed to be version 1.1
BOF
504B0304{26}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E6F617369732E6F70656E646F63756D656E742E6772617068696373*6F66666963653A76657273696F6E3D22312E3122
(?s)\APK\x03\x04.{26}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.oasis\.opendocument\.graphics.*office:version="1\.1"
ODF 1.1 graphics (without version number)
ZIP header + MIME-type declaration. ODF versions without version number detail are assumed to be version 1.1
BOF
504B0304{26}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E6F617369732E6F70656E646F63756D656E742E6772617068696373
(?s)\APK\x03\x04.{26}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.oasis\.opendocument\.graphics
OpenDocument (ODF) format is a generic format for office documents, such as text, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and databases. It was developed by OASIS, based on the original OpenOffice document format. The format is an open standard, and is supported by a variety of office software packages. ODF is an XML format, which may comprise a single XML document, or a collection of subdocuments within a package. The package format is the commonly used form, and comprises a standard ZIP package containing the XML content and any associated binary data, together with a manifest which lists the package content. An ODF drawing document contains drawing data. The content is contained in a 'content' xml subdocument. Additional subdocuments contain style information, document metadata, and application-specific settings.
OASIS
OASIS
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
03 Nov 2010
04 Nov 2010
Ongoing DROID signature research
fmt/297
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics
OpenDocument Graphics
1.2
1040
odg
otg
x-fmt/263
fmt/296
ODF 1.2 graphics
ZIP header + MIME-type declaration + version number. ODF versions without version number detail are assumed to be version 1.1
BOF
504B0304{26}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F766E642E6F617369732E6F70656E646F63756D656E742E6772617068696373*6F66666963653A76657273696F6E3D22312E3222
(?s)\APK\x03\x04.{26}mimetypeapplication/vnd\.oasis\.opendocument\.graphics.*office:version="1\.2"
OpenDocument (ODF) format is a generic format for office documents, such as text, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and databases. It was developed by OASIS, based on the original OpenOffice document format. The format is an open standard, and is supported by a variety of office software packages. ODF is an XML format, which may comprise a single XML document, or a collection of subdocuments within a package. The package format is the commonly used form, and comprises a standard ZIP package containing the XML content and any associated binary data, together with a manifest which lists the package content. An ODF drawing document contains drawing data. The content is contained in a 'content' xml subdocument. Additional subdocuments contain style information, document metadata, and application-specific settings.
OASIS
OASIS
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
03 Nov 2010
04 Nov 2010
Ongoing DROID signature research
fmt/298
Autodesk Animator Pro FLIC
1042
flc
Autodesk Animator Pro FLIC
BOF
12AF{6}08{120}F1
(?s)\A.{4}\x12\xaf.{6}\x08.{120}\xf1
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
02 Dec 2010
02 Dec 2010
fmt/299
Autodesk Animator (FlicLib)
1043
fli
Autodesk Animator (FlicLib development library)
Animator files which are created by an applicaton using the FlicLib development library. Header will be "FLIB".
BOF
464C49420200{2}00{3}0000{2}00{5}0000{2}0000
(?s)\AFLIB\x02\x00.{2}\x00.{3}\x00\x00.{2}\x00.{5}\x00\x00.{2}\x00\x00
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Dec 2010
02 Dec 2010
fmt/300
ChiWriter Document
4
1044
chi
Chiwriter Document V4
Chiwriter Version 4 document header
BOF
2843484957524954455220342E
(?s)\A\(CHIWRITER 4\.
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Word Processor
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
02 Dec 2010
02 Dec 2010
fmt/301
image/cgm
Computer Graphics Metafile ASCII
3
1045
cgm
Computer Graphics Metafile (Clear Text) Version 3 No.1
Element name begmf (Begin Metafile) with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case, followed by any number of bytes, followed by version (MFVERSION{1}3 or mfversion{1}3, or any upper/lower case combination). Trailer endmf{0-1}; (with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case) that can be followed by a comment
BOF
42(45|65)(47|67)(4D|6D)(46|66)*(4D|6D)(46|66)(56|76)(65|45)(52|72)(53|73)(49|69)(4F|6F)(4E|6E){1}33
(?s)\AB(?:E|e)(?:G|g)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).*(?:M|m)(?:F|f)(?:V|v)(?:e|E)(?:R|r)(?:S|s)(?:I|i)(?:O|o)(?:N|n).{1}3
EOF
45(4E|6E)(44|64)(4D|6D)(46|66){0-1}3B
(?s)E(?:N|n)(?:D|d)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).{0,1};.{0,2048}\Z
Computer Graphics Metafile (Clear Text) Version 3 No.2
Element name begmf (Begin Metafile) with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case, followed by any number of bytes, followed by version (MFVERSION{1}3 or mfversion{1}3, or any upper/lower case combination). Trailer endmf{0-1}; (with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case) that can be followed by a comment
BOF
42(45|65)(47|67)(4D|6D)(46|66)*(4D|6D)(46|66)(56|76)(65|45)(52|72)(53|73)(49|69)(4F|6F)(4E|6E){1}33
(?s)\AB(?:E|e)(?:G|g)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).*(?:M|m)(?:F|f)(?:V|v)(?:e|E)(?:R|r)(?:S|s)(?:I|i)(?:O|o)(?:N|n).{1}3
EOF
65(4E|6E)(44|64)(4D|6D)(46|66){0-1}3B
(?s)e(?:N|n)(?:D|d)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).{0,1};.{0,2048}\Z
Computer Graphics Metafile (Clear Text) Version 3 No.3
Element name begmf (Begin Metafile) with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case, followed by any number of bytes, followed by version (MFVERSION{1}3 or mfversion{1}3, or any upper/lower case combination). Trailer endmf{0-1}; (with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case) that can be followed by a comment
BOF
62(45|65)(47|67)(4D|6D)(46|66)*(4D|6D)(46|66)(56|76)(65|45)(52|72)(53|73)(49|69)(4F|6F)(4E|6E){1}33
(?s)\Ab(?:E|e)(?:G|g)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).*(?:M|m)(?:F|f)(?:V|v)(?:e|E)(?:R|r)(?:S|s)(?:I|i)(?:O|o)(?:N|n).{1}3
EOF
45(4E|6E)(44|64)(4D|6D)(46|66){0-1}3B
(?s)E(?:N|n)(?:D|d)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).{0,1};.{0,2048}\Z
Computer Graphics Metafile (Clear Text) Version 3 No.4
Element name begmf (Begin Metafile) with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case, followed by any number of bytes, followed by version (MFVERSION{1}3 or mfversion{1}3, or any upper/lower case combination). Trailer endmf{0-1}; (with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case) that can be followed by a comment
BOF
62(45|65)(47|67)(4D|6D)(46|66)*(4D|6D)(46|66)(56|76)(65|45)(52|72)(53|73)(49|69)(4F|6F)(4E|6E){1}33
(?s)\Ab(?:E|e)(?:G|g)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).*(?:M|m)(?:F|f)(?:V|v)(?:e|E)(?:R|r)(?:S|s)(?:I|i)(?:O|o)(?:N|n).{1}3
EOF
65(4E|6E)(44|64)(4D|6D)(46|66){0-1}3B
(?s)e(?:N|n)(?:D|d)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).{0,1};.{0,2048}\Z
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Image (Raster), Image (Vector), Text (Structured)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
02 Dec 2010
02 Dec 2010
fmt/302
image/cgm
Computer Graphics Metafile ASCII
4
1047
cgm
Computer Graphics Metafile (Clear Text) Version 4 No.1
Element name begmf (Begin Metafile) with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case, followed by any number of bytes, followed by version (MFVERSION{1}4 or mfversion{1}4, or any upper/lower case combination). Trailer endmf{0-1}; (with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case) that can be followed by a comment
BOF
42(45|65)(47|67)(4D|6D)(46|66)*(4D|6D)(46|66)(56|76)(65|45)(52|72)(53|73)(49|69)(4F|6F)(4E|6E){1}34
(?s)\AB(?:E|e)(?:G|g)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).*(?:M|m)(?:F|f)(?:V|v)(?:e|E)(?:R|r)(?:S|s)(?:I|i)(?:O|o)(?:N|n).{1}4
EOF
45(4E|6E)(44|64)(4D|6D)(46|66){0-1}3B
(?s)E(?:N|n)(?:D|d)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).{0,1};.{0,2048}\Z
Computer Graphics Metafile (Clear Text) Version 4 No.2
Element name begmf (Begin Metafile) with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case, followed by any number of bytes, followed by version (MFVERSION{1}4 or mfversion{1}4, or any upper/lower case combination). Trailer endmf{0-1}; (with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case) that can be followed by a comment
BOF
42(45|65)(47|67)(4D|6D)(46|66)*(4D|6D)(46|66)(56|76)(65|45)(52|72)(53|73)(49|69)(4F|6F)(4E|6E){1}34
(?s)\AB(?:E|e)(?:G|g)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).*(?:M|m)(?:F|f)(?:V|v)(?:e|E)(?:R|r)(?:S|s)(?:I|i)(?:O|o)(?:N|n).{1}4
EOF
65(4E|6E)(44|64)(4D|6D)(46|66){0-1}3B
(?s)e(?:N|n)(?:D|d)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).{0,1};.{0,2048}\Z
Computer Graphics Metafile (Clear Text) Version 4 No.3
Element name begmf (Begin Metafile) with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case, followed by any number of bytes, followed by version (MFVERSION{1}4 or mfversion{1}4, or any upper/lower case combination). Trailer endmf{0-1}; (with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case) that can be followed by a comment
BOF
62(45|65)(47|67)(4D|6D)(46|66)*(4D|6D)(46|66)(56|76)(65|45)(52|72)(53|73)(49|69)(4F|6F)(4E|6E){1}34
(?s)\Ab(?:E|e)(?:G|g)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).*(?:M|m)(?:F|f)(?:V|v)(?:e|E)(?:R|r)(?:S|s)(?:I|i)(?:O|o)(?:N|n).{1}4
EOF
45(4E|6E)(44|64)(4D|6D)(46|66){0-1}3B
(?s)E(?:N|n)(?:D|d)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).{0,1};.{0,2048}\Z
Computer Graphics Metafile (Clear Text) Version 4 No.4
Element name begmf (Begin Metafile) with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case, followed by any number of bytes, followed by version (MFVERSION{1}4 or mfversion{1}4, or any upper/lower case combination). Trailer endmf{0-1}; (with any letter in the element name in upper or lower case) that can be followed by a comment
BOF
62(45|65)(47|67)(4D|6D)(46|66)*(4D|6D)(46|66)(56|76)(65|45)(52|72)(53|73)(49|69)(4F|6F)(4E|6E){1}34
(?s)\Ab(?:E|e)(?:G|g)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).*(?:M|m)(?:F|f)(?:V|v)(?:e|E)(?:R|r)(?:S|s)(?:I|i)(?:O|o)(?:N|n).{1}4
EOF
65(4E|6E)(44|64)(4D|6D)(46|66){0-1}3B
(?s)e(?:N|n)(?:D|d)(?:M|m)(?:F|f).{0,1};.{0,2048}\Z
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Image (Raster), Image (Vector), Text (Structured)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
02 Dec 2010
02 Dec 2010
fmt/303
image/cgm; version=1
Computer Graphics Metafile (Binary)
1
1048
cgm
Computer Graphics Metafile (Binary) Version 1
Begin Metafile command header followed by Metafile name (possibly empty) followed by Metafile Description which includes Metafile Version command header (hex 1022) and version number 1. Trailer End Metafile command header (0040) that may be followed by nulls.
BOF
00[20:3F]*10220001
(?s)\A\x00[ -\?].*\x10"\x00\x01
EOF
0040
(?s)\x00@.{0,1024}\Z
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Image (Raster), Image (Vector), Text (Structured)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
02 Dec 2010
02 Dec 2010
fmt/304
image/cgm; version=2
Computer Graphics Metafile (Binary)
2
1049
cgm
Computer Graphics Metafile (Binary) Version 2
Begin Metafile command header followed by Metafile name (possibly empty) followed by Metafile Description which includes Metafile Version command header (hex 1022) and version number 2. Trailer End Metafile command header (0040) that may be followed by nulls.
BOF
00[20:3F]*10220002
(?s)\A\x00[ -\?].*\x10"\x00\x02
EOF
0040
(?s)\x00@.{0,1024}\Z
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
08 Oct 2010
15 Oct 2010
fmt/305
image/cgm; version=3
Computer Graphics Metafile (Binary)
3
1050
cgm
Computer Graphics Metafile (Binary) Version 3
Begin Metafile command header followed by Metafile name (possibly empty) followed by Metafile Description which includes Metafile Version command header (hex 1022) and version number 3. Trailer End Metafile command header (0040) that may be followed by nulls.
BOF
00[20:3F]*10220003
(?s)\A\x00[ -\?].*\x10"\x00\x03
EOF
0040
(?s)\x00@.{0,1024}\Z
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Image (Raster), Image (Vector), Text (Structured)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
02 Dec 2010
02 Dec 2010
fmt/306
image/cgm; version=4
Computer Graphics Metafile (Binary)
4
1051
cgm
Computer Graphics Metafile (Binary) Version 4
Begin Metafile command header followed by Metafile name (possibly empty) followed by Metafile Description which includes Metafile Version command header (hex 1022) and version number 4. Trailer End Metafile command header (0040) that may be followed by nulls.
BOF
00[20:3F]*10220004
(?s)\A\x00[ -\?].*\x10"\x00\x04
EOF
0040
(?s)\x00@.{0,1024}\Z
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Image (Raster), Image (Vector), Text (Structured)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
02 Dec 2010
02 Dec 2010
fmt/307
application/qif
Quicken Interchange Format
1052
qif
Quicken Interchange Format
Header line !Type: followed by entry sign, each entry closed with ^
BOF
21547970653A*5E
(?s)\A.{0,64}\!Type:.*\^
The Quicken Interchange Format (QIF) is a specially formatted ASCII file used in financial transactions. This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Intuit Inc.
Intuit Inc.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Dec 2010
02 Dec 2010
fmt/308
Quicken Data Format
1053
qdf
Quicken Data Format
BOF
AC9EBD8F0000??00
(?s)\A\xac\x9e\xbd\x8f\x00\x00.?\x00
The QDF file type is a financial data format. This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Intuit Inc.
Intuit Inc.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Dec 2010
02 Dec 2010
fmt/309
application/x-ofx
Open Financial Exchange
1.02
1054
ofx
qfx
Open Financial Exchange 1.02
The first entry will always be OFXHEADER with a version number. This entry identifies the contents as an Open Financial Exchange file and provides the version number of the Open Financial Exchange headers that follow (not the version number of the contents). For example:OFXHEADER:100. Open Financial Exchange headers can contain the following tags.DATA: VERSION:102 SECURITY: ENCODING: CHARSET: COMPRESSION: OLDFILEUID: NEWFILEUID:
BOF
4F46584845414445523A313030{0-2}444154413A*56455253494F4E3A313032{0-2}53454355524954593A*454E434F44494E473A*434841525345543A*434F4D5052455353494F4E3A*4F4C4446494C455549443A*4E455746494C455549443A
(?s)\A.{0,1024}OFXHEADER:100.{0,2}DATA:.*VERSION:102.{0,2}SECURITY:.*ENCODING:.*CHARSET:.*COMPRESSION:.*OLDFILEUID:.*NEWFILEUID:
Open Financial Exchange is a unified specification for the electronic exchange of financial data between financial institutions, businesses and consumers via the Internet. The first verison was released in 1997, and was a result of colloborative work between CheckFree Corp., Intuit Inc., and Microsoft. Version 1.02 is a SGML version of the format.
30 May 1997
CheckFree Corp / CheckFree Corp
CheckFree Corp
Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Dec 2010
02 Dec 2010
fmt/310
application/x-ofx
Open Financial Exchange
1.03
1055
ofx
qfx
Open Financial Exchange 1.03
The first entry will always be OFXHEADER with a version number. This entry identifies the contents as an Open Financial Exchange file and provides the version number of the Open Financial Exchange headers that follow (not the version number of the contents). For example:OFXHEADER:100. Open Financial Exchange headers can contain the following tags.DATA: VERSION:103 SECURITY: ENCODING: CHARSET: COMPRESSION: OLDFILEUID: NEWFILEUID:
BOF
4F46584845414445523A313030{0-2}444154413A*56455253494F4E3A313033{0-2}53454355524954593A*454E434F44494E473A*434841525345543A*434F4D5052455353494F4E3A*4F4C4446494C455549443A*4E455746494C455549443A
(?s)\A.{0,1024}OFXHEADER:100.{0,2}DATA:.*VERSION:103.{0,2}SECURITY:.*ENCODING:.*CHARSET:.*COMPRESSION:.*OLDFILEUID:.*NEWFILEUID:
Open Financial Exchange is a unified specification for the electronic exchange of financial data between financial institutions, businesses and consumers via the Internet. The first verison was released in 1997, and was a result of colloborative work between CheckFree Corp., Intuit Inc., and Microsoft.
01 May 2006
CheckFree Corp / CheckFree Corp
CheckFree Corp
Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Dec 2010
02 Dec 2010
fmt/311
application/x-ofx
Open Financial Exchange
1.6
1056
ofx
qfx
Open Financial Exchange 1.6
The first entry will always be OFXHEADER with a version number. This entry identifies the contents as an Open Financial Exchange file and provides the version number of the Open Financial Exchange headers that follow (not the version number of the contents). For example:OFXHEADER:100. Open Financial Exchange headers must contain the following tags, seperated by CRLF
DATA: VERSION:160 SECURITY: ENCODING: CHARSET: COMPRESSION: OLDFILEUID: NEWFILEUID:
BOF
4F46584845414445523A3130300D0A444154413A*0D0A56455253494F4E3A3136300D0A53454355524954593A*0D0A454E434F44494E473A*0D0A434841525345543A*0D0A434F4D5052455353494F4E3A*0D0A4F4C4446494C455549443A*0D0A4E455746494C455549443A
(?s)\A.{0,1024}OFXHEADER:100\r\nDATA:.*\r\nVERSION:160\r\nSECURITY:.*\r\nENCODING:.*\r\nCHARSET:.*\r\nCOMPRESSION:.*\r\nOLDFILEUID:.*\r\nNEWFILEUID:
Open Financial Exchange is a unified specification for the electronic exchange of financial data between financial institutions, businesses and consumers via the Internet. The first verison was released in 1997, and was a result of colloborative work between CheckFree Corp., Intuit Inc., and Microsoft. Version 1.6 is a SGML version of the format.
18 Oct 1999
CheckFree Corp / CheckFree Corp
CheckFree Corp
Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
02 Dec 2010
02 Dec 2010
fmt/312
application/x-ofx
Open Financial Exchange
2.0.3
1057
ofx
qfx
Open Financial Exchange 2.03
The first entry will always be OFXHEADER with a version number. This entry identifies the contents as an Open Financial Exchange file and provides the version number of the Open Financial Exchange headers that follow (not the version number of the contents). For example:OFXHEADER="200" Open Financial Exchange headers must contain the following tags, seperated by CRLF VERSION="203" SECURITY="" OLDFILEUID="" NEWFILEUID=""
BOF
4F46584845414445523D(22|27)323030(22|27)0D0A56455253494F4E3D(22|27)323033(22|27)0D0A53454355524954593D(22|27)*(22|27)0D0A4F4C4446494C455549443D(22|27)*(22|27)0D0A4E455746494C455549443D
(?s)\A.{0,1024}OFXHEADER=(?:"|')200(?:"|')\r\nVERSION=(?:"|')203(?:"|')\r\nSECURITY=(?:"|').*(?:"|')\r\nOLDFILEUID=(?:"|').*(?:"|')\r\nNEWFILEUID=
Open Financial Exchange is a unified specification for the electronic exchange of financial data between financial institutions, businesses and consumers via the Internet. The first verison was released in 1997, and was a result of colloborative work between CheckFree Corp., Intuit Inc., and Microsoft. Version 2.03 is a XML version of the format.
01 May 2006
CheckFree Corp / CheckFree Corp
CheckFree Corp
Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
03 Dec 2010
03 Dec 2010
fmt/313
application/x-ofx
Open Financial Exchange
2.1.1
1058
ofx
qfx
Open Financial Exchange 2.1.1
The first entry will always be OFXHEADER with a version number. This entry identifies the contents as an Open Financial Exchange file and provides the version number of the Open Financial Exchange headers that follow (not the version number of the contents). For example:OFXHEADER="200" Open Financial Exchange headers must contain the following tags, seperated by CRLF VERSION="211" SECURITY="" OLDFILEUID="" NEWFILEUID=""
BOF
4F46584845414445523D(22|27)323030(22|27)0D0A56455253494F4E3D(22|27)323131(22|27)0D0A53454355524954593D(22|27)*(22|27)0D0A4F4C4446494C455549443D(22|27)*(22|27)0D0A4E455746494C455549443D
(?s)\A.{0,1024}OFXHEADER=(?:"|')200(?:"|')\r\nVERSION=(?:"|')211(?:"|')\r\nSECURITY=(?:"|').*(?:"|')\r\nOLDFILEUID=(?:"|').*(?:"|')\r\nNEWFILEUID=
Open Financial Exchange is a unified specification for the electronic exchange of financial data between financial institutions, businesses and consumers via the Internet. The first verison was released in 1997, and was a result of colloborative work between CheckFree Corp., Intuit Inc., and Microsoft. Version 2.1.1 is a XML version of the format.
01 May 2006
CheckFree Corp / CheckFree Corp
CheckFree Corp
Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
03 Dec 2010
03 Dec 2010
fmt/314
audio/prs.sid
Play SID Audio
1
1059
dxr
psid
Play Sid Audio Version 1
Header ASCII: PSID , followed by offset from the start of the file to the C64 binary data area
(0x0076 for version 1 and 0x007C for version 2)
BOF
5053494400010076
(?s)\APSID\x00\x01\x00v
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Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 Jan 2011
18 Jan 2011
fmt/315
audio/prs.sid
Play SID Audio
2
1060
sid
psid
Play Sid Audio Version 2
Header ASCII: PSID , followed by offset from the start of the file to the C64 binary data area
(0x0076 for version 1 and 0x007C for version 2)
BOF
5053494400(01|02)007C
(?s)\APSID\x00(?:\x01|\x02)\x00\|
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Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 Jan 2011
18 Jan 2011
fmt/316
audio/prs.sid
Real SID Audio
1061
sid
Real Sid Audio
Header ASCII: RSID
BOF
525349440002007C{4}0000
(?s)\ARSID\x00\x02\x00\|.{4}\x00\x00
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Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 Jan 2011
18 Jan 2011
fmt/317
application/x-director
Macromedia Director
Macintosh
1062
dir
dxr
Macromedia Director Macintosh
Header ASCII: XFIR
BOF
58464952{4}3339564D70616D6918000000010000002C
(?s)\AXFIR.{4}39VMpami\x18\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00,
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Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 Jan 2011
18 Jan 2011
fmt/318
image/vnd.djvu
image/x-djvu
Secure DjVU
1063
djvu
djv
Secure DjVu
Header ASCII: SDJV
BOF
53444A56
(?s)\ASDJV
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01 Jul 2006
Caminova Corporation
Caminova Corporation
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Jan 2011
19 Jan 2011
fmt/319
ESRI Spatial Index File
1064
sbn
sbx
ESRI Spatial Index File
Regularly recurring header sequence
BOF
0000270AFFFFFE700000000000000000000000000000000000{3}00[00:01]
(?s)\A\x00\x00'\n\xff\xff\xfep\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{3}\x00[\x00-\x01]
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GIS
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Jan 2011
21 Jan 2011
fmt/320
ESRI Shapefile Projection (Well-Known Text) Format
1065
prj
ESRI Shapefile Projection (Well-Known Text) Format
Signature based on ordered keyword entities, GEOGCS * DATUM * SPHEROID * PRIMEM * UNIT
BOF
47454F474353*444154554D*53504845524F4944*5052494D454D*554E4954
(?s)\A.{0,152}GEOGCS.*DATUM.*SPHEROID.*PRIMEM.*UNIT
EOF
5D5D
(?s)\]\]\Z
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GIS
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
24 Jan 2011
24 Jan 2011
fmt/321
ESRI Shapefile Header Index
1066
aih
ESRI Shapefile Header Index
Signature based on structured pattern observed in sample files, with first 5 bytes being constant,the next 35 used to identify index header column names. File always ends with 01
BOF
0000000001{35}2E{34}01
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01.{35}\..{34}\x01
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GIS
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Jan 2011
21 Jan 2011
fmt/322
Portable Form File
1067
pff
Portable Form File
ASCII: PFF
BOF
5046460007020006
(?s)\APFF\x00\x07\x02\x00\x06
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Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
24 Jan 2011
24 Jan 2011
fmt/323
audio/xm
Extended Module Audio File
1068
xm
Extended Module Audio
ASCII: Extended Module: then 20 bytes, then 1A
BOF
457874656E646564204D6F64756C653A20{20}1A
(?s)\AExtended Module: .{20}\x1a
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Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
24 Jan 2011
24 Jan 2011
fmt/324
application/x-endnote-style
EndNote Style File
1069
ens
EndNote Style (RSFTSTYL variant)
ASCII: RSFTSTYL. This is a version of the EndNote Style format, which is commonly used with EndNote 8 and later versions.
BOF
0008(00|FF)(FF|00)0000(00|10)(10|00)525346545354594C(00100100|10000001)
(?s)\A\x00\x08(?:\x00|\xff)(?:\xff|\x00)\x00\x00(?:\x00|\x10)(?:\x10|\x00)RSFTSTYL(?:\x00\x10\x01\x00|\x10\x00\x00\x01)
EndNote Style (ENDNENFT variant)
ASCII: ENDNENFT. This is a version of the EndNote Style format, which is commonly used with EndNote 7 and earlier versions
BOF
0008(00|FF)(FF|00)0000(00|10)(10|00)454E444E454E4654(00100100|10000001)
(?s)\A\x00\x08(?:\x00|\xff)(?:\xff|\x00)\x00\x00(?:\x00|\x10)(?:\x10|\x00)ENDNENFT(?:\x00\x10\x01\x00|\x10\x00\x00\x01)
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
31 Jan 2011
31 Jan 2011
fmt/325
EndNote Library
1070
enl
EndNote Library No. 1
A rudimentary signature, based on the relative position of certain bytes found to be present in all examples of EndNote Library files tested.
BOF
(01|03){2}[00:0F]{4}FE{0-1}3F{1}00{1}00{1}00
(?s)\A(?:\x01|\x03).{2}[\x00-\x0f].{4}\xfe.{0,1}\?.{1}\x00.{1}\x00.{1}\x00
EndNote Library No. 2
A rudimentary signature, based on the relative position of certain bytes found to be present in all examples of EndNote Library files tested.
BOF
(01|03){2}[00:0F]{4}FF{0-1}3F{1}00{1}00{1}00
(?s)\A(?:\x01|\x03).{2}[\x00-\x0f].{4}\xff.{0,1}\?.{1}\x00.{1}\x00.{1}\x00
EndNote Library No. 3
A rudimentary signature, based on the relative position of certain bytes found to be present in all examples of EndNote Library files tested.
BOF
0000{2}00{7}0000{2}0000{2}0002{8}202040404020000040404040
(?s)\A\x00\x00.{2}\x00.{7}\x00\x00.{2}\x00\x00.{2}\x00\x02.{8} @@@ \x00\x00@@@@
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
31 Jan 2011
31 Jan 2011
fmt/326
application/x-endnote-connect
application/x-endnote-connection
EndNote Connection File
1071
enz
EndNote Connection File
ASCII: ENDNENZ3
BOF
454E444E454E5A33000000{5}000000260005{2}0000FFFFFFFF
(?s)\AENDNENZ3\x00\x00\x00.{5}\x00\x00\x00&\x00\x05.{2}\x00\x00\xff\xff\xff\xff
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
31 Jan 2011
31 Jan 2011
fmt/327
EndNote Filter File
1072
enf
EndNote Filter File
ASCII: ENDNEL2s
BOF
454E444E454C3273000000{5}000000260003{2}0000FFFFFFFF
(?s)\AENDNEL2s\x00\x00\x00.{5}\x00\x00\x00&\x00\x03.{2}\x00\x00\xff\xff\xff\xff
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
31 Jan 2011
31 Jan 2011
fmt/328
application/x-endnote-refer
EndNote Import File
1073
enw
enr
EndNote Import File No.1
The format is made up of various pieces of bibliographical data. Each piece of information is preceded by an indicator sequence which defines the type of information recorded, e.g. %A precedes author information, %D precedes date information, %T precedes title etc. This signature has been based on the relative positions of %A with %T and %D sequences, which appeared in all End Note Import files tested.
BOF
254120[41:5A]*(0A|0A0D)25(44|54)20([30:39]|[41:5A])
(?s)\A.{0,154}%A [A-Z].*(?:\n|\n\r)%(?:D|T) (?:[0-9]|[A-Z])
EndNote Import File No.2
The format is made up of various pieces of bibliographical data. Each piece of information is preceded by an indicator sequence which defines the type of information recorded, e.g. %A precedes author information, %D precedes date information, %T precedes title etc. This signature has been based on the relative positions of %A and %D and %T sequences, which appeared in all End Note Import files tested.
BOF
2541[41:5A]*(0A|0A0D)25(44|54)([30:39]|[41:5A])
(?s)\A.{0,154}%A[A-Z].*(?:\n|\n\r)%(?:D|T)(?:[0-9]|[A-Z])
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
31 Jan 2011
31 Jan 2011
fmt/329
application/x-sh
application/x-shar
Shell Archive Format
1074
shar
Shell Archive No. 1
ASCII: #!/bin/sh.# This is a shell archive
BOF
2321{0-1}2F62696E2F73680A2320546869732069732061207368656C6C2061726368697665
(?s)\A.{0,1936}#\!.{0,1}/bin/sh\n# This is a shell archive
Shell Archive No. 2
ASCII: # This is a shell archive
BOF
2320546869732069732061207368656C6C2061726368697665
(?s)\A# This is a shell archive
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Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
31 Jan 2011
31 Jan 2011
fmt/330
Peak Graphical Waveform File
1075
pk
Peak File
Signature based on recurring header byte sequence observed in sample test formats.
BOF
F106000000[01:02]0000{3}00{3}0000000000{4}FFFFFFFF00000000
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xf1\x06\x00\x00\x00[\x01-\x02]\x00\x00.{3}\x00.{3}\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{4}\xff\xff\xff\xff\x00\x00\x00\x00
Peak files contain waveform information for audio files (e.g. wav or mp3). They allow some applications to generate a graphical representation of the waveform of the audio content of associated audio files, and can enable such audio files to be accessed more quickly by reducing the time it takes to draw the waveform of the audio content.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
30 Mar 2011
30 Mar 2011
fmt/331
Autorun Configuration File
1076
inf
Autorun Configuration File
ASCII: [autorun]..open= or [autorun]..icon. Open and icon can be upper or lowercase.
BOF
5B6175746F72756E5D{2-4}(4F50454E|6F70656E|49434F4E|69636F6E){0-1}3D
(?s)\A.{0,0}\[autorun\].{2,4}(?:OPEN|open|ICON|icon).{0,1}=
Autorun.inf is the primary instruction file associated with the Autorun function. Autorun.inf itself is a simple text-based configuration file that tells the operating system which executable to start, which icon to use, and which additional menu commands to make available.
Text (Unstructured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
30 Mar 2011
30 Mar 2011
fmt/332
ESRI Arc/View Project
3.x
1077
apr
ESRI Arc/View Project Version 3.x
Header containing version number followed by ODB format information
BOF
2F332E[30:33]0D0A284F44422E31
(?s)\A/3\.[0-3]\r\n\(ODB\.1
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GIS
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
30 Mar 2011
30 Mar 2011
fmt/333
Chemical Markup Language
1078
cml
fmt/101
Chemical Markup Language
Looking for the CML namespace declaration: xmlns="http://www.xml-cml.org/schema"
BOF
786D6C6E733D22687474703A2F2F7777772E786D6C2D636D6C2E6F72672F736368656D6122
(?s)\A.{0,65535}.{0,1}xmlns="http://www\.xml-cml\.org/schema"
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Text (Mark-up)
unknown
University of Southampton / University of Southampton
31 Mar 2011
31 Mar 2011
Submitted by Southampton Chemistry Department.
fmt/334
Crystallographic Information Framework
1079
cif
CIF (Crystallographic Information File)
Looking for keyword within CIF file: _atom_type_scat_dispersion_real
BOF
205F61746F6D5F747970655F736361745F64697370657273696F6E5F7265616C
(?s)\A.{0,65535}.{0,1} _atom_type_scat_dispersion_real
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unknown
University of Southampton / University of Southampton
31 Mar 2011
31 Mar 2011
Submitted by Southampton Chemistry Department.
fmt/335
Dreamweaver Lock File
1080
lck
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Text (Unstructured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Apr 2011
11 Jun 2012
fmt/336
Graphic Workshop for Windows Thumbnail File
1081
thn
Graphic Workshop Thumbnail File
Header ASCII: THNL
BOF
54484E4C
(?s)\ATHNL
Image thumbnail files created by default within Graphic Workshop whenever a graphic file is written or updated. Can contain image, keywords and/or comment information. THN files are read by Graphic Workshop when it wants to display thumbnail images. The files themselves do not store graphics in any conventional sense.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
20 Apr 2011
20 Apr 2011
fmt/337
video/mj2
MJ2 (Motion JPEG 2000)
1082
mj2
mjp2
Motion JPEG 2000
BOF: ....jP ..‡.{4}ftypmjp2
BOF
0000000C6A5020200D0A870A{4}667479706D6A7032
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x00\x0cjP \r\n\x87\n.{4}ftypmjp2
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Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 May 2011
18 May 2011
fmt/338
Interchange File Format Interleaved Bitmap
1083
iff
lbm
x-fmt/157
Interchange File Format Interleaved Bitmap
Header: FORM chunk id, 4-byte chunk size, ILBM subchunk id; BMHD Bitmap Header property
BOF
464F524D{4}494C424D424D4844
(?s)\AFORM.{4}ILBMBMHD
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221
Image (Raster)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
21 Apr 2011
21 Apr 2011
Submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute
fmt/339
Interchange File Format 8-bit Sampled Voice
1084
iff
8svx
x-fmt/157
Interchange Format File 8-bit Sampled Voice
Header: FORM chunk id, 4-byte chunk size, 8SVX subchunk id, Voice8header property VHDR
BOF
464F524D{4}3853565856484452
(?s)\AFORM.{4}8SVXVHDR
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221
Audio
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
21 Apr 2011
21 Apr 2011
Submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute
fmt/340
application/lwp
application/vnd.lotus-wordpro
Lotus WordPro Document
97/Millennium
1085
lwp
Lotus WordPro 97/Millennium
Header ASCII: WordPro, LWP7
BOF
576F726450726F0000000000000000004C5750370000000000000000000000000000FFFFFFFF000000002E
(?s)\AWordPro\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00LWP7\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xff\xff\xff\xff\x00\x00\x00\x00\.
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Word Processor
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
24 Jun 2011
24 Jun 2011
fmt/341
image/x-pict
Macintosh PICT Image
2.0
1086
pct
pict
pic
com.apple.pict
Macintosh PICT Image 2.0 (colour images)
512 byte header, 2-byte picture size, 8 bytes picture frame (rectangle), version operator (0011h); version number (02FFh); Version operator (0C00h). The PICT format can be written by a number of applications; as a result the 512 byte header either includes information about the particular software which created the file, or is all zeros. The version operator and version number information is constant across objects of this format.
BOF
001102FF0C00
(?s)\A.{522}\x00\x11\x02\xff\x0c\x00
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Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
21 Apr 2011
19 Jul 2013
fmt/342
application/x-project
Microsoft Project Export File
4.0
1087
mpx
Microsoft Project Export File 4.0
Header: (MPX) ; list separator (e.g. a comma or semicolon), The name and version of the program used to create the MPX file; list separator; the version of MPX format that the file uses (4.0 ), if list separator is ;, version may be 4,0.
BOF
4D5058(2C|3B){1-50}(2C|3B)34(2C|2E)30
(?s)\AMPX(?:,|;).{1,50}(?:,|;)4(?:,|\.)0
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unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
21 Apr 2011
21 Apr 2011
Submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute
fmt/343
application/x-project
Microsoft Project Export File
3.0
1088
mpx
Microsoft Project Export File 3.0
Header: (MPX) ; list separator (e.g. a comma or semicolon), The name and version of the program used to create the MPX file; list separator; the version of MPX format that the file uses (3.0)
BOF
4D5058(2C|3B){1-50}(2C|3B)332E30
(?s)\AMPX(?:,|;).{1,50}(?:,|;)3\.0
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01 Jan 1992
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
21 Apr 2011
21 Apr 2011
Submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute
fmt/344
image/emf
Microsoft Windows Enhanced Metafile
2.0
1089
emf
Microsoft Windows Enhanced Metafile 2.0 (Variation 1)
Record Type EMR_HEADER (00000001h); Record Size (4 bytes) 100 decimal; Bounds (16 bytes); Frame (16 bytes); signature (“EMF “; Version (00010000h); size of the metafile in bytes (4 bytes); number of records in the metafile (4 bytes); number of handles (2 bytes); reserved (2 bytes); nDescription--number of characters in the Description (32-bit integer) zero ; offDescription—offset from the beginning of this record to the beginning of the description (32-bit integer); number of entries in the palette (4 bytes); Device Size in pixels (8 bytes); device size in millimeters (8 bytes); cbPixelFormat—size of the PixelFormatDescriptor (4 bytes); offPixelformat—offset to the PixelFormatDescriptor (4 bytes) zero
BOF
0100000064000000{32}20454D4600000100{12}00000000{28}00000000
(?s)\A\x01\x00\x00\x00d\x00\x00\x00.{32} EMF\x00\x00\x01\x00.{12}\x00\x00\x00\x00.{28}\x00\x00\x00\x00
Microsoft Windows Enhanced Metafile 2.0 (Variation 2)
Record Type EMR_HEADER (00000001h); Record Size (4 bytes) >100; Bounds (16 bytes); Frame (16 bytes); signature (“EMF “; Version (00010000h); size of the metafile in bytes (4 bytes); number of records in the metafile (4 bytes); number of handles (2 bytes); reserved (2 bytes); nDescription--number of characters in the Description (32-bit integer); offDescription—offset from the beginning of this record to the beginning of the description (32-bit integer) 100
BOF
01000000{36}20454D4600000100{16}64000000
(?s)\A\x01\x00\x00\x00.{36} EMF\x00\x00\x01\x00.{16}d\x00\x00\x00
Microsoft Windows Enhanced Metafile 2.0 (Variation 3)
Record Type EMR_HEADER (00000001h); Record Size (4 bytes) >100; Bounds (16 bytes); Frame (16 bytes); signature (“EMF “; Version (00010000h); size of the metafile in bytes (4 bytes); number of records in the metafile (4 bytes); number of handles (2 bytes); reserved (2 bytes); nDescription--number of characters in the Description (32-bit integer); offDescription—offset from the beginning of this record to the beginning of the description (32-bit integer); number of entries in the palette (4 bytes); Device Size in pixels (8 bytes); device size in millimeters (8 bytes); cbPixelFormat—size of the PixelFormatDescriptor (4 bytes); offPixelformat—offset to the PixelFormatDescriptor (4 bytes) 100
BOF
01000000{36}20454D4600000100{44}64000000
(?s)\A\x01\x00\x00\x00.{36} EMF\x00\x00\x01\x00.{44}d\x00\x00\x00
The Enhanced Metafile format is a 32-bit format that can contain both vector information and bitmap information. This format contains extended features over the Windows Metafile Format, including built-in scaling information, and improvements in color palettes and device independence.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
21 Apr 2011
21 Apr 2011
Submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute
fmt/345
image/emf
Microsoft Windows Enhanced Metafile
3.0
1090
emf
Microsoft Windows Enhanced Metafile 3.0 (Variation 1)
Record Type EMR_HEADER (00000001h); Record Size (4 bytes) 108 decimal; Bounds (16 bytes); Frame (16 bytes); signature (“EMF “; Version (00010000h); size of the metafile in bytes (4 bytes); number of records in the metafile (4 bytes); number of handles (2 bytes); reserved (2 bytes); nDescription--number of characters in the Description (32-bit integer) zero ; offDescription—offset from the beginning of this record to the beginning of the description (32-bit integer); number of entries in the palette (4 bytes); Device Size in pixels (8 bytes); device size in millimeters (8 bytes); cbPixelFormat—size of the PixelFormatDescriptor (4 bytes); offPixelformat—offset to the PixelFormatDescriptor (4 bytes) zero
BOF
010000006C000000{32}20454D4600000100{12}00000000{28}00000000
(?s)\A\x01\x00\x00\x00l\x00\x00\x00.{32} EMF\x00\x00\x01\x00.{12}\x00\x00\x00\x00.{28}\x00\x00\x00\x00
Microsoft Windows Enhanced Metafile 3.0 (Variation 2)
Record Type EMR_HEADER (00000001h); Record Size (4 bytes) >108; Bounds (16 bytes); Frame (16 bytes); signature (“EMF “; Version (00010000h); size of the metafile in bytes (4 bytes); number of records in the metafile (4 bytes); number of handles (2 bytes); reserved (2 bytes); nDescription--number of characters in the Description (32-bit integer); offDescription—offset from the beginning of this record to the beginning of the description (32-bit integer) 108
BOF
01000000{36}20454D4600000100{16}6C000000
(?s)\A\x01\x00\x00\x00.{36} EMF\x00\x00\x01\x00.{16}l\x00\x00\x00
Microsoft Windows Enhanced Metafile 3.0 (Variation 3)
Record Type EMR_HEADER (00000001h); Record Size (4 bytes) >108; Bounds (16 bytes); Frame (16 bytes); signature (“EMF “; Version (00010000h); size of the metafile in bytes (4 bytes); number of records in the metafile (4 bytes); number of handles (2 bytes); reserved (2 bytes); nDescription--number of characters in the Description (32-bit integer); offDescription—offset from the beginning of this record to the beginning of the description (32-bit integer); number of entries in the palette (4 bytes); Device Size in pixels (8 bytes); device size in millimeters (8 bytes); cbPixelFormat—size of the PixelFormatDescriptor (4 bytes); offPixelformat—offset to the PixelFormatDescriptor (4 bytes) 108
BOF
01000000{36}20454D4600000100{44}6C000000
(?s)\A\x01\x00\x00\x00.{36} EMF\x00\x00\x01\x00.{44}l\x00\x00\x00
The Enhanced Metafile format is a 32-bit format that can contain both vector information and bitmap information. This format contains extended features over the Windows Metafile Format, including built-in scaling information, and improvements in color palettes and device independence.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
21 Apr 2011
21 Apr 2011
Submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute
fmt/346
application/msword
Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document
1.0
1091
mcw
com.microsoft.word.doc
Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document 1.0
Header: wIdent (2 bytes) (FE32h); nFib – version number of file format (2 bytes )(00C1h)
BOF
FE3200C1
(?s)\A\xfe2\x00\xc1
Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document is a Graphical User Interface word processor designed to be used Mac operating systems.
01 Jan 1985
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Word Processor
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
21 Apr 2011
06 Nov 2014
Submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute
fmt/347
audio/mpeg
MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer I
1092
mp1
MPEG 1 Audio Layer I (protected)
You have to check for two or more frames in a row to be sure you are dealing with an mpeg file. Frame header: MPEG-1, layer I, protected (FFF6h); Bitrate index Sampling Frequency, padding bit (1 byte), Minimum value 10h, maximum value Ebh; Minimum length of frame-3 to maximum length of frame -3; next frame header (FFF6h) repeat
BOF
FFF6[10:EB]{29-769}FFF6[10:EB]{29-769}FFF6[10:EB]{29-769}FFF6[10:EB]{29-769}
(?s)\A\xff\xf6[\x10-\xeb].{29,769}\xff\xf6[\x10-\xeb].{29,769}\xff\xf6[\x10-\xeb].{29,769}\xff\xf6[\x10-\xeb].{29,769}
MPEG 1 Audio Layer I (unprotected)
You have to check for two or more frames in a row to be sure you are dealing with an mpeg file. Frame header: MPEG-1, layer I, unprotected (FFF7h); Bitrate index Sampling Frequency, padding bit (1 byte), Minimum value 10h, maximum value EBh; Minimum length of frame-3 to maximum length of frame -3; next frame header (FFF7h) repeat
BOF
FFF7[10:EB]{29-769}FFF7[10:EB]{29-769}FFF7[10:EB]{29-769}FFF7[10:EB]{29-769}
(?s)\A\xff\xf7[\x10-\xeb].{29,769}\xff\xf7[\x10-\xeb].{29,769}\xff\xf7[\x10-\xeb].{29,769}\xff\xf7[\x10-\xeb].{29,769}
MPEG 2 Audio Layer I (protected)
You have to check for two or more frames in a row to be sure you are dealing with an mpeg file. Frame header: MPEG-2, layer I, protected (FFFEh); Bitrate index Sampling Frequency, padding bit (1 byte), Minimum value 10h, maximum value Ebh; Minimum length of frame-3 to maximum length of frame -3; next frame header (FFFEh) repeat
BOF
FFFE[10:EB]{29-769}FFFE[10:EB]{29-769}FFFE[10:EB]{29-769}FFFE[10:EB]{29-769}
(?s)\A\xff\xfe[\x10-\xeb].{29,769}\xff\xfe[\x10-\xeb].{29,769}\xff\xfe[\x10-\xeb].{29,769}\xff\xfe[\x10-\xeb].{29,769}
MPEG 2 Audio Layer I (unprotected)
You have to check for two or more frames in a row to be sure you are dealing with an mpeg file. Frame header: MPEG-2, layer I, unprotected (FFFFh); Bitrate index Sampling Frequency, padding bit (1 byte), Minimum value 10h, maximum value EBh; Minimum length of frame-3 to maximum length of frame -3; next frame header (FFFFh) repeat
BOF
FFFF[10:EB]{29-769}FFFF[10:EB]{29-769}FFFF[10:EB]{29-769}FFFF[10:EB]{29-769}
(?s)\A\xff\xff[\x10-\xeb].{29,769}\xff\xff[\x10-\xeb].{29,769}\xff\xff[\x10-\xeb].{29,769}\xff\xff[\x10-\xeb].{29,769}
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Audio
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
21 Apr 2011
21 Apr 2011
Submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute
fmt/348
Paint Shop Pro Image
9
1093
pspimage
Paint Shop Pro Image 9
Header: 32 byte PSP file signature followed by 2 byte little-endian major version
BOF
5061696E742053686F702050726F20496D6167652046696C650A1A00000000000900
(?s)\APaint Shop Pro Image File\n\x1a\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x09\x00
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
21 Apr 2011
21 Apr 2011
Submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute
fmt/349
Paint Shop Pro Image
10
1094
pspimage
Paint Shop Pro Image 10
Header: 32 byte PSP file signature followed by 2 byte little-endian major version
BOF
5061696E742053686F702050726F20496D6167652046696C650A1A00000000000A00
(?s)\APaint Shop Pro Image File\n\x1a\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\n\x00
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Image (Raster)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
21 Apr 2011
21 Apr 2011
Submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute
fmt/350
Paradox Database Table
3.0
1095
db
Paradox Database Table 3.0
Header: offset 2 contains 2 byte length of header block (always 2048 little-endian (0008h); 0ffset 4 a 1 byte code of 00 or 02 for indexed or non-indexed database table, respectively; offset 5, 1 byte indicating maximum block size ( 1 = 1024, … 4=4096 in steps of 1 k); offset 25h or 37 decimal 00000000h indicating file is not encrypted, offset 39h or 57 decimal code indicating table version [03:04].
BOF
0008(00|02)[01:04]{31}00000000{16}[03:04]
(?s)\A.{2}\x00\x08(?:\x00|\x02)[\x01-\x04].{31}\x00\x00\x00\x00.{16}[\x03-\x04]
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Database
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
21 Apr 2011
21 Apr 2011
Submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute
fmt/351
Paradox Database Table
4.0
1096
db
Paradox Database Table 4.0
Header: offset 2 contains 2 byte length of header block (always 2048 little-endian (0008h); 0ffset 4 a 1 byte code of 00 or 02 for indexed or non-indexed database table, respectively; offset 5, 1 byte indicting maximum block size ( 1 = 1024, … 4=4096 in steps of 1 k); offset 39h or 57 decimal code indicating table version [05:09]; offset 5Ch or 92 decimal 00000000h indicating file is not encrypted.
BOF
0008(00|02)[01:04]{51}[05:09]{34}00000000
(?s)\A.{2}\x00\x08(?:\x00|\x02)[\x01-\x04].{51}[\x05-\x09].{34}\x00\x00\x00\x00
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Database
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
21 Apr 2011
21 Apr 2011
Submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute
fmt/352
Paradox Database Table
5.0
1097
db
Paradox Database Table 5.0
Header: offset 2 contains 2 byte length of header block (always 2048 (0800h); 0ffset 4 a 1 byte code of 00 or 02 for indexed or non-indexed database table, respectively; offset 5, 1 byte indicating maximum block size ( 1 = 1024, … 32=32768 in steps of 1 k); offset 39h or 57 decimal code indicating table version; offset 5Ch or 92 decimal 00000000h indicating file is not encrypted.
BOF
0008(00|02)[01:20]{51}(0A|0B){34}00000000
(?s)\A.{2}\x00\x08(?:\x00|\x02)[\x01- ].{51}(?:\n|\x0b).{34}\x00\x00\x00\x00
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Database
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
21 Apr 2011
21 Apr 2011
Submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute
fmt/353
image/tiff
Tagged Image File Format
TIFF
1099
tif
tiff
public.tiff
TIFF generic (little-endian)
Header: II* 0x00
BOF
49492A00
(?s)\AII\*\x00
TIFF generic (big-endian)
Header: MM 0x00 *
BOF
4D4D002A
(?s)\AMM\x00\*
The Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) is a raster image format originally developed by the Aldus Corporation, primarily for use in scanning and desktop publishing. When Adobe Systems Incorporated purchased Aldus in 1994, they acquired the rights to the TIFF format and have maintained it since then. TIFF files comprise three sections: an Image File Header (IFH), an Image File Directory (IFD), and the image data. TIFF files can contain multiple images (multi-page TIFF), and each image has a separate IFD. The IFH always appears at the beginning of the file, and is immediately followed by a pointer to the first IFD. The IFD contains metadata which describes the associated image, stored as a series of tags. The IFD also contains a pointer to the actual image data. TIFF supports colour depths from 1 bit to 24 bit (e.g. monochrome to true colour), and a wide range of compression types (RLE, LZW, CCITT Group 3 and Group 4, and JPEG), as well as uncompressed data.
01 Aug 1986
Aldus Corporation
Aldus Corporation
798
1223
1224
1225
1529
Image (Raster)
TIFF Revision 6.0
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
03 Jun 1992
http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/tiff/TIFF6.pdf
Authoritative
Public
TIFF Technical Note #2 (draft)
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
01 Jan 1995
http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/TIFFTechNote2.html
The implementation of JPEG compression described in Revision 6.0 is flawed: a revised design was issued as TIFF Technical Note #2, which should be followed instead.
Authoritative
Public
Adobe PageMaker 6.0: TIFF Technical Notes
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
01 Jan 1995
http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/tiff/TIFFPM6.pdf
Informative
Public
Adobe Photoshop: TIFF Technical Notes
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
01 Jan 2002
http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/tiff/TIFFphotoshop.pdf
Informative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Jul 2011
07 Jul 2011
PUID created for the TIFF format in response to the difficulties we have been having with multiple identification of the format and a consensus on a new interpretation of the standard from within The National Archives and outside with external stakeholders.
fmt/354
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/A - Portable Document Format
1b
1100
pdf
com.adobe.pdf
fmt/17
fmt/18
fmt/19
fmt/20
x-fmt/453
fmt/276
Acrobat PDF/A 1b 1
Describes a signature for the PDF/A format with 1b conformance. Identifies the PDF header (1.3 through to 1.7) and byte sequence which equals - xmlns:pdfaid="http://www.aiim.org/pdfa/ns/id/">.<pdfaid:part>1</pdfaid:part>.<pdfaid:conformance>B</pdfaid:conformance>. Which is the PDF/A identification namespace within the PDF/A meta-data, and the 1b conformance. See ISO 19005-1:2005 and Technical Corrigendum 1 for further information.
BOF
255044462D312E(33|34|35|36|37)
(?s)\A.{0,144}%PDF-1\.(?:3|4|5|6|7)
VAR
786D6C6E733A7064666169643D(22|27)687474703A2F2F7777772E6169696D2E6F72672F706466612F6E732F6964*7064666169643A70617274(3D22|3D27|3E)31(22|27|3C2F7064666169643A706172743E){0-13}7064666169643A636F6E666F726D616E6365(3E|3D22|3D27)42(22|27|3C2F7064666169643A636F6E666F726D616E63653E)
(?s)xmlns:pdfaid=(?:"|')http://www\.aiim\.org/pdfa/ns/id.*pdfaid:part(?:="|='|\x3e)1(?:"|'|\x3c/pdfaid:part\x3e).{0,13}pdfaid:conformance(?:\x3e|="|=')B(?:"|'|\x3c/pdfaid:conformance\x3e)
Acrobat PDF/A 1b 2
Describes a signature for the PDF/A format with 1b conformance. Identifies the PDF header (1.3 through to 1.7) and byte sequence which equals - xmlns:pdfaid="http://www.aiim.org/pdfa/ns/id/">.<pdfaid:conformance>B</pdfaid:conformance>.<pdfaid:part>1</pdfaid:part>. Which is the PDF/A identification namespace within the PDF/A meta-data, and the 1b conformance. See ISO 19005-1:2005 and Technical Corrigendum 1 for further information.
BOF
255044462D312E(33|34|35|36|37)
(?s)\A.{0,144}%PDF-1\.(?:3|4|5|6|7)
VAR
786D6C6E733A7064666169643D(22|27)687474703A2F2F7777772E6169696D2E6F72672F706466612F6E732F6964*7064666169643A636F6E666F726D616E6365(3E|3D22|3D27)42(22|27|3C2F7064666169643A636F6E666F726D616E63653E){0-20}7064666169643A70617274(3D22|3D27|3E)31(22|27|3C2F7064666169643A706172743E)
(?s)xmlns:pdfaid=(?:"|')http://www\.aiim\.org/pdfa/ns/id.*pdfaid:conformance(?:\x3e|="|=')B(?:"|'|\x3c/pdfaid:conformance\x3e).{0,20}pdfaid:part(?:="|='|\x3e)1(?:"|'|\x3c/pdfaid:part\x3e)
The Portable Document Format/ Archive is a format designed for long term preservation by Adobe Systems. PDF/A is a simplified version of PDF 1.4, with all of the features from PDF 1.4 that would impede long term preservation removed. Removed features include Javascript, Audio/Visual content, LZW compression and encryption. A major principle of PDF/A is that it is self contained and not reliant on externalities thus all font and colour information is encoded into the file. PDF/A files are larger than other types of PDF files due to the need for embedded information.
PDF/A supports two levels of compliance PDF/A1-a (Accessible) and PDF/A1-b (Basic). PDF/A1-a is fully ISO 19005-1:2005 (PDF/A-1) compliant whereas PDF/A1-b is less stringent and not compliant. PDF/A1-a requires tagged PDF and Unicode whereas PDF/A1-b does not.
The signature identification proposed for PDF/A 1b has been tested against a number of PDF/A and PDF files for verification. However, PDF itself is a complex format, and while the PDF/A 1b signature contained in PRONOM will identify many PDF/A 1b files, DROID can only identify what a file asserts itself to be. As there are a number of ways in which PDF/A 1b files can violate the PDF/A 1b conformance, which can not be spotted until the file is parsed, it is recommended that PDF files are tested against validation software when attempting to confirm identification. Further information concerning PDF/A violations, and a test suite of PDF items which fail to conform to PDF/A standards, can be found at http://www.pdfa.org/2011/08/isartor-test-suite/
01 Oct 2005
Page Description
ISO 19005-1:2005 - Document management - Electronic document file format for long-term preservation - Part 1: Use of PDF 1.4 (PDF/A-1)
International Standards Organisation
International Standards Organisation
01 Oct 2005
ISBN:0 580 46855 0
Authoritative
Public
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Jul 2011
08 Nov 2011
Additional information regarding violations of PDF/A 1b conformance added November 2011.
Additional information regarding violations of PDF/A 1b conformance added February 2014.
fmt/355
application/rtf
text/rtf
Rich Text Format
1.9
1101
rtf
public.rtf
fmt/45
fmt/46
fmt/47
fmt/48
fmt/49
fmt/50
fmt/51
fmt/52
fmt/53
RTF 1.9
\rtf control word, \ansicpg control word, followed by <deffont> declaration and one of any of the following control words (\colorschememapping ; \afelev ; {\*\datastore ; {\*\defchp) which were introduced in RTF 1.9
BOF
7B5C7274(66|6631){0-15}(616E7369|6D6163|7063|706361)5C616E7369637067{3-*}5C737473686664626368{1-5}5C73747368666C6F6368{1-5}5C737473686668696368{1-5}5C73747368666269{0-64000}(7B5C2A5C636F6C6F72736368656D656D617070696E67|5C6166656C6576|7B5C2A5C6461746173746F7265|7B5C2A5C646566636870)
(?s)\A\{\\rt(?:f|f1).{0,15}(?:ansi|mac|pc|pca)\\ansicpg.{3,}\\stshfdbch.{1,5}\\stshfloch.{1,5}\\stshfhich.{1,5}\\stshfbi.{0,64000}(?:\{\\\*\\colorschememapping|\\afelev|\{\\\*\\datastore|\{\\\*\\defchp)
Rich Text Format (RTF) is a format developed by Microsoft to encode formatted text and graphics for use within applications or for data and formatting transfer between applications. It is closely associated with Microsoft Word, and new versions are developed with each release of Word. RTF files are encoded in plain text, typically ASCII, and consists of a series of control words, control symbols and groups. An RTF file comprises a Header section, containing various header tables, followed by a Document section, containing the document content and formatting. RTF version 1.9 is the version of the format associated with Microsoft Word 2007.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 Jun 2011
01 Jun 2011
fmt/356
audio/amr
Adaptive Multi-Rate Audio
AMR-NB, GSM-AMR
1102
amr
Adaptive Multi-Rate Audio
Header (ASCII): #!AMR.
BOF
2321414D520A
(?s)\A#\!AMR\n
The Adaptive Multi-Rate (AMR or AMR-NB or GSM-AMR) audio codec is an audio compression format optimized for speech coding. AMR speech codec consists of a multi-rate narrowband speech codec that encodes narrowband (200–3400 Hz) signals at variable bit rates ranging from 4.75 to 12.2 kbit/s with toll quality speech starting at 7.4 kbit/s.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
17 Jun 2011
17 Jun 2011
fmt/357
audio/3gpp
video/3gpp
3GPP Audio/Video File
1103
3gp
3gpp
fmt/199
3GPP Audio/Video File
Header: The 4 letters 'ftyp' identifies the atom/box type as an ftyp box, the next 4 indicate the ftyp code for the "major brand". The brand sequence indicates the 'best use' of the file, and has several different profiles: basic, streaming-server, progressive-download, extended-presentation, media stream recording, file delivery, adaptive streaming.
BOF
667479703367(65|67|68|70|72|73|74)[34:39]0000[00:03]00
(?s)\A.{4}ftyp3g(?:e|g|h|p|r|s|t)[4-9]\x00\x00[\x00-\x03]\x00
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Audio, Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Jun 2011
21 Jun 2011
fmt/358
Internet Data Query File
1104
idq
Internet Data Query file
The .idq file is divided into two sections, the names section and the query section. The names section is optional, but the query section is mandatory. The query section begins with a [Query] tag, and is followed by a set of parameters. The four mandatory parameters are "CiScope=/" "CiColumns=" "CiRestriction=" "CiTemplate=", which can appear in any order within the file after the [Query] tag
BOF
5B51756572795D*(43|63)69(53|73)636F70653D
(?s)\A.{0,3424}\[Query\].*(?:C|c)i(?:S|s)cope=
BOF
5B51756572795D*(43|63)69(43|63)6F6C756D6E733D
(?s)\A.{0,3424}\[Query\].*(?:C|c)i(?:C|c)olumns=
BOF
5B51756572795D*(43|63)69(54|74)656D706C6174653D2F
(?s)\A.{0,3424}\[Query\].*(?:C|c)i(?:T|t)emplate=/
BOF
5B51756572795D*(43|63)69(52|72)65737472696374696F6E3D{0-1}25
(?s)\A.{0,3424}\[Query\].*(?:C|c)i(?:R|r)estriction=.{0,1}%
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Jun 2011
23 Jun 2011
fmt/359
Microsoft Front Page Binary Tree Index
1105
btr
Microsoft FrontPage Binary Tree Index
Character sequence taken from beginning of file. File format is sufficiently distinct from more general Microsoft FrontPage Server Configuration Files for separate identification.
BOF
1C010000{272}0C0000002C000000{4}FFFFFFFF0002
(?s)\A\x1c\x01\x00\x00.{272}\x0c\x00\x00\x00,\x00\x00\x00.{4}\xff\xff\xff\xff\x00\x02
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
29 Jun 2011
29 Jun 2011
Ongoing DROID signature research.
fmt/360
pulse EKKO data file
1107
dt1
pulse EKKO data file
A binary data file which contains a record for every trace. Each record consists of a 128-byte header section and a data section. Header section starts: 00 00 80 3F
BOF
0000803F{12}00000000{4}0000{2}0000{1}[41:42]{8}0000000000000000000000000000000000000000{28}00000000{3}[40:49]
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x80\?.{12}\x00\x00\x00\x00.{4}\x00\x00.{2}\x00\x00.{1}[A-B].{8}\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.{28}\x00\x00\x00\x00.{3}[@-I]
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Sensors and Software Inc. / Sensors and Software Inc.
Sensors and Software Inc.
unknown
Archaeology Data Service / Archaeology Data Service
18 Aug 2011
18 Aug 2011
Submitted by Archaeology Data Service
fmt/361
pulse EKKO header file
1108
hd
pulse EKKO header file
An ASCII header file, which contains information about radar data, such as number of samples and traces, time window, etc., and can be variable in length. Signature looks for ASCII strings 'NUMBER OF TRACES =' and 'NUMBER OF PTS/TRC =' near start of file, and "SURVEY MODE = " near end of file.
BOF
4E554D424552204F46205452414345532020203D20[30:39]{3-*}4E554D424552204F46205054532F54524320203D20[30:39]
(?s)\A.{0,100}NUMBER OF TRACES = [0-9].{3,}NUMBER OF PTS/TRC = [0-9]
EOF
535552564559204D4F444520202020202020203D20
(?s)SURVEY MODE = .{0,150}\Z
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Sensors and Software Inc. / Sensors and Software Inc.
Sensors and Software Inc.
unknown
Archaeology Data Service / Archaeology Data Service
18 Aug 2011
18 Aug 2011
Submitted by Archaeology Data Service
fmt/362
GSSI SIR-10 RADAN data file
1109
dzt
GSSI SIR-10 RADAN data file
File header section at the start of the file followed by the GPR traces in the data section. Each file can have from 1 to 4 data channels.
BOF
(FF00|0007)000400(02|04)100000(00|80)0000(00|80)[41:42]{84}[31:39][30:39][30:39]{13}(46494C45|434C4153){906}(0000|FFFF)
(?s)\A(?:\xff\x00|\x00\x07)\x00\x04\x00(?:\x02|\x04)\x10\x00\x00(?:\x00|\x80)\x00\x00(?:\x00|\x80)[A-B].{84}[1-9][0-9][0-9].{13}(?:FILE|CLAS).{906}(?:\x00\x00|\xff\xff)
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Geophysical Survey Systems Inc. / Geophysical Survey Systems Inc.
Geophysical Survey Systems Inc.
unknown
Archaeology Data Service / Archaeology Data Service
18 Aug 2011
18 Aug 2011
Submitted by Archaeology Data Service
fmt/363
SEG Y Data Exchange Format
Generic
1110
segy
SEG Y Data Exchange Format (Generic 1)
Signature based on recurring sequences observed in sample of 25 files from various web based sources, and with reference to the SEG Y Rev 1 Data Exchange Format SEG Technical Standards Committee paper, May 2002, available at http://www.seg.org/resources/publications/misc/technical-standards
BOF
40404040404040404040404040404040404040404040
(?s)\A.{0,320}@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
BOF
0000{15}[!00]{3}[!00]{2}(0100|00[01:08])
(?s)\A.{3200}\x00\x00.{15}(!\x00).{3}(!\x00).{2}(?:\x01\x00|\x00[\x01-\x08])
SEG Y Data Exchange Format (Generic 2)
Signature based on recurring sequences observed in sample of 25 files from various web based sources, and with reference to the SEG Y Rev 1 Data Exchange Format SEG Technical Standards Committee paper, May 2002, available at http://www.seg.org/resources/publications/misc/technical-standards
BOF
40404040404040404040404040404040404040404040
(?s)\A.{0,320}@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
BOF
0000{15}[!00]{3}[!00]{2}(0100|00[01:08])
(?s)\A.{3600}\x00\x00.{15}(!\x00).{3}(!\x00).{2}(?:\x01\x00|\x00[\x01-\x08])
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unknown
Archaeology Data Service / Archaeology Data Service
19 Aug 2011
19 Aug 2011
Submitted by Archaeology Data Service
fmt/364
application/vnd.nitf
National Imagery Transmission Format
1.0
1111
ntf
National Imagery Transmission Format 1.0
File Profile and name version declaration, followed by reserved bytes and originating station id, followed by 14 byte file date and time sequence in form DDHHMMSSz(MON)YY, followed by 72 byte length file title alphanumeric sequence with 8 additional space bytes,to 1 byte file security classification declaration (T|S|C|R|U)
BOF
4E49544630312E3130{16}[30:33][30:39][30:32][30:39][30:35][30:39][30:35][30:39]5A{3}[30:39][30:39]{80}(43|52|53|54|55)
(?s)\ANITF01\.10.{16}[0-3][0-9][0-2][0-9][0-5][0-9][0-5][0-9]Z.{3}[0-9][0-9].{80}(?:C|R|S|T|U)
The National Imagery Transmission Format Standard (NITFS) is the standard for formatting
digital imagery and imagery-related products and exchanging them among members of the US Intelligence
Community (IC) and other departments and agencies of the United States Government. The NITF provides a common basis for storage and digital interchange of images and associated data. The NITF can be used as a standard message format for dissemination of images and associated data (text, symbols, labels) via digital communications.
Image (Raster), Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Aug 2011
19 Aug 2011
Ongoing DROID signature research.
fmt/365
application/vnd.nitf
National Imagery Transmission Format
2.0
1112
ntf
National Imagery Transmission Format 2.0
File Profile and name version declaration, followed by numercial complexity level (2 bytes), followed by 4 resereved bytes, followed by originating station id, followed by 14 byte file date and time sequence in form DDHHMMSSz(MON)YY, followed by 72 byte length file title alphanumeric sequence with 8 additional space bytes,to 1 byte file security classification declaration (T|S|C|R|U)
BOF
4E49544630322E3030[30:39][31:39]20202020{10}[30:33][30:39][30:32][30:39][30:35][30:39][30:35][30:39]5A{3}[30:39][30:39]{80}(43|52|53|54|55)
(?s)\ANITF02\.00[0-9][1-9] .{10}[0-3][0-9][0-2][0-9][0-5][0-9][0-5][0-9]Z.{3}[0-9][0-9].{80}(?:C|R|S|T|U)
The National Imagery Transmission Format Standard (NITFS) is the standard for formatting
digital imagery and imagery-related products and exchanging them among members of the US Intelligence
Community (IC) and other departments and agencies of the United States Government. The NITF provides a common basis for storage and digital interchange of images and associated data. The NITF can be used as a standard message format for dissemination of images and associated data (text, symbols, labels) via digital communications.
Image (Raster), Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Aug 2011
19 Aug 2011
Ongoing DROID signature research.
fmt/366
application/vnd.nitf
National Imagery Transmission Format
2.1
1113
ntf
National Imagery Transmission Format 2.1
File Profile and name version declaration, followed by numerical complexity level (01-99), then 14 bytes comprised of 4 bytes standard type information and 10 bytes for originating station id, followed by 14 byte file date and time sequence CCYYMMDDhhmmss, followed by 72 byte length file title alphanumeric sequence with 8 additional space bytes,to 1 byte file security classification declaration (T|S|C|R|U)
BOF
4E49544630322E3130[30:39][31:39]{14}(31|32)[30:39][30:39][30:39](30|31)[30:39][30:33][30:39][30:32][30:39][30:35][30:39][30:35][30:39]{80}(43|52|53|54|55)
(?s)\ANITF02\.10[0-9][1-9].{14}(?:1|2)[0-9][0-9][0-9](?:0|1)[0-9][0-3][0-9][0-2][0-9][0-5][0-9][0-5][0-9].{80}(?:C|R|S|T|U)
The National Imagery Transmission Format Standard (NITFS) is the standard for formatting
digital imagery and imagery-related products and exchanging them among members of the US Intelligence
Community (IC) and other departments and agencies of the United States Government. The NITF provides a common basis for storage and digital interchange of images and associated data. The NITF can be used as a standard message format for dissemination of images and associated data (text, symbols, labels) via digital communications.
Image (Raster), Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Aug 2011
19 Aug 2011
Ongoing DROID signature research.
fmt/367
ESRI World File Format
1114
tfw
jgw
pgw
bpw
tifw
blw
bilw
jpgw
rasterw
btw
A world file is a plain text computer data file used by geographic information systems to georeference raster map images, which may be produced in several of the basic image formats. The file specification was introduced by Esri. World files establish an image-to-world transformation that converts the image coordinates in raster data to real-world coordinates, where each cell in the image has a row and column number. Some image formats will store their georeferencing information in a separate file, rather than in the header. World Files do not specify a coordinate system, but contain six-line files that provide the georeferencing information. Furthe information can be found at http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgiSDEsktop/9.3/index.cfm?TopicName=World_files_for_raster_datasets and http://webhelp.esri.com/arcims/9.2/general/topics/author_world_files.htm
Text (Structured)
unknown
Archaeology Data Service / Archaeology Data Service
19 Aug 2011
19 Aug 2011
Submitted by Archaeology Data Service. Format description information supplied by the Geospatial Multistate Access and Preservation Partnership (GeoMAPP), a grant funded collaboration sponsored by the National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP) of the Library of Congress, involving archives staff from North Carolina, Kentucky, Montana, and Utah state archives.
fmt/368
ASPRS Lidar Data Exchange Format
1.0
1115
las
laz
ASPRS Lidar Data Exchange Format 1.0
ASCII header: LASF, followed after 20 bytes by version number 1.0
BOF
4C415346{20}0100{78}[00:99]
(?s)\ALASF.{20}\x01\x00.{78}[\x00-\x99]
The Lidar Data Exchange Format is a binary file format for the interchange of LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) optical remote sensing data.
Specifications available at http://www.asprs.org/Committee-General/LASer-LAS-File-Format-Exchange-Activities.html
09 May 2003
American Soc. For Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing / American Soc. for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing
American Soc. for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing
GIS, Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 Nov 2011
01 Nov 2011
Format information supplied by the Geospatial Multistate Access and Preservation Partnership (GeoMAPP), a grant funded collaboration involving North Carolina, Kentucky, Utah, and Montana state archives, and sponsored by the National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP) of the Library of Congress.
fmt/369
ASPRS Lidar Data Exchange Format
1.1
1116
las
laz
ASPRS Lidar Data Exchange Format 1.1
ASCII header: LASF, followed after 20 bytes by version number 1.1
BOF
4C415346{20}0101{78}[00:99]
(?s)\ALASF.{20}\x01\x01.{78}[\x00-\x99]
The Lidar Data Exchange Format is a binary file format for the interchange of LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) optical remote sensing data.
Specifications available at http://www.asprs.org/Committee-General/LASer-LAS-File-Format-Exchange-Activities.html
07 Mar 2005
American Soc. For Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing / American Soc. for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing
American Soc. for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing
GIS, Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
03 Nov 2011
03 Nov 2011
Format information supplied by the Geospatial Multistate Access and Preservation Partnership (GeoMAPP), a grant funded collaboration involving North Carolina, Kentucky, Utah, and Montana state archives, and sponsored by the National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP) of the Library of Congress.
fmt/370
ASPRS Lidar Data Exchange Format
1.2
1117
las
laz
ASPRS Lidar Data Exchange Format 1.2
ASCII header: LASF, followed after 20 bytes by version number 1.2
BOF
4C415346{20}0102{78}[00:99]
(?s)\ALASF.{20}\x01\x02.{78}[\x00-\x99]
The Lidar Data Exchange Format is a binary file format for the interchange of LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) optical remote sensing data.
Specifications available at http://www.asprs.org/Committee-General/LASer-LAS-File-Format-Exchange-Activities.html
09 Feb 2008
American Soc. For Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing / American Soc. for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing
American Soc. for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing
GIS, Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
03 Nov 2011
03 Nov 2011
Format information supplied by the Geospatial Multistate Access and Preservation Partnership (GeoMAPP), a grant funded collaboration involving North Carolina, Kentucky, Utah, and Montana state archives, and sponsored by the National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP) of the Library of Congress.
fmt/371
Enhanced Compression Wavelet
1118
ecw
Enhanced Compression Wavelet
Regularly recurring header sequence
BOF
65020102{1}040000{2}0000{2}00030001
(?s)\Ae\x02\x01\x02.{1}\x04\x00\x00.{2}\x00\x00.{2}\x00\x03\x00\x01
ECW (Enhanced Compression Wavelet) is a proprietary wavelet compression image format optimized for geospatial imagery, which can quickly compress and decompress huge images, especially aerial and satellite imagery. It was developed by Earth Resource Mapping, and is now owned by ERDAS, which is owned by Leica Geosystems. The requirement of using the ECWP format for any application is that it requires the user to download and install enabling software in the form of a plug-in or in the case of the Java applet, a Java runtime environment (JRE).
Earth Resource Mapping, Inc. / Earth Resource Mapping, Inc.
Earth Resource Mapping, Inc.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
03 Nov 2011
03 Nov 2011
Format information supplied by the Geospatial Multistate Access and Preservation Partnership (GeoMAPP), a grant funded collaboration involving North Carolina, Kentucky, Utah, and Montana state archives, and sponsored by the National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP) of the Library of Congress.
fmt/372
Earth Resource Satellite image header format
1119
ers
Earth Resource Satellite image header format
Header ASCII: 'DatasetHeader Begin'. Footer ASCII: 'DatasetHeader End.'
BOF
4461746173657448656164657220426567696E
(?s)\ADatasetHeader Begin
EOF
4461746173657448656164657220456E640A
(?s)DatasetHeader End\n\Z
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Earth Resource Mapping, Inc. / Earth Resource Mapping, Inc.
Earth Resource Mapping, Inc.
GIS, Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
03 Nov 2011
03 Nov 2011
Ongoing DROID signature research.
fmt/373
FoxPro Database
2.x
1120
dbf
Fox Pro Database 2.x
Header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (B, C, D, F, I, L, M, N, P, T, Y).
BOF
F5??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(42|43|44|49|4C|4D|4E|50|54|59)
(?s)\A\xf5.?[\x01-\x0c][\x01-\x1f].{28}(?:[A-Z]|[a-z]).{10}(?:B|C|D|I|L|M|N|P|T|Y)
This is a generic record for several versions of the Fox Pro database format, which at the moment we are unable to identify down to version level. This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
03 Nov 2011
03 Nov 2011
Further information about the FoxPro Database format, can be obtained at http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000325.shtml
fmt/374
Microsoft Visual FoxPro Database Table File
1121
dbf
Microsoft Visual FoxPro Database table file
Header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (B, C, D, F, I, L, M, N, P, T, Y).
BOF
30??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(42|43|44|49|4C|4D|4E|50|54|59)
(?s)\A0.?[\x01-\x0c][\x01-\x1f].{28}(?:[A-Z]|[a-z]).{10}(?:B|C|D|I|L|M|N|P|T|Y)
Microsoft Visual FoxPro Database table file, autoincrement enabled
Header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (B, C, D, F, I, L, M, N, P, T, Y).
BOF
31??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(42|43|44|49|4C|4D|4E|50|54|59)
(?s)\A1.?[\x01-\x0c][\x01-\x1f].{28}(?:[A-Z]|[a-z]).{10}(?:B|C|D|I|L|M|N|P|T|Y)
Microsoft Visual FoxPro Database table file, with field type Varchar or Varbinary
Header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, First upper or lowercase character of field name, field type (B, C, D, F, I, L, M, N, P, T, Y).
BOF
32??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(42|43|44|49|4C|4D|4E|50|54|59)
(?s)\A2.?[\x01-\x0c][\x01-\x1f].{28}(?:[A-Z]|[a-z]).{10}(?:B|C|D|I|L|M|N|P|T|Y)
This is a generic record for several versions of the Microsoft Visual Fox Pro database format, which at the moment we are unable to identify down to version level. This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
04 Nov 2011
04 Nov 2011
Further information about the FoxPro Database format, can be obtained at http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000325.shtml
fmt/375
FoxPro Compound Index File
1122
cdx
FoxPro Compound Index File
Signature developed utilising collection of cdx files obtained from Fox Pro and Visual Fox Pro Databases, and from details of internal sturcture of file available at: http://www.clicketyclick.dk/databases/xbase/format/cdx.html#CDX_STRUCT
BOF
00??0000{8}0A00[!00]{487}(0000|0001){2}010000000100{512-4608}03{3}FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF{2}FFFF{2}0F0F
(?s)\A\x00.?\x00\x00.{8}\n\x00(!\x00).{487}(?:\x00\x00|\x00\x01).{2}\x01\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00.{512,4608}\x03.{3}\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff.{2}\xff\xff.{2}\x0f\x0f
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Nov 2011
07 Nov 2011
fmt/376
FoxPro Report
1123
frx
fmt/373
FoxPro Report
Header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, character field 'PLATFORM' followed by character field 'UNIQUE ID', and later character field 'OBJTYPE'
Signature developed utilising collection of frx files obtained from Fox Pro and Visual Fox Pro Databases, and from details of internal structure of file available at:
http://www.mattslay.com/pages/FoxPro-Report-FRX-Structure.html
BOF
F5??[01:0C][01:1F]{1}00000061091D{21}504C4154464F524D00000043{20}554E49515545494400000043{52}4F424A54595045000000004E
(?s)\A\xf5.?[\x01-\x0c][\x01-\x1f].{1}\x00\x00\x00a\x09\x1d.{21}PLATFORM\x00\x00\x00C.{20}UNIQUEID\x00\x00\x00C.{52}OBJTYPE\x00\x00\x00\x00N
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Nov 2011
07 Nov 2011
fmt/377
Microsoft Visual FoxPro Report
1124
frx
fmt/374
Microsoft Visual FoxPro Report
Header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, character field 'PLATFORM' followed by character field 'UNIQUE ID', and later character field 'OBJTYPE'
Signature developed utilising collection of frx files obtained from Fox Pro and Visual Fox Pro Databases, and from details of internal structure of file available at:
http://www.mattslay.com/pages/FoxPro-Report-FRX-Structure.html
BOF
30??[01:0C][01:1F]{1}000000880AE5{21}504C4154464F524D00000043{20}554E49515545494400000043{52}4F424A54595045000000004E
(?s)\A0.?[\x01-\x0c][\x01-\x1f].{1}\x00\x00\x00\x88\n\xe5.{21}PLATFORM\x00\x00\x00C.{20}UNIQUEID\x00\x00\x00C.{52}OBJTYPE\x00\x00\x00\x00N
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Nov 2011
07 Nov 2011
fmt/378
chemical/x-cdx
Chemical Draw Exchange Format
1125
cdx
Chemical Draw Exchange format
Header: ASCII value "VjCD0100", followed by 4 reserved bytes (04 03 02 01) and 10 reserved bytes set to zero.
BOF
566A4344303130300403020100000000000000000000
(?s)\AVjCD0100\x04\x03\x02\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00
The Chemical Draw Exchange Format is the native format of ChemDraw software, a molecule editor developed by CambridgeSoft for use on Macintosh and Windows platforms. The format is used to store accurate chemical drawings and molecular data in a tagged binary format.
CambridgeSoft / CambridgeSoft
CambridgeSoft
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
08 Nov 2011
08 Nov 2011
fmt/379
Microsoft Visual FoxPro Class Library
1126
vcx
fmt/374
Microsoft Visual FoxPro Class Library
A rudimentary signature based on a header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD; followed by character fields 'PLATFORM', character field 'UNIQUE ID', and later character field 'CLASS'. All sample files tested displayed this structure, although it is possible that the structure of the file can be edited.
BOF
30??[01:0C][01:1F]{28}504C4154464F524D00000043{20}554E49515545494400000043{52}434C4153530000000000004D
(?s)\A0.?[\x01-\x0c][\x01-\x1f].{28}PLATFORM\x00\x00\x00C.{20}UNIQUEID\x00\x00\x00C.{52}CLASS\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00M
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
09 Nov 2011
09 Nov 2011
fmt/380
Microsoft Visual FoxPro Project
1127
pjx
fmt/374
Microsoft Visual FoxPro Project
A rudimentary signature based on a header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, followed by character field 'NAME' followed by character field 'TYPE', 'ID' and 'TIMESTAMP'. All sample files tested displayed this structure, although it is possible that the structure of the file can be hacked and manually edited.
BOF
30??[01:0C][01:1F]{4}A80482{21}4E414D45000000000000004D{20}545950450000000000000043{20}49440000000000000000004E{20}54494D455354414D5000004E
(?s)\A0.?[\x01-\x0c][\x01-\x1f].{4}\xa8\x04\x82.{21}NAME\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00M.{20}TYPE\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00C.{20}ID\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00N.{20}TIMESTAMP\x00\x00N
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
09 Nov 2011
09 Nov 2011
fmt/381
FoxPro Project
1128
pjx
fmt/373
FoxPro Project
A rudimentary signature based on a header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, character field 'NAME' followed by character field 'TYPE' and 'TIMESTAMP'. All sample files tested displayed this structure, although it is possible that the structure of the file can be hacked and manually edited.
BOF
F5??[01:0C][01:1F]{4}010488{21}4E414D45000000000000004D{20}545950450000000000000043{20}54494D455354414D5000004E
(?s)\A\xf5.?[\x01-\x0c][\x01-\x1f].{4}\x01\x04\x88.{21}NAME\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00M.{20}TYPE\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00C.{20}TIMESTAMP\x00\x00N
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
09 Nov 2011
09 Nov 2011
fmt/382
Microsoft Visual FoxPro database container (table files)
1129
dbc
fmt/374
Microsoft Visual FoxPro database container (table files)
A rudimentary signature based on a header sequence: Version number, Date of last update MMDD, character field and signifier.
BOF
30??[01:0C][01:1F]{4}2802A5{21}([41:5A]|[61:7A]){10}(42|43|44|49|4C|4D|4E|50|54|59){508}2001000000010000([41:5A]|[61:7A])
(?s)\A0.?[\x01-\x0c][\x01-\x1f].{4}\(\x02\xa5.{21}(?:[A-Z]|[a-z]).{10}(?:B|C|D|I|L|M|N|P|T|Y).{508} \x01\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00(?:[A-Z]|[a-z])
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
09 Nov 2011
09 Nov 2011
fmt/384
Microsoft Visual FoxPro database container (memo files)
1131
dct
x-fmt/342
Microsoft Visual FoxPro database container (memo files)
Rudimentary signature developed utilising collection of dct files obtained from Visual Fox Pro 7 Databases and webharvested samples.
BOF
0000{2}00000040{504}00000001000000{1}0B00000001001800
(?s)\A\x00\x00.{2}\x00\x00\x00@.{504}\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00.{1}\x0b\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x18\x00
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
09 Nov 2011
09 Nov 2011
fmt/383
VICAR (Video Image Communication and Retrieval) Planetary File Format
1132
img
vic
vicar
VICAR Planetary File Format
Header ASCII: 'LBLSIZE=n, followed by FORMAT='(BYTE|HALF|FULL|REAL|DOUB|COMP|COMPLEX|WORD|LONG)'
The label is always located at the beginning of the file.
BOF
4C424C53495A453D[30:39]{15}464F524D41543D27(48414C46|42595445|46554C4C|5245414C|444F5542|434F4D50|434F4D504C4558|574F5244|4C4F4E47)27
(?s)\ALBLSIZE=[0-9].{15}FORMAT='(?:HALF|BYTE|FULL|REAL|DOUB|COMP|COMPLEX|WORD|LONG)'
The VICAR image file format is used primarily for storing planetary image data collected by both interplanetary spacecraft and Earth-based stations. Many astronomical and astrophysical organizations use and support the VICAR format.
Full specifications available at http://www-mipl.jpl.nasa.gov/external/VICAR_file_fmt.pdf
NASA/Science Office of Standards and Technology
NASA/Science Office of Standards and Technology
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
09 Nov 2011
09 Nov 2011
fmt/385
image/x-win-bitmap
Microsoft Windows Cursor
1133
cur
Microsoft Windows Cursor
Header: (00000200) followed by number of images used in file. For purposes of this signature, range limited to 1-9. Header sequence followed by image directory, then sequence (000028000000{2}0000{2}00000100[01:20]0000000000). Microsoft Windows cursor file has been extended from the Icon file format (.ico)
BOF
00000200[01:09]00{3}00{1}00{1}00{3}00*000028000000{2}0000{2}00000100[01:20]0000000000
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x02\x00[\x01-\x09]\x00.{3}\x00.{1}\x00.{1}\x00.{3}\x00.*\x00\x00\(\x00\x00\x00.{2}\x00\x00.{2}\x00\x00\x01\x00[\x01- ]\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00
VAR
000028000000{2}0000{2}00000100[01:20]0000000000
(?s)\x00\x00\(\x00\x00\x00.{2}\x00\x00.{2}\x00\x00\x01\x00[\x01- ]\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Nov 2011
23 Nov 2011
fmt/386
Microsoft Animated Cursor Format
1134
ani
Microsoft Animated Cursor Format
Header: RIFF (4 bytes) ACON (variable length byte sequence) anih, then length of subchunck (32) minus 8 followed by HeaderSize is the size of the subchunk data (all the bytes appearing after the Size field) in bytes. Followed by LIST (4 bytes) framicon
BOF
52494646{4}41434F4E{0-*}616E69682400000024000000[!00]*4C495354{4}6672616D69636F6E
(?s)\ARIFF.{4}ACON.{0,}anih\$\x00\x00\x00\$\x00\x00\x00(!\x00).*LIST.{4}framicon
Animated Cursor Format (ANI), also known as Windows NT Animated Cursor, is a chunk-based bitmap format developed by Microsoft, based on the generic Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) specification developed by Microsoft and IBM. Structurally, an ANI file is composed of a number of chunks, each comprising a four character code chunk identifier, the chunk size, and the chunk data. It comprises a RIFF header with an ANI data type identifier, followed by a series of chunks which contain two or more bitmaps stored in an ANI file. Each bitmap is typically either a Windows cursor or icon data, but may also be raw, uncompressed bitmaps. Additional information stored in the ANI file controls the rate and the sequence in which each frame is displayed.
Furthe information regarding this and other RIFF formats can be found at http://oreilly.com/www/centers/gff/formats/micriff/
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Nov 2011
23 Nov 2011
fmt/387
text/x-vCalendar
VCalendar format
1135
vcs
VCalendar format
Header ASCII: BEGIN:VCALENDAR, followed at undefined point by VERSION:1.0 (version 1.0 signifies Vcalendar format, version 2.0 signifies Internet Calendaring and Scheduling format). Footer sequence ASCII: END:VCALENDAR
BOF
424547494E3A5643414C454E444152*56455253494F4E{0-2}3A312E30
(?s)\ABEGIN:VCALENDAR.*VERSION.{0,2}:1\.0
EOF
454E443A5643414C454E444152
(?s)END:VCALENDAR.{0,4}\Z
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Nov 2011
23 Nov 2011
fmt/388
text/calendar
Internet Calendar and Scheduling format
1136
ics
Internet Calendar and Scheduling format
Header ASCII: BEGIN:VCALENDAR, followed at undefined point by VERSION:2.0 (version 1.0 signifies Vcalendar format, version 2.0 signifies Internet Calendaring and Scheduling format). Footer sequence ASCII: END:VCALENDAR
BOF
424547494E3A5643414C454E444152*56455253494F4E{0-2}3A322E30
(?s)\ABEGIN:VCALENDAR.*VERSION.{0,2}:2\.0
EOF
454E443A5643414C454E444152
(?s)END:VCALENDAR.{0,4}\Z
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Nov 2011
23 Nov 2011
fmt/389
Log ASCII Standard Format
1.2
1137
las
Log ASCII Standard 1.2
Header ASCII: ~V followed by version and standard information (VERS. 1.2 CWLS (LOG ASCII STANDARD|LAS) V(ERSION|ersion) 1.2) and then mandatory logging data recorded in Well Information Section (~W), Curve Information section (~C), and ASCII Log Data section (~A).
BOF
7E56*564552532E*312E32{0-1}3A{0-3}43574C5320(4C4F47204153434949205354414E44415244|4C6F67204153434949205374616E64617264|4C4153){1-3}56(455253494F4E|657273696F6E)20312E32*7E57*7E43*7E41
(?s)\A~V.*VERS\..*1\.2.{0,1}:.{0,3}CWLS (?:LOG ASCII STANDARD|Log ASCII Standard|LAS).{1,3}V(?:ERSION|ersion) 1\.2.*~W.*~C.*~A
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01 Sep 1990
Canadian Well Logging Society / Canadian Well Logging Society
Canadian Well Logging Society
Text (Structured), Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Nov 2011
25 Nov 2011
fmt/390
Log ASCII Standard Format
2.0
1138
las
Log ASCII Standard 2.0
Header ASCII: ~V followed by version and standard information (VERS. 2. CWLS (LOG ASCII STANDARD|LAS) VERSION 2.) and then mandatory logging data recorded in Well Information Section (~W), Curve Information section (~C), and ASCII Log Data section (~A).
BOF
7E56*564552532E*322E*(4C4153|43574C53)20(4C4F47204153434949205354414E44415244|4C6F67204153434949205374616E64617264|6C6F67204153434949205374616E64617264|4C4153){1-3}56(455253494F4E|657273696F6E)20322E[30:31]*7E57*7E43*7E41
(?s)\A.{0,264}~V.*VERS\..*2\..*(?:LAS|CWLS) (?:LOG ASCII STANDARD|Log ASCII Standard|log ASCII Standard|LAS).{1,3}V(?:ERSION|ersion) 2\.[0-1].*~W.*~C.*~A
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01 Jan 1992
Canadian Well Logging Society / Canadian Well Logging Society
Canadian Well Logging Society
Text (Structured), Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Nov 2011
25 Nov 2011
fmt/391
Log ASCII Standard Format
3.0
1139
las
Log ASCII Standard 3.0
Header ASCII: ~VERSION or ~Version, followed by version and standard information (VERS. 3.0 CWLS (LOG ASCII STANDARD|LAS) VERSION 3.0 and then mandatory logging Well Information section beginning ~W (ELL|ell)
BOF
7E56(455253494F4E|657273696F6E)*564552532E*332E30{0-1}3A{0-3}43574C5320(4C4F47204153434949205354414E44415244|4C4153){1-3}56455253494F4E20332E30*7E57(454C4C|656C6C)
(?s)\A~V(?:ERSION|ersion).*VERS\..*3\.0.{0,1}:.{0,3}CWLS (?:LOG ASCII STANDARD|LAS).{1,3}VERSION 3\.0.*~W(?:ELL|ell)
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06 Jun 2000
Canadian Well Logging Society / Canadian Well Logging Society
Canadian Well Logging Society
Text (Structured), Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Nov 2011
25 Nov 2011
fmt/392
MrSID Image Format (Multi-resolution Seamless Image Database)
1140
sid
MrSID Image Format (Multi-resolution Seamless Image Database)
Header ASCII: msid. Footer ASCII: ÿÒÿ¡
BOF
6D736964
(?s)\Amsid
EOF
FFD2FFA1
(?s)\xff\xd2\xff\xa1\Z
MrSID is an acronym that stands for Multiresolution Seamless Image Database. It is a wavelet-based file format developed and patented by LizardTech designed to enable portability of massive bit-mapped (raster) images, such as orthophotos. MrSID was originally developed for Geographic Information Systems (GIS). With this format, large raster image files such as aerial photographs or satellite imagery are compressed and can be quickly viewed without having to decompress the entire file. There is no open source implementation of the MrSID format. Some open source GIS systems can read MrSID files, including MapWindow GIS and those based on GDAL. The Decode Software Development Kit (SDK) is made available as a free download from developer.lizardtech.com. This enables the capability to implement MrSID reading capability in any application.
LizardTech / LizardTech
LizardTech
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Nov 2011
25 Nov 2011
Format description information supplied by the Geospatial Multistate Access and Preservation Partnership (GeoMAPP), a grant funded collaboration sponsored by the National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP) of the Library of Congress, involving archives staff from North Carolina, Kentucky, Montana, and Utah state archives.
fmt/393
Borland Reflex flat datafile
1141
rxd
Borland Reflex flat datafile
Signature based on regularly recurring header sequence observed in collection of .rxd files
BOF
000233512E2126402324212626
(?s)\A\x00\x023Q\.\!&@#\$\!&&
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Nov 2011
25 Nov 2011
fmt/394
DS_store file (MAC)
1142
ds_store
DS_Store
BOF
01427564310000
(?s)\A.{0,3}\x01Bud1\x00\x00
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unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
16 Mar 2012
16 Mar 2012
fmt/395
text/vcard
vCard
1143
vcf
vCard
BOF: 'begin:vcard'..'version:' EOF: 'end:vcard'
Internet standard: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6350
BOF
424547494E3A5643415244{1-3}56455253494F4E3A
(?s)\ABEGIN:VCARD.{1,3}VERSION:
EOF
454E443A5643415244
(?s)END:VCARD.{0,4}\Z
vCard is a file format standard for electronic business cards. vCards are often attached to e-mail messages, but can be exchanged in other ways, such as on the World Wide Web or instant messaging.
World Wide Web Consortium
World Wide Web Consortium
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
16 Mar 2012
16 Mar 2012
fmt/396
PocketMobi (Palm Resource) File
1144
mobi
prc
mobi/prc 'BOOKMOBI'
Looking for either 'BOOKMOBI' or 'TEXTREAD' at byte 61
BOF
424F4F4B4D4F4249
(?s)\A.{60}BOOKMOBI
mobi/prc 'TEXTREAD'
Looking for either 'BOOKMOBI' or 'TEXTREAD' at byte 61
BOF
5445587452454164
(?s)\A.{60}TEXtREAd
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unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
16 Mar 2012
11 Jun 2012
fmt/397
Enigma Binary File (Finale)
1145
mus
Enigma Binary File (Finale)
Header contains the strings 'Enigma Binary File' 'Final ® seperated by 14 bytes all 00, followed by version info but this is a generic signature to cover all versions.
BOF
454E49474D412042494E4152592046494C45000000000000000000000000000046696E616C65285229
(?s)\AENIGMA BINARY FILE\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00Finale\(R\)
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unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
16 Mar 2012
16 Mar 2012
fmt/398
Enigma Transportable File (Finale)
1146
etf
Enigma Transporter File (Finale)
Header contains the strings ‘ENIGMA TRANSPORTABLE FILE’, ‘^header’ and ‘^01 '"Finale®' proceeded by version - there are multiple versions this is a generic signature for all.
BOF
454E49474D41205452414E53504F525441424C452046494C45{1-6}5E686561646572{1-4}5E3031202246696E616C65285229
(?s)\AENIGMA TRANSPORTABLE FILE.{1,6}\^header.{1,4}\^01 "Finale\(R\)
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unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
16 Mar 2012
16 Mar 2012
fmt/399
Stuffit X Archive File
1147
sitx
StuffIt X
'StuffIt!' starts BOF sequence, plus 3 bytes EOF
BOF
5374756666497421A136F7DC0AA2A29BDD4215F7DC0AA2A23399
(?s)\AStuffIt\!\xa16\xf7\xdc\n\xa2\xa2\x9b\xddB\x15\xf7\xdc\n\xa2\xa23\x99
EOF
020255
(?s)\x02\x02U\Z
The Stuffit X Archive format was developed in 2002 by Aladdin Systems, offering further compression methods and encryption options over the original Stuffit Archive format.
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
21 Feb 2014
21 Feb 2014
fmt/400
Macromedia FreeHand MX
11
1148
fh11
FreeHand 11
ASCII text 'FreeHAnd 11' in BOF sequence, 'FlateDecode' in EOF sequence
BOF
1c0100000200041c0114000200141c0116000200091c011e000a4672656548616e6431311C01280008{6}30301C014600083230
(?s)\A\x1c\x01\x00\x00\x02\x00\x04\x1c\x01\x14\x00\x02\x00\x14\x1c\x01\x16\x00\x02\x00\x09\x1c\x01\x1e\x00\nFreeHand11\x1c\x01\(\x00\x08.{6}00\x1c\x01F\x00\x0820
EOF
6400F300F00086466C6174654465636F646500FFFFFFFF1C090A000400
(?s)d\x00\xf3\x00\xf0\x00\x86FlateDecode\x00\xff\xff\xff\xff\x1c\x09\n\x00\x04\x00.{0,10}\Z
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Macromedia, Inc.
Macromedia, Inc.
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
16 Mar 2012
19 Jul 2013
fmt/401
X-Windows Screen Dump
X11
1149
xwd
xdm
X-Windows Screen Dump X11
Header starts with 4-byte integers: Length (100 [+ filename length]); Version (7); Format (0 - 1-bit XYBitmap, 1 - single-plane XYPixmap, 2 - multi-plane Zpixmap); Depth (1-32); Width; Height; XOffset; Byte Order (0 - least significant byte first, 1 - most significant byte first); Unit Size (8,16,32); Bit Order (0 - least significant bit first, 1 - most significant bit first); Padding Bits (8,16,32); Bits Per Pixel (1-16,24,32); Bytes Per Line; Class (0 - static grey, 1 - grey scale, 2 - static colour, 3 - pseudocolour, 4 - true colour, 5 - direct colour).
BOF
000000??00000007000000(00|01|02)000000[01:20]{12}000000(00|01)000000(08|10|20)000000(00|01)000000(08|10|20)000000(01|02|03|04|05|06|07|08|09|0A|0B|0C|0D|0E|0F|10|18|20){4}000000[00:05]
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x00.?\x00\x00\x00\x07\x00\x00\x00(?:\x00|\x01|\x02)\x00\x00\x00[\x01- ].{12}\x00\x00\x00(?:\x00|\x01)\x00\x00\x00(?:\x08|\x10| )\x00\x00\x00(?:\x00|\x01)\x00\x00\x00(?:\x08|\x10| )\x00\x00\x00(?:\x01|\x02|\x03|\x04|\x05|\x06|\x07|\x08|\x09|\n|\x0b|\x0c|\r|\x0e|\x0f|\x10|\x18| ).{4}\x00\x00\x00[\x00-\x05]
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unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
16 Mar 2012
16 Mar 2012
fmt/402
Truevision TGA Bitmap
2.0
1150
tga
icb
vda
vst
x-fmt/367
Truevision TGA Bitmap 2
TRUEVISION-XFILE.<null> last 18 bytes of the file
EOF
54525545564953494F4E2D5846494C452E00
(?s)TRUEVISION-XFILE\.\x00\Z
The Truevision TGA File Format comprises 5 areas, each of which contains one or more fields of fixed or variable length. The 5 file areas are: (1) TGA File Header, (2) Image/Color Map Data, (3) Developer Area, (4) Extension Area and (5) TGA File Footer.
The last 3 areas, the Developer Area, the Extension Area and the TGA File Footer are new to the file specification as of September, 1989. For this reason, images created with software written before September, 1989 will probably not contain these three fields.
Image (Raster)
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
16 Feb 2012
28 Aug 2012
Further information about this file format can be obtained at
http://www.dca.fee.unicamp.br/~martino/disciplinas/ea978/tgaffs.pdf
fmt/403
SuperCalc Spreadsheet
1
1151
cal
SuperCalc Spreadsheet 1
SuperCalc ver. 1.
BOF
537570657243616C63207665722E{2}312E
(?s)\ASuperCalc ver\..{2}1\.
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unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
16 Feb 2012
16 Feb 2012
fmt/404
RealAudio
4
1152
ra
RealAudio 4
Header signature +version 4 + unused word +ra4 signature
BOF
2E7261FD000400002E726134
(?s)\A\.ra\xfd\x00\x04\x00\x00\.ra4
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unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
16 Mar 2012
16 Mar 2012
fmt/405
Portable Any Map
1153
pam
Portable Any Map
“P7” followed by (WIDTH, HEIGHT, DEPTH, and MAXVAL may be in any order so we just search for one, WIDTH) + ENDHDR
BOF
5037*5749445448{3-256}454E44484452
(?s)\AP7.*WIDTH.{3,256}ENDHDR
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unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
16 Mar 2012
16 Mar 2012
fmt/406
Portable Grey Map - Binary
1154
pgmb
pgm
Portable Grey Map - Binary with comment
“P5” followed by comment, followed by width, height, colour.
BOF
5035(20|0D|0A){0-2}23{0-70}0A(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)
(?s)\AP5(?: |\r|\n).{0,2}#.{0,70}\n(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)
Portable Grey Map - Binary without comment
“P5” followed by width, height.
BOF
5035(20|0D|0A)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)
(?s)\AP5(?: |\r|\n)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)
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unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
16 Mar 2012
16 Mar 2012
fmt/407
Portable Grey Map - ASCII
1155
pgma
pgm
Portable Grey Map - ASCII
P2” followed by a whitespace char (blank, TAB, CR, LF).
BOF
5032(20|09|0D0A|0A)
(?s)\AP2(?: |\x09|\r\n|\n)
EOF
(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)20
(?s)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r) .{0,4}\Z
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unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
16 Mar 2012
16 Mar 2012
fmt/408
Portable Pixel Map - Binary
1156
ppm
ppmb
Portable Pixel Map - Binary with comment
“P6” followed by comment, followed by width, height, colour.
BOF
5036(20|0D|0A)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)
(?s)\AP6(?: |\r|\n)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)
Portable Pixel Map - Binary without comment
“P6” followed by width, height.
BOF
5036(20|0D|0A){0-2}23{0-70}0A(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)
(?s)\AP6(?: |\r|\n).{0,2}#.{0,70}\n(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
16 Mar 2012
16 Mar 2012
fmt/409
Portable Bitmap Image - Binary
1157
pbmb
pnm
Portable Bitmap Image - Binary with comment
“P4” followed by possible comment, followed by width, height.
BOF
5034(20|0D|0A){0-2}23{0-70}0A(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)
(?s)\AP4(?: |\r|\n).{0,2}#.{0,70}\n(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)
Portable Bitmap Image - Binary without comment
“P4” followed by width, height.
BOF
5034(20|0D|0A)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)(30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|20|0A|0D)
(?s)\AP4(?: |\r|\n)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)(?:0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| |\n|\r)
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
16 Mar 2012
16 Mar 2012
fmt/410
Internet Archive
1.1
1158
arc
fmt/101
fmt/97
fmt/98
fmt/99
fmt/100
fmt/102
fmt/103
fmt/96
Internet Archive 1.1
Version block at beginning of file starts with string “filedesc://” followed by a path and filename<sp>. Followed by <ip address>, <date> and “text/plain”<sp> followed by <length><nl> 1<sp>1<sp> followed by “URL IP-address Archive-date Content-type Archive-length”
BOF
66696C65646573633A2F2F{1-132}20{1-3}2E{1-3}2E{1-3}2E{1-3}20{14}20746578742F706C61696E20{1-16}0A31203120*0A55524C2049502D6164647265737320417263686976652D6461746520436F6E74656E742D7479706520417263686976652D6C656E677468
(?s)\Afiledesc://.{1,132} .{1,3}\..{1,3}\..{1,3}\..{1,3} .{14} text/plain .{1,16}\n1 1 .*\nURL IP-address Archive-date Content-type Archive-length
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
16 Mar 2012
16 Mar 2012
fmt/411
application/vnd.rar
RAR Archive
2.9
1159
rar
RAR Archive 2.9
Marker block 0x526172211A0700 + Archive header type 0x73 + at offset 44 RAR version needed to extract file 1D indicates vers 2.9
BOF
526172211A0700{2}73{34}1D
(?s)\ARar\!\x1a\x07\x00.{2}s.{34}\x1d
RAR is a proprietary archive file format that supports data compression, error recovery and file spanning.
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
17 Mar 2012
17 Mar 2012
fmt/412
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Microsoft Word for Windows
2007 onwards
1160
docx
wbk
From Microsoft Office 2007 onwards, the core output format of MS Word has been based on the Office Open XML (OOXML) file format. The ISO standard for OOXML is ISO/IEC DIS 29500. An OOXML file format consists of a compressed zip archive that is designated according to which file type it is. Further detail on OOXML can be found within fmt/189 - Microsoft Office Open XML. An alternative extension of .wbk refers to a backup file of a Word document, however there is no material or structural difference between a .wbk file and the .doc file it is a backup of.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
1389
1391
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Jun 2012
11 Jun 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/413
Scalable Vector Graphics Tiny
1.2
1191
svg
fmt/91
fmt/101
SVG 1.2 Tiny
BOF - <?xml version="1.0"*<svg{0-512}version="1.2"*svg>
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D22312E3022*3C737667{0-512}76657273696F6E3D22312E3222*7376673E
(?s)\A\x3c\?xml version="1\.0".*\x3csvg.{0,512}version="1\.2".*svg\x3e
SVG is a language for describing two-dimensional graphics in XML. SVG allows for three types of graphic objects: vector graphic shapes (e.g., paths consisting of straight lines and curves), multimedia (such as raster images, video, and audio), and text. Graphical objects can be grouped, styled, transformed and composited into previously rendered objects. Scalable Vector Graphics Tiny (SVGT), Version 1.2, is a language for describing two-dimensional vector graphics in XML, combined with raster graphics and multimedia. Its goal is to provide the ability to create a whole range of graphical content, from static images to animations to interactive Web applications. SVG 1.2 Tiny is a profile of SVG intended for implementation on mobile devices, such as cellular phones and PDAs; it also works on laptop and desktop computers.
Image (Vector)
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
11 Jun 2012
11 Jun 2012
Specifications link: http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-SVGTiny12-20081222/
fmt/414
Audio Interchange File Format
1.2
1192
aif
aiff
x-fmt/157
Audio Interchange File Format
Starts like most IFF files (FORM) followed by four bytes that tell how many more bytes follow in the file followed by AIFF.
BOF
464F524D{4}41494646
(?s)\AFORM.{4}AIFF
The Audio Interchange File Format (Audio IFF) provides a standard for storing sampled sounds. The format allows for the storage of monaural or multichannel sampled sounds at a variety of sample rates and sample widths. Audio IFF conforms to the " EA IFF 85" Standard for Interchange Format Files developed by Electronic Arts. Audio IFF is primarily an interchange format, although application designers should find it flexible enough to use as a data storage format as well. If an application does choose to use a different storage format, it should be able to convert to and from the format defined in this document. This will facilitate the sharing of sound data between applications. Audio IFF is the result of several meetings held with music developers over a period of ten months in 1987-88.
Audio
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
06 Nov 2012
06 Nov 2012
Specification available at http://www.music.mcgill.ca/~ich/classes/synth/AudioIFF1.2.1/AudioIFF1.2.1.html
fmt/415
Cinema 4D
4.x
1194
c4d
x-fmt/157
Cinema 4D 4.x
Header is 12 bytes: IFF Identifier = “FORM”, Long integer = File size’ Cinema 4d Identifier = “MC4D”
BOF
464F524D{4}4D433444
(?s)\A.{0,0}FORM.{4}MC4D
CINEMA 4D is a 3D modeling, animation and rendering application developed by MAXON Computer GmbH. CINEMA 4D as a file format can contain elements of animation, modeling, texturing and rendering. CINEMA 4D uses IFF, which means Interchange File Format“. IFF is a chunk based format. IFF allows you to read only those structures of a file which your application can handle.
Model
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
11 Jun 2012
19 Jul 2013
Specification Link: http://paulbourke.net/dataformats/cinema4d/cinema4d.pdf
As quoted by Wikipedia Cinema 4D Version 1.0 was released in 1993.
fmt/416
Apple Core Audio Format
1.0
1198
caf
Apple Core Audio Format 1
File type =”caff”, File version = 1, Flags = 0, Chunk type = “desc”
BOF
636166660001000064657363
(?s)\A.{0,0}caff\x00\x01\x00\x00desc
Apple’s Core Audio Format is a file format for storing and manipulating digital audio data. It is fully supported by Core Audio APIs on Mac OS X v10.4 and later and on Mac OS X v10.3 with QuickTime 7 or later. CAF provides high performance and flexibility, and is scalable to future ultra-high resolution audio recording, editing, and playback. CAF files have several advantages over other standard audio file formats:
• Unrestricted File Size
• Safe and Efficient Recording
• Support For Many Data Formats
• Support For Many Types of Auxiliary Data
• Support of Data Dependencies
04 Jun 2005
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Audio
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
11 Jun 2012
19 Jul 2013
http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/MusicAudio/Reference/CAFSpec/CAFSpec.pdf
fmt/417
Adobe Illustrator
88
1199
ai
com.adobe.illustrator-image
fmt/122
fmt/124
fmt/123
x-fmt/406
x-fmt/408
Adobe Illustrator 88 v1
The first line of the file declares with the Comment prefix %! that the file contains a PostScript program. It then specifies that the file conforms to version 2.0 of the Document Structuring Conventions. The second line contains a %%Creator comment that identifies the version of Adobe Illustrator that generated the PostScript document. The Trademark symbol was found both before and after version 88.
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D322E30{1-16}252543726561746F72(3A|3A20)41646F626520496C6C7573747261746F72(28544D29203838|20383828544D29)
(?s)\A.{0,0}%\!PS-Adobe-2\.0.{1,16}%%Creator(?::|: )Adobe Illustrator(?:\(TM\) 88| 88\(TM\))
Adobe Illustrator 88 v2
The first line of the file declares with the Comment prefix %! that the file contains a PostScript program. It then specifies that the file conforms to version 2.0 of the Document Structuring Conventions and further that the file conforms to version 1.2 of the conventions for Encapsulated PostScript Files. In Header DocProcSets: Adobe_Illustrator_88 In Header is DocProcSets: Adobe_Illustrator_88 or Adobe_Illustrator88
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D322E3020455053462D312E32{10-2096}2525446F63756D656E7450726F63536574733A41646F62655F496C6C7573747261746F725F3838
(?s)\A.{0,0}%\!PS-Adobe-2\.0 EPSF-1\.2.{10,2096}%%DocumentProcSets:Adobe_Illustrator_88
Adobe Illustrator 88 v3
The first line of the file declares with the Comment prefix %! that the file contains a PostScript program. It then specifies that the file conforms to version 2.0 of the Document Structuring Conventions and further that the file conforms to version 1.2 of the conventions for Encapsulated PostScript Files. In Header is DocProcSets: Adobe_Illustrator_88 or DocProcSets: Adobe_Illustrator88
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D322E3020455053462D312E32{10-2096}2525446F63756D656E7450726F63536574733A2041646F62655F496C6C7573747261746F72(5F3838|3838)
(?s)\A.{0,0}%\!PS-Adobe-2\.0 EPSF-1\.2.{10,2096}%%DocumentProcSets: Adobe_Illustrator(?:_88|88)
The documents (files) created by Adobe Illustrator are PostScript language
documents. A PostScript language document description that minimally conforms to the Document Structuring Conventions has two main parts: a prolog and a script. The prolog encapsulates information needed by other programs to interpret the file. The script describes the graphic elements on the page.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
11 Jun 2012
19 Jul 2013
http://mercator.elte.hu/~saman/hu/okt/AI7FileFormat.pdf
fmt/418
Adobe Illustrator
3.0 / 3.2
1200
ai
com.adobe.illustrator-image
fmt/122
fmt/124
fmt/123
x-fmt/406
x-fmt/408
Adobe Illustrator 3.x v1
The first line of the file is a unique comment that declares the file contains a Postscript program and identifies the version of the Document Structuring Conventions to which the document conforms as 2.0 or 3.0. The first line may also specify that the file conforms to a version of the Encapsulated PostScript File format (EPSF). The prolog contains %%DocumentNeededResources: and the continuation %%+ procset Adobe_Illustrator_AI3 or %%+procset Adobe_IllustratorA_AI3
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D322E30{16-512}2525446F63756D656E744E65656465645265736F75726365733A{1-512}25252B2070726F637365742041646F62655F496C6C7573747261746F72(5F414933|415F414933)
(?s)\A.{0,0}%\!PS-Adobe-2\.0.{16,512}%%DocumentNeededResources:.{1,512}%%\+ procset Adobe_Illustrator(?:_AI3|A_AI3)
Adobe Illustrator 3.x v2
The first line of the file is a unique comment that declares the file contains a Postscript program and identifies the version of the Document Structuring Conventions to which the document conforms as 2.0 or 3.0. The prolog did not contain %%DocumentNeededResources: but did contain %%DocumentSuppliedResources: and the continuation %%+ procset Adobe_Illustrator_AI3 or %%+procset Adobe_IllustratorA_AI3
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D322E30{16-512}2525446F63756D656E74537570706C6965645265736F75726365733A{1-512}25252B2070726F637365742041646F62655F496C6C7573747261746F72(5F414933|415F414933)
(?s)\A.{0,0}%\!PS-Adobe-2\.0.{16,512}%%DocumentSuppliedResources:.{1,512}%%\+ procset Adobe_Illustrator(?:_AI3|A_AI3)
Adobe Illustrator 3.x v3
The first line of the file is a unique comment that declares the file contains a Postscript program and identifies the version of the Document Structuring Conventions to which the document conforms as 2.0 or 3.0. The first line may also specify that the file conforms to a version of the Encapsulated PostScript File format (EPSF). The prolog contains %%DocumentNeededResources: and the continuation %%+ procset Adobe_Illustrator_AI3 or %%+procset Adobe_IllustratorA_AI3
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D332E30{16-512}2525446F63756D656E744E65656465645265736F75726365733A{1-512}25252B2070726F637365742041646F62655F496C6C7573747261746F72(5F414933|415F414933)
(?s)\A.{0,0}%\!PS-Adobe-3\.0.{16,512}%%DocumentNeededResources:.{1,512}%%\+ procset Adobe_Illustrator(?:_AI3|A_AI3)
Adobe Illustrator 3.x v4
The first line of the file is a unique comment that declares the file contains a Postscript program and identifies the version of the Document Structuring Conventions to which the document conforms as 2.0 or 3.0. The prolog did not contain %%DocumentNeededResources: but did contain %%DocumentSuppliedResources: and the continuation %%+ procset Adobe_Illustrator_AI3 or %%+procset Adobe_IllustratorA_AI3
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D332E30{16-512}2525446F63756D656E74537570706C6965645265736F75726365733A{1-512}25252B2070726F637365742041646F62655F496C6C7573747261746F72(5F414933|415F414933)
(?s)\A.{0,0}%\!PS-Adobe-3\.0.{16,512}%%DocumentSuppliedResources:.{1,512}%%\+ procset Adobe_Illustrator(?:_AI3|A_AI3)
The documents (files) created by Adobe Illustrator are PostScript language
documents. A PostScript language document description that minimally conforms to the Document Structuring Conventions has two main parts: a prolog and a script. The prolog encapsulates information needed by other programs to interpret the file. The script describes the graphic elements on the page.
Version 3 includes graph creation.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
11 Jun 2012
19 Jul 2013
http://mercator.elte.hu/~saman/hu/okt/AI7FileFormat.pdf
Adobe has classified Illustrator versions 3.0 and 3.2 as the same file format.
Version 3 includes graph creation.
fmt/419
Adobe Illustrator
4.0
1201
ai
com.adobe.illustrator-image
fmt/122
fmt/124
fmt/123
x-fmt/406
x-fmt/408
fmt/418
Adobe Illustrator 4.0
The first line of the file declares that the file contains a Postscript program and identifies the version of the Document Structuring Conventions to which the document conforms as 3.0. In version 4.0 files, the Creator Comment contains the string “Adobe Illustrator (TM) for Windows, version 4”
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D332E30{1-128}252543726561746F723A2041646F626520496C6C7573747261746F7228544D2920666F722057696E646F77732C2076657273696F6E20342E30
(?s)\A.{0,0}%\!PS-Adobe-3\.0.{1,128}%%Creator: Adobe Illustrator\(TM\) for Windows, version 4\.0
The documents (files) created by Adobe Illustrator are PostScript language
documents. A PostScript language document description that minimally conforms to the Document Structuring Conventions has two main parts: a prolog and a script. The prolog encapsulates information needed by other programs to interpret the file. The script describes the graphic elements on the page.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
11 Jun 2012
19 Jul 2013
Specification available at http://mercator.elte.hu/~saman/hu/okt/AI7FileFormat.pdf
fmt/420
Adobe Illustrator
5.0 / 5.5
1202
ai
com.adobe.illustrator-image
fmt/122
fmt/124
fmt/123
x-fmt/406
x-fmt/408
Adobe Illustrator 5.0
The first line of the file declares that the file contains a Postscript program and identifies the version of the Document Structuring Conventions to which the document conforms as 3.0. The comment “%AI5_FileFormat 1” indicates that this is a version 5.x file.
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D332E30{128-1024}254149355F46696C65466F726D61742031
(?s)\A.{0,0}%\!PS-Adobe-3\.0.{128,1024}%AI5_FileFormat 1
The documents (files) created by Adobe Illustrator are PostScript language
documents. A PostScript language document description that minimally conforms to the Document Structuring Conventions has two main parts: a prolog and a script. The prolog encapsulates information needed by other programs to interpret the file. The script describes the graphic elements on the page.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
11 Jun 2012
19 Jul 2013
Specification available at http://mercator.elte.hu/~saman/hu/okt/AI7FileFormat.pdf
Adobe has classified Illustrator Versions 5.0 and 5.5 as the same file format.
Version 5.0 includes layers and live editing in preview mode
Version 5.5 includes spell checker, find/replace text
fmt/421
Adobe Illustrator
Japan
1203
ai
com.adobe.illustrator-image
The documents (files) created by Adobe Illustrator are PostScript language
documents. A PostScript language document description that minimally conforms to the Document Structuring Conventions has two main parts: a prolog and a script. The prolog encapsulates information needed by other programs to interpret the file. The script describes the graphic elements on the page.
Image (Vector)
unknown
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
11 Jun 2012
11 Jun 2012
Specifications link: http://mercator.elte.hu/~saman/hu/okt/AI7FileFormat.pdf
fmt/422
Adobe Illustrator
6.0
1204
ai
com.adobe.illustrator-image
fmt/122
fmt/124
fmt/123
x-fmt/406
x-fmt/408
Adobe Illustrator 6.0
The first line of the file declares that the file contains a Postscript program and identifies the version of the Document Structuring Conventions to which the document conforms as 3.0. The comment “%AI5_FileFormat 2” indicates that this is a version 6.x Adobe Illustrator file.
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D332E30{128-1024}254149355F46696C65466F726D61742032
(?s)\A.{0,0}%\!PS-Adobe-3\.0.{128,1024}%AI5_FileFormat 2
The documents (files) created by Adobe Illustrator are PostScript language
documents. A PostScript language document description that minimally conforms to the Document Structuring Conventions has two main parts: a prolog and a script. The prolog encapsulates information needed by other programs to interpret the file. The script describes the graphic elements on the page
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
11 Jun 2012
19 Jul 2013
Specifications link: http://mercator.elte.hu/~saman/hu/okt/AI7FileFormat.pdf
Version 6.0 includes; gradients, eye dropper, paint bucket
fmt/423
Adobe Illustrator
7.0
1205
ai
com.adobe.illustrator-image
fmt/122
fmt/124
fmt/123
x-fmt/406
x-fmt/408
Adobe Illustrator 7.0
The first line of the file declares that the file contains a Postscript program and identifies the version of the Document Structuring Conventions to which the document conforms as 3.0. The comment “%AI5_FileFormat 3” indicates that this is a version 7.0 Adobe Illustrator file.
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D332E30{128-1024}254149355F46696C65466F726D61742033
(?s)\A.{0,0}%\!PS-Adobe-3\.0.{128,1024}%AI5_FileFormat 3
The documents (files) created by Adobe Illustrator are PostScript language
documents. A PostScript language document description that minimally conforms to the Document Structuring Conventions has two main parts: a prolog and a script. The prolog encapsulates information needed by other programs to interpret the file. The script describes the graphic elements on the page.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
11 Jun 2012
19 Jul 2013
Specifications link: http://mercator.elte.hu/~saman/hu/okt/AI7FileFormat.pdf
Version 7.0 includes: tabbed dockable palettes, transform palette, align palette, Photoshop pixel filters, rasterize, punk, bloat, free distort, layout grid, vertical text tool
fmt/424
OpenDocument Database Format
1.2
1206
odb
x-fmt/263
x-fmt/412
fmt/135
fmt/444
OpenDocument (ODF) format is a generic format for office documents, such as text, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and databases. It was developed by OASIS, based on the original OpenOffice document format. The format is an open standard, and is supported by a variety of office software packages. ODF is an XML format, which may comprise a single XML document, or a collection of subdocuments within a package. The package format is the commonly used form, and comprises a standard ZIP package containing the XML content and any associated binary data, together with a manifest which lists the package content. An ODF database document contains a relational database. The content is contained in a 'content' xml subdocument. Additional subdocuments contain style information, document metadata, and application-specific settings.
778
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Jun 2012
11 Jun 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/425
Video Object File (MPEG-2 subset)
1207
vob
x-fmt/385
x-fmt/386
Video Object File
Same as BOF sequence for MPEG 1 & 2 but variation on last byte. VAR is seeking presence of Private Stream with ‘Packet Control Information’, then ‘Data Search Information’ respectively
BOF
000001BA{8-11}000001(BB|BD|BE|E0)
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x01\xba.{8,11}\x00\x00\x01(?:\xbb|\xbd|\xbe|\xe0)
VAR
000001BF03D400{979}000001BF03FA01
(?s)\x00\x00\x01\xbf\x03\xd4\x00.{979}\x00\x00\x01\xbf\x03\xfa\x01
A Video Object File (or VOB) is a strict subset of the MPEG-2 Program Stream, primarily used within DVD video. A VOB will contain an extended private stream containing both 'Packet Control Information', and 'Data Search Information'.
660
Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Jun 2012
26 Feb 2013
fmt/426
Harris Matrix
1210
hm
Harris Matrix
Looking for 'CHarrisMatrixDoc' in ASCII header.
BOF
0000000000000000FFFF01001000434861727269734D6174726978446F63
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xff\xff\x01\x00\x10\x00CHarrisMatrixDoc
EOF
02266E00{1}00000001000000
(?s)\x02&n\x00.{1}\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\Z
A format which provides a 2D visual representation of stratigraphic levels of archaeological digs, but also shows the inter-relationships between different levels and contexts.
unknown
Museum of London / Museum of London
11 Jun 2012
11 Jun 2012
fmt/427
CorelDraw Drawing
12.0
1211
cdr
CorelDraw Version 12
RIFF (little-endian) or RIFX (big-endian) Form labeled CDRCvrsn (C=12)
BOF
524946(46|58){4}434452437672736E
(?s)\ARIF(?:F|X).{4}CDRCvrsn
CorelDraw (styled CorelDRAW) is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite, which bundles CorelDraw with bitmap-image editor Corel Photo-Paint as well as other graphics-related programs.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Museum of London / Museum of London
11 Jun 2012
11 Jun 2012
fmt/428
CorelDraw Drawing
X3
1213
cdr
CorelDraw X3
RIFF (little-endian) or RIFX (big-endian) Form labeled CDRDvrsn (D=13)
BOF
524946(46|58){4}434452447672736E
(?s)\ARIF(?:F|X).{4}CDRDvrsn
CorelDraw (styled CorelDRAW) is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite, which bundles CorelDraw with bitmap-image editor Corel Photo-Paint as well as other graphics-related programs.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Museum of London / Museum of London
11 Jun 2012
03 Aug 2015
fmt/429
CorelDraw Drawing
X4
1215
cdr
x-fmt/263
CorelDraw X4
PK{48}RIFF (little-endian) or RIFX (big-endian){4}CDRE (E=14 although refferred to as version X4)
BOF
504B{48}524946(46|58){4}43445245
(?s)\APK.{48}RIF(?:F|X).{4}CDRE
CorelDraw (styled CorelDRAW) is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite, which bundles CorelDraw with bitmap-image editor Corel Photo-Paint as well as other graphics-related programs.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Museum of London / Museum of London
11 Jun 2012
03 Aug 2015
fmt/430
CorelDraw Drawing
X5
1216
cdr
x-fmt/263
CorelDraw X5
PK{48}RIFF (little-endian) or RIFX (big-endian){4}CDRF (F=15 although referred to as version X5)
BOF
504B{48}524946(46|58){4}43445246
(?s)\APK.{48}RIF(?:F|X).{4}CDRF
CorelDraw (styled CorelDRAW) is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite, which bundles CorelDraw with bitmap-image editor Corel Photo-Paint as well as other graphics-related programs.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Museum of London / Museum of London
11 Jun 2012
03 Aug 2015
fmt/431
Corel R.A.V.E.
2
1217
clk
Corel R.A.V.E version 2
ASCII: RIFF{4}CARBvrsn (where B is the version)
BOF
52494646{4}434152427672736E
(?s)\ARIFF.{4}CARBvrsn
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Museum of London / Museum of London
11 Jun 2012
11 Jun 2012
fmt/432
Corel R.A.V.E.
3
1218
clk
Corel R.A.V.E version 3
ASCII: RIFF{4}CARCvrsn (where C = version 3)
BOF
52494646{4}434152437672736E
(?s)\ARIFF.{4}CARCvrsn
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Museum of London / Museum of London
11 Jun 2012
11 Jun 2012
fmt/433
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)
2007/2008/2009
1220
dxf
fmt/63
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII) 2007/2008/2009
Header section with $ACADVER group code ACII: AC10201, EOF marker
VAR
300D0A53454354494F4E0D0A2020320D0A4845414445520D0A*390D0A24414341445645520D0A2020310D0A4143313032310D0A*300D0A454E445345430D0A
(?s)0\r\nSECTION\r\n 2\r\nHEADER\r\n.*9\r\n\$ACADVER\r\n 1\r\nAC1021\r\n.*0\r\nENDSEC\r\n
EOF
300D0A454F460D0A
(?s)0\r\nEOF\r\n\Z
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Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
Image (Vector)
unknown
Museum of London / Museum of London
11 Jun 2012
11 Jun 2012
fmt/434
image/vnd.dwg
AutoCAD Drawing
2010/2011/2012
1221
dwg
fmt/63
AutoCAD Drawing Format 2010/2011/2012
ASCII: AC1024
BOF
4143313032340000
(?s)\AAC1024\x00\x00
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Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
Image (Vector)
unknown
Museum of London / Museum of London
11 Jun 2012
11 Jun 2012
fmt/435
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)
2010/2011/2012
1222
dxf
fmt/63
Drawing Interchange File Format 2010/2011/2012
Header section with $ACADVER group code (AC1024), EOF marker
VAR
30{1-2}53454354494F4E{1-2}202032{1-2}484541444552{1-2}*39{1-2}2441434144564552{1-2}202031{1-2}414331303234{1-2}*30{1-2}454E44534543{1-2}
(?s)0.{1,2}SECTION.{1,2} 2.{1,2}HEADER.{1,2}.*9.{1,2}\$ACADVER.{1,2} 1.{1,2}AC1024.{1,2}.*0.{1,2}ENDSEC.{1,2}
EOF
30{1-2}454F46
(?s)0.{1,2}EOF.{1,2}\Z
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Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Jun 2012
18 Dec 2012
fmt/436
image/tiff
Digital Negative Format (DNG)
1.0
1223
dng
x-fmt/387
x-fmt/388
x-fmt/399
fmt/154
fmt/202
fmt/353
DNG 1.0 (little-endian, BOF)
TIFF header plus DNGVersion tag near BOF
BOF
49492A00{0-4080}12C601000400000001000000
(?s)\AII\*\x00.{0,4080}\x12\xc6\x01\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00
DNG 1.0 (little-endian, BOF+EOF)
TIFF header plus DNGVersion tag near EOF
BOF
49492A00
(?s)\AII\*\x00
EOF
12C601000400000001000000
(?s)\x12\xc6\x01\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00.{0,4084}\Z
DNG 1.0 (big-endian, BOF)
TIFF header plus DNGVersion tag near BOF
BOF
4D4D002A{0-4080}C61200010000000401000000
(?s)\AMM\x00\*.{0,4080}\xc6\x12\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x04\x01\x00\x00\x00
DNG 1.0 (big-endian, BOF+EOF)
TIFF header plus DNGVersion tag near EOF
BOF
4D4D002A
(?s)\AMM\x00\*
EOF
C61200010000000401000000
(?s)\xc6\x12\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x04\x01\x00\x00\x00.{0,4084}\Z
The Digital Negative (DNG) Specification describes a non-proprietary file format for storing camera raw files that can be used by a wide range of hardware and software vendors. DNG is an extension of the TIFF 6.0 format, and is compatible with the TIFF-EP standard.
This initial version accompanied the launch of DNG and related products. It was a rare, possibly unique, example of a raw image format specification published by its owner. It was adequate for representing typical images, but it had a few errors and deficiencies (specifically the lack of support for "masked pixels" and an inadvertent deviation from the JPEG specification) that required it soon to be replaced by the next version.
27 Sep 2004
1099
Image (Raster)
unknown
11 Jun 2012
25 Oct 2012
fmt/437
Digital Negative Format (DNG)
1.2
1224
dng
x-fmt/387
x-fmt/388
x-fmt/399
fmt/154
fmt/202
fmt/353
DNG 1.2 (little-endian, BOF)
TIFF header plus DNGVersion tag near BOF
BOF
49492A00{0-4080}12C601000400000001020000
(?s)\AII\*\x00.{0,4080}\x12\xc6\x01\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x01\x02\x00\x00
DNG 1.2 (little-endian, BOF+EOF)
TIFF header plus DNGVersion tag near EOF
BOF
49492A00
(?s)\AII\*\x00
EOF
12C601000400000001020000
(?s)\x12\xc6\x01\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x01\x02\x00\x00.{0,4084}\Z
DNG 1.2 (big-endian, BOF)
TIFF header plus DNGVersion tag near BOF
BOF
4D4D002A{0-4080}C61200010000000401020000
(?s)\AMM\x00\*.{0,4080}\xc6\x12\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x04\x01\x02\x00\x00
DNG 1.2 (big-endian, BOF+EOF)
TIFF header plus DNGVersion tag near EOF
BOF
4D4D002A
(?s)\AMM\x00\*
EOF
C61200010000000401020000
(?s)\xc6\x12\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x04\x01\x02\x00\x00.{0,4084}\Z
The Digital Negative (DNG) Specification describes a non-proprietary file format for storing camera raw files that can be used by a wide range of hardware and software vendors. DNG is an extension of the TIFF 6.0 format, and is compatible with the TIFF-EP standard.
This version, published May 2008, was based on experience and feedback from other companies about DNG since its launch. It introduced many new features, especially several new options for colour specification under the general heading of "Camera Profiles". These are mainly of value to software products wanting their own flavour of colour handling. This version permits administrative control of Camera Profiles, including calibration signatures and copyright information.
1099
Image (Raster)
unknown
11 Jun 2012
11 Jun 2012
fmt/438
image/tiff
Digital Negative Format (DNG)
1.3
1225
dng
x-fmt/387
x-fmt/388
x-fmt/399
fmt/154
fmt/202
fmt/353
DNG 1.3 (big-endian, BOF)
TIFF header plus DNGVersion tag near BOF
BOF
4D4D002A{0-4080}C61200010000000401030000
(?s)\AMM\x00\*.{0,4080}\xc6\x12\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x04\x01\x03\x00\x00
DNG 1.3 (little-endian, BOF)
TIFF header plus DNGVersion tag near BOF
BOF
49492A00{0-4080}12C601000400000001030000
(?s)\AII\*\x00.{0,4080}\x12\xc6\x01\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x01\x03\x00\x00
DNG 1.3 (little-endian, BOF+EOF)
TIFF header plus DNGVersion tag near EOF
BOF
49492A00
(?s)\AII\*\x00
EOF
12C601000400000001030000
(?s)\x12\xc6\x01\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x01\x03\x00\x00.{0,4084}\Z
DNG 1.3 (big-endian, BOF+EOF)
TIFF header plus DNGVersion tag near EOF
BOF
4D4D002A
(?s)\AMM\x00\*
EOF
C61200010000000401030000
(?s)\xc6\x12\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x04\x01\x03\x00\x00.{0,4084}\Z
The Digital Negative (DNG) Specification describes a non-proprietary file format for storing camera raw files that can be used by a wide range of hardware and software vendors. DNG is an extension of the TIFF 6.0 format, and is compatible with the TIFF-EP standard.
This version, published June 2009, added various improvements, but the major change was to introduce "Opcodes". An Opcode and any associated parameters identifies a specific process to be applied to some or all of the raw image data during the conversion process.
1099
Image (Raster)
unknown
11 Jun 2012
11 Jun 2012
fmt/439
BSDIFF
4.0
1226
bsdiff
BSDIFF4.0
BOF
4253444946463430{24}425A68??314159265359
(?s)\ABSDIFF40.{24}BZh.?1AY&SY
A binary source patch file containing differences to be applied to a source binary in order to create a target binary file. As only the delta is stored and BZIP2 compression is used, this format provides an efficient means of applying patches to binary files.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Jun 2012
11 Jun 2012
fmt/440
application/vnd.ms-project
Microsoft Project
2007
1227
mpp
Microsoft Project is a project management software program developed by Microsoft. The .mpp format produced by Microsoft Project 2007 is based upon Microsoft's OLE2 Compound Document Format.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Jun 2012
11 Jun 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/441
Windows Media Video 9 Advanced Profile (WVC1)
9 Advanced Profile (WVC1)
1228
wmv
fmt/131
fmt/132
Windows Media Video 9 Advanced Profile (WVC1)
BOF
3026B2758E66CF11A6D900AA0062CE6C{12}0102
(?s)\A0&\xb2u\x8ef\xcf\x11\xa6\xd9\x00\xaa\x00b\xcel.{12}\x01\x02
VAR
{30}9107DCB7B7A9CF118EE600C00C205365{8}C0EF19BC4D5BCF11A8FD00805F5C442B{65}57564331
(?s).{30}\x91\x07\xdc\xb7\xb7\xa9\xcf\x11\x8e\xe6\x00\xc0\x0c Se.{8}\xc0\xef\x19\xbcM\[\xcf\x11\xa8\xfd\x00\x80_\\D\+.{65}WVC1
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Audio, Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Jun 2012
11 Jun 2012
fmt/442
application/vnd.visio
Microsoft Visio (generic)
1229
vsd
fmt/111
Microsoft Visio is a diagramming and vector graphics application and is part of the Microsoft Office family.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Jun 2012
11 Jun 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures. This puid has been added so that DROID can identify versions of Visio not currently covered by the container signature file.
fmt/443
application/vnd.visio
Microsoft Visio Drawing
2003-2010
1230
vsd
fmt/111
fmt/442
Microsoft Visio is a diagramming and vector graphics application and is part of the Microsoft Office family.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Jun 2012
11 Jun 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/444
OpenDocument Database Format
1.1
1231
odb
x-fmt/263
x-fmt/412
fmt/135
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778
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
16 Jul 2012
16 Jul 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/445
application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.macroEnabled.12
Microsoft Excel Macro-Enabled
2007
1232
xlsm
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
28 Aug 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/446
Adobe Portable Document Catalog Index File
2.0
1233
pdx
Adobe PDX 2.0
BOF first 25 bytes: %PDX 2.0....ObjBegin ..<<
EOF last 16 bytes >> ..ObjEnd ....
BOF
2550445820322E300D0A0D0A4F626A426567696E200D0A3C3C
(?s)\A%PDX 2\.0\r\n\r\nObjBegin \r\n\x3c\x3c
EOF
3E3E200D0A4F626A456E64200D0A0D0A
(?s)\x3e\x3e \r\nObjEnd \r\n\r\n\Z
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
28 Aug 2012
PDX is Adobe Acrobat Catalog Index file, available in Adobe Acrobat versions 2 and later.
When created, a PDF Catalog Index will also create a number of dependent sub-files of specific filetypes.
The extensions for these filetypes within earlier versions of .pdx are .wld, .abt, .did, .ddd, .pdd, .plc, .cat, .trn.
In later versions only .idx files are created.
The Catalog Index creates a fully text-searchable relationship between the indexed pdf files.
fmt/447
Adobe Portable Document Catalog Index File
3.0
1234
pdx
Adobe PDX 3.0
BOF first 31 bytes: %PDX-3.0.%âãÏÓ..1 0 obj<</PDX<<
EOF last 11 bytes >>..%%EOF..
BOF
255044582D332E300D25E2E3CFD30D0A312030206F626A3C3C2F5044583C3C
(?s)\A%PDX-3\.0\r%\xe2\xe3\xcf\xd3\r\n1 0 obj\x3c\x3c/PDX\x3c\x3c
EOF
3E3E0D0A2525454F460D0A
(?s)\x3e\x3e\r\n%%EOF\r\n\Z
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
28 Aug 2012
PDX is Adobe Acrobat Catalog Index file, available in Adobe Acrobat versions 2 and later.
When created, a PDF Catalog Index will also create a number of dependent sub-files of specific filetypes.
The extensions for these filetypes within earlier versions of .pdx are .wld, .abt, .did, .ddd, .pdd, .plc, .cat, .trn.
In later versions only .idx files are created.
The Catalog Index creates a fully text-searchable relationship between the indexed pdf files.
fmt/448
Adobe Portable Document Catalog Index File
3.1
1235
pdx
Adobe PDX 3.1 Version 1
BOF first 31 bytes: %PDX-3.1.%âãÏÓ..1 0 obj<</PDX<<
EOF last 11 bytes: >>..%%EOF..
BOF
255044582D332E310D25E2E3CFD30D0A312030206F626A3C3C2F5044583C3C
(?s)\A%PDX-3\.1\r%\xe2\xe3\xcf\xd3\r\n1 0 obj\x3c\x3c/PDX\x3c\x3c
EOF
3E3E0D0A2525454F460D0A
(?s)\x3e\x3e\r\n%%EOF\r\n\Z
Adobe PDX 3.1 Version 2
BOF first 31 bytes: %PDX-3.1.%âãÏÓ..1 0 obj<</PDX<<
EOF last 9 bytes: >>.%%EOF.
BOF
255044582D332E310D25E2E3CFD30D0A312030206F626A3C3C2F5044583C3C
(?s)\A%PDX-3\.1\r%\xe2\xe3\xcf\xd3\r\n1 0 obj\x3c\x3c/PDX\x3c\x3c
EOF
3E3E0D2525454F460D
(?s)\x3e\x3e\r%%EOF\r\Z
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
28 Aug 2012
PDX is Adobe Acrobat Catalog Index file, available in Adobe Acrobat versions 2 and later.
When created, a PDF Catalog Index will also create a number of dependent sub-files of specific filetypes.
The extensions for these filetypes within earlier versions of .pdx are .wld, .abt, .did, .ddd, .pdd, .plc, .cat, .trn.
In later versions only .idx files are created.
The Catalog Index creates a fully text-searchable relationship between the indexed pdf files.
fmt/449
Adobe Portable Document Catalog Index File
3.2
1236
pdx
Adobe PDX 3.2 Version 1
BOF first 32 bytes: %PDX-3.2.%âãÏÓ..1 0 obj.<</PDX<<
EOF last 11 bytes: >>..%%EOF..
BOF
255044582D332E320D25E2E3CFD30D0A312030206F626A0D3C3C2F5044583C3C
(?s)\A%PDX-3\.2\r%\xe2\xe3\xcf\xd3\r\n1 0 obj\r\x3c\x3c/PDX\x3c\x3c
EOF
3E3E0D0A2525454F460D0A
(?s)\x3e\x3e\r\n%%EOF\r\n\Z
Adobe PDX 3.2 Version 2
BOF first 32 bytes: %PDX-3.2.%âãÏÓ..1 0 obj.<</PDX<<
EOF last 9 bytes: >>.%%EOF.
BOF
255044582D332E320D25E2E3CFD30D0A312030206F626A0D3C3C2F5044583C3C
(?s)\A%PDX-3\.2\r%\xe2\xe3\xcf\xd3\r\n1 0 obj\r\x3c\x3c/PDX\x3c\x3c
EOF
3E3E0D2525454F460D
(?s)\x3e\x3e\r%%EOF\r\Z
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
28 Aug 2012
PDX is Adobe Acrobat Catalog Index file, available in Adobe Acrobat versions 2 and later.
When created, a PDF Catalog Index will also create a number of dependent sub-files of specific filetypes.
The extensions for these filetypes within earlier versions of .pdx are .wld, .abt, .did, .ddd, .pdd, .plc, .cat, .trn.
In later versions only .idx files are created.
The Catalog Index creates a fully text-searchable relationship between the indexed pdf files.
fmt/450
application/vnd.vectorworks
VectorWorks
12.5
1237
vwx
VectorWorks 12.5
BOF in ASCII: '...X.......”. VW12.5', 'VW12.5', 'VectorWorks'
BOF
0000085800000000000000940020565731322E35{0-3}565731322E35{0-29}566563746F72576F726B73
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x08X\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x94\x00 VW12\.5.{0,3}VW12\.5.{0,29}VectorWorks
Vectorworks 12.5 2
BOF: ...ò.......T. VW12.5{0-3}VW12.5{0-29}VectorWorks
BOF
000007F200000000000000540020565731322E35{0-3}565731322E35{0-29}566563746F72576F726B73
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x00\x07\xf2\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00T\x00 VW12\.5.{0,3}VW12\.5.{0,29}VectorWorks
Vectorworks is a proprietary Computer Aided Design and Building Information Modelling software program for both Mac and Windows operating systems. This software was previously called MiniCAD from 1985 - 1998 and Vectorworks from 1999.
Nemetschek Vectorworks / Nemetschek Vectorworks
Nemetschek Vectorworks
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
06 Nov 2014
fmt/451
application/vnd.vectorworks
VectorWorks
2009
1238
vwx
VectorWorks 2009
BOF in ASCII: '...X.......”. VW14.0', 'VW14.0', 'VectorWorks'. (version 14 = version 2009)
BOF
0000085800000000000000940020565731342E30{0-3}565731342E30{0-29}566563746F72576F726B73
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x08X\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x94\x00 VW14\.0.{0,3}VW14\.0.{0,29}VectorWorks
Vectorworks is a proprietary Computer Aided Design and Building Information Modelling software program for both Mac and Windows operating systems. This software was previously called MiniCAD from 1985 - 1998 and Vectorworks from 1999.
Nemetschek Vectorworks / Nemetschek Vectorworks
Nemetschek Vectorworks
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
06 Nov 2014
fmt/452
Acrobat Catalog Cat File
1239
cat
Acrobat Catalog Cat File
This file is always 3 bytes long: A.. - 410D0A
BOF
410D0A
(?s)\AA\r\n
EOF
410D0A
(?s)A\r\n\Z
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
28 Aug 2012
fmt/453
Verity Collection Stop List
1240
stp
Verity Collection Stop List
BOF 10 bytes: acdekkms..
EOF 2 bytes: ..
BOF
616364656B6B6D730D0A
(?s)\Aacdekkms\r\n
EOF
0D0A
(?s)\r\n\Z
A Verity collection is the fundamental structure underlying the search capabilities of Verity applications. A collection consists of information about a particular set of documents that are available for searching and viewing. The specific information stored for a collection includes a word index and various other indexes, plus a document table containing document field information and logical pointers to the document files. The Verity Collection Stop List file contains a list of words that are to be excluded from a collection’s full-word index.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
28 Aug 2012
fmt/454
Verity Collection Index About File
1241
abt
Verity Collection Index About File
BOF: $control: 1.collection_about:
or BOF: $control: 1..collection_about:
BOF
24636F6E74726F6C3A2031{0-1}0A636F6C6C656374696F6E5F61626F75743A
(?s)\A\$control: 1.{0,1}\ncollection_about:
A Verity collection is the fundamental structure underlying the search capabilities of Verity applications. A collection consists of information about a particular set of documents that are available for searching and viewing. The specific information stored for a collection includes a word index and various other indexes, plus a document table containing document field information and logical pointers to the document files. Verity Collection Index About files give general collection information and assist in optimising searches.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
28 Aug 2012
fmt/455
Verity Collection Index Pending Transaction File
1242
trn
Verity Collection Index Pending Transaction File
BOF: LAST LOGCHECK " then ".LAST CLEAN {0-1 space}" then ".LAST OPTIMIZE {0-1 space}"*".
BOF
4C415354204C4F47434845434B2022{24}220A4C41535420434C45414E20{0-1}22{24}220A4C415354204F5054494D495A4520{0-1}22*220A
(?s)\ALAST LOGCHECK ".{24}"\nLAST CLEAN .{0,1}".{24}"\nLAST OPTIMIZE .{0,1}".*"\n
A Verity collection is the fundamental structure underlying the search capabilities of Verity applications. A collection consists of information about a particular set of documents that are available for searching and viewing. The specific information stored for a collection includes a word index and various other indexes, plus a document table containing document field information and logical pointers to the document files. The Verity Collection Index Pending Transaction Files store information on pending indexing transactions.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
28 Aug 2012
fmt/456
Verity Collection Index Style Policy
1243
plc
Verity Collection Index Style Policy
BOF: # style.plc.1.11 - 3/2/94..# @(#)Copyright (C) 1987-1994 Verity, Inc...#..#
EOF: }..}..
BOF
23207374796C652E706C6309312E3131202D20332F322F39340D0A232040282329436F707972696768742028432920313938372D31393934205665726974792C20496E632E0D0A230D0A23
(?s)\A# style\.plc\x091\.11 - 3/2/94\r\n# @\(#\)Copyright \(C\) 1987-1994 Verity, Inc\.\r\n#\r\n#
EOF
7D0D0A7D0D0A
(?s)\}\r\n\}\r\n\Z
A Verity collection is the fundamental structure underlying the search capabilities of Verity applications. A collection consists of information about a particular set of documents that are available for searching and viewing. The specific information stored for a collection includes a word index and various other indexes, plus a document table containing document field information and logical pointers to the document files. The Verity Collection Index Style Policy specifies the indexing mode to be used for a collection.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
28 Aug 2012
fmt/457
Verity Collection Document Dataset Descriptor Style Set
1244
ddd
Verity Collection Document Dataset Descriptor Style Set
BOF: # style.ddd.1.7 - 1/18/94..# @(#)
EOF: }......}..
BOF
23207374796C652E64646409312E37202D20312F31382F39340D0A232040282329
(?s)\A# style\.ddd\x091\.7 - 1/18/94\r\n# @\(#\)
EOF
7D0D0A0D0A0D0A7D0D0A
(?s)\}\r\n\r\n\r\n\}\r\n\Z
A Verity collection is the fundamental structure underlying the search capabilities of Verity applications. A collection consists of information about a particular set of documents that are available for searching and viewing. The specific information stored for a collection includes a word index and various other indexes, plus a document table containing document field information and logical pointers to the document files. The Verity Collection Document Dataset Descriptor Style Set file contains definitions for all internal fields included in the default schema for the collection’s document table.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
28 Aug 2012
fmt/458
Verity Collection Document Index Descriptor Style Set
1245
did
Verity Collection Document Index Descriptor Style Set
BOF: # style.did.1.3 - 1/11/94..# @(#)
EOF: }..}..
BOF
23207374796C652E64696409312E33202D20312F31312F39340D0A232040282329
(?s)\A# style\.did\x091\.3 - 1/11/94\r\n# @\(#\)
EOF
7D0D0A7D0D0A
(?s)\}\r\n\}\r\n\Z
A Verity collection is the fundamental structure underlying the search capabilities of Verity applications. A collection consists of information about a particular set of documents that are available for searching and viewing. The specific information stored for a collection includes a word index and various other indexes, plus a document table containing document field information and logical pointers to the document files.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
28 Aug 2012
fmt/459
Verity Collection Word List Descriptor Style Set
1246
wld
Verity Collection Word List Descriptor Style Set
BOF: # style.wld.1.5 - 1/11/94..# @(#)
EOF: }..}..$$..
BOF
23207374796C652E776C6409312E35202D20312F31312F39340D0A232040282329
(?s)\A# style\.wld\x091\.5 - 1/11/94\r\n# @\(#\)
EOF
7D0D0A7D0D0A24240D0A
(?s)\}\r\n\}\r\n\$\$\r\n\Z
A Verity collection is the fundamental structure underlying the search capabilities of Verity applications. A collection consists of information about a particular set of documents that are available for searching and viewing. The specific information stored for a collection includes a word index and various other indexes, plus a document table containing document field information and logical pointers to the document files. The Verity Collection Document Index Descriptor Style Set configures a word index that includes
all partitions of the collection. The spanning word list is an optional index that aids fast searching.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
28 Aug 2012
fmt/460
Verity Collection Partition Definition Descriptor Style Set
1247
pdd
Verity Collection Partition Definition Descriptor Style Set
BOF: # fashion.pdd - written by mkprtind - Sat Dec 07 00:12:02 1991..
EOF: }..}..
BOF
232066617368696F6E2E706464202D207772697474656E206279206D6B707274696E64202D20536174204465632030372030303A31323A303220313939310D0A
(?s)\A# fashion\.pdd - written by mkprtind - Sat Dec 07 00:12:02 1991\r\n
EOF
7D0D0A7D0D0A
(?s)\}\r\n\}\r\n\Z
A Verity collection is the fundamental structure underlying the search capabilities of Verity applications. A collection consists of information about a particular set of documents that are available for searching and viewing. The specific information stored for a collection includes a word index and various other indexes, plus a document table containing document field information and logical pointers to the document files. The Verity Collection Partition Definition Descriptor Style Set contains parameters for configuring and managing the collection’s partitions.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
28 Aug 2012
fmt/461
Verity Collection Index Descriptor File
1248
wld
ddd
did
pdd
Verity Collection Index Descriptor File
BOF: tWbc then $$$ then $$f.
BOF
74576263{60}242424{57}24246600
(?s)\AtWbc.{60}\$\$\$.{57}\$\$f\x00
A Verity collection is the fundamental structure underlying the search capabilities of Verity applications. A collection consists of information about a particular set of documents that are available for searching and viewing. The specific information stored for a collection includes a word index and various other indexes, plus a document table containing document field information and logical pointers to the document files.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
28 Aug 2012
fmt/462
MS DOS Compression format
1249
MS DOS Compression (SZDD)
BOF: SZDDˆð'3A
BOF
535A444488F0273341
(?s)\ASZDD\x88\xf0'3A
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Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
28 Aug 2012
A DOS compressed file will be named file.**_, so a DOS compressed .exe will be named 'file'.ex_, a DOS compressed .jpg will be named 'file'.jp_.
fmt/463
image/jpm
JPM (JPEG 2000 part 6)
1250
jpm
JPEG 2000 Compound Image File Format
BOF: ....jP ..‡.{4}ftypjpm
BOF
0000000C6A5020200D0A870A{4}667479706A706D
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x00\x0cjP \r\n\x87\n.{4}ftypjpm
The JPEG 2000 Compound Image File Format is an optional file format for storing compound images using the JPEG 2000 file format family architecture. A compound image is an image that may contain scanned images, synthetic images or both, and that preferably requires a mix of continuous tone and bi-level compression methods.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
28 Aug 2012
fmt/464
CorelDraw Drawing
5.0
1251
cdr
CorelDraw Drawing Version 5
RIFF{4}CDR5vrsn
BOF
52494646{4}434452357672736E
(?s)\ARIFF.{4}CDR5vrsn
CorelDraw (styled CorelDRAW) is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite, which bundles CorelDraw with bitmap-image editor Corel Photo-Paint as well as other graphics-related programs.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
03 Aug 2015
fmt/465
CorelDraw Drawing
4.0
1252
cdr
CorelDraw Drawing Version 4
RIFF{4}CDR4vrsn
BOF
52494646{4}434452347672736E
(?s)\ARIFF.{4}CDR4vrsn
CorelDraw (styled CorelDRAW) is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite, which bundles CorelDraw with bitmap-image editor Corel Photo-Paint as well as other graphics-related programs.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
03 Aug 2015
fmt/466
CorelDraw Drawing
2.0
1253
cdr
CorelDraw Drawing Version 2
BOF: WLm.(%.|í.)..
BOF
574C6D00(ED08|2505)0000
(?s)\AWLm\x00(?:\xed\x08|%\x05)\x00\x00
CorelDraw (styled CorelDRAW) is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite, which bundles CorelDraw with bitmap-image editor Corel Photo-Paint as well as other graphics-related programs.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
03 Aug 2015
fmt/467
CorelDraw Drawing
1.0
1254
cdr
CorelDraw Drawing Version 1
WLe.E...{78}€@...€@
BOF
574C650045000000{77}80400100008040
(?s)\AWLe\x00E\x00\x00\x00.{77}\x80@\x01\x00\x00\x80@
CorelDraw (styled CorelDRAW) is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite, which bundles CorelDraw with bitmap-image editor Corel Photo-Paint as well as other graphics-related programs.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2012
03 Aug 2015
fmt/468
ISO Disk Image File
1255
iso
ISO Disk Image File
BOF: CD001{1-16384}ÿCD001 with offset of 32769.
Beginning at byte 32768, an ISO file will hold two-to-many volume descriptors, each of 2048 bytes and starting with '*CD001', where * represents the volume desciptor type as defined within the specification.
BOF
4344303031{1-16384}FF4344303031
(?s)\A.{32769}CD001.{1,16384}\xffCD001
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Oct 2012
25 Oct 2012
fmt/469
MS DOS Compression format (KWAJ variant)
1256
MS DOS Compression format (KWAJ)
BOF: KWAJˆð'Ñ
BOF
4B57414A88F027D1
(?s)\AKWAJ\x88\xf0'\xd1
The MS DOS compression format uses the LZSS algorithm to compress a single file into another single file,
replacing the last character in the filename with an underscore. It is implemented via the MS DOS commands COMPRESS.EXE and EXPAND.EXE.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Oct 2012
25 Oct 2012
A DOS compressed file will be named file.**_, so a .exe will look like file.ex_, a DOS compressed .jpg will look like file.jp_ etc.
fmt/470
Asymetrix Toolbook File
1257
tbk
sbk
Asymetrix Toolbook
BOF - .JBO
BOF
034A424F
(?s)\A\x03JBO
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Oct 2012
25 Oct 2012
fmt/471
text/html
Hypertext Markup Language
5
1258
htm
html
fmt/96
HTML5 Variant 1
HTML 5 does not explicitly define the HTML version or any Document Type Definition (DTD) within the DOCTYPE tag. An HTML5 DOCTYPE tag may contain an obsolete permitted DOCTYPE string, however this is discouraged. As such the present signature does not cover identification of an HTML5 document that includes this obsolete permitted DOCTYPE string. This signature may be subject to further revision as, at the time of writing, development on the HTML5 standard is still ongoing.
Variant 1: <!(DOCTYPE|doctype){0-4}(HTML|html)>
BOF
3C21(444F4354595045|646F6374797065){0-4}(48544D4C|68746D6C)3E
(?s)\A.{0,1024}\x3c\!(?:DOCTYPE|doctype).{0,4}(?:HTML|html)\x3e
HTML5 Variant 2
BOF: <!(DOCTYPE|doctype){0-4}(HTML|html){0-4}{SYSTEM|system){0-4}('|")about:legacy-compat('|")>
BOF
3C21(444F4354595045|646F6374797065){0-4}(48544D4C|68746D6C){0-4}(53595354454D|73797374656D){0-4}(27|22)61626F75743A6C65676163792D636F6D706174(27|22)3E
(?s)\A.{0,1024}\x3c\!(?:DOCTYPE|doctype).{0,4}(?:HTML|html).{0,4}(?:SYSTEM|system).{0,4}(?:'|")about:legacy-compat(?:'|")\x3e
The HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is a markup language designed for the rendering of information via a web browser. It was originally defined as a highly simplified subset of SGML, but is now an international standard, and is maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). A HTML document consists of nested elements, each of which may have attributes and content. It begins with an HTML Document Type declaration. HTML 5 does not explicitly define the HTML version or any Document Type Definition (DTD) within the DOCTYPE tag.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Oct 2012
25 Oct 2012
This signature may be subject to further revision as, at the time of writing, development on the HTML5 standard is still ongoing.
fmt/472
Sony Digital Voice File/Sony Memory Stick Voice File
1259
msv
dvf
Sony Digital Voice File/Sony Memory Stick Voice File
MS_VOICE...P....SONY CORPORATION
BOF
4D535F564F4943450000005001020000534F4E5920434F52504F524154494F4E
(?s)\AMS_VOICE\x00\x00\x00P\x01\x02\x00\x00SONY CORPORATION
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Audio
unknown
Hagley Museum and Library / Hagley Museum and Library
25 Oct 2012
25 Oct 2012
fmt/473
Microsoft Office Owner File
1260
doc
MS Owner file v1
1st byte is within the range of 06 to 0F. Next bytes are name of registered user. 55th byte is identical to 1st. 56th byte is 00
BOF
06{52}000600
(?s)\A\x06.{52}\x00\x06\x00
MS Owner file v2
1st byte is within the range of 06 to 0F. Next bytes are name of registered user. 55th byte is identical to 1st. 56th byte is 00
BOF
07{52}000700
(?s)\A\x07.{52}\x00\x07\x00
MS Owner file v3
1st byte is within the range of 06 to 0F. Next bytes are name of registered user. 55th byte is identical to 1st. 56th byte is 00
BOF
08{52}000800
(?s)\A\x08.{52}\x00\x08\x00
MS Owner file v4
1st byte is within the range of 06 to 0F. Next bytes are name of registered user. 55th byte is identical to 1st. 56th byte is 00
BOF
09{52}000900
(?s)\A\x09.{52}\x00\x09\x00
MS Owner file v5
1st byte is within the range of 06 to 0F. Next bytes are name of registered user. 55th byte is identical to 1st. 56th byte is 00
BOF
0A{52}000A00
(?s)\A\n.{52}\x00\n\x00
MS Owner file v6
1st byte is within the range of 06 to 0F. Next bytes are name of registered user. 55th byte is identical to 1st. 56th byte is 00
BOF
0B{52}000B00
(?s)\A\x0b.{52}\x00\x0b\x00
MS Owner file v7
1st byte is within the range of 06 to 0F. Next bytes are name of registered user. 55th byte is identical to 1st. 56th byte is 00
BOF
0C{52}000C00
(?s)\A\x0c.{52}\x00\x0c\x00
MS Owner file v8
1st byte is within the range of 06 to 0F. Next bytes are name of registered user. 55th byte is identical to 1st. 56th byte is 00
BOF
0D{52}000D00
(?s)\A\r.{52}\x00\r\x00
MS Owner file v9
1st byte is within the range of 06 to 0F. Next bytes are name of registered user. 55th byte is identical to 1st. 56th byte is 00
BOF
0E{52}000E00
(?s)\A\x0e.{52}\x00\x0e\x00
MS Owner file v10
1st byte is within the range of 06 to 0F. Next bytes are name of registered user. 55th byte is identical to 1st. 56th byte is 00
BOF
0F{52}000F00
(?s)\A\x0f.{52}\x00\x0f\x00
MS Owner file v11
1st byte is within the range of 01 to 0F, or 14. Next bytes are name of registered user. 55th byte is identical to 1st. 56th byte is 00
BOF
01{52}000100
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x01.{52}\x00\x01\x00
MS Owner file v12
1st byte is within the range of 01 to 0F, or 14. Next bytes are name of registered user. 55th byte is identical to 1st. 56th byte is 00
BOF
02{52}000200
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x02.{52}\x00\x02\x00
MS Owner file v13
1st byte is within the range of 01 to 0F, or 14. Next bytes are name of registered user. 55th byte is identical to 1st. 56th byte is 00
BOF
03{52}000300
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x03.{52}\x00\x03\x00
MS Owner file v14
1st byte is within the range of 01 to 0F, or 14. Next bytes are name of registered user. 55th byte is identical to 1st. 56th byte is 00
BOF
04{52}000400
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x04.{52}\x00\x04\x00
MS Owner file v15
1st byte is within the range of 01 to 0F, or 14. Next bytes are name of registered user. 55th byte is identical to 1st. 56th byte is 00
BOF
05{52}000500
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x05.{52}\x00\x05\x00
MS Owner file v16
1st byte is within the range of 01 to 0F, or 14. Next bytes are name of registered user. 55th byte is identical to 1st. 56th byte is 00
BOF
14{52}001400
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x14.{52}\x00\x14\x00
MS Owner file v17
1st byte is within the hex range of 01 to 14. Next bytes are name of registered user. 55th byte is identical to 1st. 56th byte is 00
BOF
10{52}001000
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x10.{52}\x00\x10\x00
MS Owner file v18
1st byte is within the hex range of 01 to 14. Next bytes are name of registered user. 55th byte is identical to 1st. 56th byte is 00
BOF
11{52}001100
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x11.{52}\x00\x11\x00
MS Owner file v19
1st byte is within the hex range of 01 to 14. Next bytes are name of registered user. 55th byte is identical to 1st. 56th byte is 00
BOF
12{52}001200
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x12.{52}\x00\x12\x00
MS Owner file v20
1st byte is within the hex range of 01 to 14. Next bytes are name of registered user. 55th byte is identical to 1st. 56th byte is 00
BOF
13{52}001300
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x13.{52}\x00\x13\x00
When a previously saved Word document is opened for editing, for printing, or for review, Word creates a temporary file that has a .doc file name extension. This file name extension begins with a tilde (~) that is followed by a dollar sign ($) that is followed by the remainder of the original file name. This temporary file holds the logon name of person who opens the file. This temporary file is called the "owner file."
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Oct 2012
25 Oct 2012
fmt/474
Windows Help File
1261
hlp
Windows Help File
BOF: ?_..{4}ÿÿÿÿ
BOF
3F5F0300{4}FFFFFFFF
(?s)\A\?_\x03\x00.{4}\xff\xff\xff\xff
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Oct 2012
25 Oct 2012
fmt/475
Microsoft Management Console Snap-in Control file
1262
msc
fmt/101
Microsoft Management Console Snap-in Control file
BOF: <?xml version="1.0"?>..<MMC_ConsoleFile ConsoleVersion="
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D22312E30223F3E0D0A3C4D4D435F436F6E736F6C6546696C6520436F6E736F6C6556657273696F6E3D22
(?s)\A\x3c\?xml version="1\.0"\?\x3e\r\n\x3cMMC_ConsoleFile ConsoleVersion="
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unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Oct 2012
25 Oct 2012
fmt/476
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/A - Portable Document Format
2a
1263
pdf
fmt/14
fmt/15
fmt/16
fmt/17
fmt/18
fmt/19
fmt/20
x-fmt/453
fmt/276
PDF/A-2A
BOF: %PDF1.(0-7)
VAR: Identifies the byte sequence which equals - xmlns:pdfaid="http://www.aiim.org/pdfa/ns/id/ which is the PDF/A identification namespace within the PDF/A meta-data, followed by <pdfaid:part>2<pdfaid:part> and <pdfaid:conformance>A<pdfaid:conformance>, which are the two mandatory elements and values for PDF/A. See ISO 19005-2:2011 for further information.
BOF
255044462D312E[30:37]
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.[0-7]
VAR
786D6C6E733A7064666169643D(22|27)687474703A2F2F7777772E6169696D2E6F72672F706466612F6E732F6964*7064666169643A70617274(3D22|3D27|3E)32(22|27|3C2F7064666169643A706172743E){0-11}7064666169643A636F6E666F726D616E6365(3E|3D22|3D27)41(22|27|3C2F7064666169643A636F6E666F726D616E63653E)
(?s)xmlns:pdfaid=(?:"|')http://www\.aiim\.org/pdfa/ns/id.*pdfaid:part(?:="|='|\x3e)2(?:"|'|\x3c/pdfaid:part\x3e).{0,11}pdfaid:conformance(?:\x3e|="|=')A(?:"|'|\x3c/pdfaid:conformance\x3e)
The Portable Document Format/Archive is a format designed for long term preservation by Adobe Systems. PDF/A is an ISO standardised version of PDF, with all of the features from PDF that would impede long term preservation removed. A major principle of PDF/A is that it is self contained and not reliant on externalities thus all font and colour information is encoded into the file. PDF/A files are larger than other types of PDF files due to the need for embedded information. PDF/A2 supports three levels of compliance: PDF/A-2a (Accessible), PDF/A-2b (Basic). and PDF/A-2u (Unicode). PDF/A-2 is based on ISO 32000-1 – PDF 1.7 and is defined by ISO 19005-2:2011, which has the formal name 'Document management – Electronic document file format for long-term preservation – Part 2: Use of ISO 32000-1 (PDF/A-2)'.
1016
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Oct 2012
25 Oct 2012
fmt/477
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/A - Portable Document Format
2b
1264
pdf
fmt/14
fmt/15
fmt/16
fmt/17
fmt/18
fmt/19
fmt/20
x-fmt/453
fmt/276
PDF/A-2B
BOF: %PDF1.(0-7)
VAR: Identifies the byte sequence which equals - xmlns:pdfaid="http://www.aiim.org/pdfa/ns/id/ which is the PDF/A identification namespace within the PDF/A meta-data, followed by <pdfaid:part>2<pdfaid:part> and <pdfaid:conformance>B<pdfaid:conformance>, which are the two mandatory elements and values for PDF/A. See ISO 19005-2:2011 for further information.
BOF
255044462D312E[30:37]
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.[0-7]
VAR
786D6C6E733A7064666169643D(22|27)687474703A2F2F7777772E6169696D2E6F72672F706466612F6E732F6964*7064666169643A70617274(3D22|3D27|3E)32(22|27|3C2F7064666169643A706172743E){0-11}7064666169643A636F6E666F726D616E6365(3E|3D22|3D27)42(22|27|3C2F7064666169643A636F6E666F726D616E63653E)
(?s)xmlns:pdfaid=(?:"|')http://www\.aiim\.org/pdfa/ns/id.*pdfaid:part(?:="|='|\x3e)2(?:"|'|\x3c/pdfaid:part\x3e).{0,11}pdfaid:conformance(?:\x3e|="|=')B(?:"|'|\x3c/pdfaid:conformance\x3e)
The Portable Document Format/Archive is a format designed for long term preservation by Adobe Systems. PDF/A is an ISO standardised version of PDF, with all of the features from PDF that would impede long term preservation removed. A major principle of PDF/A is that it is self contained and not reliant on externalities thus all font and colour information is encoded into the file. PDF/A files are larger than other types of PDF files due to the need for embedded information. PDF/A2 supports three levels of compliance: PDF/A-2a (Accessible), PDF/A-2b (Basic). and PDF/A-2u (Unicode). PDF/A-2 is based on ISO 32000-1 – PDF 1.7 and is defined by ISO 19005-2:2011, which has the formal name 'Document management – Electronic document file format for long-term preservation – Part 2: Use of ISO 32000-1 (PDF/A-2)'.
1016
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Oct 2012
25 Oct 2012
fmt/478
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/A - Portable Document Format
2u
1265
pdf
fmt/14
fmt/15
fmt/16
fmt/17
fmt/18
fmt/19
fmt/20
x-fmt/453
fmt/276
PDF/A-2U
BOF: %PDF1.(0-7)
VAR: Identifies the byte sequence which equals - xmlns:pdfaid="http://www.aiim.org/pdfa/ns/id/ which is the PDF/A identification namespace within the PDF/A meta-data, followed by <pdfaid:part>2<pdfaid:part> and <pdfaid:conformance>U<pdfaid:conformance>, which are the two mandatory elements and values for PDF/A. See ISO 19005-2:2011 for further information.
BOF
255044462D312E[30:37]
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.[0-7]
VAR
786D6C6E733A7064666169643D(22|27)687474703A2F2F7777772E6169696D2E6F72672F706466612F6E732F6964*7064666169643A70617274(3D22|3D27|3E)32(22|27|3C2F7064666169643A706172743E){0-11}7064666169643A636F6E666F726D616E6365(3E|3D22|3D27)55(22|27|3C2F7064666169643A636F6E666F726D616E63653E)
(?s)xmlns:pdfaid=(?:"|')http://www\.aiim\.org/pdfa/ns/id.*pdfaid:part(?:="|='|\x3e)2(?:"|'|\x3c/pdfaid:part\x3e).{0,11}pdfaid:conformance(?:\x3e|="|=')U(?:"|'|\x3c/pdfaid:conformance\x3e)
The Portable Document Format/Archive is a format designed for long term preservation by Adobe Systems. PDF/A is an ISO standardised version of PDF, with all of the features from PDF that would impede long term preservation removed. A major principle of PDF/A is that it is self contained and not reliant on externalities thus all font and colour information is encoded into the file. PDF/A files are larger than other types of PDF files due to the need for embedded information. PDF/A2 supports three levels of compliance: PDF/A-2a (Accessible), PDF/A-2b (Basic). and PDF/A-2u (Unicode). PDF/A-2 is based on ISO 32000-1 – PDF 1.7 and is defined by ISO 19005-2:2011, which has the formal name 'Document management – Electronic document file format for long-term preservation – Part 2: Use of ISO 32000-1 (PDF/A-2)'.
1016
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Oct 2012
25 Oct 2012
fmt/479
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/A - Portable Document Format
3a
1266
pdf
fmt/14
fmt/15
fmt/16
fmt/17
fmt/18
fmt/19
fmt/20
x-fmt/453
fmt/276
PDF/A-3A
BOF: %PDF1.(0-7)
VAR: Identifies the byte sequence which equals - xmlns:pdfaid="http://www.aiim.org/pdfa/ns/id/ which is the PDF/A identification namespace within the PDF/A meta-data, followed by <pdfaid:part>3<pdfaid:part> and <pdfaid:conformance>A<pdfaid:conformance>, which are the two mandatory elements and values for PDF/A. See ISO 19005-3:2012 for further information.
BOF
255044462D312E[30:37]
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.[0-7]
VAR
786D6C6E733A7064666169643D(22|27)687474703A2F2F7777772E6169696D2E6F72672F706466612F6E732F6964*7064666169643A70617274(3D22|3D27|3E)33(22|27|3C2F7064666169643A706172743E){0-11}7064666169643A636F6E666F726D616E6365(3E|3D22|3D27)41(22|27|3C2F7064666169643A636F6E666F726D616E63653E)
(?s)xmlns:pdfaid=(?:"|')http://www\.aiim\.org/pdfa/ns/id.*pdfaid:part(?:="|='|\x3e)3(?:"|'|\x3c/pdfaid:part\x3e).{0,11}pdfaid:conformance(?:\x3e|="|=')A(?:"|'|\x3c/pdfaid:conformance\x3e)
The Portable Document Format/Archive is a format designed for long term preservation by Adobe Systems. PDF/A is an ISO standardised version of PDF, with all of the features from PDF that would impede long term preservation removed. A major principle of PDF/A is that it is self contained and not reliant on externalities thus all font and colour information is encoded into the file. PDF/A files are larger than other types of PDF files due to the need for embedded information. PDF/A3 supports three levels of compliance: PDF/A-3a (Accessible), PDF/A-3b (Basic). and PDF/A-3u (Unicode). PDF/A-2 is based on ISO 32000-1 – PDF 1.7 and is defined by ISO 19005-3:2012, which has the formal name 'Document management - Electronic document file format for long-term preservation - Part 3: Use of ISO 32000-1 with support for embedded files (PDF/A-3)'. The primary new feature in PDF/A-3 is the ability to embed any source format within a PDF/A file.
1016
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Oct 2012
25 Oct 2012
fmt/480
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/A - Portable Document Format
3b
1267
pdf
fmt/14
fmt/15
fmt/16
fmt/17
fmt/18
fmt/19
fmt/20
x-fmt/453
fmt/276
PDF/A-3B
BOF: %PDF1.(0-7)
VAR: Identifies the byte sequence which equals - xmlns:pdfaid="http://www.aiim.org/pdfa/ns/id/ which is the PDF/A identification namespace within the PDF/A meta-data, followed by <pdfaid:part>3<pdfaid:part> and <pdfaid:conformance>B<pdfaid:conformance>, which are the two mandatory elements and values for PDF/A. See ISO 19005-3:2012 for further information.
BOF
255044462D312E[30:37]
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.[0-7]
VAR
786D6C6E733A7064666169643D(22|27)687474703A2F2F7777772E6169696D2E6F72672F706466612F6E732F6964*7064666169643A70617274(3D22|3D27|3E)33(22|27|3C2F7064666169643A706172743E){0-11}7064666169643A636F6E666F726D616E6365(3E|3D22|3D27)42(22|27|3C2F7064666169643A636F6E666F726D616E63653E)
(?s)xmlns:pdfaid=(?:"|')http://www\.aiim\.org/pdfa/ns/id.*pdfaid:part(?:="|='|\x3e)3(?:"|'|\x3c/pdfaid:part\x3e).{0,11}pdfaid:conformance(?:\x3e|="|=')B(?:"|'|\x3c/pdfaid:conformance\x3e)
The Portable Document Format/Archive is a format designed for long term preservation by Adobe Systems. PDF/A is an ISO standardised version of PDF, with all of the features from PDF that would impede long term preservation removed. A major principle of PDF/A is that it is self contained and not reliant on externalities thus all font and colour information is encoded into the file. PDF/A files are larger than other types of PDF files due to the need for embedded information. PDF/A3 supports three levels of compliance: PDF/A-3a (Accessible), PDF/A-3b (Basic). and PDF/A-3u (Unicode). PDF/A-2 is based on ISO 32000-1 – PDF 1.7 and is defined by ISO 19005-3:2012, which has the formal name 'Document management - Electronic document file format for long-term preservation - Part 3: Use of ISO 32000-1 with support for embedded files (PDF/A-3)'. The primary new feature in PDF/A-3 is the ability to embed any source format within a PDF/A file.
1016
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Oct 2012
25 Oct 2012
fmt/481
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/A - Portable Document Format
3u
1268
pdf
fmt/14
fmt/15
fmt/16
fmt/17
fmt/18
fmt/19
fmt/20
x-fmt/453
fmt/276
PDF/A-3U
BOF: %PDF1.(0-7)
VAR: Identifies the byte sequence which equals - xmlns:pdfaid="http://www.aiim.org/pdfa/ns/id/ which is the PDF/A identification namespace within the PDF/A meta-data, followed by <pdfaid:part>3<pdfaid:part> and <pdfaid:conformance>U<pdfaid:conformance>, which are the two mandatory elements and values for PDF/A. See ISO 19005-3:2012 for further information.
BOF
255044462D312E[30:37]
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.[0-7]
VAR
786D6C6E733A7064666169643D(22|27)687474703A2F2F7777772E6169696D2E6F72672F706466612F6E732F6964*7064666169643A70617274(3D22|3D27|3E)33(22|27|3C2F7064666169643A706172743E){0-11}7064666169643A636F6E666F726D616E6365(3E|3D22|3D27)55(22|27|3C2F7064666169643A636F6E666F726D616E63653E)
(?s)xmlns:pdfaid=(?:"|')http://www\.aiim\.org/pdfa/ns/id.*pdfaid:part(?:="|='|\x3e)3(?:"|'|\x3c/pdfaid:part\x3e).{0,11}pdfaid:conformance(?:\x3e|="|=')U(?:"|'|\x3c/pdfaid:conformance\x3e)
The Portable Document Format/Archive is a format designed for long term preservation by Adobe Systems. PDF/A is an ISO standardised version of PDF, with all of the features from PDF that would impede long term preservation removed. A major principle of PDF/A is that it is self contained and not reliant on externalities thus all font and colour information is encoded into the file. PDF/A files are larger than other types of PDF files due to the need for embedded information. PDF/A3 supports three levels of compliance: PDF/A-3a (Accessible), PDF/A-3b (Basic). and PDF/A-3u (Unicode). PDF/A-2 is based on ISO 32000-1 – PDF 1.7 and is defined by ISO 19005-3:2012, which has the formal name 'Document management - Electronic document file format for long-term preservation - Part 3: Use of ISO 32000-1 with support for embedded files (PDF/A-3)'. The primary new feature in PDF/A-3 is the ability to embed any source format within a PDF/A file.
1016
Page Description
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Oct 2012
25 Oct 2012
fmt/482
application/x-ibooks+zip
Apple iBook format
1269
ibooks
x-fmt/263
fmt/97
fmt/98
fmt/99
fmt/100
fmt/102
fmt/103
fmt/96
fmt/471
iBook
PK..{26}mimetypeapplication/x-ibooks+zip
BOF
504B0304{26}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F782D69626F6F6B732B7A6970
(?s)\A.{0,0}PK\x03\x04.{26}mimetypeapplication/x-ibooks\+zip
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Text (Structured)
unknown
British Library / British Library
18 Dec 2012
19 Jul 2013
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/483
application/epub+zip
ePub format
1270
epub
x-fmt/263
fmt/97
fmt/98
fmt/99
fmt/100
fmt/102
fmt/103
fmt/96
fmt/471
ePub
PK..{26}mimetypeapplication/epub+zip
BOF
504B0304{26}6D696D65747970656170706C69636174696F6E2F657075622B7A6970
(?s)\A.{0,0}PK\x03\x04.{26}mimetypeapplication/epub\+zip
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 Dec 2012
19 Jul 2013
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/484
7Zip format
1271
7z
7Zip
BOF: 7z¼¯'.
BOF
377ABCAF271C
(?s)\A7z\xbc\xaf'\x1c
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 Dec 2012
18 Dec 2012
fmt/485
Rocket Book eBook format
1272
rb
Rocket Book format
BOF: °.°.{2}NUVO
BOF
B00CB00C{2}4E55564F
(?s)\A\xb0\x0c\xb0\x0c.{2}NUVO
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Text (Structured)
unknown
British Library / British Library
18 Dec 2012
18 Dec 2012
fmt/486
Macromedia (Adobe) Director Compressed Resource file
1273
dcr
Macromedia Director DCR Windows
BOF: RIFX{4}FGDM
BOF
52494658{4}4647444D
(?s)\ARIFX.{4}FGDM
Macromedia Director DCR Macintosh
BOF: XFIR{4}MDGF
BOF
58464952{4}4D444746
(?s)\AXFIR.{4}MDGF
These files are interactive plugin objects produced by Macromedia Director, and are typically found embedded in web pages, rendered by the Shockwave plugin.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Presentation
unknown
Rhizome / Rhizome
18 Dec 2012
18 Dec 2012
fmt/487
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.presentation.macroEnabled.12
Macro Enabled Microsoft Powerpoint
2007 Onwards
1274
pptm
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 Dec 2012
18 Dec 2012
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/488
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange PDF/X-4
1275
pdf
fmt/14
fmt/15
fmt/16
fmt/17
fmt/18
fmt/19
fmt/20
x-fmt/453
fmt/276
PDF/X-4
BOF: %PDF-1.[0-7] - specification is based on PDF1.6, however the specification doesn't specifically preclude other versions. We have seen and produced samples with PDF value not 1.6, so we are including all possible values.
VAR: <pdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion>PDF/X-4</pdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion>
BOF
255044462D312E[30:37]
(?s)\A.{0,0}%PDF-1\.[0-7]
VAR
3C7064667869643A4754535F5044465856657273696F6E3E5044462F582D343C2F7064667869643A4754535F5044465856657273696F6E3E
(?s)\x3cpdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion\x3ePDF/X-4\x3c/pdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion\x3e
PDF/X was developed by the Committee for Graphics Arts Technologies Standards (CGATS) and Adobe. This 'exchange standard' format is based on Adobe's PDF specification and includes additional notes specifically to facilitate graphics exchange. PDF/X is a subset of the PDF specification, and is an application standard as well as a file format standard. There are several versions of the standard, which address specific issues.
637
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 Dec 2012
18 Dec 2012
fmt/489
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange PDF/X-4p
1276
pdf
fmt/14
fmt/15
fmt/16
fmt/17
fmt/18
fmt/19
fmt/20
x-fmt/453
fmt/276
PDF/X-4p
BOF: %PDF-1.[0-7] - specification is based on PDF1.6, however the specification doesn't specifically preclude other versions. We have seen and produced samples with PDF value not 1.6, so we are including all possible values.
VAR: <pdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion>PDF/X-4p</pdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion>
BOF
255044462D312E[30:37]
(?s)\A.{0,0}%PDF-1\.[0-7]
VAR
3C7064667869643A4754535F5044465856657273696F6E3E5044462F582D34703C2F7064667869643A4754535F5044465856657273696F6E3E
(?s)\x3cpdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion\x3ePDF/X-4p\x3c/pdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion\x3e
PDF/X was developed by the Committee for Graphics Arts Technologies Standards (CGATS) and Adobe. This 'exchange standard' format is based on Adobe's PDF specification and includes additional notes specifically to facilitate graphics exchange. PDF/X is a subset of the PDF specification, and is an application standard as well as a file format standard. There are several versions of the standard, which address specific issues.
637
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 Dec 2012
18 Dec 2012
fmt/490
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange PDF/X-5g
1277
pdf
fmt/14
fmt/15
fmt/16
fmt/17
fmt/18
fmt/19
fmt/20
x-fmt/453
fmt/276
PDF/X-5g
BOF: %PDF-1.(0-7). Specification is based on 1.6, however doesn't specifically preclude other versions.
VAR: <pdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion>PDF/X-5g</pdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion>
BOF
255044462D312E[30:37]
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.[0-7]
VAR
3C7064667869643A4754535F5044465856657273696F6E3E5044462F582D35673C2F7064667869643A4754535F5044465856657273696F6E3E
(?s)\x3cpdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion\x3ePDF/X-5g\x3c/pdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion\x3e
PDF/X was developed by the Committee for Graphics Arts Technologies Standards (CGATS) and Adobe. This 'exchange standard' format is based on Adobe's PDF specification and includes additional notes specifically to facilitate graphics exchange. PDF/X is a subset of the PDF specification, and is an application standard as well as a file format standard. There are several versions of the standard, which address specific issues.
637
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 Dec 2012
18 Dec 2012
fmt/491
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange PDF/X-5pg
1278
pdf
fmt/14
fmt/15
fmt/16
fmt/17
fmt/18
fmt/19
fmt/20
x-fmt/453
fmt/276
PDF/X-5pg
BOF: %PDF-1.(0-7). Specification is based on 1.6, however doesn't specifically preclude other versions.
<pdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion>PDF/X-5pg</pdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion>
BOF
255044462D312E[30:37]
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.[0-7]
VAR
3C7064667869643A4754535F5044465856657273696F6E3E5044462F582D3570673C2F7064667869643A4754535F5044465856657273696F6E3E
(?s)\x3cpdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion\x3ePDF/X-5pg\x3c/pdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion\x3e
PDF/X was developed by the Committee for Graphics Arts Technologies Standards (CGATS) and Adobe. This 'exchange standard' format is based on Adobe's PDF specification and includes additional notes specifically to facilitate graphics exchange. PDF/X is a subset of the PDF specification, and is an application standard as well as a file format standard. There are several versions of the standard, which address specific issues.
637
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 Dec 2012
18 Dec 2012
fmt/492
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange PDF/X-5n
1279
pdf
fmt/14
fmt/15
fmt/16
fmt/17
fmt/18
fmt/19
fmt/20
x-fmt/453
fmt/276
PDF/X-5n
BOF: %PDF-1.(0-7). Specification is based on 1.6, however doesn't specifically preclude other versions.
<pdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion>PDF/X-5n</pdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion>
BOF
255044462D312E[30:37]
(?s)\A%PDF-1\.[0-7]
VAR
3C7064667869643A4754535F5044465856657273696F6E3E5044462F582D356E3C2F7064667869643A4754535F5044465856657273696F6E3E
(?s)\x3cpdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion\x3ePDF/X-5n\x3c/pdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion\x3e
PDF/X was developed by the Committee for Graphics Arts Technologies Standards (CGATS) and Adobe. This 'exchange standard' format is based on Adobe's PDF specification and includes additional notes specifically to facilitate graphics exchange. PDF/X is a subset of the PDF specification, and is an application standard as well as a file format standard. There are several versions of the standard, which address specific issues.
637
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 Dec 2012
18 Dec 2012
fmt/493
application/pdf
Acrobat PDF/E - Portable Document Format for Engineering PDF/E-1
1280
pdf
fmt/14
fmt/15
fmt/16
fmt/17
fmt/18
fmt/19
fmt/20
x-fmt/453
fmt/276
PDF/E-1
BOF: %PDF-1.[0-7] - specification is based on PDF1.6, however the specification doesn't specifically preclude other versions. We have seen and produced samples with PDF value not 1.6, so we are including all possible values.
VAR: <pdfe:ISO_PDFEVersion>PDF/E-1</pdfe:ISO_PDFEVersion>
BOF
255044462D312E[30:37]
(?s)\A.{0,0}%PDF-1\.[0-7]
VAR
3C706466653A49534F5F5044464556657273696F6E3E5044462F452D313C2F706466653A49534F5F5044464556657273696F6E3E
(?s)\x3cpdfe:ISO_PDFEVersion\x3ePDF/E-1\x3c/pdfe:ISO_PDFEVersion\x3e
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637
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 Dec 2012
18 Dec 2012
fmt/494
Microsoft Office Encrypted Document
2007 Onwards
1281
xlsx
pptx
docx
A Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document, that has been encrypted.
The encrypted document conforms to the MS-OFFCRYPTO specification, as found here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc313071(v=office.12).aspx
The document is an OLE2 compound that contains a number of files:
EncryptionInfo - This file contains information used by the Office-compatible application to decrypt the encrypted package. There are multiple variants of this file, as described in 2.3.4.5, and 2.3.4.6 of the format specification.
EncryptedPackage - This file contains the whole of the encrypted document.
DataSpaces folder (and sub-files) - This structure associates protected content with data space definitions. The data space definition, in turn, describes the series of transforms that must be applied to that protected content to restore it to its original form.
Since the method of identifying and distinguishing specific types of OOXML documents relies on seeking and analysing specific elements within the document, and in the case of encryption this information is obfuscated, it does not currently seem possible to determine with any specificity whether an encrypted file is either an Excel, Word, or PowerPoint document, apart from the file extension.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Presentation, Spreadsheet, Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
26 Feb 2013
26 Feb 2013
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/495
ATCO-CIF
1282
cif
ATCO-CIF
BOF: ATCO-CIF
BOF
4154434F2D434946
(?s)\A.{0,0}ATCO-CIF
ATCO-CIF is a file format for interchange of bus timetable information, primarily between the Department for Transport and service providers.
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
26 Feb 2013
26 Feb 2013
fmt/496
TransXchange File Format
1283
txc
fmt/101
TransXchange
BOF: <?xml version="1.0"{0-64}<TransXChange xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.transxchange.org.uk/
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D(22|27)312E30{0-64}3C5472616E73584368616E6765207873693A736368656D614C6F636174696F6E3D22687474703A2F2F7777772E7472616E73786368616E67652E6F72672E756B2F
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3c\?xml version=(?:"|')1\.0.{0,64}\x3cTransXChange xsi:schemaLocation="http://www\.transxchange\.org\.uk/
TransXChange is a UK national data standard for the exchange of bus route and timetable information. The standard is sponsored by the UK Department for Transport and is mandated by the Vehicle Operating Services Agency (VOSA) for the electronic registration of UK bus services with Traffic Area Offices (TAO) and Local Authorities. It is a subset of XML.
638
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
26 Feb 2013
26 Feb 2013
fmt/497
image/vnd-wap-wbmp
Wireless Bitmap
1284
wbmp
The Wireless Application Protocol Bitmap format, or Wireless Bitmap, is a monochrome image format optimised for use on the mobile web.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
26 Feb 2013
26 Feb 2013
The format structure is as follows:
The first two bytes are both '00'. The next two bytes represent the width, then height of the image in pixels. The remaining bytes represent the image data. Further information regarding the format can be found on the Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_Application_Protocol_Bitmap_Format
The file format specification is available here: http://web.archive.org/web/20010605024138/http://www.wapforum.org/what/technical/SPEC-WAESpec-19990524.pdf
It is not possible to create a strong binary signature for this format, since the only constant bytes are the first two, both '00', which would cause an identification clash with many other formats.
fmt/498
ActiveX License Package file
1285
lpk
LPK
BOF: LPK License Package…
BOF
4C504B204C6963656E7365205061636B6167650D0A0D
(?s)\A.{0,0}LPK License Package\r\n\r
A License Package file is generated by Visual Basic tools to accompany ActiveX controls where delivered via a website. The file is located server-side, and is required to ensure the ActiveX controls work correctly. They are generated with the Visual Basic 'LPK_Tool.exe' program file.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
26 Feb 2013
26 Feb 2013
fmt/499
video/vnd-vivo
VivoActive
1286
viv
Vivo Active V1
BOF offset 3 ..Version:Vivo/1.00
BOF
0D0A56657273696F6E3A5669766F2F312E3030
(?s)\A.{3}\r\nVersion:Vivo/1\.00
Vivo Active V2
BOF offset 3 ..Version:Vivo/2.00
BOF
0D0A56657273696F6E3A5669766F2F322E3030
(?s)\A.{3}\r\nVersion:Vivo/2\.00
VivoActive is an audio/video format created by Vivo Software, acquired by RealNetworks in 1997. It uses H.263 video and G.723 ADPCM audio. VivoActive uses inter-frame coding, but does not insert any key frames, except at the beginning of the clip, which effectively disables the possibility of seeking to specific locations in the stream. The VivoActive technology was integrated to the RealMedia, the .viv format was replaced by .rm (RealMedia).
Video
unknown
l'Institut national de l' Audiovisuel / l'Institut national de l' Audiovisuel
26 Feb 2013
26 Feb 2013
fmt/500
Internet Explorer for Mac cache file
1287
waf
fmt/97
fmt/98
fmt/99
fmt/100
fmt/96
fmt/471
WAF MS Internet Cache
BOF: .WAF...L
BOF
2E5741460000004C
(?s)\A.{0,0}\.WAF\x00\x00\x00L
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
26 Feb 2013
26 Feb 2013
fmt/501
application/postscript
PostScript
3.1
1288
ps
fmt/328
PostScript DSC 3.1
BOF - %!PS-Adobe-3.1
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D332E31
(?s)\A.{0,0}%\!PS-Adobe-3\.1
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Page Description
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
26 Feb 2013
26 Feb 2013
Whilst format does not appear to currently have a publically available specification, it appears to be an extension to PostScript 3.0 (http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/ps/5001.DSC_Spec.pdf)
fmt/502
Bentley V8 DGN
1289
dgn
The Bentley V8 DGN format is a computer aided design format used by Microstation 8 software. This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
26 Feb 2013
26 Feb 2013
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/503
multipart/appledouble
AppleDouble Resource Fork
2
1290
Apple Double Resource Fork (v2)
BOF: "…….." 4 byte AppleDouble Magic Number, then 4 byte version number
BOF
0005160700020000
(?s)\A.{0,196}\x00\x05\x16\x07\x00\x02\x00\x00
The resource fork is a construct of the Mac OS operating system used to store structured data in a file, alongside unstructured data stored within the data fork. The format specification is available here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA32537?viewlocale=en_US
The format lacks an extension, and is instead represented by a file name consisting of ._<filename resource fork belongs to>
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
26 Feb 2013
26 Feb 2013
fmt/504
Standard Flowgram Format
1291
sff
Standard Flowgram Format
BOF: 4byte magic number .sff, 4byte version number 00 01
BOF
2E73666600000001
(?s)\A.{0,0}\.sff\x00\x00\x00\x01
Standard flowgram format (SFF) is a binary file format used to encode results of pyrosequencing from the 454 Life Sciences platform for high-throughput sequencing.
Dataset
unknown
Australian National University / Australian National University
26 Feb 2013
26 Feb 2013
fmt/505
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
8
1292
swf
SWF 8
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
46575308
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x08
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 8 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
43575308
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x08
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
26 Feb 2013
03 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/506
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
9
1293
swf
SWF 9
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
46575309
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x09
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 9 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
43575309
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x09
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
26 Feb 2013
03 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/507
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
10
1294
swf
SWF 10
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
4657530A
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\n
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 10 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
4357530A
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\n
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
26 Feb 2013
03 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/508
Quarter Inch Cartridge Host Interchange Format
1295
qic
QIC
BOF: VTBL{54}version number(q.= Win 95|AS=Win98/ME){66}..
BOF
5654424C{54}(4153|7100){66}0000
(?s)\A.{0,0}VTBL.{54}(?:AS|q\x00).{66}\x00\x00
Quarter Inch Cartridge tape is a magnetic tape data storage format. The '.qic' software format is based on the QIC113 specification: http://www.qic.org/html/standards/11x.x/qic113g.pdf and conforming files were generated by Microsoft 9x operating systems with the native MSBackup.exe utility.
Aggregate
unknown
The Borthwick Institute for Archives / The Borthwick Institute for Archives
26 Feb 2013
26 Feb 2013
Details on recovering .qic data can be found here: http://www.qic.org/html/faq/faq9.html
fmt/509
Adobe PostScript Font Metrics file
1296
pfm
Adobe PFM
BOF: (..{64}....,.,.{43}..) - 117 byte header: 2byte 'dfVersion', then after Length and Copyright string, 8 bytes (dfType, dfPoint, dfVertRes, dfHorizRes), then first two bytes after the header represent first PFM extension, 'dfSizeFields'
BOF
0001{64}81000A002C012C01{43}1E00
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x01.{64}\x81\x00\n\x00,\x01,\x01.{43}\x1e\x00
Part of the PostScript Type 1 font format family. On Windows, Type 1 fonts consist of a PostScript Font Binary (.PFB) file, plus a corresponding PostScript Font Metrics (.PFM) file. (Some very old Type 1 fonts may ship with a .PFB, .AFM, and .INF file. Installing such fonts will create a .PFM file from the .AFM and .INF files.)
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
The Borthwick Institute for Archives / The Borthwick Institute for Archives
26 Feb 2013
26 Feb 2013
Descriptive text extracted from here: http://www.adobe.com/type/browser/info/formats.html
fmt/510
PowerProject Teamplan
1297
pdb
PowerProject Teamplan
40 byte Project Title (+1 byte spacing)
32 byte Version String (+1 byte spacing)
2 byte magic number (0x61EA)
BOF
44617461626173652056657273696F6E{15}61EA
(?s)\A.{43}Database Version.{15}a\xea
Early format for Asta PowerProject project management software. Superceded by later .pp format. .pdb files are viewable in the free 'Project Viewer' software available here: http://www.astadev.com/free-project-viewer/
Asta Development / Asta Development
Asta Development
Database
unknown
The Borthwick Institute for Archives / The Borthwick Institute for Archives
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
fmt/511
PowerProject
7
1298
pp
PowerProject v7
..00000007006 {13}//dodl version and file id..
BOF
0000303030303030303730303620{13}2F2F646F646C2076657273696F6E20616E642066696C652069640D0A
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x0000000007006 .{13}//dodl version and file id\r\n
Asta PowerProject is a proprietary project management suite.
Asta Development / Asta Development
Asta Development
Database
unknown
Asta Development / Asta Development
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
fmt/512
PowerProject
8
1299
pp
PowerProject v8
..00000008020 {13}//dodl version and file id..
BOF
0000303030303030303830323020{13}2F2F646F646C2076657273696F6E20616E642066696C652069640D0A
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x0000000008020 .{13}//dodl version and file id\r\n
Asta PowerProject is a proprietary project management suite.
Asta Development / Asta Development
Asta Development
Database
unknown
Asta Development / Asta Development
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
fmt/513
PowerProject
9
1300
pp
PowerProject v9
..00000009006 {13}//dodl version and file id..
BOF
0000303030303030303930303620{13}2F2F646F646C2076657273696F6E20616E642066696C652069640D0A
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x0000000009006 .{13}//dodl version and file id\r\n
Asta PowerProject is a proprietary project management suite.
Asta Development / Asta Development
Asta Development
Database
unknown
Asta Development / Asta Development
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
fmt/514
PowerProject
10
1301
pp
PowerProject v10
..00000010008 {13}//dodl version and file id..
BOF
0000303030303030313030303820{13}2F2F646F646C2076657273696F6E20616E642066696C652069640D0A
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x0000000010008 .{13}//dodl version and file id\r\n
Asta PowerProject is a proprietary project management suite.
Asta Development / Asta Development
Asta Development
Database
unknown
Asta Development / Asta Development
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
fmt/515
PowerProject
11
1302
pp
PowerProject v11
..00000011004 {13}//dodl version and file id..
BOF
0000303030303030313130303420{13}2F2F646F646C2076657273696F6E20616E642066696C652069640D0A
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x0000000011004 .{13}//dodl version and file id\r\n
Asta PowerProject is a proprietary project management suite.
Asta Development / Asta Development
Asta Development
Database
unknown
Asta Development / Asta Development
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
fmt/516
PowerProject
12.0.01
1303
pp
PowerProject v12.0.01
..00000012002 {13}//dodl version and file id..
BOF
0000303030303030313230303220{13}2F2F646F646C2076657273696F6E20616E642066696C652069640D0A
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x0000000012002 .{13}//dodl version and file id\r\n
Asta PowerProject is a proprietary project management suite.
Asta Development / Asta Development
Asta Development
Database
unknown
Asta Development / Asta Development
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
fmt/517
PowerProject
12.0.02+
1304
pp
PowerProject v12.0.02+
..00000012005 {13}//dodl version and file id..
BOF
0000303030303030313230303520{13}2F2F646F646C2076657273696F6E20616E642066696C652069640D0A
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x0000000012005 .{13}//dodl version and file id\r\n
Asta PowerProject is a proprietary project management suite.
Asta Development / Asta Development
Asta Development
Database
unknown
Asta Development / Asta Development
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
fmt/518
Broad Band eBook
LRF
1305
lrf
Broad Band eBook (lrf)
BOF: L.R.F…
BOF
4C00520046000000
(?s)\A.{0,0}L\x00R\x00F\x00\x00\x00
Broad Band eBook (BBeB) is a proprietary e-book format created by Sony and Canon for Sony e-book readers. The LRF variant is a compiled, unencrypted version of an LRS file. Sony discontinued development of BBeB in 2010, in favour of the EPUB format.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
fmt/519
Polynomial Texture Map
1306
ptm
Polynomial Texture Map
BOF: PTM_1.2.PTM_FORMAT_
BOF
50544D5F312E320A50544D5F464F524D41545F
(?s)\A.{0,0}PTM_1\.2\nPTM_FORMAT_
Developed by Hewlett Packard, Polynomial texture maps (PTMs) are an extension to conventional texture maps that allow enhanced image quality. As opposed to storing a color per pixel, these PTM’s store second-order bi-quadratic polynomial coefficients per pixel. These polynomials model the changes that appear to a pixel color based on either light source position or viewing direction.
Hewlett Packard Company
Hewlett Packard Company
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
fmt/520
OpenType Font File
1307
otf
OpenType Font File
Seeking both OTTO snft version number, and presence of CFF data tag
BOF: OTTO{8-40}CFF
BOF
4F54544F{8-40}43464620
(?s)\A.{0,0}OTTO.{8,40}CFF
OpenType is a font format developed by Microsoft, in colaboration with Adobe.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
fmt/521
Adobe Multiple Master Metrics font file
1308
mmm
Adobe Multiple Master Metrics Font file
BOF: ....Copyright {158}ÿ.u.........v...è.è.
BOF
0A010100436F7079726967687420{158}FF007500000000000000110076000000E803E803
(?s)\A.{0,0}\n\x01\x01\x00Copyright .{158}\xff\x00u\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x11\x00v\x00\x00\x00\xe8\x03\xe8\x03
Multiple Master Metrics (MMM) files are the multiple master equivalent of the single master font PFM files. A multiple master base font is composed of a PFM file, a PFB file, and an MMM file.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
The Borthwick Institute for Archives / The Borthwick Institute for Archives
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
fmt/522
Open Project File
1309
pod
POD project file
offset 16, BOF: com.projity.server.data.ProjectData
BOF
636F6D2E70726F6A6974792E7365727665722E646174612E50726F6A65637444617461
(?s)\A.{16}com\.projity\.server\.data\.ProjectData
The .pod format was originally used by the OpenProj project management suite. Development on OpenProj has discontinued and has been superceded by ProjectLibre.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
fmt/523
application/vnd.ms-word.document.macroEnabled.12
Macro enabled Microsoft Word Document OOXML
2007 Onwards
1310
docm
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/524
application/vnd.ms-officetheme
Microsoft Office Theme
1311
thmx
fmt/215
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/525
Adobe Printer Font Binary
1312
pfb
Adobe Printer Font Binary
BOF: €.{4}%!PS-AdobeFont-1.0
BOF
8001{4}252150532D41646F6265466F6E742D312E30
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x80\x01.{4}%\!PS-AdobeFont-1\.0
Printer Font Binary (.pfb) is a type 1 font made by Adobe and other companies.They are encrypted and compressed and also allow for hints, which improve the appearance of text at 300 dpi and lower resolutions. With Adobe Type Manager, Type 1 fonts can also be used on non-PostScript printers. However, Mac OS X and Windows, starting with Windows 2000, natively support Type 1 fonts, and Adobe Type Manager is not required.
Research done by The National Archives.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
The Borthwick Institute for Archives / The Borthwick Institute for Archives
01 May 2013
12 Nov 2013
fmt/526
Adobe Font List
1313
lst
Adobe Font List
BOF: %!Adobe-FontList
BOF
252141646F62652D466F6E744C697374
(?s)\A.{0,0}%\!Adobe-FontList
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
The Borthwick Institute for Archives / The Borthwick Institute for Archives
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
fmt/527
audio/x-wav
Broadcast WAVE
2 Generic
BWAVE (2), BWF (2)
1314
wav
fmt/6
fmt/141
fmt/143
BWAVE Generic 2
RIFF header, WAVE ID, BEXT chunk (Version=2)
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*62657874{350}0200
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*bext.{350}\x02\x00
Broadcast WAVE is a chunk-based audio format developed by the European Broadcasting Union, and based on the Microsoft WAVE format, which is in turn based on the generic Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) specification developed by Microsoft and IBM. Structurally, a BWAVE file is composed of a number of chunks, each comprising a four character code chunk identifier, the chunk size, and the chunk data. It comprises a RIFF header with a WAVE data type identifier, followed by a series of chunks. Every file must include a Broadcast Audio Extension chunk, containing metadata required for exchange of information between broadcasters, a Format chunk, which describes the format of the audio data, and a Data chunk, containing the audio data itself. BWAVE files which contain MPEG-encoded audio data must also include a Fact chunk, containing file-dependent information about the audio data, and an MPEG Audio Extension chunk, containing extra information required to describe the MPEG encoding. A BWAVE identified as generic by DROID likely uses an encoding format unknown to PRONOM, or perhaps a structural difference, and users are encouraged to let the PRONOM team know should this occur.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
Specification: http://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3285.pdf
fmt/528
video/x-mng
Multiple-image Network Graphics
1315
mng
MNG
BOF: ŠMNG........MHDR
EOF: MEND! ÷Õ
BOF
8A4D4E470D0A1A0A0000001C4D484452
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x8aMNG\r\n\x1a\n\x00\x00\x00\x1cMHDR
EOF
4D454E442120F7D5
(?s)MEND\! \xf7\xd5.{0,0}\Z
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Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
fmt/529
image/x-jng
JPEG Network Graphics
1316
jng
JNG
BOF ‹JNG........JHDR
EOF IEND®B`‚
BOF
8B4A4E470D0A1A0A000000104A484452
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x8bJNG\r\n\x1a\n\x00\x00\x00\x10JHDR
EOF
49454E44AE426082
(?s)IEND\xaeB\x60\x82.{0,0}\Z
JPEG Network Graphics (JNG) is a JPEG-based graphics file format which is closely related to PNG: it uses the PNG file structure (with a different signature) as a container format to wrap JPEG encoded image data. JNG was created as an adjunct to the MNG animation format, but may be used as a stand-alone format. JNG files embed an 8-bit or 12-bit JPEG datastream in order to store color data, and may embed another datastream (1, 2, 4, 8, 16 bit PNG, or 8 bit JPEG grayscale image) for transparency information. However, a JNG may contain two separate JPEG datastreams for color information (one eight-bit and one twelve-bit) to permit decoders that are unable to (or do not wish to) handle twelve-bit datastreams to display the eight-bit datastream instead, if one is present.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 May 2013
12 Nov 2013
fmt/530
eRuby HTML document
1317
rhtml
rhtm
eRuby (Embedded Ruby) is a templating system that embeds Ruby into a text document. It is often used to embed Ruby code in an HTML document, similar to ASP, JSP and PHP.
Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
fmt/531
image/vnd.dwg
AutoCAD Drawing
2013/2014
1318
dwg
AutoCAD Drawing Format 2013/2014
BOF: AC1027
BOF
414331303237
(?s)\A.{0,0}AC1027
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Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
fmt/532
image/vnd.dxf
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)
2013/2014
1319
dxf
fmt/63
Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII) 2013/2014
Header section with $ACADVER group code ASCII: AC1027, EOF marker
BOF
30{1-2}53454354494F4E{1-2}202032{1-2}484541444552{1}*39{1-2}2441434144564552{1-2}202031{1-2}414331303237{1}*30{1-2}454E44534543
(?s)\A.{1,2}0.{1,2}SECTION.{1,2} 2.{1,2}HEADER.{1}.*9.{1,2}\$ACADVER.{1,2} 1.{1,2}AC1027.{1}.*0.{1,2}ENDSEC
EOF
30{1-2}454F46
(?s)0.{1,2}EOF.{1,2}\Z
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Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
01 May 2013
01 May 2013
fmt/533
application/vnd.framemaker
Adobe FrameMaker Document
2.0
1320
fm
Framemaker Document Version 2.0
<MakerFile[version]>
BOF
3C4D616B657246696C6520322E304A3E
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3cMakerFile 2\.0J\x3e
Adobe FrameMaker format is a desktop publishing and word processing format originally developed by Frame Technology Corp. Frame Technology Corp was bought by Adobe Systems in 1995, who continued to develop and support FrameMaker.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Word Processor
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/534
application/vnd.framemaker
Adobe FrameMaker Document
3.0
1321
fm
Framemaker Document Version 3.0
<MakerFile[version]>
BOF
3C4D616B657246696C6520332E30463E
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3cMakerFile 3\.0F\x3e
Adobe FrameMaker format is a desktop publishing and word processing format originally developed by Frame Technology Corp. Frame Technology Corp was bought by Adobe Systems in 1995, who continued to develop and support FrameMaker.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Word Processor
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/535
application/vnd.framemaker
Adobe FrameMaker Document
4.0
1322
fm
Framemaker Document Version 4.0
<MakerFile[version]>
BOF
3C4D616B657246696C6520342E304B3E
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3cMakerFile 4\.0K\x3e
Adobe FrameMaker format is a desktop publishing and word processing format originally developed by Frame Technology Corp. Frame Technology Corp was bought by Adobe Systems in 1995, who continued to develop and support FrameMaker.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Word Processor
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/536
application/vnd.framemaker
Adobe FrameMaker Document
5.5
1323
fm
Framemaker Document Version 5.5
<MakerFile[version]>
BOF
3C4D616B657246696C6520352E35513E
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3cMakerFile 5\.5Q\x3e
Adobe FrameMaker format is a desktop publishing and word processing format originally developed by Frame Technology Corp. Frame Technology Corp was bought by Adobe Systems in 1995, who continued to develop and support FrameMaker.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Word Processor
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/537
application/vnd.framemaker
Adobe FrameMaker Document
6.0
1324
fm
Framemaker Document Version 6.0
<MakerFile[version]>
BOF
3C4D616B657246696C6520362E304A3E
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3cMakerFile 6\.0J\x3e
Adobe FrameMaker format is a desktop publishing and word processing format originally developed by Frame Technology Corp. Frame Technology Corp was bought by Adobe Systems in 1995, who continued to develop and support FrameMaker.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Word Processor
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/538
application/vnd.framemaker
Adobe FrameMaker Document
7.0
1325
fm
Framemaker Document Version 7.0
<MakerFile[version]>
BOF
3C4D616B657246696C6520372E30483E
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3cMakerFile 7\.0H\x3e
Adobe FrameMaker format is a desktop publishing and word processing format originally developed by Frame Technology Corp. Frame Technology Corp was bought by Adobe Systems in 1995, who continued to develop and support FrameMaker.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Word Processor
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/539
application/vnd.framemaker
Adobe FrameMaker Document
9.0
1326
fm
Framemaker Document Version 9.0
<MakerFile[version]>
BOF
3C4D616B657246696C6520392E30483E
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3cMakerFile 9\.0H\x3e
Adobe FrameMaker format is a desktop publishing and word processing format originally developed by Frame Technology Corp. Frame Technology Corp was bought by Adobe Systems in 1995, who continued to develop and support FrameMaker.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Word Processor
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/540
Cinema 4D
5.x
1327
c4d
Cinema 4D 5.x
16 byte header: Cinema 4D Version 5 identifier = “MC50”, long integer file length, long Filetype: (possible file types: “PRF5”, “DOK5”, “CAT5”, “FCV5”)
BOF
4D433530{4}(50524635|444F4B35|43415435|46435635)
(?s)\A.{0,0}MC50.{4}(?:PRF5|DOK5|CAT5|FCV5)
CINEMA 4D is a 3D modeling, animation and rendering application developed by MAXON Computer GmbH. CINEMA 4D as a file format can contain elements of animation, modeling, texturing and rendering. CINEMA 4D uses IFF, which means Interchange File Format“. IFF is a chunk based format. IFF allows you to read only those structures of a file which your application can handle.
Model
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/541
Digital Moving Picture Exchange Bitmap
2.0
1328
dpx
DPX v2 Big endian
Magic number in first four bytes: SDPX indicates big-endian byte order; 4 byte offset to image; Version 2
BOF
53445058{4}56322E30
(?s)\A.{0,0}SDPX.{4}V2\.0
DPX v2 Little endian
Magic number in first four bytes: XPDS indicates little-endian byte order; 4 byte offset to image; Version 2
BOF
58504453{4}56322E30
(?s)\A.{0,0}XPDS.{4}V2\.0
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Video
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/542
GEM Metafile Format
1.01
1329
gem
GEM metafile 1.01 big endian
Magic number FFFF; length = 0x18 or 0x0E; version 101 decimal =hex 65; coordinate system either 0 (Normalized Device Coordinates) or 2 (Raster Coordinates)
BOF
FFFF00(18|0E)006500(02|00)
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xff\xff\x00(?:\x18|\x0e)\x00e\x00(?:\x02|\x00)
GEM metafile 1.01 little endian
Magic number FFFF; length = 0x18 or 0x0E; version 101 decimal =hex 65; coordinate system either 0 (Normalized Device Coordinates) or 2 (Raster Coordinates)
BOF
FFFF(18|0E)006500(02|00)00
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xff\xff(?:\x18|\x0e)\x00e\x00(?:\x02|\x00)\x00
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/543
GEM Metafile Format
3.10
1330
gem
GEM metafile 3.10 little endian
Magic number FFFF; length = 0x18; version 310 decimal =hex 3601; coordinate system either 0 (Normalized Device Coordinates) or 2 (Raster Coordinates)
BOF
FFFF18003601(02|00)00
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xff\xff\x18\x006\x01(?:\x02|\x00)\x00
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Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/544
Macromedia FreeHand
7
1331
fh7
FreeHand 7
MAC File type Code AGD2
BOF
41474432
(?s)\A.{0,0}AGD2
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Macromedia, Inc.
Macromedia, Inc.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/545
Macromedia FreeHand
8
1333
fh8
FreeHand 8
MAC File type Code AGD3
BOF
41474433
(?s)\A.{0,0}AGD3
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Macromedia, Inc.
Macromedia, Inc.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/546
Macromedia FreeHand
9
1334
fh9
FreeHand 9
MAC File type code AGD4
BOF
41474434
(?s)\A.{0,0}AGD4
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Macromedia, Inc.
Macromedia, Inc.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/547
Macromedia FreeHand
10
1335
fh10
FreeHand 10
Fileheader+FreeHand10
BOF
1C0100000200041C0114000200141C0116000200081C011E000A4672656548616E643130
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x1c\x01\x00\x00\x02\x00\x04\x1c\x01\x14\x00\x02\x00\x14\x1c\x01\x16\x00\x02\x00\x08\x1c\x01\x1e\x00\nFreeHand10
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Macromedia, Inc.
Macromedia, Inc.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/548
Adobe InDesign Document
CS2
1336
ind
indd
x-fmt/450
Adobe InDesign Document CS2
16-byte GUID: 0606EDF5-D81D-46e5-BD31-EFE7FE74B71D; 8-byte string File Type: DOCUMENT; 1-byte Endianness: 1=little endian (intel), 2= big endian (Motorola); 4 wildcard bytes; 4 byte version (consider endianess) 4=CS2
BOF
0606EDF5D81D46E5BD31EFE7FE74B71D444F43554D454E54(01|02){4}(04000000|00000004)
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06\x06\xed\xf5\xd8\x1dF\xe5\xbd1\xef\xe7\xfet\xb7\x1dDOCUMENT(?:\x01|\x02).{4}(?:\x04\x00\x00\x00|\x00\x00\x00\x04)
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Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Presentation
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/549
Adobe InDesign Document
CS3
1337
ind
indd
x-fmt/450
Adobe InDesign Document CS3
16-byte GUID: 0606EDF5-D81D-46e5-BD31-EFE7FE74B71D; 8-byte string File Type: DOCUMENT; 1-byte Endianness: 1=little endian (intel), 2= big endian (Motorola); 4 wildcard bytes; 4 byte version (consider endianess) 5=CS3
BOF
0606EDF5D81D46E5BD31EFE7FE74B71D444F43554D454E54(01|02){4}(05000000|00000005)
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06\x06\xed\xf5\xd8\x1dF\xe5\xbd1\xef\xe7\xfet\xb7\x1dDOCUMENT(?:\x01|\x02).{4}(?:\x05\x00\x00\x00|\x00\x00\x00\x05)
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Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Presentation
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/550
Adobe InDesign Document
CS4
1338
ind
indd
x-fmt/450
Adobe InDesign Document CS4
16-byte GUID: 0606EDF5-D81D-46e5-BD31-EFE7FE74B71D; 8-byte string File Type: DOCUMENT; 1-byte Endianness: 1=little endian (intel), 2= big endian (Motorola); 4 wildcard bytes; 4 byte version (consider endianess) 6=CS4
BOF
0606EDF5D81D46E5BD31EFE7FE74B71D444F43554D454E54(01|02){4}(06000000|00000006)
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06\x06\xed\xf5\xd8\x1dF\xe5\xbd1\xef\xe7\xfet\xb7\x1dDOCUMENT(?:\x01|\x02).{4}(?:\x06\x00\x00\x00|\x00\x00\x00\x06)
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Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Presentation
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/551
Adobe InDesign Document
CS5
1339
ind
indd
x-fmt/450
Adobe InDesign Document CS5
16-byte GUID: 0606EDF5-D81D-46e5-BD31-EFE7FE74B71D; 8-byte string File Type: DOCUMENT; 1-byte Endianness: 1=little endian (intel), 2= big endian (Motorola); 4 wildcard bytes; 4 byte version (consider endianess) 7=CS5
BOF
0606EDF5D81D46E5BD31EFE7FE74B71D444F43554D454E54(01|02){4}(07000000|00000007)
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06\x06\xed\xf5\xd8\x1dF\xe5\xbd1\xef\xe7\xfet\xb7\x1dDOCUMENT(?:\x01|\x02).{4}(?:\x07\x00\x00\x00|\x00\x00\x00\x07)
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Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Presentation
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/552
Adobe InDesign Document
CS6
1340
ind
indd
x-fmt/450
Adobe InDesign Document CS6
16-byte GUID: 0606EDF5-D81D-46e5-BD31-EFE7FE74B71D; 8-byte string File Type: DOCUMENT; 1-byte Endianness: 1=little endian (intel), 2= big endian (Motorola); 4 wildcard bytes; 4 byte version (consider endianess) 8=CS6
BOF
0606EDF5D81D46E5BD31EFE7FE74B71D444F43554D454E54(01|02){4}(08000000|00000008)
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06\x06\xed\xf5\xd8\x1dF\xe5\xbd1\xef\xe7\xfet\xb7\x1dDOCUMENT(?:\x01|\x02).{4}(?:\x08\x00\x00\x00|\x00\x00\x00\x08)
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Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/553
application/vnd.ms-excel
Microsoft Excel Chart
2.x
1341
xlc
BIFF 2 Chart
BIFF2: BOF hex 0900. record length hex 0400, BIFF version (not used);filetype=chart=2000
BOF
09000400{2}2000
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x09\x00\x04\x00.{2} \x00
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
678
Spreadsheet
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/554
application/vnd.ms-excel
Microsoft Excel Chart
3.0
1342
xlc
BIFF 3 Chart
BIFF3: BOF hex 0902. record length hex 0600, BIFF version=(not used), filetype=chart=2000
BOF
09020600{2}2000
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x09\x02\x06\x00.{2} \x00
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
679
Spreadsheet
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/555
application/vnd.ms-excel
Microsoft Excel Macro
2.x
1343
xlm
BIFF 2 Macro
BIFF2: BOF hex 0900. record length hex 0400, BIFF version (not used), filetype=macro=4000
BOF
09000400{2}4000
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x09\x00\x04\x00.{2}@\x00
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
678
Spreadsheet
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/556
application/vnd.ms-excel
Microsoft Excel Macro
3.0
1344
xlm
BIFF 3 Macro
BIFF3: BOF hex 0902. record length hex 0600, BIFF version=(not used), filetype=macro=4000
BOF
09020600{2}4000
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x09\x02\x06\x00.{2}@\x00
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
679
Spreadsheet
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/557
Adobe Illustrator
8.0
1345
ai
com.adobe.illustrator-image
fmt/122
fmt/124
fmt/123
x-fmt/406
x-fmt/408
Adobe Illustrator 8.0
The first line of the file declares that the file contains a Postscript program and identifies the version of the Document Structuring Conventions to which the document conforms as 3.0. The comment “%AI5_FileFormat 4” indicates that this is a version 8.0 Adobe Illustrator file.
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D332E30{128-1024}254149355F46696C65466F726D61742034
(?s)\A.{0,0}%\!PS-Adobe-3\.0.{128,1024}%AI5_FileFormat 4
The documents (files) created by Adobe Illustrator are PostScript language
documents. A PostScript language document description that minimally conforms to the Document Structuring Conventions has two main parts: a prolog and a script. The prolog encapsulates information needed by other programs to interpret the file. The script describes the graphic elements on the page.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/558
Adobe Illustrator
9.0
1346
ai
pdf
com.adobe.illustrator-image
fmt/17
fmt/18
Adobe Illustrator 9.0
Header PDF-1.4 (or 1.3). Comment %!PS-Adobe-3.0 declares that the file contains a Postscript program. The comment “%AI5_FileFormat 5” indicates that this is a version 9.0 Adobe Illustrator file.
BOF
255044462D312E(33|34)
(?s)\A.{0,0}%PDF-1\.(?:3|4)
BOF
252150532D41646F62652D332E30{128-1024}254149355F46696C65466F726D61742035
(?s)\A.{0,32000}%\!PS-Adobe-3\.0.{128,1024}%AI5_FileFormat 5
The documents (files) created by Adobe Illustrator are PostScript language
documents. A PostScript language document description that minimally conforms to the Document Structuring Conventions has two main parts: a prolog and a script. The prolog encapsulates information needed by other programs to interpret the file. The script describes the graphic elements on the page.
Beginning with version 9, the Adobe Illustrated ai file format included both a pdf copy of the illustration and a postscript copy.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/559
Adobe Illustrator
10.0
1347
ai
pdf
com.adobe.illustrator-image
fmt/18
Adobe Illustrator 10.0
Header PDF-1.4. Comment %!PS-Adobe-3.0 declares that the file contains a Postscript program. The comment “%AI5_FileFormat 6” indicates that the format is that of a version 10.0 Adobe Illustrator file.
BOF
255044462D312E34{1-32000}252150532D41646F62652D332E30{128-1024}254149355F46696C65466F726D61742036
(?s)\A.{0,0}%PDF-1\.4.{1,32000}%\!PS-Adobe-3\.0.{128,1024}%AI5_FileFormat 6
The documents (files) created by Adobe Illustrator are PostScript language
documents. A PostScript language document description that minimally conforms to the Document Structuring Conventions has two main parts: a prolog and a script. The prolog encapsulates information needed by other programs to interpret the file. The script describes the graphic elements on the page.
Beginning with version 9, the Adobe Illustrated ai file format included both a pdf copy of the illustration and a postscript copy.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/560
Adobe Illustrator
11.0
1348
ai
pdf
com.adobe.illustrator-image
fmt/18
Adobe Illustrator 11.0
Header PDF-1.4. Comment %!PS-Adobe-3.0 declares that the file contains a Postscript program. The comment “%AI5_FileFormat 7” indicates that the format is that of a version 11.0 Adobe Illustrator file.
BOF
255044462D312E34{1-32000}252150532D41646F62652D332E30{128-1024}254149355F46696C65466F726D61742037
(?s)\A.{0,0}%PDF-1\.4.{1,32000}%\!PS-Adobe-3\.0.{128,1024}%AI5_FileFormat 7
The documents (files) created by Adobe Illustrator are PostScript language
documents. A PostScript language document description that minimally conforms to the Document Structuring Conventions has two main parts: a prolog and a script. The prolog encapsulates information needed by other programs to interpret the file. The script describes the graphic elements on the page.
Beginning with version 9, the Adobe Illustrated ai file format included both a pdf copy of the illustration and a postscript copy.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/561
Adobe Illustrator
12.0
1349
ai
pdf
com.adobe.illustrator-image
fmt/18
Adobe Illustrator 12.0
Header PDF-1.4. Comment %!PS-Adobe-3.0 declares that the file contains a Postscript program. The comment “%AI5_FileFormat 8” indicates that the format is that of a version 12.0 Adobe Illustrator file.
BOF
255044462D312E34{1-32000}252150532D41646F62652D332E30{128-1024}254149355F46696C65466F726D61742038
(?s)\A.{0,0}%PDF-1\.4.{1,32000}%\!PS-Adobe-3\.0.{128,1024}%AI5_FileFormat 8
The documents (files) created by Adobe Illustrator are PostScript language
documents. A PostScript language document description that minimally conforms to the Document Structuring Conventions has two main parts: a prolog and a script. The prolog encapsulates information needed by other programs to interpret the file. The script describes the graphic elements on the page.
Beginning with version 9, the Adobe Illustrated ai file format included both a pdf copy of the illustration and a postscript copy.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/562
Adobe Illustrator
13.0
1350
ai
pdf
com.adobe.illustrator-image
fmt/19
Adobe Illustrator 13.0
Header PDF-1.5. Comment %!PS-Adobe-3.0 declares that the file contains a Postscript program. The comment “%AI5_FileFormat 9” indicates that the format is that of a version 13.0 Adobe Illustrator file.
BOF
255044462D312E35{1-32000}252150532D41646F62652D332E30{128-1024}254149355F46696C65466F726D61742039
(?s)\A.{0,0}%PDF-1\.5.{1,32000}%\!PS-Adobe-3\.0.{128,1024}%AI5_FileFormat 9
The documents (files) created by Adobe Illustrator are PostScript language
documents. A PostScript language document description that minimally conforms to the Document Structuring Conventions has two main parts: a prolog and a script. The prolog encapsulates information needed by other programs to interpret the file. The script describes the graphic elements on the page.
Beginning with version 9, the Adobe Illustrated ai file format included both a pdf copy of the illustration and a postscript copy. Beginning with Adobe Illustrator 13.0. the PDF that Illustrator embeds in the file so that other apps can read the file is PDF 1.5.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/563
Adobe Illustrator
14.0
1351
ai
pdf
com.adobe.illustrator-image
fmt/19
Adobe Illustrator 14.0
Header PDF-1.5. Comment %!PS-Adobe-3.0 declares that the file contains a Postscript program. The comment “%AI5_FileFormat 10” indicates that the format is that of a version 14.0 Adobe Illustrator file.
BOF
255044462D312E35{1-32000}252150532D41646F62652D332E30{128-1024}254149355F46696C65466F726D6174203130
(?s)\A.{0,0}%PDF-1\.5.{1,32000}%\!PS-Adobe-3\.0.{128,1024}%AI5_FileFormat 10
The documents (files) created by Adobe Illustrator are PostScript language
documents. A PostScript language document description that minimally conforms to the Document Structuring Conventions has two main parts: a prolog and a script. The prolog encapsulates information needed by other programs to interpret the file. The script describes the graphic elements on the page.
Beginning with version 9, the Adobe Illustrated ai file format included both a pdf copy of the illustration and a postscript copy. Beginning with Adobe Illustrator 13.0. the PDF that Illustrator embeds in the file so that other apps can read the file is PDF 1.5.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/564
Adobe Illustrator
15.0
1352
ai
pdf
com.adobe.illustrator-image
fmt/19
Adobe Illustrator 15.0
Header PDF-1.5. Comment %!PS-Adobe-3.0 declares that the file contains a Postscript program. The comment “%AI5_FileFormat 11” indicates that the format is that of a version 15.0 Adobe Illustrator file.
BOF
255044462D312E35{1-32000}252150532D41646F62652D332E30{128-1024}254149355F46696C65466F726D6174203131
(?s)\A.{0,0}%PDF-1\.5.{1,32000}%\!PS-Adobe-3\.0.{128,1024}%AI5_FileFormat 11
The documents (files) created by Adobe Illustrator are PostScript language
documents. A PostScript language document description that minimally conforms to the Document Structuring Conventions has two main parts: a prolog and a script. The prolog encapsulates information needed by other programs to interpret the file. The script describes the graphic elements on the page.
Beginning with version 9, the Adobe Illustrated ai file format included both a pdf copy of the illustration and a postscript copy. Beginning with Adobe Illustrator 13.0. the PDF that Illustrator embeds in the file so that other apps can read the file is PDF 1.5.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/565
Adobe Illustrator
16.0
1353
ai
pdf
com.adobe.illustrator-image
fmt/19
Adobe Illustrator 16.0
Header PDF-1.5. Comment %!PS-Adobe-3.0 declares that the file contains a Postscript program. The comment “%AI5_FileFormat 12” indicates that the format is that of a version 16.0 Adobe Illustrator file.
BOF
255044462D312E35{1-32000}252150532D41646F62652D332E30{128-1024}254149355F46696C65466F726D6174203132
(?s)\A.{0,0}%PDF-1\.5.{1,32000}%\!PS-Adobe-3\.0.{128,1024}%AI5_FileFormat 12
The documents (files) created by Adobe Illustrator are PostScript language
documents. A PostScript language document description that minimally conforms to the Document Structuring Conventions has two main parts: a prolog and a script. The prolog encapsulates information needed by other programs to interpret the file. The script describes the graphic elements on the page.
Beginning with version 9, the Adobe Illustrated ai file format included both a pdf copy of the illustration and a postscript copy. Beginning with Adobe Illustrator 13.0. the PDF that Illustrator embeds in the file so that other apps can read the file is PDF 1.5.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Image (Vector)
unknown
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/566
WebP
Lossy
1354
webp
WebP Lossy
RIFF{4}WEBPVP8
BOF
52494646{4}5745425056503820
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WEBPVP8
WebP is a raster image format developed by Google that uses the Resource Interchange File Format as a container. WebP's lossy compression algorithm is based on the intra-frame coding of the VP8 video format.
Google
Google
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/567
WebP
Lossless
1355
webp
WebP Lossless
RIFF{4}WEBPVP8L
BOF
52494646{4}574542505650384C
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WEBPVP8L
WebP is a raster image format developed by Google that uses the Resource Interchange File Format as a container. WebP’s lossless compression uses advanced techniques such as dedicated entropy codes for different color channels, exploiting 2D locality of backward reference distances and a color cache of recently used colors. This complements basic techniques such as dictionary coding, Huffman coding and color indexing transform.
Google
Google
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/568
WebP
Extended
1356
webp
WebP Extended
RIFF{4}WEBPVP8X
BOF
52494646{4}5745425056503858
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WEBPVP8X
WebP is a raster image format developed by Google that uses the Resource Interchange File Format as a container. The extended version of the format allows for alternative colour profiles and animation.
Google
Google
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/569
Matroska
1-4
1357
mkv
mk3d
mka
mks
Matroska Video
0x1A45DFA3(EBML-Level 0 element), {0-32}, 0x428288(DocType element), string=matroska, 0x4287(DocTypeVersion element). The specification allows for ASCII text before the EBML header and considers the level 0 EBML header element to be the beginning of the EBML document. For now this signature is offset to 1024 bytes to allow for some ASCII text to precede the header, but to assume the EBML header of a Matroska multimedia format will begin near the beginning of the file and to mitigate against wasteful processing of large files that are not Matroska multimedia.
BOF
1A45DFA3{0-32}4282886D6174726F736B614287
(?s)\A.{0,1024}\x1aE\xdf\xa3.{0,32}B\x82\x88matroskaB\x87
The Matroska Multimedia Container is an open standard free container format, based on the Extensible Binary Meta Language (EBML). Matroska file extensions are .MKV for video (with subtitles and audio), .MK3D for stereoscopic video, .MKA for audio-only files, and .MKS for subtitles only. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Working Group: Codec Encoding for LossLess Archiving and Realtime transmission (cellar) is tasked with the standardisation of Matroska.
The EBML specifications are work-in-progress, and can be found here: https://github.com/Matroska-Org/ebml-specification/blob/master/specification.markdown
06 Dec 2002
Video
unknown
Axiell / Axiell
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/570
Extensible Metadata Platform Packet
1358
xmp
Extensible Metadata Platform Packet
<?xpacket begin="(0xEFBBBF)" id="W5M0MpCehiHzreSzNTczkc9d"?>.<x:xmpmeta xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/"
BOF
3C3F787061636B657420626567696E3D22EFBBBF222069643D2257354D304D7043656869487A7265537A4E54637A6B633964223F3E0A3C783A786D706D65746120786D6C6E733A783D2261646F62653A6E733A6D6574612F22
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3c\?xpacket begin="\xef\xbb\xbf" id="W5M0MpCehiHzreSzNTczkc9d"\?\x3e\n\x3cx:xmpmeta xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/"
The Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) is an ISO standard, originally created by Adobe Systems Inc., for the creation, processing and interchange of standardized and custom metadata for all kinds of resources.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/571
Domino XML Document Export
1359
dxl
fmt/101
Domino XML Document Export V1
<document form=('|"){0-32}>('|")<noteinfo noteid=('|"){0-32}('|")unid=('|"){32}('|")
BOF
3C646F63756D656E7420666F726D3D(22|27){0-32}(22|27)3E{0-32}3C6E6F7465696E666F206E6F746569643D(22|27){0-32}(22|27){0-32}756E69643D(22|27){32}(22|27)
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3cdocument form=(?:"|').{0,32}(?:"|')\x3e.{0,32}\x3cnoteinfo noteid=(?:"|').{0,32}(?:"|').{0,32}unid=(?:"|').{32}(?:"|')
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
IBM Corporation
IBM Corporation
Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Nokia / Nokia
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/572
Domino XML Database Export
1360
dxl
fmt/101
Domino XML Database Export
<?xml version="1.0"...
<!DOCTYPE database...
<database xmlns="http://www.lotus.com/dxl"
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D(22|27)312E30(22|27){1-64}3C21444F4354595045206461746162617365{1-64}3C646174616261736520786D6C6E733D22687474703A2F2F7777772E6C6F7475732E636F6D2F64786C22
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3c\?xml version=(?:"|')1\.0(?:"|').{1,64}\x3c\!DOCTYPE database.{1,64}\x3cdatabase xmlns="http://www\.lotus\.com/dxl"
Domino XML Document Export 2
BOF: <?xml version=("|')1.0("|'){1-64}<document xmlns=("|')http://www.lotus.com/dxl("|')
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D(22|27)312E30(22|27)20{1-64}3C646F63756D656E7420786D6C6E733D(22|27)687474703A2F2F7777772E6C6F7475732E636F6D2F64786C(22|27)
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3c\?xml version=(?:"|')1\.0(?:"|') .{1,64}\x3cdocument xmlns=(?:"|')http://www\.lotus\.com/dxl(?:"|')
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
IBM Corporation
IBM Corporation
unknown
Nokia / Nokia
19 Jul 2013
19 Jul 2013
fmt/573
video/webm
WebM
1361
webm
WebM
1A45DFA3(EBML Header){0-32}4282847765626D4287(doctype = webm)
BOF
1A45DFA3{0-32}4282847765626D4287
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x1aE\xdf\xa3.{0,32}B\x82\x84webmB\x87
WebM is a media file format, developed by Google based on the Extensible Binary Meta Language.
Google
Google
Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2013
28 Aug 2013
http://www.webmproject.org/docs/container/
fmt/574
application/dicom
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine File Format
1362
dcm
DICOM
128 0x00 bytes, followed by 'DICM' ASCII string. This could also be expessed as just 'DICM', with a 128 byte offset, however including the 00 bytes strengthens the signature.
BOF
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004449434D
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00DICM
DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) is a standard for handling, storing, printing, and transmitting information in medical imaging. It includes a file format definition and a network communications protocol. The communication protocol is an application protocol that uses TCP/IP to communicate between systems. DICOM files can be exchanged between two entities that are capable of receiving image and patient data in DICOM format. The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) holds the copyright to this standard. It was developed by the DICOM Standards Committee, whose members are also partly members of NEMA.
Dataset
unknown
Tessella / Tessella
28 Aug 2013
28 Aug 2013
fmt/575
GraphPad Prism
1-3
1363
pzm
GraphPad Prism 1-3
BOF: PCFFGRAF
BOF
5043464647524146
(?s)\A.{0,0}PCFFGRAF
GraphPad Prism is a scientific graphing and analysis application which organises, analyses and graphs repeated experiments, picks appropriate statistical tests, and interprets the results.
Dataset
unknown
Tessella / Tessella
28 Aug 2013
28 Aug 2013
fmt/576
GraphPad Prism
4
1364
pzf
GraphPad Prism 4
BOF: PCFFGRA4
BOF
5043464647524134
(?s)\A.{0,0}PCFFGRA4
GraphPad Prism is a scientific graphing and analysis application which organises, analyses and graphs repeated experiments, picks appropriate statistical tests, and interprets the results.
Dataset
unknown
Tessella / Tessella
28 Aug 2013
28 Aug 2013
fmt/577
Image Cytometry Standard
1
1365
ics
Image Cytometry Standard 1.0
BOF: <horizontal tab><line feed>ics_version.1.0
BOF
090A6963735F76657273696F6E09312E30
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x09\nics_version\x091\.0
The Image Cytometry Standard (ICS) is a digital multidimensional image file format used in life sciences microscopy. It stores not only the image data, but also the microscopic parameters describing the optics during the acquisition. Version 1 of the format holds just the metadata and a pointer to a corresponding .ids file which contains the pixel data.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Tessella / Tessella
28 Aug 2013
28 Aug 2013
fmt/578
Image Cytometry Standard
2
1366
ics
Image Cytometry Standard 2.0
BOF: <horizontal tab><line feed>ics_version.2.0
BOF
090A6963735F76657273696F6E09322E30
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x09\nics_version\x092\.0
The Image Cytometry Standard (ICS) is a digital multidimensional image file format used in life sciences microscopy. It stores not only the image data, but also the microscopic parameters describing the optics during the acquisition. Version 2 of the format contains both the metadata and pixel data.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Tessella / Tessella
28 Aug 2013
28 Aug 2013
fmt/579
X3D
3.0
1367
x3d
fmt/101
X3D v3.0
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>.<!DOCTYPE X3D PUBLIC "ISO//Web3D//DTD X3D 3.0//EN"
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D22312E302220656E636F64696E673D225554462D38223F3E0A3C21444F435459504520583344205055424C4943202249534F2F2F57656233442F2F4454442058334420332E302F2F454E22
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3c\?xml version="1\.0" encoding="UTF-8"\?\x3e\n\x3c\!DOCTYPE X3D PUBLIC "ISO//Web3D//DTD X3D 3\.0//EN"
X3D is an integrated 3D graphics and multimedia framework in the ISO process for Information technology — Computer graphics, image processing and environmental representation. The standards pass through a number of member only and then public review processes, until they reach full ISO approval as international standards.
Model
unknown
Central Digital Archive / Central Digital Archive
28 Aug 2013
28 Aug 2013
http://www.web3d.org/realtime-3d/specification/version/V3.0
fmt/580
X3D
3.1
1368
x3d
fmt/101
X3D v3.1
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>.<!DOCTYPE X3D PUBLIC "ISO//Web3D//DTD X3D 3.1//EN"
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D22312E302220656E636F64696E673D225554462D38223F3E0A3C21444F435459504520583344205055424C4943202249534F2F2F57656233442F2F4454442058334420332E312F2F454E22
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3c\?xml version="1\.0" encoding="UTF-8"\?\x3e\n\x3c\!DOCTYPE X3D PUBLIC "ISO//Web3D//DTD X3D 3\.1//EN"
X3D is an integrated 3D graphics and multimedia framework in the ISO process for Information technology — Computer graphics, image processing and environmental representation. The standards pass through a number of member only and then public review processes, until they reach full ISO approval as international standards.
Model
unknown
Central Digital Archive / Central Digital Archive
28 Aug 2013
28 Aug 2013
http://www.web3d.org/realtime-3d/specification/version/V3.1
fmt/581
X3D
3.2
1369
x3d
fmt/101
X3D v3.2
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>.<!DOCTYPE X3D PUBLIC "ISO//Web3D//DTD X3D 3.2//EN"
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D22312E302220656E636F64696E673D225554462D38223F3E0A3C21444F435459504520583344205055424C4943202249534F2F2F57656233442F2F4454442058334420332E322F2F454E22
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3c\?xml version="1\.0" encoding="UTF-8"\?\x3e\n\x3c\!DOCTYPE X3D PUBLIC "ISO//Web3D//DTD X3D 3\.2//EN"
X3D is an integrated 3D graphics and multimedia framework in the ISO process for Information technology — Computer graphics, image processing and environmental representation. The standards pass through a number of member only and then public review processes, until they reach full ISO approval as international standards.
Model
unknown
Central Digital Archive / Central Digital Archive
28 Aug 2013
28 Aug 2013
http://www.web3d.org/realtime-3d/specification/version/V3.2
fmt/582
X3D
3.3
1370
x3d
fmt/101
X3D v3.3
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>.<!DOCTYPE X3D PUBLIC "ISO//Web3D//DTD X3D 3.3//EN"
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D22312E302220656E636F64696E673D225554462D38223F3E0A3C21444F435459504520583344205055424C4943202249534F2F2F57656233442F2F4454442058334420332E332F2F454E22
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3c\?xml version="1\.0" encoding="UTF-8"\?\x3e\n\x3c\!DOCTYPE X3D PUBLIC "ISO//Web3D//DTD X3D 3\.3//EN"
X3D is an integrated 3D graphics and multimedia framework in the ISO process for Information technology — Computer graphics, image processing and environmental representation. The standards pass through a number of member only and then public review processes, until they reach full ISO approval as international standards.
Model
unknown
Central Digital Archive / Central Digital Archive
28 Aug 2013
28 Aug 2013
http://www.web3d.org/realtime-3d/specification/version/V3.3
fmt/583
Vector Markup Language
1371
vml
html
htm
fmt/101
fmt/96
Vector Markup Language
xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"
BOF
786D6C6E733A763D2275726E3A736368656D61732D6D6963726F736F66742D636F6D3A766D6C22
(?s)\A.{0,128}xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"
Vector Markup Language (VML) is an XML-based file format for two-dimensional vector graphics.VML is used by most Microsoft Office applications, such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Visio, within HTML files created using the 'Save As HTML' option.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Image (Vector), Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2013
28 Aug 2013
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee384217(v=vs.85).aspx
http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-VML#h2:specification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_Markup_Language
fmt/584
Windows Media Metafile
1372
wmx
wax
wvx
asx
Windows Media Metafile
<(asx|ASX) (version|VERSION){0-1}={0-3}3{0-64}>
BOF
3C(617378|415358)20(76657273696F6E|56455253494F4E){0-1}3D{0-3}33{0-64}3E
(?s)\A.{0,1}\x3c(?:asx|ASX) (?:version|VERSION).{0,1}=.{0,3}3.{0,64}\x3e
A media metafile is a file that contains information about other files. A metafile can be used to list a group of media content files that are to be played in order. The .wax metafile references Windows Media files with .asf, .wma, or .wax file name extensions. The .wvx metafile references Windows Media files with .wma, .wmv, .wvx, or .wax file name extensions. The asx metafile references Windows Media files with .wma, .wax, .wmv, .wvx, .asf, or .asx file name extensions.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Aug 2013
28 Aug 2013
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd564665(v=vs.85).aspx
fmt/585
MPEG-2 Transport Stream
1373
m2t
ts
m2ts
MPEG-2 Transport Stream
Packets of 188 bytes each, each packet beginning with 0x47. This signature may be strengthened with a better understanding of the make-up of these packets.
BOF
47{187}47{187}47{187}47{187}47{187}47{187}47{187}47
(?s)\A.{0,0}G.{187}G.{187}G.{187}G.{187}G.{187}G.{187}G.{187}G
MPEG-2 is a lossy compression standard (an improvement and expansion of the MPEG-1 standard) designed for the generic coding of video and audio and intended to cover a wide scope of application, including: video production, broadcast and editing. Streams are at potentially higher bitrates than MPEG-1 but more efficient compression making it suited to High Definition video. MPEG-2 Video supports both 'progressive' and 'interlaced' frame video. An MPEG-2 'Transport' stream file (TS) file (*.ts, *.m2ts) is designed for low-latency, real-time transmission and is used in broadcasting. It can contain multiple programmes, not necessarily intended for synchronised playback. TS incorporates features that can allow flexible access to and playback of stream content.
Video
unknown
National Library of Wales / National Library of Wales
28 Aug 2013
07 Jul 2014
fmt/586
LifeTechnologies SDS
1374
sds
LifeTechnologies SDS
BOF: SDS2….
BOF
5344533200020002
(?s)\A.{0,0}SDS2\x00\x02\x00\x02
SDS (Sequence Detection System) is a file format produced by science company Life Technologies. This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Dataset
unknown
Tessella / Tessella
28 Aug 2013
28 Aug 2013
http://www.lifetechnologies.com/uk/en/home/about-us.html
fmt/587
LifeTechnologies ABIF
1375
abif
LifeTechnologies ABIF
BOF: ABIF.e
BOF
414249460065
(?s)\A.{0,0}ABIF\x00e
The ABIF file format is a binary file format for storing data. Elements of data stored in the file are associated with tags, which are analogous to the keys in a (key, value) mapping.
28 Aug 2013
Dataset
unknown
Tessella / Tessella
28 Aug 2013
28 Aug 2013
http://www.lifetechnologies.com/uk/en/home/about-us.html
fmt/588
R3D
1380
r3d
R3D
BOF: …DRED1
BOF
0000014452454431
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x00\x01DRED1
REDCODE RAW (R3D) is a proprietary multimedia audio/video file format owned by the Red Digital Cinema Camera Company and featuring lossy compression for video contents and lossless for audio contents. It is used as native recording format of Red digital cameras and recorded on proprietary Hard Disk Drives, CompactFlash cards or SSD drives, but can be extracted from there and be trivially handled in any file-based audio/video, IT or home environments.
Audio, Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
fmt/589
application/vnd.ms-wpl
Windows Media Playlist
1381
wpl
Windows Media Playlist
BOF: <?wpl version="1.0"?>
BOF
3C3F77706C2076657273696F6E3D22312E30223F3E
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3c\?wpl version="1\.0"\?\x3e
Windows Media Player Playlist is a file format that stores multimedia playlists. It is a proprietary file format used in Microsoft Windows Media Player versions 9-12.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd564509%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316992
fmt/590
image/jxr
JPEG Extended Range
1382
wdp
jxr
JPEG XR
BOF: II¼.
BOF
4949BC01
(?s)\A.{0,0}II\xbc\x01
JPEG XR (abbr. For JPEG extended range) is a still-image compression standard and file format for continuous tone photographic images, based on technology originally developed and patented by Microsoft under the name HD Photo (formerly Windows Media Photo). It supports both lossy and lossless compression.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
fmt/591
image/vnd.radiance
Radiance RGBE Image Format
1383
hdr
pic
rgbe
xyze
Radiance
#?RADIANCE.
BOF
233F52414449414E43450A
(?s)\A.{0,0}#\?RADIANCE\n
Radiance defined an image format for storing HDR images, now described as RGBE image format. RGBE stores pixels as one byte each for RGB (red, green, and blue) values with a one byte shared exponent. Thus it stores four bytes per pixel.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
fmt/592
Canon RAW
2.0
1384
cr2
fmt/353
Canon RAW 2
II*.....CR
BOF
49492A001000000043520200
(?s)\A.{0,0}II\*\x00\x10\x00\x00\x00CR\x02\x00
The .CR2 file format (Canon RAW version 2) is a digital photography RAW format created by Canon.
Canon / Canon
Canon
Image (Raster)
unknown
Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
fmt/593
Canon RAW
1.0
1385
crw
Canon RAW 1
II....HEAPCCDR
BOF
49491A0000004845415043434452
(?s)\A.{0,0}II\x1a\x00\x00\x00HEAPCCDR
The .CRW file format (Canon RAW version 1) is a digital photography RAW format created by Canon.
Canon / Canon
Canon
Image (Raster)
unknown
Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
fmt/594
image/vnd.mix
Microsoft PhotoDraw
1.0
1386
mix
Microsoft PhotoDraw 2000 is a vector graphics and raster imaging software package developed by Microsoft.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
This file format is identified by container signature.
fmt/595
application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.binary.macroEnabled.12
Microsoft Excel Non-XML Binary Workbook
2007 onwards
1387
xlsb
From Microsoft Office 2007 onwards, the core output format of MS Excel has been based on the Office Open XML (OOXML) file format. The ISO standard for OOXML is ISO/IEC DIS 29500. An OOXML file format consists of a compressed zip archive that is designated according to which file type it is. Further detail on OOXML can be found within fmt/189 - Microsoft Office Open XML.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
940
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
This file format is identified by container signature.
fmt/596
Apple Lossless Audio Codec
1388
m4a
mp4
fmt/199
Apple Lossless Audio Codec
BOF: (offset 4): ftypM4A
VAR: alac{0-72}alac
BOF
667479704D344120
(?s)\A.{4}ftypM4A
VAR
616C6163{0-72}616C6163
(?s)alac.{0,72}alac
Apple Lossless, also known as Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC), or Apple Lossless Encoder (ALE), is an audio codec developed by Apple Inc. for lossless data compression of digital music. Apple Lossless data is stored within an MP4 container with the filename extension .m4a.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
http://www.applelossless.com/
http://alac.macosforge.org/trac/browser/trunk/ALACMagicCookieDescription.txt
http://alac.macosforge.org/trac/browser/trunk/codec/ALACAudioTypes.h?rev=2#
fmt/597
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.template
Microsoft Word Template
2007 onwards
1389
dotx
From Microsoft Office 2007 onwards, the core output format of MS Word has been based on the Office Open XML (OOXML) file format. The ISO standard for OOXML is ISO/IEC DIS 29500. An OOXML file format consists of a compressed zip archive that is designated according to which file type it is. Further detail on OOXML can be found within fmt/189 - Microsoft Office Open XML.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
1160
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
This file format is identified by container signature.
fmt/598
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.template
Microsoft Excel Template
2007 onwards
1390
xltx
From Microsoft Office 2007 onwards, the core output format of MS Excel has been based on the Office Open XML (OOXML) file format. The ISO standard for OOXML is ISO/IEC DIS 29500. An OOXML file format consists of a compressed zip archive that is designated according to which file type it is. Further detail on OOXML can be found within fmt/189 - Microsoft Office Open XML.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
940
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
This file format is identified by container signature.
fmt/599
application/vnd.ms-word.template.macroEnabled.12
Microsoft Word Macro-Enabled Document Template
2007 onwards
1391
dotm
From Microsoft Office 2007 onwards, the core output format of MS Word has been based on the Office Open XML (OOXML) file format. The ISO standard for OOXML is ISO/IEC DIS 29500. An OOXML file format consists of a compressed zip archive that is designated according to which file type it is. Further detail on OOXML can be found within fmt/189 - Microsoft Office Open XML.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
1160
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
This file format is identified by container signature.
fmt/600
eXtensible ARchive format
1392
xar
eXtensible ARchive format
BOF: xar!.. Magic num (4 bytes), header length (2 bytes, value 001C). Next two bytes are version number - currently 0001 so possibility to extend signature, particularly if subsequent versions developed.
BOF
78617221001C
(?s)\A.{0,0}xar\!\x00\x1c
XAR (eXtensible Archive format) is an open source file archiver introduced in Mac OS X 10.5.
Aggregate
unknown
Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
http://code.google.com/p/xar/wiki/xarformat
http://code.google.com/p/xar/wiki/whyxar
fmt/601
Statistical Analysis System Catalogue XPT (Windows)
9.1
1393
xpt
SAS Catalogue XPT (Windows)
BOF offset 92: (XP_PRO{0-16}SAS9.1)
EOF offset 0-63: (End of Object)
BOF
58505F50524F{0-16}534153392E31
(?s)\A.{92}XP_PRO.{0,16}SAS9\.1
EOF
456E64206F66204F626A656374
(?s)End of Object.{0,63}\Z
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Dataset
unknown
Tessella / Tessella
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
fmt/602
Statistical Analysis System Catalogue XPT (Unix)
9.1
1394
xpt
SAS Catalogue XPT (Unix)
BOF offset 92: (SunOS{0-16}SAS9.1)
EOF offset 0-63: (End of Object)
BOF
53756E4F53{0-16}534153392E31
(?s)\A.{92}SunOS.{0,16}SAS9\.1
EOF
456E64206F66204F626A656374
(?s)End of Object.{0,63}\Z
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Dataset
unknown
Tessella / Tessella
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
fmt/603
Statistical Analysis System Data XPT (Windows)
9.1
1395
xpt
SAS Data XPT (Windows)
BOF offset 92: (XP_PRO{0-16}SAS9.1)
EOF offset 0-63: (End of Data)
BOF
58505F50524F{0-16}534153392E31
(?s)\A.{92}XP_PRO.{0,16}SAS9\.1
EOF
456E64206F662044617461
(?s)End of Data.{0,63}\Z
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Dataset
unknown
Tessella / Tessella
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
fmt/604
Statistical Analysis System Data XPT (Unix)
9.1
1396
xpt
SAS Data XPT (Unix)
BOF offset 92: (SunOS{0-16}SAS9.1)
EOF offset 0-63: (End of Data)
BOF
53756E4F53{0-16}534153392E31
(?s)\A.{92}SunOS.{0,16}SAS9\.1
EOF
456E64206F662044617461
(?s)End of Data.{0,63}\Z
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Dataset
unknown
Tessella / Tessella
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
fmt/605
Statistical Analysis System Catalogue (Windows)
9.1
1397
sas7bcat
sc7
SAS Catalogue (Windows)
BOF offset 84: (SAS{69}CATALOG{45-80}9.01{4}XP_PRO)
BOF
534153{69}434154414C4F47{45-80}392E3031{4}58505F50524F
(?s)\A.{84}SAS.{69}CATALOG.{45,80}9\.01.{4}XP_PRO
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Dataset
unknown
Tessella / Tessella
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
fmt/606
Statistical Analysis System Catalogue (Unix)
9.1
1398
sas7bcat
sc7
SAS Catalogue (Unix)
BOF offset 84: (SAS{69}CATALOG{45-80}9.01{4}SunOS)
BOF
534153{69}434154414C4F47{45-80}392E3031{4}53756E4F53
(?s)\A.{84}SAS.{69}CATALOG.{45,80}9\.01.{4}SunOS
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Dataset
unknown
Tessella / Tessella
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
fmt/607
Statistical Analysis System Data (Windows)
9.1
1399
sas7bdat
sd7
SAS Data (Windows)
BOF offset 84: (SAS{69}DATA{45-80}9.01{4}XP_PRO)
BOF
534153{69}44415441{45-80}392E3031{4}58505F50524F
(?s)\A.{84}SAS.{69}DATA.{45,80}9\.01.{4}XP_PRO
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Dataset
unknown
Tessella / Tessella
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
fmt/608
Statistical Analysis System Data (Unix)
9.1
1400
sas7bdat
sd7
SAS Data (Unix)
BOF offset 84: (SAS{69}DATA{45-80}9.01{4}SunOS)
BOF
534153{69}44415441{45-80}392E3031{4}53756E4F53
(?s)\A.{84}SAS.{69}DATA.{45,80}9\.01.{4}SunOS
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Dataset
unknown
Tessella / Tessella
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
fmt/609
application/msword
Microsoft Word (Generic)
6.0-2003
1401
doc
com.microsoft.word.doc
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later. Some Word documents from this era lack an internal [CompObj] stream, which is used by fmt/39 and fmt/40 to distinguish between Word files generated in Microsoft Office 6.0/95, and 97-2003. Since compatible files created by certain software lack this stream (potentially including, but not necessarily limited to Apple Pages), this additional identifying record is required to avoid the limiting identification of OLE2.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Word Processor
unknown
British Library / British Library
12 Nov 2013
12 Nov 2013
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/610
ARJ File Format
1406
arj
ARJ File Format
BOF: `ê
BOF
60EA
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x60\xea
ARJ (Archived by Robert Jung) is a software tool designed by Robert K. Jung for creating compressed file archives.
Aggregate
unknown
Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
fmt/611
LDAP Data Interchange Format
1407
ldif
LDAP Data Interchange Format
BOF: dn:
BOF
646E3A20
(?s)\A.{0,0}dn:
The LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) is a standard plain text data interchange format for representing LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) directory content and update requests.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Keep Solutions / Keep Solutions
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
fmt/612
Mork
1408
mab
msf
dat
Mork
BOF: // <!-- <mdb:mork:z
BOF
2F2F203C212D2D203C6D64623A6D6F726B3A7A20
(?s)\A.{0,0}// \x3c\!-- \x3cmdb:mork:z
Mork is a database file format that acts as part of the back-end to several email clients and web browsers produced originally by Netscape, and later the Mozilla Foundation.
Database
unknown
Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
fmt/613
application/vnd.rar
RAR Archive
5.0
1409
rar
RAR Archive
BOF: Rar!....
BOF
526172211A070100
(?s)\A.{0,0}Rar\!\x1a\x07\x01\x00
RAR is a proprietary archive file format that supports data compression, error recovery and file spanning.
Aggregate
unknown
Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
fmt/614
Windows Imaging Format
1410
wim
swm
Windows Imaging Format
BOF: MSWIM
BOF
4D5357494D
(?s)\A.{0,0}MSWIM
The Windows Imaging Format (WIM) is a file-based disk image format developed by Microsoft.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Aggregate
unknown
Keep Solutions / Keep Solutions
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
fmt/615
Gimp Image File Format
1411
xcf
Gimp Image file format
BOF: gimp xcf
BOF
67696D702078636620
(?s)\A.{0,0}gimp xcf
XCF is the native image format of the GNU Image Manipulation Program. XCF stands for eXperimental Computing Facility which is the undergraduate computing-interest organization at University of California, Berkeley, whom originally developed the format.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Provincie West-Vlaanderen / Provincie West-Vlaanderen
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
fmt/616
application/font-woff
Web Open Font Format
1412
woff
x-fmt/453
Web Open Font Format
BOF: wOFF
BOF
774F4646
(?s)\A.{0,0}wOFF
Web Open Font Format (WOFF) is a font format designed primarily for use on the Web, and can also be used as a container format or "wrapper" for font data in already-existing formats.
W3C / W3C
W3C
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
fmt/617
application/vnd.geogebra.file
GeoGebra
2
1413
ggb
GeoGebra is a mathematics software package.
International GeoGebra Institute / International GeoGebra Institute
International GeoGebra Institute
Image (Vector)
unknown
KULeuven - LIBIS / KULeuven - LIBIS
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/618
application/vnd.geogebra.file
GeoGebra
1.0
1414
geo
GeoGebra 1.0
BOF: ’..sr..geogebra
BOF
ACED00057372001B67656F6765627261
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xac\xed\x00\x05sr\x00\x1bgeogebra
GeoGebra is a mathematics software package.
International GeoGebra Institute / International GeoGebra Institute
International GeoGebra Institute
Image (Vector)
unknown
KULeuven - LIBIS / KULeuven - LIBIS
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
http://www.geogebra.org/cms/en/
fmt/619
application/vnd.geogebra.file
GeoGebra
1.x
1415
ggb
GeoGebra is a mathematics software package.
International GeoGebra Institute / International GeoGebra Institute
International GeoGebra Institute
Image (Vector)
unknown
KULeuven - LIBIS / KULeuven - LIBIS
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/620
application/vnd.geogebra.file
GeoGebra
3
1416
ggb
GeoGebra is a mathematics software package.
International GeoGebra Institute / International GeoGebra Institute
International GeoGebra Institute
Image (Vector)
unknown
KULeuven - LIBIS / KULeuven - LIBIS
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/621
application/vnd.geogebra.file
GeoGebra
4
1417
ggb
GeoGebra is a mathematics software package.
International GeoGebra Institute / International GeoGebra Institute
International GeoGebra Institute
Image (Vector)
unknown
KULeuven - LIBIS / KULeuven - LIBIS
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/622
application/vnd.geogebra.file
GeoGebra
5
1418
ggb
GeoGebra is a mathematics software package.
International GeoGebra Institute / International GeoGebra Institute
International GeoGebra Institute
Image (Vector)
unknown
KULeuven - LIBIS / KULeuven - LIBIS
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/623
SmartDraw
1419
sdr
SmartDraw
BOF: SMARTDRW.€
BOF
534D4152544452570180
(?s)\A.{0,0}SMARTDRW\x01\x80
SmartDraw is a visual processor used to create flowcharts, organisation charts, mind maps, project charts, and other visuals.
SmartDraw Software / SmartDraw Software
SmartDraw Software
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
fmt/624
RIFF Palette Format
1420
pal
RIFF Palette Format
BOF: RIFF{4}PAL data
BOF
52494646{4}50414C2064617461
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}PAL data
A colour palette format which is shared in a resource interchange file format (RIFF).
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
http://www.tactilemedia.com/info/MCI_Control_Info.html
http://www.daubnet.com/en/file-format-riff
fmt/639
Stuffit Archive File
1423
sit
com.stuffit.archive.sit
Stuffit
BOF: StuffIt
BOF
5374756666497420
(?s)\A.{0,0}StuffIt
The Stuffit Archive file format is a proprietary file compression format originally developed by Raymond Lau.
Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
fmt/625
Apple Disk Copy Image
4.2
1424
dmg
smi
img
image
Apple Disk Copy Image
The byte at position 0x50 defines the disk encoding. Byte 0x51 defines the 'format byte'. Bytes 0x52-53 are the private word/magic number used for identification. Further information is found here: http://68kmla.org/wiki/index.php/DiskCopy_4.2_format_specification
BOF
(00|01|02|03)(02|12|22|24|96)0100
(?s)\A.{80}(?:\x00|\x01|\x02|\x03)(?:\x02|\x12|"|\$|\x96)\x01\x00
Disk Copy 4.2 (DC42) is the common name used to refer to disk images of floppy disks created by the 4.2 version of Disk Copy provided by the Mac Operating System.
Aggregate
unknown
Yale University Library / Yale University Library
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
fmt/626
LHA File Format
1425
lha
lzh
LHA File Format
BOF 2 byte offset: === -lh(0|1|4|5|6|7|d)-
BOF
2D6C68(30|31|34|35|36|37|64)2D
(?s)\A.{2}-lh(?:0|1|4|5|6|7|d)-
LHA is a freeware compression utility and associated file format. It was created in 1988 by Haruyasu Yoshizaki, and originally named LHarc.
Aggregate
unknown
Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
fmt/627
application/vnd.ms-excel.template.macroEnabled.12
Microsoft Excel Macro-Enabled Template
2007
1426
xltm
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
940
Spreadsheet
unknown
Central Digital Archive / Central Digital Archive
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/628
application/vnd.ms-excel.addin.macroEnabled.12
Microsoft Excel Macro-Enabled Add-In
2007
1427
xlam
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
940
Spreadsheet
unknown
Central Digital Archive / Central Digital Archive
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/629
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.slideshow
Microsoft PowerPoint Show
2007
1428
ppsx
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
941
Presentation
unknown
Central Digital Archive / Central Digital Archive
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/630
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.slideshow.macroEnabled.12
Microsoft PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Show
2007
1429
ppsm
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
941
Presentation
unknown
Central Digital Archive / Central Digital Archive
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/631
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.template
Microsoft PowerPoint Template
2007
1430
potx
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
941
Presentation
unknown
Central Digital Archive / Central Digital Archive
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/632
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.template.macroEnabled.12
Microsoft PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Template
2007
1431
potm
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
941
Presentation
unknown
Central Digital Archive / Central Digital Archive
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/633
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.addin.macroEnabled.12
Microsoft PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Add-In
2007
1432
ppam
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
941
Presentation
unknown
Central Digital Archive / Central Digital Archive
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/634
application/vnd.ms-htmlhelp
Microsoft Compiled HTML Help
1433
chm
chw
Microsoft Compiled Help file
BOF: ITSF (Info-Tech Storage Format)
BOF
49545346
(?s)\A.{0,0}ITSF
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Text (Structured)
unknown
Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/635
CPIO
1434
cpio
CPIO
BOF - value of 70707 in octal = 71C7 - reversed for endianness
BOF
C771
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xc7q
Cpio is a general file archiver utility and its associated file format, generally found in UNIX environments.
unknown
Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
fmt/636
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.slide.macroEnabled.12
Microsoft PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Slide
2007
1436
sldm
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Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
941
Presentation
unknown
Central Digital Archive / Central Digital Archive
14 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014
fmt/637
application/msonenote
Microsoft OneNote
1437
one
Microsoft OneNote
BOF: äR\{ŒØ§M®±SxÐ)–Ó
BOF
E4525C7B8CD8A74DAEB15378D02996D3
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xe4R\\\{\x8c\xd8\xa7M\xae\xb1Sx\xd0\)\x96\xd3
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
25 Feb 2014
25 Feb 2014
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd924743(v=office.12).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd951288(v=office.12).aspx
fmt/638
SPSS Data File
1438
sav
SPSS Data File
BOF: $FL2@(#)
BOF
24464C3240282329
(?s)\A.{0,0}\$FL2@\(#\)
SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) is a software package used for statistical analysis in the social sciences. The first version of SPSS was developed by SPSS Inc. in 1968 and has since had twenty two stable version releases. In 2009 SPSS Inc. was acquired by IBM. As of version 17.0.1 SPSS software has been known as Predictive Analytics Software. SPSS is used widely by both academics and other social researchers.
IBM Corporation
IBM Corporation
Spreadsheet
unknown
KULeuven - LIBIS / KULeuven - LIBIS
21 Feb 2014
21 Feb 2014
fmt/640
MPEG-2 Elementary Stream
1439
mpg
mpeg
m2v
MPEG-2 Elementary Stream
BOF: ...³
BOF
000001B3{8-256}000001B5{6-256}000001B8
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x00\x01\xb3.{8,256}\x00\x00\x01\xb5.{6,256}\x00\x00\x01\xb8
MPEG-2 is a lossy compression standard (an improvement and expansion of the MPEG-1 standard) designed for the generic coding of video and audio and intended to cover a wide scope of application, including: video production, broadcast and editing. Streams are at potentially higher bitrates than MPEG-1 but more efficient compression making it suited to High Definition video. MPEG-2 Video supports both 'progressive' and 'interlaced' frame video. An MPG2 ‘Elementary’ stream (ES) file (*.m2v) contains either a single video or audio stream. ES files are generally intended for video editing or other intermediate use, where separate audio content can be ultimately blended ('interleaved' or ‘muxed’) with a video stream to produce an output file containing both audio and video for synchronised playback.
Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
31 Mar 2014
31 Mar 2014
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff632839.aspx
fmt/641
Epson Raw Image Format
1440
erf
fmt/154
Epson RAW Image Format
The first byte sequence is the same BOF as TIFF/EP files. The remaining sequence is specific to the Epson R-D1 camera.
BOF
4D4D002A{304}4550534F4E204453432050696374757265005345494B4F204550534F4E20434F52502E00522D4431
(?s)\A.{0,0}MM\x00\*.{304}EPSON DSC Picture\x00SEIKO EPSON CORP\.\x00R-D1
This format is the RAW image format used in Epsom cameras. RAW format images contain all the data that is taken directly from the camera's image sensor before the software in the camera applies things like white balance, sharpening etc. Storing photographs in a camera's RAW format allows you to alter those settings after the photograph has been taken.
Epson America Inc.
Epson America Inc.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc
31 Mar 2014
31 Mar 2014
fmt/642
Fujifilm RAW Image Format
1441
raf
Fujifilm RAW Image Format
BOF: FUJIFILMCCD-RAW
BOF
46554A4946494C4D4343442D52415720
(?s)\A.{0,0}FUJIFILMCCD-RAW
This format is the RAW image format used in FujiFilm cameras. RAW format images contain all the data that is taken directly from the camera's image sensor before the software in the camera applies things like white balance, sharpening etc. Storing photographs in a camera's RAW format allows you to alter those settings after the photograph has been taken.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc
31 Mar 2014
31 Mar 2014
http://libopenraw.freedesktop.org/wiki/Fuji_RAF/
fmt/643
ASTM E57 3D File Format
1442
e57
E57 3D File Format
BOF: ASTM-E57
BOF
4153544D2D453537
(?s)\A.{0,0}ASTM-E57
The E57 file format is a format for storing point clouds, images, and metadata produced by 3D imaging systems.
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
31 Mar 2014
31 Mar 2014
fmt/644
Nullsoft Scriptable Install System
1443
nsi
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is an open source system to create Windows installers. NSIS is script-based and although it has regular and well defined syntax, there are no magic numbers or header sequences. As such, there is no current means to identify a file as NSIS by binary sequence alone, so identification of this format is by extension only.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc
31 Mar 2014
31 Mar 2014
fmt/645
image/jpeg
Exchangeable Image File Format (Compressed)
2.2.1
1444
jpg
fmt/41
EXIF Compressed Image 2.2.1 (big-endian)
SOI and APP1, EXIF IFD (EXIF ver=2.2.1), EOI marker
BOF
FFD8FFE1{2}4578696600004D4D002A*900000070000000430323231
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xff\xd8\xff\xe1.{2}Exif\x00\x00MM\x00\*.*\x90\x00\x00\x07\x00\x00\x00\x040221
EOF
FFD9
(?s)\xff\xd9.{0,65535}.{0,1}\Z
EXIF Compressed Image 2.2.1 (little-endian)
SOI and APP1, EXIF IFD (EXIF ver=2.2.1), EOI marker
BOF
FFD8FFE1{2}45786966000049492A00*009007000400000030323231
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xff\xd8\xff\xe1.{2}Exif\x00\x00II\*\x00.*\x00\x90\x07\x00\x04\x00\x00\x000221
EOF
FFD9
(?s)\xff\xd9.{0,65535}.{0,1}\Z
Exchangeable image file format (Exif) is a standard that specifies the formats for images, sound, and ancillary tags used by digital cameras (including smartphones), scanners and other systems handling image and sound files recorded by digital cameras.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland / Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
14 Jul 2014
14 Jul 2014
fmt/646
Apple iWorks Keynote
09
1445
key
Apple presentation format
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Jul 2014
14 Jul 2014
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/647
Microsoft Expression Media
2
1446
ivc
Microsoft Expression Media 2
BOF: 025i (Offset 4) EOF: Svar{8-54}025i(Max Offset 8)
BOF
30323569
(?s)\A.{4}025i
EOF
53566172{8-54}30323569
(?s)SVar.{8,54}025i.{4}\Z
Proprietary cataloguing program to manage photo and video assets.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Jul 2014
14 Jul 2014
fmt/648
Media View Pro
1447
mpcatalog
Media View Pro
BOF: 030i (offset 4)
EOF: Svar {8-34} 030i (offset 8)
BOF
30333069
(?s)\A.{4}030i
EOF
53566172{8-34}30333069
(?s)SVar.{8,34}030i.{8}\Z
Proprietary cataloguing program to manage photo and video assets.
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Jul 2014
14 Jul 2014
fmt/649
MPEG-1 Elementary Stream
1448
mpg
mpeg
m1v
MPEG-1 Elementary Stream
BOF: ...³{8}...µ
BOF
000001B3{8}000001B8
(?s)\A\x00\x00\x01\xb3.{8}\x00\x00\x01\xb8
MPEG-1 is a lossy compression standard for video and audio, intended for use in Digital Storage Media (DSM) such as VideoCD and DVD (at the same encoding standard as VCD). It is designed to handle video frame-sizes of 352 x 288px, at a frame-rate of 25 frames per second (PAL) and a data rate of around 1.2Mbits/s; audio: up to 320 kbits/s (MPEG-1 Audio Layer III, *.mp3). MPEG-1 supports random access to stream content on playback. MPEG-1 Video supports only 'progressive' frame video. MPEG-1 compression can be relatively inefficient by modern standards. An MPG-1 ‘Elementary’ stream (ES) file (*.m1v) contains either a single video or audio stream (e.g. *.mp3). ES files are generally intended for video editing or other intermediate use, where separate audio content can be ultimately blended ('interleaved' or ‘muxed’) with a video stream to produce an output file containing both audio and video for synchronised playback.
Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Jul 2014
14 Jul 2014
fmt/650
application/vnd.Quark.QuarkXPress
Quark Xpress Report File
1449
qxp report
xtg
qxp%20report
QuarkXpress Report 1
BOF: <v1.60><e(0|1)>.{1-512}Project has been saved by the following versions of QuarkXPress
BOF
3C76312E36303E3C65(30|31)3E0D{1-512}50726F6A65637420686173206265656E2073617665642062792074686520666F6C6C6F77696E672076657273696F6E73206F6620517561726B585072657373
(?s)\A\x3cv1\.60\x3e\x3ce(?:0|1)\x3e\r.{1,512}Project has been saved by the following versions of QuarkXPress
QuarkXpress Report 2
Offset 2: <.v.1...6.0.>.<.e.1.>.{1-1024}P.r.o.j.e.c.t. .h.a.s. .b.e.e.n. .s.a.v.e.d. .b.y. .t.h.e. .f.o.l.l.o.w.i.n.g. .v.e.r.s.i.o.n.s. .o.f. .Q.u.a.r.k.X.P.r.e.s.s.
BOF
3C00760031002E00360030003E003C006500(30|31)003E00{1-1024}500072006F006A00650063007400200068006100730020006200650065006E002000730061007600650064002000620079002000740068006500200066006F006C006C006F00770069006E0067002000760065007200730069006F006E00730020006F006600200051007500610072006B00580050007200650073007300
(?s)\A.{0,2}\x3c\x00v\x001\x00\.\x006\x000\x00\x3e\x00\x3c\x00e\x00(?:0|1)\x00\x3e\x00.{1,1024}P\x00r\x00o\x00j\x00e\x00c\x00t\x00 \x00h\x00a\x00s\x00 \x00b\x00e\x00e\x00n\x00 \x00s\x00a\x00v\x00e\x00d\x00 \x00b\x00y\x00 \x00t\x00h\x00e\x00 \x00f\x00o\x00l\x00l\x00o\x00w\x00i\x00n\x00g\x00 \x00v\x00e\x00r\x00s\x00i\x00o\x00n\x00s\x00 \x00o\x00f\x00 \x00Q\x00u\x00a\x00r\x00k\x00X\x00P\x00r\x00e\x00s\x00s\x00
QuarkXpress Report 3
BOF: <v1.60><e0>.{1-512}Document has been saved by the following versions of QuarkXPress
BOF
3C76312E36303E3C65(30|31)3E0D{1-512}446F63756D656E7420686173206265656E2073617665642062792074686520666F6C6C6F77696E672076657273696F6E73206F6620517561726B585072657373
(?s)\A\x3cv1\.60\x3e\x3ce(?:0|1)\x3e\r.{1,512}Document has been saved by the following versions of QuarkXPress
This file records activities to a file as it constructed and edited in QuarkXpress.
Quark, Inc
Quark, Inc
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Jul 2014
14 Jul 2014
fmt/651
application/vnd.Quark.QuarkXPress
Quark Xpress Data File
10
1450
qct
qpt
qcd
qxp
x-fmt/182
Quark Xpress 10 Data File (Motorola)
BOF: ..MMXPR VAR: QuarkXPress 10
BOF
00004D4D585052
(?s)\A\x00\x00MMXPR
VAR
517561726B585072657373203130
(?s)QuarkXPress 10
Quark Xpress 10 Data File (Intel)
BOF: ..IIXPR VAR: QuarkXPress 10
BOF
00004949585052
(?s)\A\x00\x00IIXPR
VAR
517561726B585072657373203130
(?s)QuarkXPress 10
QuarkXPress is desktop publishing software for creating and editing page layouts that can be run on Mac and Windows operating systems.
Quark, Inc
Quark, Inc
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Jul 2014
14 Jul 2014
fmt/652
application/vnd.Quark.QuarkXPress
Quark Xpress Data File
6
1451
qct
qpt
qcd
qxp
x-fmt/182
Quark Xpress 6 Data File (Intel)
BOF: ..IIXPR
VAR: QXPPP6
BOF
00004949585052
(?s)\A\x00\x00IIXPR
VAR
515850505036
(?s)QXPPP6
Quark Xpress 6 Data File (Motorola)
BOF: ..MMXPR
VAR: QXPPP6
BOF
00004D4D585052
(?s)\A\x00\x00MMXPR
VAR
515850505036
(?s)QXPPP6
QuarkXPress is destop publishing software for creating and editing page layouts that can be run on Mac and Windows operating systems. Version 6 can be opened in subsequent QuarkXpress versions up to Version 9.
Quark, Inc
Quark, Inc
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Jul 2014
14 Jul 2014
fmt/653
INTERLIS Transfer File
2.3
1452
xtf
fmt/101
INTERLIS 2.3 Transfer File
BOF: <?xml version=('|")1.0('|") encoding=('|")UTF-8('|"){0-2}?>{0-256}<TRANSFER xmlns=('|")http://www.interlis.ch/INTERLIS2.3('|")
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D(22|27)312E30(22|27)20656E636F64696E673D(22|27)5554462D38(22|27){0-2}3F3E{0-256}3C5452414E5346455220786D6C6E733D(22|27)687474703A2F2F7777772E696E7465726C69732E63682F494E5445524C4953322E33(22|27)
(?s)\A.{0,3}\x3c\?xml version=(?:"|')1\.0(?:"|') encoding=(?:"|')UTF-8(?:"|').{0,2}\?\x3e.{0,256}\x3cTRANSFER xmlns=(?:"|')http://www\.interlis\.ch/INTERLIS2\.3(?:"|')
Interlis 2.3 Transfer File 2
Max Offset: 2 <.?.x.m.l. .v.e.r.s.i.o.n.=.'.1...0.'. .e.n.c.o.d.i.n.g.=.'.U.T.F.-.8.'.?.>{0-512}<.T.R.A.N.S.F.E.R. .x.m.l.n.s.=.".h.t.t.p.:././.w.w.w...i.n.t.e.r.l.i.s...c.h./.I.N.T.E.R.L.I.S.2...3
BOF
3C003F0078006D006C002000760065007200730069006F006E003D00(22|27)0031002E003000(22|27)00200065006E0063006F00640069006E0067003D00(22|27)005500540046002D003800(22|27)003F003E{0-512}3C005400520041004E005300460045005200200078006D006C006E0073003D00(22|27)0068007400740070003A002F002F007700770077002E0069006E007400650072006C00690073002E00630068002F0049004E005400450052004C004900530032002E0033
(?s)\A.{0,2}\x3c\x00\?\x00x\x00m\x00l\x00 \x00v\x00e\x00r\x00s\x00i\x00o\x00n\x00=\x00(?:"|')\x001\x00\.\x000\x00(?:"|')\x00 \x00e\x00n\x00c\x00o\x00d\x00i\x00n\x00g\x00=\x00(?:"|')\x00U\x00T\x00F\x00-\x008\x00(?:"|')\x00\?\x00\x3e.{0,512}\x3c\x00T\x00R\x00A\x00N\x00S\x00F\x00E\x00R\x00 \x00x\x00m\x00l\x00n\x00s\x00=\x00(?:"|')\x00h\x00t\x00t\x00p\x00:\x00/\x00/\x00w\x00w\x00w\x00\.\x00i\x00n\x00t\x00e\x00r\x00l\x00i\x00s\x00\.\x00c\x00h\x00/\x00I\x00N\x00T\x00E\x00R\x00L\x00I\x00S\x002\x00\.\x003
INTERLIS is a description and transfer mechanism for spatial data. INTERLIS 2 Transfer files are XML files that contain data, e.g. geodata, which is structured according to certain rules. These rules are described in another file (or multiple files) called a model file.
Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Swiss Federal Office of Topography / Federal Office of Topography
14 Jul 2014
14 Jul 2014
http://www.interlis.ch
fmt/654
INTERLIS Model File
2.3
1453
ili
INTERLIS 2.3 Model File
BOF (Max Offset 4096): INTERLIS 2.3;.{1024}MODEL{1-64}AT{1-64}VERSION
BOF
494E5445524C495320322E333B0D{1-1024}4D4F44454C{1-64}4154{1-64}56455253494F4E
(?s)\A.{0,4096}INTERLIS 2\.3;\r.{1,1024}MODEL.{1,64}AT.{1,64}VERSION
INTERLIS is a description and transfer mechanism for spatial data. INTERLIS 2 Model files contain the the geodata and can be converted to XML Schema (XSD) files (by using a software called INTERLIS compiler). Such models are described using a Modula-like language, which can be thought of as a superset of UML.
Model
unknown
Swiss Federal Office of Topography / Federal Office of Topography
14 Jul 2014
14 Jul 2014
http://www.interlis.ch
fmt/655
KryoFlux
2
1454
raw
KryoFlux v2
BOF: {54} KryoFlux DiskSystem, version=2.00n
BOF
4B72796F466C7578204469736B53797374656D2C2076657273696F6E3D322E30306E
(?s)\A.{0,54}KryoFlux DiskSystem, version=2\.00n
KryoFlux is a software-programmable FDC (Floppy Disk Controller) system that runs on small ARM7-based devices and connects to a host PC over a USB connector. It reads and writes flux transitions on floppy disks at a very fine resolution.
unknown
Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc
14 Jul 2014
14 Jul 2014
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KryoFlux
fmt/656
KryoFlux
2.2
1455
raw
KryoFlux v2.2s
BOF: {54} KryoFlux DiskSystem, version=2.20s
BOF
4B72796F466C7578204469736B53797374656D2C2076657273696F6E3D322E323073
(?s)\A.{0,54}KryoFlux DiskSystem, version=2\.20s
KryoFlux is a software-programmable FDC (Floppy Disk Controller) system that runs on small ARM7-based devices and connects to a host PC over a USB connector. It reads and writes flux transitions on floppy disks at a very fine resolution.
Aggregate
unknown
Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc
14 Jul 2014
14 Jul 2014
fmt/657
application/oxps
Open XML Paper Specification
1456
xps
Open XML Paper Specification (also referred to as OpenXPS) is an open specification for a page description
language and a fixed-document format.
Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Walker Art Center / Walker Art Center
14 Jul 2014
14 Jul 2014
http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST/ECMA-388.pdf
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/658
Cypher Query Language
1457
cql
Cypher is a declarative graph query language for the open source graph database, Neo4j. Although it has regular and well defined syntax, there are no magic numbers or header sequences. As such, there is no current means to identify a file as CQL by binary sequence alone, so identification of this format is by extension only.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Jul 2014
14 Jul 2014
This format identifies by extension only.
fmt/659
Industry Foundation Classes
2x2
1458
ifc
fmt/698
Industry Foundation Classes 2x2
BOF: ISO-10303-21{0-4096}FILE_SCHEMA{0-1}({0-1}('IFC2X2
BOF
49534F2D31303330332D3231{0-4096}46494C455F534348454D41{0-1}28{0-1}2827494643325832
(?s)\A.{0,0}ISO-10303-21.{0,4096}FILE_SCHEMA.{0,1}\(.{0,1}\('IFC2X2
The Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) data model is intended to describe building and construction industry data.
It is a platform neutral, open file format specification that is not controlled by a single vendor or group of vendors. It is an object-based file format with a data model developed by buildingSMART (formerly the International Alliance for Interoperability, IAI) to facilitate interoperability in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, and is a commonly used collaboration format in Building information modeling (BIM) based projects.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Catenda / Catenda
14 Jul 2014
14 Jul 2014
fmt/660
Adobe Type 1 Mac Font File
1459
Adobe Type 1 Mac Font File
Offset 82: LWFN {176} %!PS-AdobeFont-1.0
BOF
4C57464E{176}252150532D41646F6265466F6E742D312E30
(?s)\A.{82}LWFN.{176}%\!PS-AdobeFont-1\.0
Adobe PostScript font used on the Macintosh platform (Mac OS 9.x and earlier); contains the outline data of the font, similar to a .pfb file in Windows; used in combination with a FOND resource file and bitmap data.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Jul 2014
14 Jul 2014
fmt/661
Sigma RAW Image
1460
x3f
Sigma RAW Image
BOF: FOVb
BOF
464F5662
(?s)\A.{0,0}FOVb
The X3F file type is a RAW image format primarily associated with Sigma digital cameras.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
http://www.photofo.com/x3f-raw-format/
fmt/662
Panasonic Raw
1461
RW2
Panasonic Raw
BOF: IIU.....ˆçtØ
BOF
494955001800000088E774D8
(?s)\A.{0,0}IIU\x00\x18\x00\x00\x00\x88\xe7t\xd8
RW2 is a graphic file format that is typically used for the images captured by the Panasonic Lumix digital cameras.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
fmt/663
Industry Foundation Classes XML
1462
ifcXML
fmt/101
Industry Foundation Classes XML
XML declaration tag shortly followed by declaration of iso_10303_28 namespace
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D(22|27)312E30(22|27){0-32}69736F5F31303330335F3238
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3c\?xml version=(?:"|')1\.0(?:"|').{0,32}iso_10303_28
The Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) data model is intended to describe building and construction industry data. ifcxml is an XML-based format that is suitable for interoperability with XML tools and exchanging partial building models.
Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
http://www.buildingsmart-tech.org/downloads/accompanying-documents/guidelines/ifcXML%20Implementation%20Guide%20v2-0.pdf
fmt/664
application/vnd.gerber
Gerber Format
1463
gbr
The Gerber format is an open 2D bi-level vector image file format.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
http://www.artwork.com/gerber/274x/rs274x.htm
fmt/665
Chasys Draw image file
1464
cd5
Chasys Draw CD5
BOF: _CD5.......
BOF
5F434435100000001A0003
(?s)\A.{0,0}_CD5\x10\x00\x00\x00\x1a\x00\x03
CD5 is the native image format used by Chasys Draw IES, a suite of image-editing applications.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasys_Draw_IES
fmt/666
ART image format
1465
art
ART aol
BOF: JG..
BOF
4A47(03|04)0E
(?s)\A.{0,0}JG(?:\x03|\x04)\x0e
ART is a proprietary image file format used primarily by America Online (AOL) service software.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ART_image_file_format
fmt/667
Photoshop Curve File
1466
acv
atf
Within Adobe Photoshop, curves allow you to adjust the entire tonal range of an image. Curve files can be saved and stored as presets.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
A curve file begins with 0x0001 or 0x0004 depending on the version in use (http://www.adobe.com/devnet-apps/photoshop/fileformatashtml/). A signature based on these sequences would be highly prone to clashing with other formats, so identification is currently based on extension only.
fmt/668
Olympus RAW
1467
orf
Olympus RAW big endian
BOF: MMOR....
BOF
4D4D4F5200000008
(?s)\A.{0,0}MMOR\x00\x00\x00\x08
Olympus RAW little endian 1
BOF: IIRO....
BOF
4949524F08000000
(?s)\A.{0,0}IIRO\x08\x00\x00\x00
Olympus RAW little endian 2
BOF: IIRS….
BOF
4949525308000000
(?s)\A.{0,0}IIRS\x08\x00\x00\x00
Olympus raw format (.orf) is a raw image format used by models of Olympus digital cameras.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Sebastian Lasse / Redaktor CMS
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORF_format
fmt/669
Minolta RAW
1468
mrw
Minolta RAW
BOF: .MRM.
BOF
004D524D00
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00MRM\x00
Minolta RAW is the proprietary raw format of digital cameras manufacturer Minolta or Konica Minolta.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Sebastian Lasse / Redaktor CMS
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
http://webpages.charter.net/bbiggers/DCExperiments/html/body_mrw_file_format.html
fmt/670
PKCS #7 Crytographic message file
1469
p7m
P7M
The signature is seeking the presence of the OID (Object Identifier) 1 2 840 113549 1 7 in ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax Notation) using BER (Basic encoding rules) encoding.
BOF
2A864886F70D0107{0-64}2A864886F70D0107
(?s)\A.{0,16}\*\x86H\x86\xf7\r\x01\x07.{0,64}\*\x86H\x86\xf7\r\x01\x07
PKCS is a group of public-key cryptography standards devised and published by RSA Security Inc, starting in the early 1990s. PKCS #7 describes a general syntax for data that may have cryptography applied to it, such as digital signatures and digital envelopes. P7M is the format that implements this standard.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
fmt/671
Serif PagePlus Publication
Generic
1470
ppp
Serif PagePlus is a desktop publishing application. This is a generic 'catchall' to provide extension-based identification of Serif PagePlus Publication files where a signature for a particular format version has not yet been developed. If you encounter such a file, please contact pronom@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk
Word Processor
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
fmt/672
Serif PagePlus Publication
4
1471
ppp
Serif PagePlus is a desktop publishing application. This format is based on the OLE2 Compound Document Format and can be identified in DROID 6 and later via a container signature. At this time the signature identification is baed upon the version number of the generating software as shown in the 'SummaryInformation' file within the OLE2 compound container. This may be improved with a better understanding of the format.
Word Processor
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
fmt/673
Serif PagePlus Publication
5
1472
ppp
Serif PagePlus is a desktop publishing application. This format is based on the OLE2 Compound Document Format and can be identified in DROID 6 and later via a container signature. At this time the signature identification is baed upon the version number of the generating software as shown in the 'SummaryInformation' file within the OLE2 compound container. This may be improved with a better understanding of the format.
Word Processor
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
fmt/674
Serif PagePlus Publication
6
1473
ppp
Serif PagePlus is a desktop publishing application. This format is based on the OLE2 Compound Document Format and can be identified in DROID 6 and later via a container signature. At this time the signature identification is baed upon the version number of the generating software as shown in the 'SummaryInformation' file within the OLE2 compound container. This may be improved with a better understanding of the format.
Word Processor
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
fmt/675
Serif PagePlus Publication
7
1474
ppp
Serif PagePlus is a desktop publishing application. This format is based on the OLE2 Compound Document Format and can be identified in DROID 6 and later via a container signature. At this time the signature identification is baed upon the version number of the generating software as shown in the 'SummaryInformation' file within the OLE2 compound container. This may be improved with a better understanding of the format.
Word Processor
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
fmt/676
Serif PagePlus Publication
8
1475
ppp
Serif PagePlus is a desktop publishing application. This format is based on the OLE2 Compound Document Format and can be identified in DROID 6 and later via a container signature. At this time the signature identification is baed upon the version number of the generating software as shown in the 'SummaryInformation' file within the OLE2 compound container. This may be improved with a better understanding of the format.
Word Processor
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
fmt/677
Serif PagePlus Publication
9
1476
ppp
Serif PagePlus is a desktop publishing application. This format is based on the OLE2 Compound Document Format and can be identified in DROID 6 and later via a container signature. At this time the signature identification is baed upon the version number of the generating software as shown in the 'SummaryInformation' file within the OLE2 compound container. This may be improved with a better understanding of the format.
Word Processor
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
fmt/678
Serif PagePlus Publication
10
1477
ppp
Serif PagePlus is a desktop publishing application. This format is based on the OLE2 Compound Document Format and can be identified in DROID 6 and later via a container signature. At this time the signature identification is baed upon the version number of the generating software as shown in the 'SummaryInformation' file within the OLE2 compound container. This may be improved with a better understanding of the format.
Word Processor
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
fmt/679
Serif PagePlus Publication
11
1478
ppp
Serif PagePlus is a desktop publishing application. This format is based on the OLE2 Compound Document Format and can be identified in DROID 6 and later via a container signature. At this time the signature identification is baed upon the version number of the generating software as shown in the 'SummaryInformation' file within the OLE2 compound container. This may be improved with a better understanding of the format.
Word Processor
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
fmt/680
Serif PagePlus Publication
12
1479
ppp
Serif PagePlus is a desktop publishing application. This format is based on the OLE2 Compound Document Format and can be identified in DROID 6 and later via a container signature. At this time the signature identification is baed upon the version number of the generating software as shown in the 'SummaryInformation' file within the OLE2 compound container. This may be improved with a better understanding of the format.
Word Processor
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
fmt/681
Serif PagePlus Publication
Home Office
1480
ppp
Serif PagePlus is a desktop publishing application. This format is based on the OLE2 Compound Document Format and can be identified in DROID 6 and later via a container signature. At this time the signature identification is baed upon the version number of the generating software as shown in the 'SummaryInformation' file within the OLE2 compound container. This may be improved with a better understanding of the format.
Word Processor
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
fmt/682
Thumbs DB file
XP
1481
db
A thumbs.db file is generated automatically within Microsoft Windows environments (although the automatic creation behaviour can be turned off). It is generally a hidden system file and its purpose is to hold thumbnail images of any images stored within a given folder. This format is based on the OLE2 Compound Document Format and can be identified in DROID 6 and later via a container signature. Structurally it holds a Catalog file that indexes the thumbnails, and a file per image that contains the image data in a JPEG format with additional data preceeding the image data. At this time the signature is the result of reverse engineering work conducted by Ross Spencer, Richard Lehane and others. The Catalog file consists of a 4 byte opening sequence that appears to act as an identifier and database version number, followed by two bytes indicating the number of images within the thumbs.db file, followed by information relating to the resolution of the images. This signature is likely to be improved with further research and a better understanding of the format structure. This particular format is known to be produced in Windows XP environments, but may also apply to other Windows operating systems. Later thumbs.db files hold a different structure which cannot yet be suitably represented within a DROID container signature.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Image (Raster), Aggregate
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
20 Sep 2014
20 Sep 2014
fmt/683
Advanced Function Presentation
1482
afp
AFP
0x53, 2 bytes indicating size then 0xD3A8 indicating a 'Begin XX' structured field, as described in the MO:DCA specification
BOF
5A{2}D3A8
(?s)\A.{0,2}Z.{2}\xd3\xa8
Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) is a presentation architecture and family of associated printer software and hardware that provides for document and information presentation independent of specific applications and devices.
IBM Corporation
IBM Corporation
Page Description
unknown
Ricoh / Ricoh
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
fmt/684
application/vnd.vectorworks
Vectorworks
2015
1483
vwx
Vectorworks 2015
BOF: ...ò.......T. VW20.0{0-3}VW20.0{0-29}VectorWorks
BOF
000008A800000000000000940020565732302E30{0-3}565732302E30{0-29}566563746F72576F726B73
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x00\x08\xa8\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x94\x00 VW20\.0.{0,3}VW20\.0.{0,29}VectorWorks
Vectorworks is a proprietary Computer Aided Design and Building Information Modelling software program for both Mac and Windows operating systems. This software was previously called MiniCAD from 1985 - 1998 and Vectorworks from 1999.
Nemetschek Vectorworks / Nemetschek Vectorworks
Nemetschek Vectorworks
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Nov 2014
06 Nov 2014
fmt/685
application/vnd.Quark.QuarkXPress
Quark Xpress Data File
9
1484
qxp
qct
qcd
qpt
x-fmt/182
Quark Xpress 9 Data File (Motorola)
BOF: ..MMXPR VAR: QuarkXPress 9
BOF
00004D4D585052
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x00MMXPR
VAR
517561726B5850726573732039
(?s)QuarkXPress 9
Quark Xpress 9 Data File (Intel)
BOF: ..IIXPR VAR: QuarkXPress 9
BOF
00004949585052
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x00IIXPR
VAR
517561726B5850726573732039
(?s)QuarkXPress 9
QuarkXPress is desktop publishing software for creating and editing page layouts that can be run on Mac and Windows operating systems.
Quark, Inc
Quark, Inc
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Nov 2014
06 Nov 2014
fmt/686
application/vnd.vectorworks
Vectorworks
2010
1485
vwx
Vectorworks 2010
BOF: …X.......”. VW15.0{0-3}VW15.0{0-29}VectorWorks
BOF
0000085800000000000000940020565731352E30{0-3}565731352E30{0-29}566563746F72576F726B73
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x00\x08X\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x94\x00 VW15\.0.{0,3}VW15\.0.{0,29}VectorWorks
Vectorworks is a proprietary Computer Aided Design and Building Information Modelling software program for both Mac and Windows operating systems. This software was previously called MiniCAD from 1985 - 1998 and Vectorworks from 1999.
Nemetschek Vectorworks / Nemetschek Vectorworks
Nemetschek Vectorworks
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Nov 2014
06 Nov 2014
fmt/687
Better Portable Graphics
1486
bpg
Better Portable Graphics
BOF: BPGû
BOF
425047FB
(?s)\A.{0,0}BPG\xfb
Better Portable Graphics (BPG) is a raster image format created by Fabrice Bellard. It is intended as a compression-efficient alternative to the JPEG image format. It is based on the intra-frame encoding of the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) video compression standard, and various metadata profiles (such as EXIF, ICC profile, XMP) are supported.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/688
Executable and Linkable Format
32bit Little Endian
1487
elf
o
ELF 32bit LSB
Magic (.ELF) Architecture (01=32bit, 02=64bit) Endianness (01=Little Endian (Least significant byte order) 02=Big Endian (Most significant byte order)) Version (01=format version 1)
BOF
7F454C46010101
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x7fELF\x01\x01\x01
The Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) was developed by Unix System Laboratories and is the standard binary format for executables, object code, shared libraries and core dumps in Unix and Unix-like systems running x86 architecture. Generally within Unix and Unix-like systems, ELF files generally do not have a format extension, however some ELF files may be found with a .elf or .o extension
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/689
Executable and Linkable Format
32bit Big Endian
1488
elf
o
ELF 32bit MSB
Magic (.ELF) Architecture (01=32bit, 02=64bit) Endianness (01=Little Endian (Least significant byte order) 02=Big Endian (Most significant byte order)) Version (01=format version 1)
BOF
7F454C46010201
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x7fELF\x01\x02\x01
The Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) was developed by Unix System Laboratories and is the standard binary format for executables, object code, shared libraries and core dumps in Unix and Unix-like systems running x86 architecture. Generally within Unix and Unix-like systems, ELF files generally do not have a format extension, however some ELF files may be found with a .elf or .o extension.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/690
Executable and Linkable Format
64bit Little Endian
1489
elf
o
ELF 64bit LSB
Magic (.ELF) Architecture (01=32bit, 02=64bit) Endianness (01=Little Endian (Least significant byte order) 02=Big Endian (Most significant byte order)) Version (01=format version 1)
BOF
7F454C46020101
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x7fELF\x02\x01\x01
The Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) was developed by Unix System Laboratories and is the standard binary format for executables, object code, shared libraries and core dumps in Unix and Unix-like systems running x86 architecture. Generally within Unix and Unix-like systems, ELF files generally do not have a format extension, however some ELF files may be found with a .elf or .o extension.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/691
Executable and Linkable Format
64bit Big Endian
1490
elf
o
ELF 64bit MSB
Magic (.ELF) Architecture (01=32bit, 02=64bit) Endianness (01=Little Endian (Least significant byte order) 02=Big Endian (Most significant byte order)) Version (01=format version 1)
BOF
7F454C46020201
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x7fELF\x02\x02\x01
The Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) was developed by Unix System Laboratories and is the standard binary format for executables, object code, shared libraries and core dumps in Unix and Unix-like systems running x86 architecture. Generally within Unix and Unix-like systems, ELF files generally do not have a format extension, however some ELF files may be found with a .elf or .o extension.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/692
Mach-O
32bit
1491
Mach-O 32bit 1
BOF: þíúÎ (0xFEEDFACE)
BOF
FEEDFACE
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xfe\xed\xfa\xce
Mach-O 32bit 2
BOF: Îúíþ (0xCEFAEDFE)
BOF
CEFAEDFE
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xce\xfa\xed\xfe
Mach-O is a standard used to store programs and libraries on disk in the Apple Mac app binary interface. Mach-O files generally lack a format extension.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/693
Mach-O
64bit
1492
Mach-O 64 bit 1
BOF: þíúÏ (0xFEEDFACF)
BOF
FEEDFACF
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xfe\xed\xfa\xcf
Mach-O 64 bit 2
BOF: Ïúíþ (0xCFFAEDFE)
BOF
CFFAEDFE
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xcf\xfa\xed\xfe
Mach-O is a standard used to store programs and libraries on disk in the Apple Mac app binary interface. Mach-O files generally lack a format extension.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/694
Dalvik Executable Format
1493
dex
Dalvik Executable Format
BOF: dex.<version number>.
BOF
6465780A{3}00
(?s)\A.{0,0}dex\n.{3}\x00
Dalvik is the process virtual machine in Google's Android operating system, which executes applications written for Android. Programs are commonly written in Java and compiled to bytecode for the Java virtual machine, which is then translated to Dalvik bytecode and stored in .dex (Dalvik EXecutable) and .odex (Optimized Dalvik EXecutable) files.
Google
Google
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/695
Optimised Dalvik Executable Format
1494
odex
Dalvik Executable Format Optimised
BOF: dey.<version number>.
BOF
6465790A{3}00
(?s)\A.{0,0}dey\n.{3}\x00
Dalvik is the process virtual machine in Google's Android operating system, which executes applications written for Android. Programs are commonly written in Java and compiled to bytecode for the Java virtual machine, which is then translated to Dalvik bytecode and stored in .dex (Dalvik EXecutable) and .odex (Optimized Dalvik EXecutable) files.
Google
Google
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/696
Sibelius
1495
sib
Sibelius
.SIBELIUS
BOF
0F534942454C495553
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x0fSIBELIUS
Sibelius is a WYSIWYG scorewriter program, created by Sibelius Software (now part of Avid Technology) for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and historically RISC OS. It is used by composers, arrangers, performers, music publishers, teachers and students, particularly for writing classical, jazz, band, vocal, film and television music.
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/697
Additive Manufacturing File Format
1496
amf
fmt/101
Additive Manufacturing File Format
<?xml version=('|")1.0('|") {1-256} <amf {1-128} <object id=
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D(22|27)312E30(22|27){1-256}3C616D66{1-128}3C6F626A6563742069643D
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3c\?xml version=(?:"|')1\.0(?:"|').{1,256}\x3camf.{1,128}\x3cobject id=
Additive Manufacturing File Format (AMF) is an open standard for describing objects for additive manufacturing processes such as 3D printing.
Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
http://amf.wikispaces.com/
fmt/698
Standard for the Exchange of Product model data
STEP
1497
step
stp
p21
Standard for the Exchange of Product model data
BOF: ISO-10303-21;
BOF
49534F2D31303330332D32313B
(?s)\A.{0,0}ISO-10303-21;
ISO 10303 is an ISO standard for the computer-interpretable representation and exchange of product manufacturing information.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Michelle Lindlar / German National Library of Science and Technology
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/699
Industry Foundation Classes
2x3
1498
ifc
fmt/698
Industry Foundation Classes 2x3
BOF: ISO-10303-21{0-4096}FILE_SCHEMA{0-1}({0-1}('IFC2X3
BOF
49534F2D31303330332D3231{0-4096}46494C455F534348454D41{0-1}28{0-1}2827494643325833
(?s)\A.{0,0}ISO-10303-21.{0,4096}FILE_SCHEMA.{0,1}\(.{0,1}\('IFC2X3
The Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) data model is intended to describe building and construction industry data. It is a platform neutral, open file format specification that is not controlled by a single vendor or group of vendors. It is an object-based file format with a data model developed by buildingSMART (formerly the International Alliance for Interoperability, IAI) to facilitate interoperability in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, and is a commonly used collaboration format in Building information modeling (BIM) based projects.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Michelle Lindlar / German National Library of Science and Technology
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/700
Industry Foundation Classes
4
1499
ifc
fmt/698
Industry Foundation Classes 4
BOF: ISO-10303-21{0-4096}FILE_SCHEMA{0-1}({0-1}('IFC4
BOF
49534F2D31303330332D3231{0-4096}46494C455F534348454D41{0-1}28{0-1}282749464334
(?s)\A.{0,0}ISO-10303-21.{0,4096}FILE_SCHEMA.{0,1}\(.{0,1}\('IFC4
The Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) data model is intended to describe building and construction industry data. It is a platform neutral, open file format specification that is not controlled by a single vendor or group of vendors. It is an object-based file format with a data model developed by buildingSMART (formerly the International Alliance for Interoperability, IAI) to facilitate interoperability in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, and is a commonly used collaboration format in Building information modeling (BIM) based projects.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Michelle Lindlar / German National Library of Science and Technology
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/701
Processing Development Environment
1500
pde
Processing is an open source programming language and integrated development environment (IDE).
Text (Structured)
unknown
Museum of London / Museum of London
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
https://processing.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Processing_(programming_language)
fmt/702
Universal 3D File Format
1501
u3d
Universal 3D File Format
BOF: U3D.
BOF
55334400
(?s)\A.{0,0}U3D\x00
Universal 3D (U3D) is a compressed file format standard for 3D computer graphics data.
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_3D
fmt/703
audio/x-wav
Broadcast WAVE
0 PCM Encoding
BWAVE (0), BWF (0)
1502
wav
fmt/6
fmt/1
fmt/141
BWAVE PCM 0
RIFF header, WAVE ID, BEXT chunk (Version=0), Format chunk
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*62657874{350}0000*666D7420{4}0100
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*bext.{350}\x00\x00.*fmt .{4}\x01\x00
BWAVE PCM 0 variant
RIFF header, WAVE ID, Format chunk, BEXT chunk (Version=0)
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*666D7420{4}0100*62657874{350}0000
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*fmt .{4}\x01\x00.*bext.{350}\x00\x00
Broadcast WAVE is a chunk-based audio format developed by the European Broadcasting Union, and based on the Microsoft WAVE format, which is in turn based on the generic Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) specification developed by Microsoft and IBM. Structurally, a BWAVE file is composed of a number of chunks, each comprising a four character code chunk identifier, the chunk size, and the chunk data. It comprises a RIFF header with a WAVE data type identifier, followed by a series of chunks. Every file must include a Broadcast Audio Extension chunk, containing metadata required for exchange of information between broadcasters, a Format chunk, which describes the format of the audio data, and a Data chunk, containing the audio data itself. BWAVE files which contain MPEG-encoded audio data must also include a Fact chunk, containing file-dependent information about the audio data, and an MPEG Audio Extension chunk, containing extra information required to describe the MPEG encoding.
Audio
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/704
audio/x-wav
Broadcast WAVE
1 PCM Encoding
BWAVE (1), BWF (1)
1503
wav
fmt/6
fmt/2
fmt/141
BWAVE PCM 1
RIFF header, WAVE ID, BEXT chunk (Version=1), Format chunk and Data chunk
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*62657874{350}0100*666D7420{4}0100
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*bext.{350}\x01\x00.*fmt .{4}\x01\x00
BWAVE PCM 1 variant
RIFF header, WAVE ID, Format chunk, BEXT chunk (Version=1)
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*666D7420{4}0100*62657874{350}0100
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*fmt .{4}\x01\x00.*bext.{350}\x01\x00
Broadcast WAVE is a chunk-based audio format developed by the European Broadcasting Union, and based on the Microsoft WAVE format, which is in turn based on the generic Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) specification developed by Microsoft and IBM. Structurally, a BWAVE file is composed of a number of chunks, each comprising a four character code chunk identifier, the chunk size, and the chunk data. It comprises a RIFF header with a WAVE data type identifier, followed by a series of chunks. Every file must include a Broadcast Audio Extension chunk, containing metadata required for exchange of information between broadcasters, a Format chunk, which describes the format of the audio data, and a Data chunk, containing the audio data itself. BWAVE files which contain MPEG-encoded audio data must also include a Fact chunk, containing file-dependent information about the audio data, and an MPEG Audio Extension chunk, containing extra information required to describe the MPEG encoding.
Audio
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/705
audio/x-wav
Broadcast WAVE
2 PCM Encoding
BWAVE (2), BWF (2)
1504
wav
fmt/6
fmt/141
fmt/527
BWAVE PCM 2
RIFF header, WAVE ID, BEXT chunk (Version=2), Format chunk
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*62657874{350}0200*666D7420{4}0100
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*bext.{350}\x02\x00.*fmt .{4}\x01\x00
BWAVE PCM 2 variant
RIFF header, WAVE ID, Format chunk, BEXT chunk (Version=2)
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*666D7420{4}0100*62657874{350}0200
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*fmt .{4}\x01\x00.*bext.{350}\x02\x00
Broadcast WAVE is a chunk-based audio format developed by the European Broadcasting Union, and based on the Microsoft WAVE format, which is in turn based on the generic Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) specification developed by Microsoft and IBM. Structurally, a BWAVE file is composed of a number of chunks, each comprising a four character code chunk identifier, the chunk size, and the chunk data. It comprises a RIFF header with a WAVE data type identifier, followed by a series of chunks. Every file must include a Broadcast Audio Extension chunk, containing metadata required for exchange of information between broadcasters, a Format chunk, which describes the format of the audio data, and a Data chunk, containing the audio data itself. BWAVE files which contain MPEG-encoded audio data must also include a Fact chunk, containing file-dependent information about the audio data, and an MPEG Audio Extension chunk, containing extra information required to describe the MPEG encoding.
Audio
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/706
audio/x-wav
Broadcast WAVE
0 MPEG Encoding
BWAVE (0), BWF (0)
1505
wav
fmt/6
fmt/1
BWAVE MPEG 0
RIFF header, WAVE ID, BEXT chunk (Version=0), Format chunk
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*62657874{350}0000*666D7420{4}5000
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*bext.{350}\x00\x00.*fmt .{4}P\x00
BWAVE MPEG 0 variant
RIFF header, WAVE ID, Format chunk, BEXT chunk (Version=0)
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*666D7420{4}5000*62657874{350}0000
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*fmt .{4}P\x00.*bext.{350}\x00\x00
Broadcast WAVE is a chunk-based audio format developed by the European Broadcasting Union, and based on the Microsoft WAVE format, which is in turn based on the generic Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) specification developed by Microsoft and IBM. Structurally, a BWAVE file is composed of a number of chunks, each comprising a four character code chunk identifier, the chunk size, and the chunk data. It comprises a RIFF header with a WAVE data type identifier, followed by a series of chunks. Every file must include a Broadcast Audio Extension chunk, containing metadata required for exchange of information between broadcasters, a Format chunk, which describes the format of the audio data, and a Data chunk, containing the audio data itself. BWAVE files which contain MPEG-encoded audio data must also include a Fact chunk, containing file-dependent information about the audio data, and an MPEG Audio Extension chunk, containing extra information required to describe the MPEG encoding.
Audio
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/707
audio/x-wav
Broadcast WAVE
1 MPEG Encoding
BWAVE (1), BWF (1)
1506
wav
fmt/6
fmt/2
BWAVE MPEG 1
RIFF header, WAVE ID, BEXT chunk (Version=1), Format chunk
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*62657874{350}0100*666D7420{4}5000
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*bext.{350}\x01\x00.*fmt .{4}P\x00
BWAVE MPEG 1 variant
RIFF header, WAVE ID, Format chunk, BEXT chunk (Version=1)
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*666D7420{4}5000*62657874{350}0100
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*fmt .{4}P\x00.*bext.{350}\x01\x00
Broadcast WAVE is a chunk-based audio format developed by the European Broadcasting Union, and based on the Microsoft WAVE format, which is in turn based on the generic Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) specification developed by Microsoft and IBM. Structurally, a BWAVE file is composed of a number of chunks, each comprising a four character code chunk identifier, the chunk size, and the chunk data. It comprises a RIFF header with a WAVE data type identifier, followed by a series of chunks. Every file must include a Broadcast Audio Extension chunk, containing metadata required for exchange of information between broadcasters, a Format chunk, which describes the format of the audio data, and a Data chunk, containing the audio data itself. BWAVE files which contain MPEG-encoded audio data must also include a Fact chunk, containing file-dependent information about the audio data, and an MPEG Audio Extension chunk, containing extra information required to describe the MPEG encoding.
Audio
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/708
audio/x-wav
Broadcast WAVE
2 MPEG Encoding
BWAVE (2), BWF (2)
1507
wav
fmt/6
fmt/527
BWAVE MPEG 2
RIFF header, WAVE ID, BEXT chunk (Version=2), Format chunk
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*62657874{350}0200*666D7420{4}5000
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*bext.{350}\x02\x00.*fmt .{4}P\x00
BWAVE MPEG 2 variant
RIFF header, WAVE ID, Format chunk, BEXT chunk (Version=2)
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*666D7420{4}5000*62657874{350}0200
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*fmt .{4}P\x00.*bext.{350}\x02\x00
Broadcast WAVE is a chunk-based audio format developed by the European Broadcasting Union, and based on the Microsoft WAVE format, which is in turn based on the generic Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) specification developed by Microsoft and IBM. Structurally, a BWAVE file is composed of a number of chunks, each comprising a four character code chunk identifier, the chunk size, and the chunk data. It comprises a RIFF header with a WAVE data type identifier, followed by a series of chunks. Every file must include a Broadcast Audio Extension chunk, containing metadata required for exchange of information between broadcasters, a Format chunk, which describes the format of the audio data, and a Data chunk, containing the audio data itself. BWAVE files which contain MPEG-encoded audio data must also include a Fact chunk, containing file-dependent information about the audio data, and an MPEG Audio Extension chunk, containing extra information required to describe the MPEG encoding.
Audio
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/709
audio/x-wav
Broadcast WAVE
0 WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE Encoding
BWAVE (0), BWF (0)
1508
wav
rf64
fmt/6
fmt/1
fmt/143
BWAVE WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE 0
RIFF header, WAVE ID, Format chunk (WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE), BEXT chunk (Version=0)
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*666D7420{4}FEFF*62657874{350}0000
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*fmt .{4}\xfe\xff.*bext.{350}\x00\x00
BWAVE WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE 0 variant
RIFF header, WAVE ID, BEXT chunk (Version=0), Format chunk (WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE)
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*62657874{350}0000*666D7420{4}FEFF
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*bext.{350}\x00\x00.*fmt .{4}\xfe\xff
Broadcast WAVE is a chunk-based audio format developed by the European Broadcasting Union, and based on the Microsoft WAVE format, which is in turn based on the generic Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) specification developed by Microsoft and IBM. Structurally, a BWAVE file is composed of a number of chunks, each comprising a four character code chunk identifier, the chunk size, and the chunk data. It comprises a RIFF header with a WAVE data type identifier, followed by a series of chunks. Every file must include a Broadcast Audio Extension chunk, containing metadata required for exchange of information between broadcasters, a Format chunk, which describes the format of the audio data, and a Data chunk, containing the audio data itself. BWAVE files which contain MPEG-encoded audio data must also include a Fact chunk, containing file-dependent information about the audio data, and an MPEG Audio Extension chunk, containing extra information required to describe the MPEG encoding.
Audio
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/710
audio/x-wav
Broadcast WAVE
1 WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE Encoding
BWAVE (1), BWF (1)
1509
wav
rf64
fmt/6
fmt/2
fmt/143
BWAVE WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE 1
RIFF header, WAVE ID, Format chunk (WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE), BEXT chunk (Version=1)
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*666D7420{4}FEFF*62657874{350}0100
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*fmt .{4}\xfe\xff.*bext.{350}\x01\x00
BWAVE WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE 1 variant
RIFF header, WAVE ID, BEXT chunk (Version=1), Format chunk (WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE)
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*62657874{350}0100*666D7420{4}FEFF
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*bext.{350}\x01\x00.*fmt .{4}\xfe\xff
Broadcast WAVE is a chunk-based audio format developed by the European Broadcasting Union, and based on the Microsoft WAVE format, which is in turn based on the generic Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) specification developed by Microsoft and IBM. Structurally, a BWAVE file is composed of a number of chunks, each comprising a four character code chunk identifier, the chunk size, and the chunk data. It comprises a RIFF header with a WAVE data type identifier, followed by a series of chunks. Every file must include a Broadcast Audio Extension chunk, containing metadata required for exchange of information between broadcasters, a Format chunk, which describes the format of the audio data, and a Data chunk, containing the audio data itself. BWAVE files which contain MPEG-encoded audio data must also include a Fact chunk, containing file-dependent information about the audio data, and an MPEG Audio Extension chunk, containing extra information required to describe the MPEG encoding.
Audio
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/711
audio/x-wav
Broadcast WAVE
2 WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE Encoding
BWAVE (2), BWF (2)
1510
wav
fmt/6
fmt/143
fmt/527
BWAVE WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE 2
RIFF header, WAVE ID, Format chunk (WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE), BEXT chunk (Version=2)
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*666D7420{4}FEFF*62657874{350}0200
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*fmt .{4}\xfe\xff.*bext.{350}\x02\x00
BWAVE WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE 2 variant
RIFF header, WAVE ID, BEXT chunk (Version=2), Format chunk (WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE)
BOF
52494646{4}57415645*62657874{350}0200*666D7420{4}FEFF
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}WAVE.*bext.{350}\x02\x00.*fmt .{4}\xfe\xff
Broadcast WAVE is a chunk-based audio format developed by the European Broadcasting Union, and based on the Microsoft WAVE format, which is in turn based on the generic Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) specification developed by Microsoft and IBM. Structurally, a BWAVE file is composed of a number of chunks, each comprising a four character code chunk identifier, the chunk size, and the chunk data. It comprises a RIFF header with a WAVE data type identifier, followed by a series of chunks. Every file must include a Broadcast Audio Extension chunk, containing metadata required for exchange of information between broadcasters, a Format chunk, which describes the format of the audio data, and a Data chunk, containing the audio data itself. BWAVE files which contain MPEG-encoded audio data must also include a Fact chunk, containing file-dependent information about the audio data, and an MPEG Audio Extension chunk, containing extra information required to describe the MPEG encoding.
Audio
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/712
RF64
1511
wav
rf64
RF64
BOF: RF64{4}WAVEds64
BOF
52463634{4}5741564564733634
(?s)\A.{0,0}RF64.{4}WAVEds64
RF64 is a Broadcast Wave compatible multichannel file format enabling file sizes to exceed 4 GB. The file format is based on the Microsoft RIFF/WAVE format and Wave Format Extensible for multichannel parameters. Additions are made to the basic specification to allow for more than 4 GB file sizes when needed (the new maximum filesize is now approximately 16 exabytes).
Audio
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/713
RF64 Multichannel Broadcast Wave format
MBWF
1512
wav
rf64
fmt/712
RF64 MBWF
BOF: RF64{4}WAVEds64 with bext chunk following at indeterminate point. Further research is required to refine this signature
BOF
52463634{4}5741564564733634*62657874
(?s)\A.{0,0}RF64.{4}WAVEds64.*bext
RF64 is a Broadcast Wave compatible multichannel file format enabling file sizes to exceed 4 GB. The file format is based on the Microsoft RIFF/WAVE format and Wave Format Extensible for multichannel parameters. Additions are made to the basic specification to allow for more than 4 GB file sizes when needed (the new maximum filesize is now approximately 16 exabytes).
An RF64 file containing the bext chunk becomes a Multichannel Broadcast Wave format. Further research is required to better understand this format. Users with samples are encouraged to contact the PRONOM team.
Audio
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
11 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015
fmt/714
Extensible Music Format
1513
xmf
mxmf
XMF
BOF: XMF_
At this time the XMF signature does not distinguish between different XMF subtypes, with the exception of Mobile XMF.
BOF
584D465F
(?s)\A.{0,0}XMF_
Extensible Music Format (XMF) is a tree-based digital container format used to bundle music-oriented content, such as a MIDI file and optionally the sounds it uses, liner notes or other content grouped by language-codes.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
12 Feb 2015
12 Feb 2015
fmt/715
Impulse Tracker Module
1514
it
Impulse Tracker Module
BOF: IMPM
The creating software version number can be found at hex position 0x28-29, and the 'minimum compatible version' number can be found at hex position 0x2A-2B. At this time PRONOM does not distinguish beteen versions.
BOF
494D504D
(?s)\A.{0,0}IMPM
Impulse Tracker is a multi-track digital sound tracker, developed by Jeffrey Lim. The Impulse Tracker Module format is similar to the MOD Audio Module format.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
12 Feb 2015
12 Feb 2015
fmt/716
MOD Audio Module
1515
mod
MOD Audio Module
BOF, offset 1080 (hex offset 0x438): M.K.
BOF
4D2E4B2E
(?s)\A.{1080}M\.K\.
The MOD format is an audio sequencing format, originally developed on the Amiga by Karsten Obarski.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
12 Feb 2015
12 Feb 2015
fmt/717
Scream Tracker Module
1-2
1516
stm
Scream Tracker Module 1-2
BOF, offset 20: !Scream!.
BOF
2153637265616D211A
(?s)\A.{20}\!Scream\!\x1a
The STM format is an audio sequencing format developed by Sami Tammilehto, based on the original MOD Audio Module format.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
12 Feb 2015
12 Feb 2015
fmt/718
Scream Tracker Module
3
1517
s3m
Scream Tracker Module 3
BOF, offset 28: ....{12}SCRM
BOF
1A100000{12}5343524D
(?s)\A.{28}\x1a\x10\x00\x00.{12}SCRM
The S3M format is an advanced audio sequencing format developed by Sami Tammilehto, and is the successor to the STM format used by the original Scream Tracker Audio software. Both formats are based on the original MOD format.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
12 Feb 2015
12 Feb 2015
fmt/719
MultiTracker Module
1518
mtm
MultiTracker Module
BOF: MTM. - the 4th byte is the version number where the first nybble is the major format version, the second nybble is the minor format version. At this time we have only encountered version 1.0 MultiTracker Module formats.
BOF
4D544D10
(?s)\A.{0,0}MTM\x10
A MultiTracker Module is an audio sequencing format produced by the MultiTracker Module Editor, created by Daniel Goldstein.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
12 Feb 2015
12 Feb 2015
fmt/720
application/mbox
MBOX
1519
mbox
MBOX is a commonly used format for storing email messages. MBOX files may be produced by a variety of email clients, however these are often not mutually compatible.
MBOX databases typically contain a linear sequence of electronic mail messages. Each message begins with a separator line that identifies the message sender, and also identifies the date and time at which the message was received by the final recipient (either the last-hop system in the transfer path, or the system which serves as the recipient's mailstore). Each message is typically terminated by an empty line. The end of the database is usually recognized by either the absence of any additional data, or by the presence of an explicit end-of-file marker.
Attachments within MBOX files are typically base 64 encoded, allowing binary data to be transferred over media designed to deal with textual data.
Due to the variety of MBOX structures, it is not currently possible to produce an authoritative signature for the format.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
12 Feb 2015
12 Feb 2015
fmt/721
VLW Font File
1520
vlw
VLW is a font file created by the Processing Development Environment. At this stage no identification signature exists, but this may be possible with further research.
unknown
Museum of London / Museum of London
12 Feb 2015
12 Feb 2015
fmt/722
Oktalyzer Audio file
1521
okt
Oktalyzer
BOF: OKTASONG
BOF
4F4B5441534F4E47
(?s)\A.{0,0}OKTASONG
Oktalyzer is an audio sequencer developed by Armin Sander for the Amiga in 1989. Note, this is an Amiga filetype, where the 'extension' is a prefix rather than suffix, hence most Oktalyzer files will follow the okt.filename convention.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
12 Feb 2015
12 Feb 2015
fmt/723
Farandole Composer Module
1522
far
Farandole Composer
FARþ
BOF
464152FE
(?s)\A.{0,0}FAR\xfe
Farandole Composer is an audio sequencer. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
12 Feb 2015
12 Feb 2015
fmt/724
application/vnd.google-earth.kmz
Keyhole Markup Language (Container)
1523
kmz
KML is an Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) sponsored xml schema file format used to display geographic data in an earth browser, such as Google Earth, Google Maps, and Google Maps for mobile. A KML file is processed in much the same way that HTML (and XML) files are processed by web browsers. Like HTML, KML has a tag-based structure with names and attributes used for specific display purposes. Thus, Google Earth and Maps act as browsers for KML files.
Full specifications available at: http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/kml
Google
Google
GIS
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 Feb 2015
18 Feb 2015
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/725
application/vnd.ms-project
Microsoft Project
2010
1524
mpp
Microsoft Project is a project management software program developed by Microsoft. The .mpp format produced by Microsoft Project 2010 is based upon Microsoft's OLE2 Compound Document Format.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/726
Virtual Disk Image
1525
vdi
Virtual Disk Image
64 byte offset: 7F 10 DA BE magic number (..Ú¾)
BOF
7F10DABE
(?s)\A.{64}\x7f\x10\xda\xbe
VDI (Virtual Disk Image) is the native format used for storage by VirtualBox virtual machines.
Oracle
Oracle
Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/727
Cartesian Perceptual Compression image format
1526
cpi
cpc
Cartesian Perceptual Compression
BOF: CPC²
BOF
435043B2
(?s)\A.{0,0}CPC\xb2
Cartesian Perceptual Compression is a proprietary image file format designed for high compression of black-and-white raster document imaging for archival scans.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/728
RealLegal E-Transcript
1527
ptx
RealLegal E-Transcript
BOF: (offset 10) 0x000002
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Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/729
application/x-sqlite3
SQLite Database File Format
1528
sqlite
db
db3
sqlite3
SQLite Database
BOF: SQLite format 3.
BOF
53514C69746520666F726D6174203300
(?s)\A.{0,0}SQLite format 3\x00
SQLite is a relational database management system. SQLite does not define a formal file extension, but .sqlite, .db, and .db3 are commonly used.
Database
unknown
State Records New South Wales / State Records New South Wales
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/730
image/tiff
Digital Negative Format (DNG)
1.4
1529
dng
x-fmt/387
x-fmt/388
x-fmt/399
fmt/154
fmt/202
fmt/353
DNG 1.4 (big-endian, BOF)
TIFF header plus DNGVersion tag near BOF
BOF
4D4D002A{0-4080}C61200010000000401040000
(?s)\A.{0,0}MM\x00\*.{0,4080}\xc6\x12\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x04\x01\x04\x00\x00
DNG 1.4 (little-endian, BOF)
TIFF header plus DNGVersion tag near BOF
BOF
49492A00{0-4080}12C601000400000001040000
(?s)\A.{0,0}II\*\x00.{0,4080}\x12\xc6\x01\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x01\x04\x00\x00
DNG 1.4 (little-endian, BOF+EOF)
TIFF header plus DNGVersion tag near EOF
BOF
49492A00
(?s)\A.{0,0}II\*\x00
EOF
12C601000400000001040000
(?s)\x12\xc6\x01\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x01\x04\x00\x00.{0,4084}\Z
DNG 1.4 (big-endian, BOF+EOF)
TIFF header plus DNGVersion tag near EOF
BOF
4D4D002A
(?s)\A.{0,0}MM\x00\*
EOF
C61200010000000401040000
(?s)\xc6\x12\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x04\x01\x04\x00\x00.{0,4084}\Z
The Digital Negative (DNG) Specification describes a non-proprietary file format for storing camera raw files that can be used by a wide range of hardware and software vendors. DNG is an extension of the TIFF 6.0 format, and is compatible with the TIFF-EP standard. This version was published June 2012.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
1099
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/731
Bink Video Format
1
1530
bik
Bink Video 1
BOF 3 byte magic, 1 byte codec revision: BIK(b|d|f|g|h|i)
BOF
42494B(62|64|66|67|68|69)
(?s)\A.{0,0}BIK(?:b|d|f|g|h|i)
Bink is a proprietary video file format developed by RAD Game Tools.
Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/732
video/vnd.radgamettools.bink
Bink Video Format
2
1531
bik2
bk2
Bink Video 2
BOF 3 byte magic, 1 byte codec revision: KB2(a|d|f|g|h|i)
BOF
4B4232(61|64|66|67|68|69)
(?s)\A.{0,0}KB2(?:a|d|f|g|h|i)
Bink is a proprietary video file format developed by RAD Game Tools.
Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/733
FL Studio project file (FLP)
1532
flp
FL Studio FLP
BOF: FLhd
BOF
464C6864
(?s)\A.{0,0}FLhd
FLP is the native project format for the FL Studio Digital Audio Workstation, developed by Image Line. It contains all data related to a project, but does not contain any wave samples.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/734
SuperScape Virtual Reality Format
1533
svr
SuperScape VR
BOF: SVR.....ì
BOF
5356520800000001EC
(?s)\A.{0,0}SVR\x08\x00\x00\x00\x01\xec
SuperScape was a company that created virtual 3D modelling software. .svr was the native, proprietary format for the software, and it can be viewed with the SuperScape Viscape viewer browser plugin.
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/735
audio/ac3
Dolby Digital AC-3
1534
ac3
Dolby Digital AC-3
The file consists of repeated frames of audio data. Each frame begins with the 0x0B77 syncword. The size of the frame is determined by the nominal bit rate and sample rate as per Table 5.18 of the Digital Audio Compression Standard specification http://www.atsc.org/cms/standards/a_52-2010.pdf
BOF
0B77
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x0bw
AC-3 (backronymed to Audio Codec 3 or Advanced Codec 3) is the common version of Dolby Laboratories' Dolby Digital audio compression technology.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/736
ClarisWorks
1 (generic)
1535
cwk
CWK 1 Generic
(Version){3}BOBO
BOF
01{3}424F424F
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x01.{3}BOBO
ClarisWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, which was later renamed AppleWorks as of version 5. ClarisWorks included a drawing program, a word processor, a spreadsheet program, a database program, and a painting program. With further research it may be possible to distinguish between files produced by each program. Please contact PRONOM if you are able to provide samples of ClarisWorks files, version 1.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Database, Image (Raster), Image (Vector), Spreadsheet, Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
26 Mar 2015
26 Mar 2015
fmt/737
ClarisWorks
2-3 (generic)
1536
cwk
CWK 2-3 Generic
(Version){3}BOBO
BOF
02{3}424F424F
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x02.{3}BOBO
ClarisWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, which was later renamed AppleWorks as of version 5. ClarisWorks included a drawing program, a word processor, a spreadsheet program, a database program, and a painting program.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Database, Image (Raster), Image (Vector), Spreadsheet, Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
26 Mar 2015
26 Mar 2015
fmt/738
ClarisWorks Drawing
4
1537
cwk
CWK 4 Drawing
(Version){3}BOBO{248}(format type 0x00 = drawing)
BOF
04{3}424F424F{248}00
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x04.{3}BOBO.{248}\x00
ClarisWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, which was later renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/739
ClarisWorks Word Processor
4
1538
cwk
CWK 4 Word Processor
(Version){3}BOBO{248}(format type 0x01 = word processor document)
BOF
04{3}424F424F{248}01
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x04.{3}BOBO.{248}\x01
ClarisWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, which was later renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/740
ClarisWorks Spreadsheet
4
1539
cwk
CWK 4 Spreadsheet
(Version){3}BOBO{248}(format type 0x02 = spreadsheet)
BOF
04{3}424F424F{248}02
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x04.{3}BOBO.{248}\x02
ClarisWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, which was later renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/741
ClarisWorks Database
4
1540
cwk
CWK 4 Database
(Version){3}BOBO{248}(format type 0x03 = database)
BOF
04{3}424F424F{248}03
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x04.{3}BOBO.{248}\x03
ClarisWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, which was later renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/742
ClarisWorks Painting
4
1541
cwk
CWK 4 Painting
(Version){3}BOBO{248}(format type 0x04 = painting)
BOF
04{3}424F424F{248}04
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x04.{3}BOBO.{248}\x04
ClarisWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, which was later renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/743
ClarisWorks/AppleWorks Drawing
5
1542
cwk
CWK 5 Drawing
(Version){3}BOBO{260}(format type 0x00 = drawing)
BOF
05{3}424F424F{260}00
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x05.{3}BOBO.{260}\x00
ClarisWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, which was later renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/744
ClarisWorks/AppleWorks Word Processor
5
1543
cwk
CWK 5 Word Processor
(Version){3}BOBO{260}(format type 0x01 = word processor document)
BOF
05{3}424F424F{260}01
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x05.{3}BOBO.{260}\x01
ClarisWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, which was later renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/745
ClarisWorks/AppleWorks Spreadsheet
5
1544
cwk
CWK 5 Spreadsheet
(Version){3}BOBO{260}(format type 0x02 = spreadsheet)
BOF
05{3}424F424F{260}02
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x05.{3}BOBO.{260}\x02
ClarisWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, which was later renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/746
ClarisWorks/AppleWorks Database
5
1545
cwk
CWK 5 Database
(Version){3}BOBO{260}(format type 0x03 = database)
BOF
05{3}424F424F{260}03
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x05.{3}BOBO.{260}\x03
ClarisWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, which was later renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/747
ClarisWorks/AppleWorks Painting
5
1546
cwk
CWK 5 Painting
(Version){3}BOBO{260}(format type 0x04 = painting)
BOF
05{3}424F424F{260}04
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x05.{3}BOBO.{260}\x04
ClarisWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, which was later renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/748
AppleWorks Drawing
6
1547
cwk
CWK 6 Drawing
(Version){3}BOBO{270}(format type 0x00 = drawing)
BOF
06{3}424F424F{270}00
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06.{3}BOBO.{270}\x00
AppleWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, that was originally called ClarisWorks and was renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/749
AppleWorks Word Processor
6
1548
cwk
CWK 6 Word Processor
(Version){3}BOBO{270}(format type 0x01 = word processor document)
BOF
06{3}424F424F{270}01
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06.{3}BOBO.{270}\x01
AppleWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, that was originally called ClarisWorks and was renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/750
AppleWorks Spreadsheet
6
1549
cwk
CWK 6 Spreadsheet
(Version){3}BOBO{270}(format type 0x02 = spreadsheet)
BOF
06{3}424F424F{270}02
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06.{3}BOBO.{270}\x02
AppleWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, that was originally called ClarisWorks and was renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/751
AppleWorks Database
6
1550
cwk
CWK 6 Database
(Version){3}BOBO{270}(format type 0x03 = database)
BOF
06{3}424F424F{270}03
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06.{3}BOBO.{270}\x03
AppleWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, that was originally called ClarisWorks and was renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/752
AppleWorks Painting
6
1551
cwk
CWK 6 Painting
(Version){3}BOBO{270}(format type 0x04 = painting)
BOF
06{3}424F424F{270}04
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06.{3}BOBO.{270}\x04
AppleWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, that was originally called ClarisWorks and was renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/753
AppleWorks Presentation
6
1552
cwk
CWK 6 Presentation
(Version){3}BOBO{270}(format type 0x05 = presentation)
BOF
06{3}424F424F{270}05
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06.{3}BOBO.{270}\x05
AppleWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, that was originally called ClarisWorks and was renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
fmt/754
application/msword
Microsoft Word Document (Password Protected)
97-2003
1553
wbk
doc
fmt/40
fmt/111
fmt/609
With the release of Word 97, Microsoft revised the native binary word processing format, which is based on its generic OLE2 Compound Document Format. A Word document is stored as a ‘WordDocument’ stream within a Compound Document Format file. The format remained unchanged with the releases of Word 2000, 2002 and 2003. An alternative extension of .wbk refers to a backup file of a Word document, however there is no material or structural difference between a .wbk file and the .doc file it is a backup of.
Within the 'WordDocument' stream, the byte at position 0x0B deals with encryption/obfuscation, as per the MS FibBase description page - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd944620(v=office.12).aspx. The first bit (Least Significant Bit (LSB) ordering) specifies whether the file is encrypted, meaning that if the byte at 0x0B is an 'odd' byte (e.g. 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 0B, 0D, 0F, 11, 13 etc.) then this indicates obfuscation/encryption is present.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
767
Word Processor
unknown
Archives New Zealand / Archives New Zealand
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/755
application/msword
Microsoft Word Document Template (Password Protected)
97-2003
1554
dot
x-fmt/45
fmt/40
fmt/111
fmt/609
fmt/754
With the release of Word 97, Microsoft revised the native binary word processing format, which is based on its generic OLE2 Compound Document Format. A Word document is stored as a ‘WordDocument’ stream within a Compound Document Format file. The format remained unchanged with the releases of Word 2000, 2002 and 2003.
Within the 'WordDocument' stream, the byte at position 0x0B deals with encryption/obfuscation, as per the MS FibBase description page - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd944620(v=office.12).aspx. The first bit (Least Significant Bit (LSB) ordering) specifies whether the file is encrypted, meaning that if the byte at 0x0B is an 'odd' byte (e.g. 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 0B, 0D, 0F, 11, 13 etc.) then this indicates obfuscation/encryption is present.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
767
Text (Unstructured), Word Processor
unknown
Archives New Zealand / Archives New Zealand
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/756
Zope export file
1555
zexp
Zope Export
BOF: ZEXP, EOF: ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ
BOF
5A455850
(?s)\A.{0,0}ZEXP
EOF
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
(?s)\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\Z
Zope is an open source web application server. The export mechanism allows Zope objects to be exported from one instance to another.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
fmt/757
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
11
1556
swf
SWF 11
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
4657530B
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x0b
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 11 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
4357530B
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x0b
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/758
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
12
1557
swf
SWF 12
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
4657530C
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x0c
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 12 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
4357530C
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x0c
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/759
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
13
1558
swf
SWF 13
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
4657530D
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\r
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 13 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
4357530D
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\r
SWF 13 - LZMA compressed
Header (ZWS then version number)
BOF
5A57530D
(?s)\A.{0,0}ZWS\r
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/760
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
14
1559
swf
SWF 14
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
4657530E
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x0e
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 14 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
4357530E
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x0e
SWF 14 - LZMA compressed
Header (ZWS then version number)
BOF
5A57530E
(?s)\A.{0,0}ZWS\x0e
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/761
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
15
1560
swf
SWF 15
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
4657530F
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x0f
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 15 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
4357530F
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x0f
SWF 15 - LZMA compressed
Header (ZWS then version number)
BOF
5A57530F
(?s)\A.{0,0}ZWS\x0f
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/762
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
16
1561
swf
SWF 16
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
46575310
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x10
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 16 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
43575310
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x10
SWF 16 - LZMA compressed
Header (ZWS then version number)
BOF
5A575310
(?s)\A.{0,0}ZWS\x10
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/763
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
17
1562
swf
SWF 17
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
46575311
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x11
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 17 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
43575311
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x11
SWF 17 - LZMA compressed
Header (ZWS then version number)
BOF
5A575311
(?s)\A.{0,0}ZWS\x11
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/764
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
18
1563
swf
SWF 18
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
46575312
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x12
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 18 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
43575312
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x12
SWF 18 - LZMA compressed
Header (ZWS then version number)
BOF
5A575312
(?s)\A.{0,0}ZWS\x12
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/765
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
19
1564
swf
SWF 19
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
46575313
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x13
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 19 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
43575313
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x13
SWF 19 - LZMA compressed
Header (ZWS then version number)
BOF
5A575313
(?s)\A.{0,0}ZWS\x13
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/766
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
20
1565
swf
SWF 20
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
46575314
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x14
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 20 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
43575314
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x14
SWF 20 - LZMA compressed
Header (ZWS then version number)
BOF
5A575314
(?s)\A.{0,0}ZWS\x14
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/767
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
21
1566
swf
SWF 21
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
46575315
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x15
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 21 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
43575315
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x15
SWF 21 - LZMA compressed
Header (ZWS then version number)
BOF
5A575315
(?s)\A.{0,0}ZWS\x15
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/768
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
22
1567
swf
SWF 22
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
46575316
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x16
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 22 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
43575316
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x16
SWF 22 - LZMA compressed
Header (ZWS then version number)
BOF
5A575316
(?s)\A.{0,0}ZWS\x16
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/769
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
23
1568
swf
SWF 23
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
46575317
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x17
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 23 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
43575317
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x17
SWF 23 - LZMA compressed
Header (ZWS then version numbe
BOF
5A575317
(?s)\A.{0,0}ZWS\x17
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/770
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
24
1569
swf
SWF 24
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
46575318
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x18
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 24 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
43575318
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x18
SWF 24 - LZMA compressed
Header (ZWS then version number)
BOF
5A575318
(?s)\A.{0,0}ZWS\x18
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/771
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
25
1570
swf
SWF 25
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
46575319
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x19
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 25 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
43575319
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x19
SWF 25 - LZMA compressed
Header (ZWS then version number)
BOF
5A575319
(?s)\A.{0,0}ZWS\x19
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/772
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
26
1571
swf
SWF 26
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
4657531A
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x1a
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 26 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
4357531A
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x1a
SWF 26 - LZMA compressed
Header (ZWS then version number)
BOF
5A57531A
(?s)\A.{0,0}ZWS\x1a
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/773
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
27
1572
swf
SWF 27
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
4657531B
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x1b
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 27 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
4357531B
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x1b
SWF 27 - LZMA compressed
Header (ZWS then version number)
BOF
5A57531B
(?s)\A.{0,0}ZWS\x1b
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/774
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
28
1573
swf
SWF 28
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
4657531C
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x1c
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
SWF 28 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
4357531C
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x1c
SWF 28 - LZMA compressed
Header (ZWS then version number)
BOF
5A57531C
(?s)\A.{0,0}ZWS\x1c
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Aug 2015
07 Aug 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/775
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
29
1574
swf
SWF 29 - LZMA compressed
Header (ZWS then version number)
BOF
5A57531D
(?s)\A.{0,0}ZWS\x1d
SWF 29 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
4357531D
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x1d
SWF 29
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
4657531D
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x1d
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Nov 2015
21 Nov 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/776
application/x-shockwave-flash
Adobe Flash
30
1575
swf
SWF 30 - LZMA compressed
Header (ZWS then version number)
BOF
5A57531E
(?s)\A.{0,0}ZWS\x1e
SWF 30 - zlib compressed
Header (CWS then version number)
BOF
4357531E
(?s)\A.{0,0}CWS\x1e
SWF 30
Header (FWS then version number) and end tag (..)
BOF
4657531E
(?s)\A.{0,0}FWS\x1e
EOF
0000
(?s)\x00\x00.{0,0}\Z
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Nov 2015
21 Nov 2015
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
fmt/777
Microsoft Network Monitor Packet Capture
1
1576
cap
Netmon Capture 1
RTSS - minor version number - major version number
BOF
52545353{1}01
(?s)\A.{0,0}RTSS.{1}\x01
Microsoft Network Monitor is a packet analyser used to examine and interpret network traffic.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Nov 2015
21 Nov 2015
fmt/778
Microsoft Network Monitor Packet Capture
2
1577
cap
Netmon Capture 2
GMBU - minor version number - major version number
BOF
474D4255{1}02
(?s)\A.{0,0}GMBU.{1}\x02
Microsoft Network Monitor is a packet analyser used to examine and interpret network traffic.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Nov 2015
21 Nov 2015
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ee817717(v=vs.85).aspx
fmt/779
application/vnd.tcpdump.pcap
pcap Packet Capture
1578
pcap
cap
dmp
pcap Big Endian
0xa1b2c3d4 indicates that the capture reader has the same byte order as the capture writer.
0xd4c3b2a1 indicates that the reader has a different byte order from the writer.
BOF
A1B2C3D4
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xa1\xb2\xc3\xd4
pcap Little Endian
0xa1b2c3d4 indicates that the capture reader has the same byte order as the capture writer.
0xd4c3b2a1 indicates that the reader has a different byte order from the writer.
BOF
D4C3B2A1
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xd4\xc3\xb2\xa1
The pcap file format was invented for use by tcpdump, a packet analyser used to examine and interpret network traffic.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Nov 2015
21 Nov 2015
fmt/780
application/vnd.tcpdump.pcap
pcap Next Generation Packet Capture
1579
pcapng
pcap-ng Big Endian
Section Header Block - Block Type, Length, Magic
BOF
0A0D0D0A{4}1A2B3C4D
(?s)\A.{0,0}\n\r\r\n.{4}\x1a\+\x3cM
pcap-ng Little Endian
Section Header Block - Block Type, Length, Magic
BOF
0A0D0D0A{4}4D3C2B1A
(?s)\A.{0,0}\n\r\r\n.{4}M\x3c\+\x1a
The pcap Next Generation Capture file format is intended to overcome limitations in the pcap Packet Capture format.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Nov 2015
21 Nov 2015
fmt/781
Snoop Packet Capture
1580
snoop
Snoop
Magic: snoop... Version: 2 - https://tools.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1761.txt
BOF
736E6F6F7000000000000002
(?s)\A.{0,0}snoop\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x02
Snoop is a packet capture file format originally developed by Sun.
Sun Microsystems Incorporated
Sun Microsystems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Nov 2015
21 Nov 2015
fmt/782
PowerVR Object Data
1581
pod
PowerVR POD
Format consists of blocks. Identification based upon 'version' block - 8 bytes 'version' block start tag: identifier = 0xE8030000 & length of block (11 bytes = 0x0B000000) - Data (in this case the 11 byte null-terminated version string AB.POD.2.0) - 8 bytes 'version' block end tag: identifier = 0xE8030080 & length (0 bytes as end tag = 0x00000000)
BOF
E80300000B00000041422E504F442E322E3000E803008000000000
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xe8\x03\x00\x00\x0b\x00\x00\x00AB\.POD\.2\.0\x00\xe8\x03\x00\x80\x00\x00\x00\x00
The PowerVR Object Data format is a 3D modelling format developed by Imagination Technologies.
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Nov 2015
21 Nov 2015
fmt/783
application/mxf
Material Exchange Format
Operational Pattern 1b
1582
mxf
MXF OP1b
Header ..+4.......... then Operational Pattern Label ..+4..........
BOF
060E2B34020501010D0102010102{70}060E2B34040101010D0102010102
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06\x0e\+4\x02\x05\x01\x01\r\x01\x02\x01\x01\x02.{70}\x06\x0e\+4\x04\x01\x01\x01\r\x01\x02\x01\x01\x02
MXF is a media container format which supports a number of different streams of coded "essence", encoded with any of a variety of codecs, together with a metadata wrapper which describes the material contained within the MXF file.
MXF allows for different degrees of complexity within the wrapper, which are standardised and defined as Operational Patterns, and this may be a consideration for an institution considering preserving the format, hence the separation of these Operational Patterns into separate PUIDs.
OP1b is intended to meet the requirements of acquisition, storage and interchange applications where more than one essence component is required and it is wished to carry these in two or more essence containers.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Nov 2015
23 Nov 2015
fmt/784
application/mxf
Material Exchange Format
Operational Pattern 1c
1583
mxf
MXF OP1c
Header ..+4.......... then Operational Pattern Label ..+4..........
BOF
060E2B34020501010D0102010102{70}060E2B34040101010D0102010103
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06\x0e\+4\x02\x05\x01\x01\r\x01\x02\x01\x01\x02.{70}\x06\x0e\+4\x04\x01\x01\x01\r\x01\x02\x01\x01\x03
MXF is a media container format which supports a number of different streams of coded "essence", encoded with any of a variety of codecs, together with a metadata wrapper which describes the material contained within the MXF file.
MXF allows for different degrees of complexity within the wrapper, which are standardised and defined as Operational Patterns, and this may be a consideration for an institution considering preserving the format, hence the separation of these Operational Patterns into separate PUIDs.
OP1c: A choice of 2 or more alternate material packages that play out selected tracks of either a single file package or two or more synchronized file packages.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Nov 2015
23 Nov 2015
fmt/785
application/mxf
Material Exchange Format
Operational Pattern 2a
1584
mxf
MXF OP2a
Header ..+4.......... then Operational Pattern Label ..+4..........
BOF
060E2B34020501010D0102010102{70}060E2B34040101010D0102010201
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06\x0e\+4\x02\x05\x01\x01\r\x01\x02\x01\x01\x02.{70}\x06\x0e\+4\x04\x01\x01\x01\r\x01\x02\x01\x02\x01
MXF is a media container format which supports a number of different streams of coded "essence", encoded with any of a variety of codecs, together with a metadata wrapper which describes the material contained within the MXF file.
MXF allows for different degrees of complexity within the wrapper, which are standardised and defined as Operational Patterns, and this may be a consideration for an institution considering preserving the format, hence the separation of these Operational Patterns into separate PUIDs.
OP2a is intended to meet the requirements of acquisition, storage and interchange applications that are satisfied by a play-list of individual items of content packaged in two or more essence containers each of the same type.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Nov 2015
23 Nov 2015
fmt/786
application/mxf
Material Exchange Format
Operational Pattern 2b
1585
mxf
MXF OP2b
Header ..+4.......... then Operational Pattern Label ..+4..........
BOF
060E2B34020501010D0102010102{70}060E2B34040101010D0102010202
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06\x0e\+4\x02\x05\x01\x01\r\x01\x02\x01\x01\x02.{70}\x06\x0e\+4\x04\x01\x01\x01\r\x01\x02\x01\x02\x02
MXF is a media container format which supports a number of different streams of coded "essence", encoded with any of a variety of codecs, together with a metadata wrapper which describes the material contained within the MXF file.
MXF allows for different degrees of complexity within the wrapper, which are standardised and defined as Operational Patterns, and this may be a consideration for an institution considering preserving the format, hence the separation of these Operational Patterns into separate PUIDs.
OP2b is intended to meet the requirements of acquisition, storage and interchange applications where more than one essence component is required and it is wished to carry these in four or more essence containers.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Nov 2015
23 Nov 2015
fmt/787
application/mxf
Material Exchange Format
Operational Pattern 2c
1586
mxf
MXF OP2c
Header ..+4.......... then Operational Pattern Label ..+4..........
BOF
060E2B34020501010D0102010102{70}060E2B34040101010D0102010203
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06\x0e\+4\x02\x05\x01\x01\r\x01\x02\x01\x01\x02.{70}\x06\x0e\+4\x04\x01\x01\x01\r\x01\x02\x01\x02\x03
MXF is a media container format which supports a number of different streams of coded "essence", encoded with any of a variety of codecs, together with a metadata wrapper which describes the material contained within the MXF file.
MXF allows for different degrees of complexity within the wrapper, which are standardised and defined as Operational Patterns, and this may be a consideration for an institution considering preserving the format, hence the separation of these Operational Patterns into separate PUIDs.
OP2c: A choice of 2 or more alternate material packages that play out selected tracks of either a sequence of single file packages, or a sequence of two or more synchronized file packages.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Nov 2015
23 Nov 2015
fmt/788
application/mxf
Material Exchange Format
Operational Pattern 3a
1587
mxf
MXF OP3a
Header ..+4.......... then Operational Pattern Label ..+4..........
BOF
060E2B34020501010D0102010102{70}060E2B34040101010D0102010301
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06\x0e\+4\x02\x05\x01\x01\r\x01\x02\x01\x01\x02.{70}\x06\x0e\+4\x04\x01\x01\x01\r\x01\x02\x01\x03\x01
MXF is a media container format which supports a number of different streams of coded "essence", encoded with any of a variety of codecs, together with a metadata wrapper which describes the material contained within the MXF file.
MXF allows for different degrees of complexity within the wrapper, which are standardised and defined as Operational Patterns, and this may be a consideration for an institution considering preserving the format, hence the separation of these Operational Patterns into separate PUIDs.
OP3a: A material package that plays out an edit list from one or more file packages where only a single file package may be referenced at any given position on any material package timeline.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Nov 2015
23 Nov 2015
fmt/789
application/mxf
Material Exchange Format
Operational Pattern 3b
1588
mxf
MXF OP3b
Header ..+4.......... then Operational Pattern Label ..+4..........
BOF
060E2B34020501010D0102010102{70}060E2B34040101010D0102010302
(?s)\A\x06\x0e\+4\x02\x05\x01\x01\r\x01\x02\x01\x01\x02.{70}\x06\x0e\+4\x04\x01\x01\x01\r\x01\x02\x01\x03\x02
MXF is a media container format which supports a number of different streams of coded "essence", encoded with any of a variety of codecs, together with a metadata wrapper which describes the material contained within the MXF file.
MXF allows for different degrees of complexity within the wrapper, which are standardised and defined as Operational Patterns, and this may be a consideration for an institution considering preserving the format, hence the separation of these Operational Patterns into separate PUIDs.
OP3b: A material package that plays out an edit list from two or more file packages each of which may be referenced and synchronized at any given position along the material package timeline.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Nov 2015
23 Nov 2015
fmt/790
application/mxf
Material Exchange Format
Operational Pattern 3c
1589
mxf
MXF OP3c
Header ..+4.......... then Operational Pattern Label ..+4..........
BOF
060E2B34020501010D0102010102{70}060E2B34040101010D0102010303
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06\x0e\+4\x02\x05\x01\x01\r\x01\x02\x01\x01\x02.{70}\x06\x0e\+4\x04\x01\x01\x01\r\x01\x02\x01\x03\x03
MXF is a media container format which supports a number of different streams of coded "essence", encoded with any of a variety of codecs, together with a metadata wrapper which describes the material contained within the MXF file.
MXF allows for different degrees of complexity within the wrapper, which are standardised and defined as Operational Patterns, and this may be a consideration for an institution considering preserving the format, hence the separation of these Operational Patterns into separate PUIDs.
OP3c: A choice of 2 or more alternate material packages that play out selected portions of tracks (edit list) from one or more file packages each of which may be referenced and synchronized at any given position along the timeline.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Nov 2015
23 Nov 2015
fmt/791
application/mxf
Material Exchange Format
Operational Pattern OP-ATOM
1590
mxf
MXF OP-ATOM
Header ..+4.......... then Operational Pattern Label ..+4.........
BOF
060E2B34020501010D0102010102{70}060E2B34040101020D01020110
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x06\x0e\+4\x02\x05\x01\x01\r\x01\x02\x01\x01\x02.{70}\x06\x0e\+4\x04\x01\x01\x02\r\x01\x02\x01\x10
MXF is a media container format which supports a number of different streams of coded "essence", encoded with any of a variety of codecs, together with a metadata wrapper which describes the material contained within the MXF file.
MXF allows for different degrees of complexity within the wrapper, which are standardised and defined as Operational Patterns, and this may be a consideration for an institution considering preserving the format, hence the separation of these Operational Patterns into separate PUIDs.
Operational Pattern “OP-Atom” is intended to satisfy the demands of applications where there is a requirement for exchange of material and associated metadata together in a single file with an open and standardized format, yet also a demand for a simple, predictable, layout with minimum scope for variation. OP-Atom is specifically intended for applications where each Essence Track is held separately.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Nov 2015
23 Nov 2015
fmt/792
Unified Emulator Format
1591
uef
hq.uef
UEF
Header - UEF File!.
BOF
5545462046696C652100
(?s)\A.{0,0}UEF File\!\x00
The Unified Emulator Format (UEF) was developed by Thomas Harte and is a format that is used to store audio tapes, ROMs, floppy discs and machine state snapshots for the 8-bit range of computers manufactured by Acorn Computers. UEF files can be created using an application called MakeUEF which converts audio samples into UEF files, MakeUEF claims to be the sole creator of UEF files available on websites prior to November 2004. From version 1.0 of MakeUEF the fidelity of the software was improved and an additional extension of .hq.uef (meaning high quality) was adopted for these files.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Nov 2015
23 Nov 2015
fmt/793
RPM Package Manager file
1
1592
rpm
src.rpm
RPMv1
header - í«îÛ.
BOF
EDABEEDB01
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xed\xab\xee\xdb\x01
RPM Package Manager file (RPM) was previously known as a Red Hat Package Manager File. It is a file used by RPM Package Manager which is a package management system. RPM files currently appear in two defined types, the first is binary package files containing the compiled version of certain software. The second is source package files containing the source code used to produce a package. These have an appropriate tag in the file header that distinguishes them from Binary RPMs, causing them to be extracted to /usr/src on installation. Source package files customarily carry the file extension “.src.rpm".
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Nov 2015
23 Nov 2015
fmt/794
RPM Package Manager file
2
1593
rpm
src.rpm
RPMv2
Header - í«îÛ.
BOF
EDABEEDB02
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xed\xab\xee\xdb\x02
RPM Package Manager file (RPM) was previously known as a Red Hat Package Manager File. It is a file used by RPM Package Manager which is a package management system. RPM files currently appear in two defined types, the first is binary package files containing the compiled version of certain software. The second is source package files containing the source code used to produce a package. These have an appropriate tag in the file header that distinguishes them from Binary RPMs, causing them to be extracted to /usr/src on installation. Source package files customarily carry the file extension “.src.rpm".
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Nov 2015
23 Nov 2015
fmt/795
RPM Package Manager file
3
1594
rpm
src.rpm
RPMv3
Header - í«îÛ..
BOF
EDABEEDB0300
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xed\xab\xee\xdb\x03\x00
RPM Package Manager file (RPM) was previously known as a Red Hat Package Manager File. It is a file used by RPM Package Manager which is a package management system. RPM files currently appear in two defined types, the first is binary package files containing the compiled version of certain software. The second is source package files containing the source code used to produce a package. These have an appropriate tag in the file header that distinguishes them from Binary RPMs, causing them to be extracted to /usr/src on installation. Source package files customarily carry the file extension “.src.rpm".
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
23 Nov 2015
23 Nov 2015
fmt/796
Adobe After Effects
1595
aep
Adobe After Effects
Header RIFX, Egg! Format chunk
BOF
52494658{4}45676721
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFX.{4}Egg\!
Adobe After Effects is a digital visual effects, motion graphics, and compositing application developed by Adobe Systems and used in the post-production process of filmmaking and television production. Among other things, After Effects can be used for keying, tracking, rotoscoping, compositing and animation.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
26 Nov 2015
26 Nov 2015
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_After_Effects
fmt/797
Apple ProRes
1596
mov
x-fmt/384
Apple ProRes
BOF: Offset 4, free{12}icpf
BOF
66726565{12}69637066
(?s)\A.{4,0}free.{12}icpf
ProRes is a lossy video compression format developed by Apple Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
unknown
National Library of Wales / National Library of Wales
26 Nov 2015
26 Nov 2015
https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/docs/Apple_ProRes_White_Paper.pdf
fmt/798
The Neuroimaging Informatics Technology Initiative File format
1598
The Neuroimaging Informatics Technology Initiative File format variant1
Offset 344: ni1.
BOF
6E693100
(?s)\A.{344,0}ni1\x00
A Neuroimaging format used in medical industry for the analysis of scans of x-rays.
unknown
University of Edinburgh / University of Edinburgh
26 Nov 2015
26 Nov 2015
fmt/799
WriteNow
1599
WriteNow
WriteNow header
BOF
57726974654E6F77
(?s)\A.{0,0}WriteNow
WriteNow was a Word Processing application for the Apple Macintosh. Its files usually lack a format extension.
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
26 Nov 2015
26 Nov 2015
fmt/800
text/csv-schema
CSV Schema
1600
csvs
Developed by The National Archives, CSV Schema is a human readable text based format that can also be interpreted by applications to validate CSV data. The CSV Schema language is expressed in UTF-8 text.
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
The National Archives
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
26 Nov 2015
26 Nov 2015
fmt/801
TAP (ZX Spectrum)
1601
tap
TAPZX
…{20}ÿ
BOF
130000{20}FF
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x13\x00\x00.{20}\xff
TAP is a tape image format supported by emulators of ZX spectrum computers. It is distinct from the Commodore 64 Tap file.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Nov 2015
27 Nov 2015
fmt/802
TAP (Commodore 64)
1602
tap
TAPC64
Header - C64-TAPE-RAW
BOF
4336342D544150452D524157
(?s)\A.{0,0}C64-TAPE-RAW
A Tap file attempts to duplicate data stored on a Commodore 64 cassette tape. It encodes the series of pulses used to store data on the tape.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Nov 2015
27 Nov 2015
fmt/803
Encase Image File Format/Expert Witness Compression Format
1603
e01
EO1
Header - EVF...ÿ.
BOF
455646090D0AFF00
(?s)\A.{0,0}EVF\x09\r\n\xff\x00
Expert Witness was the original name for EnCase, as such this format can be referred to as either Expert Witness Compression Format or Encase Image File Format.
The format is used to store media images for forensic purposes. They are a type of disk image containing the contents and structure of an entire data storage device, disk volume or even a computer's physical memory. This format creates segments which have different file extensions, the first will have the extension '.e01'. this increases first numerically upto '.e99' the next extension will be '.eaa' increasing to an estimated limit of '.zzz'.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Nov 2015
27 Nov 2015
fmt/804
Logical File Evidence Format
1604
l01
L01
Header - LVF...ÿ.
BOF
4C5646090D0AFF00
(?s)\A.{0,0}LVF\x09\r\n\xff\x00
Logical FIle Evidence Format was introduced in EnCase version 5. They are form of Encase Image files, this format is used to store media images for forensic purposes. They are a type of disk image containing the contents and structure of an entire data storage device, disk volume or even a computer's physical memory. The logical version of this format is used to create an image of the original files as they existed on the media but also documents other ifnormation. This includes the assigned file name and extension, datetime of creation, modified date, and date last accessed, the logical and physical size, an MD5 hash value, permissions and original path. This format creates segments which have different file extensions, the first will have the extension '.l01'. this increases first numerically upto '.l99' the next extension will be '.laa' increasing to an estimated limit of '.zzz'.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Nov 2015
27 Nov 2015
fmt/805
XAML Binary Format
1605
xbf
XAML
Header - XBF.
BOF
58424600
(?s)\A.{0,0}XBF\x00
A XAML Binary Format (XBF) file is a pre-parsed binary representation of a .XAML file. The XBf file is created by Microsoft Visual Studio.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Nov 2015
27 Nov 2015
fmt/806
Level 5 MAT-file format (MATLAB)
1606
mat
fig
Level 5 MAT-file format
MATLAB 5.0{114}(..MI|..IM)
BOF
4D41544C414220352E30{114}(0001494D|01004D49)
(?s)\A.{0,0}MATLAB 5\.0.{114}(?:\x00\x01IM|\x01\x00MI)
A Mat-file stores data in binary form. You can read and write Mat-files using MATLAB. Level 5 MAT-file formats are compatible with MATLAB version 5 and upwards.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
27 Nov 2015
27 Nov 2015
fmt/807
HDF5
0
1607
h5
HDF5 version 0
HDF5 Header + Version 00
BOF
894844460D0A1A0A00
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x89HDF\r\n\x1a\n\x00
HDF5 is a data model, library, and file format for storing and managing data.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Nov 2015
28 Nov 2015
fmt/808
StarOffice Calc
3.x
1608
sdc
StarCalc is part of StarOffice, a proprietary office suite. StarCalc is a spreadsheet application. StarOffice originated in 1985 as StarWriter by StarDivision, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1999. Sun was itself acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010. StarOffice was known briefly as Oracle Open Office before being discontinued in 2011.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Nov 2015
28 Nov 2015
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/809
StarOffice Calc
4.x
1609
sdc
StarCalc is part of StarOffice, a proprietary office suite. StarCalc is a spreadsheet application. StarOffice originated in 1985 as StarWriter by StarDivision, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1999. Sun was itself acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010. StarOffice was known briefly as Oracle Open Office before being discontinued in 2011.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Nov 2015
28 Nov 2015
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/810
StarOffice Draw
3.x
1610
sdd
StarDraw is part of StarOffice, a proprietary office suite. StarDraw a vector graphics editor. StarOffice originated in 1985 as StarWriter by StarDivision, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1999. Sun was itself acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010. StarOffice was known briefly as Oracle Open Office before being discontinued in 2011.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Nov 2015
28 Nov 2015
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/811
StarOffice Draw
4.x
1611
sdd
StarDraw is part of StarOffice, a proprietary office suite. StarDraw a vector graphics editor. StarOffice originated in 1985 as StarWriter by StarDivision, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1999. Sun was itself acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010. StarOffice was known briefly as Oracle Open Office before being discontinued in 2011.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Nov 2015
28 Nov 2015
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/812
StarOffice Writer
3.x
1612
sdw
StarWriter is part of StarOffice, a proprietary office suite. StarWriter is a word processor. StarOffice originated in 1985 as StarWriter by StarDivision, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1999. Sun was itself acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010. StarOffice was known briefly as Oracle Open Office before being discontinued in 2011.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Nov 2015
28 Nov 2015
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/813
StarOffice Writer
4.x
1613
sdw
StarWriter is part of StarOffice, a proprietary office suite. StarWriter is a word processor. StarOffice originated in 1985 as StarWriter by StarDivision, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1999. Sun was itself acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010. StarOffice was known briefly as Oracle Open Office before being discontinued in 2011.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Nov 2015
28 Nov 2015
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/814
StarOffice Impress
3.x
1614
sdd
StarImpress is part of StarOffice, a proprietary office suite. StarImpress is a presentation program. StarOffice originated in 1985 as StarWriter by StarDivision, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1999. Sun was itself acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010. StarOffice was known briefly as Oracle Open Office before being discontinued in 2011.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Nov 2015
28 Nov 2015
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/815
StarOffice Impress
4.x
1615
sdd
StarImpress is part of StarOffice, a proprietary office suite. StarImpress is a presentation program. StarOffice originated in 1985 as StarWriter by StarDivision, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1999. Sun was itself acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010. StarOffice was known briefly as Oracle Open Office before being discontinued in 2011.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
28 Nov 2015
28 Nov 2015
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/816
NUT Open Container Format
1616
nut
NUT
BOF string: nut/multimedia container
BOF
6E75742F6D756C74696D6564696120636F6E7461696E6572
(?s)\A.{0,0}nut/multimedia container
NUT is a container format for the storage of audio, video, subtitles and other related user defined streams. It provides an exact timestamp for synchronization and seeking.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Dec 2015
11 Dec 2015
fmt/817
application/json
JSON Data Interchange Format
1617
json
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is an open standard format that uses human-readable text to transmit data objects consisting of attribute–value pairs. It is used for asynchronous browser/server communication (AJAJ). While it is originally derived from JavaScript scripting language, JSON is language independent while using conventions that match with the C-family of languages, including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python, and others.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Dec 2015
11 Dec 2015
fmt/818
YAML
1618
yaml
YAML is data serialisation format which uses a text file organised in a human-readable form. YAML can be used with several platforms of programming languages such as C, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Javascript and others.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Dec 2015
11 Dec 2015
http://yaml.org/
fmt/819
CD-ROM/XA (eXtended Architecture)
1619
dat
CDXA
BOF: RIFF{4}CDXA
BOF
52494646{4}43445841
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}CDXA
CD-ROM XA (Compact Disc - read-only-memory, extended architecture) is a modification of CD-ROM that defines sectors that enable it to read and display data, graphics, video, and audio. Photo CD, Video CD, CD-EXTRA and Super Video CD have all been based on CDXA and it may be possible to further distinguish between these different CDXA variant formats with further PRONOM research.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Dec 2015
11 Dec 2015
fmt/820
T64 Tape Image Format
1620
t64
T64 Tape Image
BOF: C64S tape
BOF
433634532074617065
(?s)\A.{0,0}C64S tape
T64 is a Commodore 64 emulation format designed by Miha Peternel, for use with his C64s emulator.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Dec 2015
14 Dec 2015
fmt/821
G64 GCR-encoded Disk Image Format
1621
g41
g64
g71
G64 GCR-encoded Disk Image Format
BOF: GCR-1541.
BOF
4743522D3135343100
(?s)\A.{0,0}GCR-1541\x00
G64 is a Commodore 64 emulation format. It is a raw group code recording (GCR) binary representation of a Commodore 1541 diskette.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Dec 2015
14 Dec 2015
fmt/822
CRT C64 Cartridge Image Format
1622
crt
CRT C64 Cartridge
BOF: C64 CARTRIDGE {48}CHIP
BOF
43363420434152545249444745202020{48}43484950
(?s)\A.{0,0}C64 CARTRIDGE .{48}CHIP
CRT is a Commodore 64 emulation format introduced with the CCS64 emulator, created to handle C64 ROM cartridges.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Dec 2015
14 Dec 2015
fmt/823
P00 C64 Image Format
1623
p00
p01
p02
p03
p04
P00 C64 Image Format
C64File.{16}.
BOF
43363446696C6500{16}00
(?s)\A.{0,0}C64File\x00.{16}\x00
P00 is a Commodore 64 emulation format created for use with the PC64 emulator. The extension is normally 'Pxx', where the xx represents a two digit number corresponding to an incremented extension (beginning with P00) where more than one otherwise identically named P00 file exists in a single directory. For example, five files each called 'file' in a single dircetory would have the extensions p00, p01, p02, p03 and p04.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Dec 2015
14 Dec 2015
fmt/824
Apple iWork Pages
1624
pages
Pages is a word processor application created by Apple as part of the iWork Productivity Suite.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Word Processor
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
16 Dec 2015
16 Dec 2015
fmt/825
Apple iWork Numbers
1626
numbers
Numbers is a spreadsheet application created by Apple as part of the iWork Productivity Suite.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Spreadsheet
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
16 Dec 2015
16 Dec 2015
fmt/826
Scriptware Script Format
1627
sw3
Scriptware SW3
SW3C-Scriptware by Cinovation
BOF
535733432D536372697074776172652062792043696E6F766174696F6E
(?s)\A.{0,0}SW3C-Scriptware by Cinovation
Scriptware is a software application for creating scripts and screenplays.
Word Processor
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
16 Dec 2015
16 Dec 2015
fmt/827
Serif DrawPlus Drawing
3
1628
dpp
Serif DrawPlus is a vector image creation application. This format is based on the OLE2 Compound Document Format and can be identified in DROID 6 and later via a container signature. At this time the signature identification is baed upon the version number of the generating software as shown in the 'SummaryInformation' file within the OLE2 compound container. This may be improved with a better understanding of the format.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
17 Dec 2015
17 Dec 2015
fmt/828
MAT-file format
7.3
1629
mat
fig
MAT 7.3
MATLAB 7.3{114}(..MI|..IM)
BOF
4D41544C414220372E33{114}(0002494D|02004D49)
(?s)\A.{0,0}MATLAB 7\.3.{114}(?:\x00\x02IM|\x02\x00MI)
A Mat-file stores data in binary form. You can read and write Mat-files using MATLAB. Level 7.3 MAT-file formats were introduced in 2006 and use an HDF5 based format.
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Dec 2015
21 Dec 2015
fmt/829
application/vnd.ms-package.3dmanufacturing-3dmodel+xml
3MF 3D Manufacturing Format
1630
3mf
fmt/657
3MF is an XML-based data file format published by the 3MF Consortium for additive manufacturing (3D printing).
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Dec 2015
21 Dec 2015
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
http://3mf.io/what-is-3mf/3mf-specification/
fmt/830
Qsplat Model
1631
qs
Qsplat
Magic: Qsplat, version: 11
BOF
5153706C61743131
(?s)\A.{0,0}QSplat11
QSplat is a program for displaying large geometric models in real time, developed by Stanford University as part of their Digital Michaelangelo Project.
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Dec 2015
21 Dec 2015
fmt/831
Polygon File Format
Stanford Triangle Format
1632
ply
PLY
BOF: ply.format (ascii|binary_little_endian|binary_big_endian) 1.0
BOF
706C790A666F726D617420(6173636969|62696E6172795F6C6974746C655F656E6469616E|62696E6172795F6269675F656E6469616E)20312E30
(?s)\A.{0,0}ply\nformat (?:ascii|binary_little_endian|binary_big_endian) 1\.0
Also known as the Stanford Triangle Format, PLY is a format for storing graphical objects that are described as a collection of polygons. PLY can be represented in ASCII or binary.
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Dec 2015
21 Dec 2015
fmt/832
Open Inventor File Format
1.x
1633
iv
Open Inventor 1.x
#Inventor V1.{1} (ascii|binary)
BOF
23496E76656E746F722056312E{1}20(6173636969|62696E617279)
(?s)\A.{0,0}#Inventor V1\..{1} (?:ascii|binary)
Open Inventor is a 3D graphics toolkit designed by Silicon Graphics Incorporated.
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Dec 2015
21 Dec 2015
fmt/833
Open Inventor File Format
2.x
1634
iv
Open Inventor 2.x
#Inventor V2.{1} (ascii|binary)
BOF
23496E76656E746F722056322E{1}20(6173636969|62696E617279)
(?s)\A.{0,0}#Inventor V2\..{1} (?:ascii|binary)
Open Inventor is a 3D graphics toolkit designed by Silicon Graphics Incorporated.
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Dec 2015
21 Dec 2015
fmt/834
Quattro Pro Spreadsheet for Windows
1/5
1635
wb1
Quattro Pro 1 and 5 WIN
BOF 00000200, version 0110
EOF: ….
BOF
000002000110
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x00\x02\x00\x01\x10
Quattro Pro is a spreadsheet program originally developed by Borland and now part of Corel's WordPerfect Office suite.
Corel Corporation
Corel Corporation
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
22 Dec 2015
22 Dec 2015
fmt/835
Quattro Pro Spreadsheet for Windows
6
1636
wb2
Quattro Pro 6 WIN
BOF 00000200, version 0210
EOF: ….
BOF
000002000210
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x00\x02\x00\x02\x10
Quattro Pro is a spreadsheet program originally developed by Borland and now part of Corel's WordPerfect Office suite.
Corel Corporation
Corel Corporation
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
22 Dec 2015
22 Dec 2015
fmt/836
Quattro Pro Spreadsheet
7-8
1637
wb3
Quattro Pro is a spreadsheet program originally developed by Borland and now part of Corel's WordPerfect Office suite.
Corel Corporation
Corel Corporation
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
22 Dec 2015
22 Dec 2015
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/837
Quattro Pro Spreadsheet
9 onwards
1638
qpw
Quattro Pro is a spreadsheet program originally developed by Borland and now part of Corel's WordPerfect Office suite.
Corel Corporation
Corel Corporation
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
22 Dec 2015
22 Dec 2015
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/838
Outlook Express Message Database
1639
dbx
Outlook Express Message Database
4 byte magic, 4 byte file type, 20 byte unknown but always present. File format is detailed here: http://oedbx.aroh.de/
BOF
CFAD12FEC5FD746F66E3D1119A4E00C04FA309D405000000050000
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xcf\xad\x12\xfe\xc5\xfdtof\xe3\xd1\x11\x9aN\x00\xc0O\xa3\x09\xd4\x05\x00\x00\x00\x05\x00\x00
Outlook Express was an email program that was included with versions of Microsoft Windows prior to Windows Vista. Outlook Express saved messages in .dbx files, with each file containing the contents of an Outlook Express folder.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Email
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
23 Dec 2015
23 Dec 2015
fmt/839
Outlook Express Folder Database
1640
dbx
Outlook Express Folder Database
4 byte magic, 4 byte file type, 20 byte unknown but always present. File format is detailed here: http://oedbx.aroh.de/
BOF
CFAD12FEC6FD746F66E3D1119A4E00C04FA309D405000000050000
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xcf\xad\x12\xfe\xc6\xfdtof\xe3\xd1\x11\x9aN\x00\xc0O\xa3\x09\xd4\x05\x00\x00\x00\x05\x00\x00
Outlook Express was an email program that was included with versions of Microsoft Windows prior to Windows Vista. Outlook Express saved messages in .dbx files, with each file containing the contents of an Outlook Express folder.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Email
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
23 Dec 2015
23 Dec 2015
fmt/840
ADX Audio Format
1641
adx
ADX V3
2 Byte Magic, then variable 2 byte offset to copyright statement (max value 0xFFFF, or 65535 bytes). Bytes 0x12-13 are the version and encryption flag statements.
BOF
8000{16}0300{0-65535}286329435249
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x80\x00.{16}\x03\x00.{0,65535}\(c\)CRI
ADX V4
2 Byte Magic, then variable 2 byte offset to copyright statement (max value 0xFFFF, or 65535 bytes). Bytes 0x12-13 are the version and encryption flag statements.
BOF
8000{16}0400{0-65535}286329435249
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x80\x00.{16}\x04\x00.{0,65535}\(c\)CRI
ADX V5
2 Byte Magic, then variable 2 byte offset to copyright statement (max value 0xFFFF, or 65535 bytes). Bytes 0x12-13 are the version and encryption flag statements.
BOF
8000{16}0500{0-65535}286329435249
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x80\x00.{16}\x05\x00.{0,65535}\(c\)CRI
ADX V8 encrypted
2 Byte Magic, then variable 2 byte offset to copyright statement (max value 0xFFFF, or 65535 bytes). Bytes 0x12-13 are the version and encryption flag statements.
BOF
8000{16}0408{0-65535}286329435249
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x80\x00.{16}\x04\x08.{0,65535}\(c\)CRI
ADX V9 encrypted
2 Byte Magic, then variable 2 byte offset to copyright statement (max value 0xFFFF, or 65535 bytes). Bytes 0x12-13 are the version and encryption flag statements.
BOF
8000{16}0409{0-65535}286329435249
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x80\x00.{16}\x04\x09.{0,65535}\(c\)CRI
ADX is a proprietary audio storage and compression format developed by CRI Middleware. PRONOM currently holds one PUID for all known version numbers, with separate identification signatures for each.
Audio
unknown
Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc
23 Dec 2015
23 Dec 2015
fmt/841
Interleaved ADX Audio Format (AIX)
1642
aix
Interleaved ADX (AIX)
16 byte header: AIXF, 0x000017F80100001400000800
BOF
41495846000017F80100001400000800
(?s)\A.{0,0}AIXF\x00\x00\x17\xf8\x01\x00\x00\x14\x00\x00\x08\x00
ADX is a proprietary audio storage and compression format developed by CRI Middleware. An AIX interleaves multiple ADX files.
Audio
unknown
Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc
23 Dec 2015
23 Dec 2015
fmt/842
AccessData Custom Content Image
1643
ad1
ad2
ad3
ad4
ad5
AD1
BOF: ADSEGMENTEDFILE. A single AD1 file, or the first part of a multipart AD1 will also contain the string ADLOGICALIMAGE, likely at position 0x0200
BOF
41445345474D454E54454446494C45
(?s)\A.{0,0}ADSEGMENTEDFILE
The AccessData Custom Content Image (AD1) file format is a file-level disk image format created by AccessData's proprietary forensic software, such as FTK Imager.
An AD1 image may span multiple files, with multipart files distinguished by their incrementing file extension, e.g. .ad1, .ad2, .ad3, etc.
Aggregate
unknown
Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc
23 Dec 2015
23 Dec 2015
fmt/843
AccessData Custom Content Image (Encrypted)
1644
ad1
ad2
ad3
ad4
ad5
AD1 (encrypted)
BOF: ADCRYPT
BOF
41444352595054
(?s)\A.{0,0}ADCRYPT
The AccessData Custom Content Image (AD1) file format is a file-level disk image format created by AccessData's proprietary forensic software, such as FTK Imager.
AD1 images may be encrypted or unencrypted. Encrypted images have only a small unencrypted chunk at the beginning of the file, beginning with the magic bytes "ADCRYPT" at byte 0.
Aggregate
unknown
Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc
23 Dec 2015
23 Dec 2015
fmt/844
Advanced Forensic Format
1645
aff
Advanced Forensic Format
8 byte header: AFF10…
BOF
41464631300D0A00
(?s)\A.{0,0}AFF10\r\n\x00
The Advanced Forensics Format (AFF) is an extensible open format for the storage of disk images and related forensic metadata. It was originally developed by Simson Garfinkel and Basis Technology.
Aggregate
unknown
Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc
04 Jan 2016
04 Jan 2016
fmt/845
ClarisWorks Drawing
2-3
1646
cwk
fmt/737
CWK 2 Drawing
(Version){2}BOBO{240}(format type 0x00 = drawing)
BOF
02{3}424F424F{240}00
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x02.{3}BOBO.{240}\x00
ClarisWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, which was later renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
04 Jan 2016
04 Jan 2016
fmt/846
ClarisWorks Word Processor
2-3
1647
cwk
fmt/737
CWK 2 Word Processor
(Version){2}BOBO{240}(format type 0x01 = word processor document)
BOF
02{3}424F424F{240}01
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x02.{3}BOBO.{240}\x01
ClarisWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, which was later renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
04 Jan 2016
04 Jan 2016
fmt/847
ClarisWorks Spreadsheet
2-3
1648
cwk
fmt/737
CWK 2 Spreadsheet
(Version){2}BOBO{240}(format type 0x02 = spreadsheet)
BOF
02{3}424F424F{240}02
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x02.{3}BOBO.{240}\x02
ClarisWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, which was later renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
04 Jan 2016
04 Jan 2016
fmt/848
ClarisWorks Database
2-3
1649
cwk
fmt/737
CWK 2 Database
(Version){2}BOBO{240}(format type 0x03 = database)
BOF
02{3}424F424F{240}03
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x02.{3}BOBO.{240}\x03
ClarisWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, which was later renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Database
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
04 Jan 2016
04 Jan 2016
fmt/849
ClarisWorks Painting
2-3
1650
cwk
fmt/737
CWK 2 Painting
(Version){2}BOBO{240}(format type 0x04 = painting)
BOF
02{3}424F424F{240}04
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x02.{3}BOBO.{240}\x04
ClarisWorks was a productivity suite developed by the Apple subsidiary, Claris, which was later renamed AppleWorks as of version 5.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
04 Jan 2016
04 Jan 2016
fmt/850
NuFile Exchange Archival Library
ShrinkIt (NuFX) document
1651
shk
sdk
bxy
NuFX
4EF546E96CE5
BOF
4EF546E96CE5
(?s)\A.{0,0}N\xf5F\xe9l\xe5
NuFX is an archive package format originally developed for the Apple II by Andrew Nicholas. Details of the format can be found here: http://nulib.com/library/FTN.e08002.htm while a library for handling the format can be found here: http://nulib.com/
Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Jan 2016
06 Jan 2016
fmt/851
Genealogical Data Communication (GEDCOM) Format
1652
ged
GEDCOM
<potential byte order mark - max offset 3>0 HEAD{0-1024}1 GEDC<newline>2 VERS
BOF
302048454144{0-1024}474544430D0A322056455253
(?s)\A.{0,3}0 HEAD.{0,1024}GEDC\r\n2 VERS
GEDCOM is a proprietary specification for exchanging genealogical data between different genealogy software, developed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Jan 2016
06 Jan 2016
fmt/852
Serif DrawPlus Drawing
4
1653
dpp
Serif DrawPlus is a vector image creation application. This format is based on the OLE2 Compound Document Format and can be identified in DROID 6 and later via a container signature. At this time the signature identification is baed upon the version number of the generating software as shown in the 'SummaryInformation' file within the OLE2 compound container. This may be improved with a better understanding of the format.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Jan 2016
07 Jan 2016
fmt/853
Serif DrawPlus Drawing
5
1654
dpp
Serif DrawPlus is a vector image creation application. This format is based on the OLE2 Compound Document Format and can be identified in DROID 6 and later via a container signature. At this time the signature identification is baed upon the version number of the generating software as shown in the 'SummaryInformation' file within the OLE2 compound container. This may be improved with a better understanding of the format.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Jan 2016
07 Jan 2016
fmt/854
Personal Ancestral File (PAF)
3
1655
paf
PAF 3
BOF: PAF.300.300
BOF
5041460033303000333030
(?s)\A.{0,0}PAF\x00300\x00300
Personal Ancestral File was the name a genealogy software program made available by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. PAF is the native data format of the software, which was discontinued in 2013.
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Jan 2016
07 Jan 2016
fmt/855
Personal Ancestral File (PAF)
4
1656
paf
PAF 4
BOF: PAF.300.400
BOF
5041460033303000343030
(?s)\A.{0,0}PAF\x00300\x00400
Personal Ancestral File was the name a genealogy software program made available by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. PAF is the native data format of the software, which was discontinued in 2013.
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Jan 2016
07 Jan 2016
fmt/856
Personal Ancestral File (PAF)
5
1657
paf
PAF 5
BOF: 500.500.PAF
BOF
3530300035303000504146
(?s)\A.{0,0}500\x00500\x00PAF
Personal Ancestral File was the name a genealogy software program made available by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. PAF is the native data format of the software, which was discontinued in 2013.
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Jan 2016
07 Jan 2016
fmt/857
Navisworks Document
Generic
1658
nwd
nwc
Navisworks NWD Generic
BOF: #LcUStream-V1.1 binary double release C lichunk-
BOF
234C635553747265616D2D56312E312062696E61727920646F75626C652072656C656173652043206C696368756E6B2D
(?s)\A.{0,0}#LcUStream-V1\.1 binary double release C lichunk-
Navisworks (known for a while as JetStream) is a 3D design review package, currently developed and maintanced by Autodesk. This generic PRONOM entry is a catchall for Navisworks Documents where the version number is presently unknown. If you have a file like this and know the version then please contact the PRONOM team.
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
09 Jan 2016
09 Jan 2016
fmt/858
Navisworks Document
2010
1659
nwd
nwc
fmt/857
Navisworks NWD 2010
BOF: #LcUStream-V1.1 binary double release C lichunk-007{0-16}#LcUStream-V1.1 binary double release utf8 navisworks:114
BOF
234C635553747265616D2D56312E312062696E61727920646F75626C652072656C656173652043206C696368756E6B2D303037{0-16}234C635553747265616D2D56312E312062696E61727920646F75626C652072656C656173652075746638206E61766973776F726B733A313134
(?s)\A.{0,0}#LcUStream-V1\.1 binary double release C lichunk-007.{0,16}#LcUStream-V1\.1 binary double release utf8 navisworks:114
Navisworks (known for a while as JetStream) is a 3D design review package, currently developed and maintanced by Autodesk.
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
09 Jan 2016
09 Jan 2016
fmt/859
Navisworks Document
2011
1660
nwd
nwc
fmt/857
Navisworks NWD 2011
BOF: #LcUStream-V1.1 binary double release C lichunk-007{0-16}#LcUStream-V1.1 binary double release utf8 navisworks:120
BOF
234C635553747265616D2D56312E312062696E61727920646F75626C652072656C656173652043206C696368756E6B2D303037{0-16}234C635553747265616D2D56312E312062696E61727920646F75626C652072656C656173652075746638206E61766973776F726B733A313230
(?s)\A.{0,0}#LcUStream-V1\.1 binary double release C lichunk-007.{0,16}#LcUStream-V1\.1 binary double release utf8 navisworks:120
Navisworks (known for a while as JetStream) is a 3D design review package, currently developed and maintanced by Autodesk.
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
09 Jan 2016
09 Jan 2016
fmt/860
Navisworks Document
2012
1661
nwd
nwc
fmt/857
Navisworks NWD 2012
BOF: #LcUStream-V1.1 binary double release C lichunk-008
EOF, max offset 1024: #LcUStream-V1.1 binary double release utf8 navisworks:238
BOF
234C635553747265616D2D56312E312062696E61727920646F75626C652072656C656173652043206C696368756E6B2D303038
(?s)\A.{0,0}#LcUStream-V1\.1 binary double release C lichunk-008
EOF
234C635553747265616D2D56312E312062696E61727920646F75626C652072656C656173652075746638206E61766973776F726B733A323338
(?s)#LcUStream-V1\.1 binary double release utf8 navisworks:238.{0,1024}\Z
Navisworks (known for a while as JetStream) is a 3D design review package, currently developed and maintanced by Autodesk.
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
09 Jan 2016
09 Jan 2016
fmt/861
Maya Binary File Format
32 Bit
1663
mb
Maya Binary 32 Bit
BOF: FOR4{4}(Maya|MAYA)FOR4
BOF
464F5234{4}(4D617961|4D415941)464F5234
(?s)\A.{0,0}FOR4.{4}(?:Maya|MAYA)FOR4
Maya is an application used to generate 3D assets for use in film, television, game development and architecture, currently developed and maintained by Autodesk.
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
Model
unknown
The Canadian Centre for Architecture / The Canadian Centre for Architecture
09 Jan 2016
09 Jan 2016
fmt/862
Maya Binary File Format
64 Bit
1664
mb
Maya Binary 64 Bit
BOF: FOR8{12}(Maya|MAYA)FOR8
BOF
464F5238{12}(4D617961|4D415941)464F5238
(?s)\A.{0,0}FOR8.{12}(?:Maya|MAYA)FOR8
Maya is an application used to generate 3D assets for use in film, television, game development and architecture, currently developed and maintained by Autodesk.
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
Model
unknown
The Canadian Centre for Architecture / The Canadian Centre for Architecture
09 Jan 2016
09 Jan 2016
fmt/863
Maya ASCII File Format
1666
ma
Maya ASCII
BOF: //Maya ASCII
BOF
2F2F4D617961204153434949
(?s)\A.{0,0}//Maya ASCII
Maya is an application used to generate 3D assets for use in film, television, game development and architecture, currently developed and maintained by Autodesk.
Autodesk Corporation
Autodesk Corporation
Model
unknown
The Canadian Centre for Architecture / The Canadian Centre for Architecture
09 Jan 2016
09 Jan 2016
fmt/864
3DM
5
openNURBS (5), Rhino (5)
1667
3dm
3DM 5
Header with version number - 3D Geometry File Format 5
BOF
33442047656F6D657472792046696C6520466F726D61742020202020202035
(?s)\A.{0,0}3D Geometry File Format 5
The 3DM (openNURBS) format is a 3D model representation based on non-uniform rational B-Splines (NURBS). The file format is defined by an open source C++ toolkit that reads and writes openNURBS models.
Robert McNeel & Associates
Robert McNeel & Associates
Model
unknown
The Canadian Centre for Architecture / The Canadian Centre for Architecture
09 Jan 2016
09 Jan 2016
fmt/865
STL (Standard Tessellation Language) Binary
Stereolithography file (Binary)
1669
stl
STL is a 3D modelling file format created by 3D Systems. An STL file is a triangular representation of a 3-dimensional surface geometry. The surface is tessellated or broken down logically into a series of small triangles (facets). Each facet is described by a perpendicular direction and three points representing the vertices (corners) of the triangle. These data are used by a slicing algorithm to determine the cross sections of the 3-dimensional shape to be built by the fabricator.
The structure of STL Binary, though well defined, makes it impossible to create an identification signature under the current PRONOM signature model.
The format consists of an 80 byte ASCII header with no formalized structure, followed by a four byte integer value representing the number of facets within the file, followed by 48 bytes of floating point values representing the 'normal' and 'vertex' coordinates within 3 dimensional space for each triangle, followed by a two byte, typically (but not exclusively) unused 'attribute byte count'.
A technical specification may be found here: http://www.fabbers.com/tech/STL_Format
Model
unknown
The Canadian Centre for Architecture / The Canadian Centre for Architecture
09 Jan 2016
09 Jan 2016
fmt/866
Apple Safari Webarchive
1670
webarchive
These files may be produced by saving a web page in various versions of Apple's Safari Web Browser. The file is a type of Binary Property List (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_list) and will contain the html content of the page, plus any page attachments.
With further research and a better understanding of the format it may be possible to create a PRONOM identification signature, based on the 'bplist' magic number and further identifiers specific to the Apple Safari Webarchive format.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Aggregate
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
09 Jan 2016
09 Jan 2016
fmt/867
Microsoft Reader eBook
1671
lit
LIT (MS Reader)
BOF: ITOLITLS
BOF
49544F4C49544C53
(?s)\A.{0,0}ITOLITLS
This eBook format was developed by Microsoft for use with the now discontinued Microsoft Reader software. The format itself is derived from the Microsoft Compiled HTML Help format.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Jan 2016
14 Jan 2016
fmt/868
MySQL Table Definition Format
1672
frm
x-fmt/367
MySQL FRM
BOF signature derived from format description, based upon bytes that are constant: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/internals/en/frm-file-format.html
BOF
FE01{3}00{21}02{13}000000000000
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xfe\x01.{3}\x00.{21}\x02.{13}\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00
Every MySQL table is represented on disk by a .frm file that describes the table's format (that is, the table definition). The file bears the same name as the table, with an .frm extension.
Database
unknown
Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc
14 Jan 2016
14 Jan 2016
fmt/869
CDX Internet Archive Index
1673
cdx
CDX Archive Index
BOF: <field delimiter (usually space)>CDX<field delimiter (usually space)>, followed by CDX options as described here: https://archive.org/web/researcher/cdx_file_format.php
For signature strength we currently assume the field delimiter will be a space character (hex 0x20) rather than a wildcard, with scope to add further delimiters as they are encountered.
BOF
2043445820
(?s)\A.{0,0} CDX
A CDX file consists of individual lines of text, each of which summarizes a single web document.
The first line in the file is a legend for interpreting the data, and the following lines contain the data for referencing the corresponding pages within the host. The first character of the file is the field delimiter used in the rest of the file. This is followed by the literal "CDX". For signature strength we currently assume the field delimiter will be a space character, however please contact the PRONOM team should you encounter CDX index files where the delimiter is different.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Jan 2016
14 Jan 2016
fmt/870
Perl Script
1674
pl
This is a script written in Perl that is composed and run using a Perl interpreter; it contains lines of Perl program code with variables, operations, functions, and comments.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
15 Jan 2016
15 Jan 2016
fmt/871
application/vnd.adobe.adept+xml
Adobe Content Server Message File
1675
acsm
Adobe Content Server Message
We're seeking a sequence of Mark Up tags:
<fulfillmentToken fulfillmentType {5-64} xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/adept" {3-64} <distributor {3-128} <operatorURL {3-128}
<transaction {3-64} <expiration {3-64} <resourceItemInfo {3-512} <metadata {16-2048} <licenseToken
BOF
3C66756C66696C6C6D656E74546F6B656E2066756C66696C6C6D656E7454797065{5-64}786D6C6E733D22687474703A2F2F6E732E61646F62652E636F6D2F616465707422{3-64}3C6469737472696275746F72{3-128}3C6F70657261746F7255524C{3-64}3C7472616E73616374696F6E{3-64}3C65787069726174696F6E{3-512}3C6D65746164617461{16-2048}3C6C6963656E7365546F6B656E
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3cfulfillmentToken fulfillmentType.{5,64}xmlns="http://ns\.adobe\.com/adept".{3,64}\x3cdistributor.{3,128}\x3coperatorURL.{3,64}\x3ctransaction.{3,64}\x3cexpiration.{3,512}\x3cmetadata.{16,2048}\x3clicenseToken
Adobe Content Server Message files are used to manage and download digital content, mostly ebooks, via Adobe Digital Editions.
The .acsm file is essentially a 'key' to allow the download of purchased content.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Text (Mark-up)
unknown
British Library / British Library
15 Jan 2016
15 Jan 2016
fmt/872
image/flif
Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF)
1676
flif
FLIF
BOF: 4 byte Magic string: 'FLIF', 1 byte Type string:
1 = static, grayscale, non-interlaced; 3 = static, RGB, non-interlaced; 4 = static, RGBA, non-interlaced; A = static, grayscale; C = static, RGB, interlaced; D = static, RGBA, interlaced; Q = animated, grayscale, non-interlaced; S = animated, RGB, non-interlaced; T = animated, RGBA, non-interlaced; a = animated, grayscale; c = animated, RGB, interlaced; d = animated, RGBA, interlaced.
BOF
464C4946(31|33|34|41|43|44|51|53|54|61|63|64)
(?s)\A.{0,0}FLIF(?:1|3|4|A|C|D|Q|S|T|a|c|d)
FLIF is a lossless image format, developed by Jon Sneyers. FLIF is based on MANIAC compression. MANIAC (Meta-Adaptive Near-zero Integer Arithmetic Coding) is a variant of CABAC (context-adaptive binary arithmetic coding), where the contexts are nodes of decision trees which are dynamically learned at encode time.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
20 Jan 2016
20 Jan 2016
fmt/873
text/n3
Notation3
1677
n3
Notation3, or N3, is a shorthand non-XML serialization of Resource Description Framework models.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
20 Jan 2016
20 Jan 2016
fmt/874
text/turtle
Turtle
1678
ttl
Turtle (Terse RDF Triple Language) is a format for expressing data in the Resource Description Framework (RDF) data model.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
20 Jan 2016
20 Jan 2016
fmt/875
application/rdf+xml
RDF/XML
1679
rdf
RDF/XML is a syntax, defined by the W3C, to express (i.e. serialize) an RDF (Resource Description Framework) graph as an XML document.
W3C / W3C
W3C
Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
20 Jan 2016
20 Jan 2016
fmt/876
application/vnd.pagemaker
Pagemaker Document (Generic)
1680
p65
pmd
pmt
Pagemaker is a desktop publishing program. This is a generic signature which has been developed from versions 6.5 and version 7. It may be possible to distinguish between different versions of Pagemaker with a better understanding of the format.
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 May 2016
18 May 2016
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/877
Corel Presentation
7-8-9
1681
shw
Presentations is a presentation program that was formerly available as part of Novell's PerfectOffice productivity suite, and is now part of the Corel's WordPerfect Office suite.
Corel Corporation
Corel Corporation
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 May 2016
18 May 2016
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/878
Corel Presentation
3
1682
shw
Corel Presentations 3
ÿWPC{4}…
BOF
FF575043{4}0F0F01
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xffWPC.{4}\x0f\x0f\x01
Presentations is a presentation program that was formerly available as part of Novell's PerfectOffice productivity suite, and is now part of the Corel's WordPerfect Office suite.
Novell Applications Group
Novell Applications Group
Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 May 2016
18 May 2016
fmt/879
Fortran
1683
f90
f95
f03
f
for
Fortran (formerly FORTRAN, derived from "Formula Translation") is a programming language suited to numeric and scientific computing. Fortran was originally developed by IBM in the 1950s for use in the scientific and engineering sectors.
IBM Corporation
IBM Corporation
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 May 2016
18 May 2016
fmt/880
JSON-LD
1684
jsonld
JSON-LD is a JSON-based format to serialize Linked Data. It is designed to be easy to convert an existing JSON file to JSON-LD. It's main objective is to be a way to use Linked Data in Web-based programming environments, to build interoperable Web services, and to store Linked Data in JSON-based storage engines.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 May 2016
18 May 2016
fmt/881
image/vnd.ms-modi
Microsoft Document Imaging File Format
1685
mdi
Microsoft Document Imaging File Format
EP*.
BOF
45502A00
(?s)\A.{0,0}EP\*\x00
This is a proprietary file format created by Microsoft Document Imaging, a program which enables the editing and annotation of documents scanned by Microsoft Office Document Scanning. It was introduced in Office XP and was included in Office 2003 and 2007. This format is a variant of TIFF.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
18 May 2016
18 May 2016
fmt/882
Wordstar 2000
1
1686
Wordstar 2000 v1 File
WS2000ÿ1.00
BOF
7F20575332303030FF312E3030
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x7f WS2000\xff1\.00
Wordstar 2000 is a version of the Wordstar word proccessor application that was popular in the early to mid 1980s and was created by MicroPro. Wordstar 2000 files are likely to lack a file extension.
MicroPro Inc
MicroPro Inc
Word Processor
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
18 May 2016
18 May 2016
Signature supplied by Jay Gattuso of the National Library of New Zealand
fmt/883
Siegfried Signature File
1687
sig
Siegfried Signature File
73 66 00 FF - BOF: 736600FF
BOF
736600FF
(?s)\A.{0,0}sf\x00\xff
The Siegfried signature file is used by Siegfried, a file format identification tool created by Richard Lehane that uses PRONOM, and freedesktop.org's MIME-info file format signatures.
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Jun 2016
06 Jun 2016
fmt/884
AXD HTTP Handler File
1688
axd
AXD Handler Files are used by ASP.NET applications for handling embedded resource requests.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Jun 2016
06 Jun 2016
fmt/885
BASIC File
1689
bas
.bas is a file extension commonly related to BASIC (Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instructional Code) source code.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Jun 2016
06 Jun 2016
fmt/886
HTML Components
1690
htc
HTML Components (HTCs) are a legacy technology used to implement components in script as Dynamic HTML (DHTML) "behaviors" in the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser.
Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Jun 2016
06 Jun 2016
fmt/887
SafeGuard Encrypted Virtual Disk
1691
vol
hdr
PDisk (Private Virtual Disk)
507269766174654469736B205669727475616C204469736B {PrivateDisk Virtual Disk}
BOF
507269766174654469736B205669727475616C204469736B
(?s)\A.{0,0}PrivateDisk Virtual Disk
SafeGuard PrivateDisk is disk encryption software produced by Sophos. The .hdr file appears to contain header information, while the .vol file is the encrypted virtual disk.
Aggregate
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Jun 2016
06 Jun 2016
fmt/888
QuadriSpace Format
1692
qsd
qsl
qsm
qst
QuadriSpace Format
BOF: Ÿ.|N
With further research it may be possible to distinguish between different types of QuadriSpace formats. For now, known formats that conform to this signature pattern are:
.qsd - QuadriSpace Document Format
.qst - QuadriSpace Template
.qsm - QuadriSpace Model
.qsl - QuadriSpace Material
BOF
9F087C4E
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x9f\x08\|N
QuadriSpace provide 3D Publishing and Documentation software. This entry currently covers each known QuadriSpace-specifc format, however it may be possible and necessary to separate different QuadriSpace formats into their own entries in the future.
Page Description, Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Jun 2016
06 Jun 2016
fmt/889
Feather
1693
feather
Feather
BOF: FEA1
EOF: FEA1
https://github.com/wesm/feather/blob/master/doc/FORMAT.md
BOF
46454131
(?s)\A.{0,0}FEA1
EOF
46454131
(?s)FEA1.{0,0}\Z
Feather is a lightweight binary file format for storing data frames, with an aim to assist data sharing across data analysis languages.
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
16 Jun 2016
16 Jun 2016
fmt/890
AbiWord Document
1694
abw
fmt/101
AbiWord Document
BOF: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>.<!DOCTYPE abiword PUBLIC "-//ABISOURCE//DTD AWML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.abisource.com/awml.dtd">.<abiword template="false"
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D22312E302220656E636F64696E673D225554462D38223F3E0A3C21444F435459504520616269776F7264205055424C494320222D2F2F414249534F555243452F2F4454442041574D4C20312E30205374726963742F2F454E222022687474703A2F2F7777772E616269736F757263652E636F6D2F61776D6C2E647464223E0A3C616269776F72642074656D706C6174653D2266616C736522
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3c\?xml version="1\.0" encoding="UTF-8"\?\x3e\n\x3c\!DOCTYPE abiword PUBLIC "-//ABISOURCE//DTD AWML 1\.0 Strict//EN" "http://www\.abisource\.com/awml\.dtd"\x3e\n\x3cabiword template="false"
AbiWord is a free, open source Word Processor application. Its native file format is based upon XML.
638
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
16 Jun 2016
16 Jun 2016
fmt/891
AbiWord Document Template
1695
awt
fmt/101
AbiWord Document Template
BOF: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>.<!DOCTYPE abiword PUBLIC "-//ABISOURCE//DTD AWML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.abisource.com/awml.dtd">.<abiword template="true"
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D22312E302220656E636F64696E673D225554462D38223F3E0A3C21444F435459504520616269776F7264205055424C494320222D2F2F414249534F555243452F2F4454442041574D4C20312E30205374726963742F2F454E222022687474703A2F2F7777772E616269736F757263652E636F6D2F61776D6C2E647464223E0A3C616269776F72642074656D706C6174653D227472756522
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3c\?xml version="1\.0" encoding="UTF-8"\?\x3e\n\x3c\!DOCTYPE abiword PUBLIC "-//ABISOURCE//DTD AWML 1\.0 Strict//EN" "http://www\.abisource\.com/awml\.dtd"\x3e\n\x3cabiword template="true"
AbiWord is a free, open source Word Processor application. Its native file format is based upon XML.
638
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
16 Jun 2016
16 Jun 2016
fmt/892
application/vnd.wordperfect
Compound WordPerfect for Windows Document
6 onwards
1696
wpd
doc
wp6
wp
w60
This is a compound version of Wordperfect for Windows. Also known as Corel WordPerfect. Major and minor version fields are the main variants between 6.x and 12 formats (The last two bytes in this signature). The major version is the same for 6.x through to 12 documents - 2. The minor version byte for a non-compound file created in WPWin 8.0 is 1. The minor version for a compound file created in WPWin 8.0. Is 2.
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
16 Jun 2016
16 Jun 2016
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/893
i2 Analysts Notebook
1697
anb
The i2 Analyst’s Notebook format is a visual intelligence analysis environment that allows users to collate, analyse and visualise data.
IBM Corporation
IBM Corporation
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
16 Jun 2016
16 Jun 2016
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/894
Gaussian Input Data File
1698
gjf
Gaussian Input Data File
#*(AM1|PM3|STO-3G|3-21G|3-21g|6-31G|6-31g|augcc-pvtz){0-128}.{0-128}.(-1|2|0)( |,)[0:9]{0-128}[0:9].[0:9]{0-24}[0:9].[0:9]{0-24}[0:9].[0:9]
This signature has been developed with reference to the basic structure of Gaussian input files as described: http://www.gaussian.com/g_tech/g_ur/m_input.htm and http://chemistry.umeche.maine.edu/Modeling/GGGauss.html.
The 'Route Section' describes the 'Basis Set' used, as listed here: http://www.gaussian.com/g_tech/g_ur/m_basis_sets.htm. The current signature includes the basis sets AM1,PM3,STO-3G,3-21G,3-21g,6-31G,6-31g and augcc-pvtz. It is likely that additional basis sets have been used in this format, if this has been perceived then please feed this back to PRONOM so the signature can be improved.
BOF
(414D31|504D33|53544F2D3347|332D323147|332D323167|362D333147|362D333167|6175672D63632D7076747A){0-128}0A(2D31|30|31)(20|2C)[31:39]{1-128}[30:39]2E[30:39]{0-24}[30:39]2E[30:39]{0-24}[30:39]2E[30:39]
(?s)\A.{1,128}(?:AM1|PM3|STO-3G|3-21G|3-21g|6-31G|6-31g|aug-cc-pvtz).{0,128}\n(?:-1|0|1)(?: |,)[1-9].{1,128}[0-9]\.[0-9].{0,24}[0-9]\.[0-9].{0,24}[0-9]\.[0-9]
BOF
23
(?s)\A.{0,128}#
Gaussian Input Data files are created by the Gaussian computer program for computational chemistry.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
16 Jun 2016
16 Jun 2016
fmt/895
JEOL NMR Spectroscopy
1699
jdf
JDF NMR Spectroscopy big endian
Big Endian: BOF: 4A454F4C2E4E4D52 (JEOL.NMR)
BOF
4A454F4C2E4E4D52
(?s)\A.{0,0}JEOL\.NMR
JDF little endian
Little Endian: 524D4E2E4C4F454A (RMN.LOEJ)
BOF
524D4E2E4C4F454A
(?s)\A.{0,0}RMN\.LOEJ
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR spectroscopy) data files produced by with JEOL's NMR Spectrometers.
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
16 Jun 2016
16 Jun 2016
fmt/896
application/vnd.recordare.musicxml+xml
Music XML
1700
xml
fmt/101
Music XML
<?xml version="1.0"*http://www.musicxml.org/dtds/
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D(22|27)312E30(22|27)*687474703A2F2F7777772E6D75736963786D6C2E6F72672F647464732F
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3c\?xml version=(?:"|')1\.0(?:"|').*http://www\.musicxml\.org/dtds/
MusicXML is an XML based format, it was designed for sharing sheet music files between applications, and for archiving sheet music files for use in the future.
638
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
16 Jun 2016
16 Jun 2016
fmt/897
application/vnd.recordare.musicxml
Compressed Music XML
1701
mxl
This is a ZIP container version of the MusicXML format, a XML based format. It was designed for sharing sheet music files between applications, and for archiving sheet music files for use in the future.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
16 Jun 2016
16 Jun 2016
The MXL container holds the Music XML file, which has the same file name as the MXL container. Variable file names cannot currently be represented within the PRONOM container signature file.
fmt/898
Zoomify Image Format
1702
zif
Zoomify ZIF
BOF: II+.....
https://github.com/lovasoa/ZIF/
BOF
49492B0008000000
(?s)\A.{0,0}II\+\x00\x08\x00\x00\x00
Zoomify offers the ability to zoom into high resolution images. It works by converting a high resolution image into a collection of JPEG tiles that are stored within a .zif file. This file can in turn be displayed within a web browser with the aid of a javascript library.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
17 Jun 2016
17 Jun 2016
fmt/899
application/octet-stream
Windows Portable Executable
32 bit
Common Object File Format, COFF, EXE
1704
exe
dll
sys
com.microsoft.windows-executable
x-fmt/409
x-fmt/410
x-fmt/411
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
unknown
Archives New Zealand / Archives New Zealand
21 Jun 2016
21 Jun 2016
fmt/900
application/octet-stream
Windows Portable Executable
64 bit
Common Object File Format, COFF, EXE
1705
exe
dll
sys
com.microsoft.windows-executable
x-fmt/409
x-fmt/410
x-fmt/411
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
unknown
Archives New Zealand / Archives New Zealand
21 Jun 2016
21 Jun 2016
fmt/901
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet
6-9
1706
xlr
fmt/61
Microsoft Works is a discontinued office suite developed by Microsoft. XLR files can contain either spreadsheet or chart data, and can be opened with Microsoft Works, Excel, and the Excel Viewer.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Spreadsheet
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Jun 2016
21 Jun 2016
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/902
Blender 3D
32 bit
1707
blend
Blender 3D 32-bit
BLENDER_(v|V) - v is little endian, V is big endian
BOF
424C454E4445525F(56|76)
(?s)\A.{0,0}BLENDER_(?:V|v)
Blender is the native format of Blender, a free and open source 3D animation application.
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
22 Jun 2016
22 Jun 2016
fmt/903
Blender 3D
64 bit
1708
blend
Blender 3D 64-bit
BLENDER-v|V - v is little endian, V is big endian
BOF
424C454E4445522D(56|76)
(?s)\A.{0,0}BLENDER-(?:V|v)
Blender is the native format of Blender, a free and open source 3D animation application.
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
22 Jun 2016
22 Jun 2016
fmt/904
Bluetooth Snoop Packet Capture
1709
log
Bluetooth Snoop Packet Capture
BOF: 'btsnoop' string, null terminated. The next 4 bytes represent version number
BOF
6274736E6F6F7000
(?s)\A.{0,0}btsnoop\x00
Android 4.4 introduced the ability to capture all Bluetooth HCI packets and save them to a file, typically called btsnoop_hci.log. The BtSnoop file format closely resembles the snoop format, https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/PRONOM/fmt/781
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
22 Jun 2016
22 Jun 2016
fmt/905
Variant Call Format
1.x
1710
vcf
Variant Call Format v1
BOF: ##fileformat=VCFv1
We currently only distinguish by major version number, but it may be desireable to distinguish between minor version too.
Specifications: https://github.com/samtools/hts-specs
BOF
232366696C65666F726D61743D5643467631
(?s)\A.{0,0}##fileformat=VCFv1
The Variant Call Format (VCF) specifies the format of a text file used in bioinformatics for storing gene sequence variations.
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
04 Jul 2016
04 Jul 2016
fmt/906
Variant Call Format
2.x
1711
vcf
Variant Call Format v2
BOF: ##fileformat=VCFv2
We currently only distinguish by major version number, but it may be desireable to distinguish between minor version too.
Specifications: https://github.com/samtools/hts-specs
BOF
232366696C65666F726D61743D5643467632
(?s)\A.{0,0}##fileformat=VCFv2
The Variant Call Format (VCF) specifies the format of a text file used in bioinformatics for storing gene sequence variations.
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
04 Jul 2016
04 Jul 2016
fmt/907
Variant Call Format
3.x
1712
vcf
Variant Call Format v3
BOF: ##fileformat=VCFv3
We currently only distinguish by major version number, but it may be desireable to distinguish between minor version too.
Specifications: https://github.com/samtools/hts-specs
BOF
232366696C65666F726D61743D5643467633
(?s)\A.{0,0}##fileformat=VCFv3
The Variant Call Format (VCF) specifies the format of a text file used in bioinformatics for storing gene sequence variations.
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
04 Jul 2016
04 Jul 2016
fmt/908
Variant Call Format
4.x
1713
vcf
Variant Call Format v4
BOF: ##fileformat=VCFv4
We currently only distinguish by major version number, but it may be desireable to distinguish between minor version too.
Specifications: https://github.com/samtools/hts-specs
BOF
232366696C65666F726D61743D5643467634
(?s)\A.{0,0}##fileformat=VCFv4
The Variant Call Format (VCF) specifies the format of a text file used in bioinformatics for storing gene sequence variations.
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
04 Jul 2016
04 Jul 2016
fmt/909
CRAM File Format
1.x
1714
cram
CRAM v1
Magic: CRAM, major version: 0x01
Specification: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/sites/ebi.ac.uk/files/groups/ena/documents/cram_format_1.0.1.pdf
BOF
4352414D01
(?s)\A.{0,0}CRAM\x01
CRAM is a framework technology and file format for compression of raw sequence data in the field of bioinformatics.
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
04 Jul 2016
04 Jul 2016
fmt/910
CRAM File Format
2.x
1715
cram
CRAM v2
Magic: CRAM, major version: 0x02
Specification: http://samtools.github.io/hts-specs/CRAMv2.1.pdf
BOF
4352414D02
(?s)\A.{0,0}CRAM\x02
CRAM is a framework technology and file format for compression of raw sequence data in the field of bioinformatics.
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
04 Jul 2016
04 Jul 2016
fmt/911
CRAM File Format
3.x
1716
cram
CRAM v3
Magic: CRAM, major version: 0x03
Specification: http://samtools.github.io/hts-specs/CRAMv3.pdf
BOF
4352414D03
(?s)\A.{0,0}CRAM\x03
CRAM is a framework technology and file format for compression of raw sequence data in the field of bioinformatics.
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
04 Jul 2016
04 Jul 2016
fmt/912
Microsoft Paint
2
1717
msp
Microsoft Paint v2
BOF: LinS{22} 3x16 bit 'null' words
BOF
4C696E53{22}000000000000
(?s)\A.{0,0}LinS.{22}\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00
Prior to Windows 3.0, the bundled version of Microsoft Paint used a proprietary format with the extension MSP. The format supported only 1 bit monochrome graphics. Windows 3.0 replaced Microsoft Paint with an application called Paintbrush, that could open MSP files, but would save only as PCX or BMP.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
05 Jul 2016
05 Jul 2016
fmt/913
Caligari trueSpace File Format
ASCII
1718
cob
scn
Caligari trueSpace ASCII
BOF: Magic: 'Caligari ' Version: 'V00.01' ASCII flag: 'A'
Specification: http://web.archive.org/web/20060118005319/http://internet.caligari.com/pub/info/scncob4.zip
BOF
43616C6967617269205630302E303141
(?s)\A.{0,0}Caligari V00\.01A
TrueSpace was a commercial 3D computer graphics and animation software originally developed by Caligari Corporation before being acquired by Microsoft. The .scn extension indicates a scene, the .cob extension indicates an object.
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
05 Jul 2016
05 Jul 2016
fmt/914
Caligari trueSpace File Format
Binary
1719
cob
scn
Caligari trueSpace Binary
BOF: Magic: 'Caligari ' Version: 'V00.01' Binary flag: 'B'
Specification: http://web.archive.org/web/20060118005319/http://internet.caligari.com/pub/info/scncob4.zip
BOF
43616C6967617269205630302E303142
(?s)\A.{0,0}Caligari V00\.01B
TrueSpace was a commercial 3D computer graphics and animation software originally developed by Caligari Corporation before being acquired by Microsoft. The .scn extension indicates a scene, the .cob extension indicates an object.
Model
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
05 Jul 2016
05 Jul 2016
fmt/915
Mapsforge Binary Map File Format
1720
map
Mapsforge Binary Map
BOF: mapsforge binary OSM. Version is 4 byte integer from position 0x18. It may be desirable to distinguish between different versions as the format matures.
Specification: https://github.com/mapsforge/mapsforge/blob/master/docs/Specification-Binary-Map-File.md
BOF
6D617073666F7267652062696E617279204F534D
(?s)\A.{0,0}mapsforge binary OSM
The mapsforge project aims to provide free and open software for the rendering of maps based on OpenStreetMap data. The Binary Map File Format is designed for map rendering on devices with limited resources, such as mobile phones.
GIS
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Jul 2016
06 Jul 2016
fmt/916
ESRI ArcMap Document
1721
mxd
In the ArcGIS platform by ESRI, a map document is a file that contains one or more maps, the page layout, and the associated layers, tables, charts, and reports. Map document files have an .mxd extension.
GIS
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Jul 2016
06 Jul 2016
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/917
AmiraMesh
ASCII 1.0
1722
am
amiramesh
hx
AmiraMesh ASCII 1.0
BOF: # AmiraMesh ASCII 1.0
BOF
2320416D6972614D65736820415343494920312E30
(?s)\A.{0,0}# AmiraMesh ASCII 1\.0
AmiraMesh is the native general purpose format of Amira, a software platform for 3D and 4D data visualisation. While no public specification for the file format is available, a number of parsers of the format are available and the signatures within PRONOM represent the variants both witnessed and described by these parsers.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Jul 2016
06 Jul 2016
fmt/918
AmiraMesh
3D ASCII 2.0
1723
am
amiramesh
hx
AmiraMesh 3D ASCII 2.0
BOF: # AmiraMesh 3D ASCII 2.0
BOF
2320416D6972614D65736820334420415343494920322E30
(?s)\A.{0,0}# AmiraMesh 3D ASCII 2\.0
AmiraMesh is the native general purpose format of Amira, a software platform for 3D and 4D data visualisation. While no public specification for the file format is available, a number of parsers of the format are available and the signatures within PRONOM represent the variants both witnessed and described by these parsers.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Jul 2016
06 Jul 2016
fmt/919
AmiraMesh
3D Binary 2.0
1724
am
amiramesh
hx
AmiraMesh 3D BINARY 2.0
BOF: # AmiraMesh 3D BINARY 2.0
BOF
2320416D6972614D6573682033442042494E41525920322E30
(?s)\A.{0,0}# AmiraMesh 3D BINARY 2\.0
AmiraMesh is the native general purpose format of Amira, a software platform for 3D and 4D data visualisation. While no public specification for the file format is available, a number of parsers of the format are available and the signatures within PRONOM represent the variants both witnessed and described by these parsers.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Jul 2016
06 Jul 2016
fmt/920
AmiraMesh
3D Binary Little Endian 2.0
1725
am
amiramesh
hx
AmiraMesh 3D BINARY-LITTLE-ENDIAN 2.0
BOF: # AmiraMesh 3D BINARY-LITTLE-ENDIAN 2.0
BOF
2320416D6972614D6573682033442042494E4152592D4C4954544C452D454E4449414E20322E30
(?s)\A.{0,0}# AmiraMesh 3D BINARY-LITTLE-ENDIAN 2\.0
AmiraMesh is the native general purpose format of Amira, a software platform for 3D and 4D data visualisation. While no public specification for the file format is available, a number of parsers of the format are available and the signatures within PRONOM represent the variants both witnessed and described by these parsers.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Jul 2016
06 Jul 2016
fmt/921
AmiraMesh
Binary Little Endian 2.1
1726
am
amiramesh
hx
AmiraMesh BINARY-LITTLE-ENDIAN 2.1
BOF: # AmiraMesh BINARY-LITTLE-ENDIAN 2.1
BOF
2320416D6972614D6573682042494E4152592D4C4954544C452D454E4449414E20322E31
(?s)\A.{0,0}# AmiraMesh BINARY-LITTLE-ENDIAN 2\.1
AmiraMesh is the native general purpose format of Amira, a software platform for 3D and 4D data visualisation. While no public specification for the file format is available, a number of parsers of the format are available and the signatures within PRONOM represent the variants both witnessed and described by these parsers.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
06 Jul 2016
06 Jul 2016
fmt/922
Xar Image Format
Flare Image Format
1727
xar
Xar Image
BOF:XARA££ [Carriage Return][Line Feed]
Specification: http://site.xara.com/support/docs/webformat/spec/XARFormatDocument.pdf
BOF
58415241A3A30D0A
(?s)\A.{0,0}XARA\xa3\xa3\r\n
The Xar file format, previously known as the Flare file format, is an open, vector graphic format, and is the native graphics format for applications such as Xara X and its predecessor, CorelXARA.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Jul 2016
07 Jul 2016
fmt/923
Microsoft xWMA
1728
xwma
xWMA
BOF: 'RIFF{4}XWMAfmt '
BOF
52494646{4}58574D41666D7420
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}XWMAfmt
The Microsoft xWMA format is an audio container/codec format used by XAudio 2.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
07 Jul 2016
07 Jul 2016
fmt/924
application/vnd.ms-visio.drawing.main+xml
Microsoft Visio Drawing
2013
1729
vsdx
Microsoft Visio is a diagramming and vector graphics application and is part of the Microsoft Office family. Visio 2013 introduced file formats based upon Open Packaging Conventions and XML. Further information about these formats can be found here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj228622.aspx
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Image (Vector), Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
08 Jul 2016
08 Jul 2016
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/925
application/vnd.ms-visio.stencil.main+xml
Microsoft Visio Stencil
2013
1730
vssx
Microsoft Visio is a diagramming and vector graphics application and is part of the Microsoft Office family. Visio 2013 introduced file formats based upon Open Packaging Conventions and XML. Further information about these formats can be found here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj228622.aspx
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Image (Vector), Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
08 Jul 2016
08 Jul 2016
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/926
application/vnd.ms-visio.template.main+xml
Microsoft Visio Template
2013
1731
vstx
Microsoft Visio is a diagramming and vector graphics application and is part of the Microsoft Office family. Visio 2013 introduced file formats based upon Open Packaging Conventions and XML. Further information about these formats can be found here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj228622.aspx
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Image (Vector), Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
08 Jul 2016
08 Jul 2016
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/927
application/vnd.ms-visio.drawing.macroEnabled.main+xml
Microsoft Visio Macro-Enabled Drawing
2013
1732
vsdm
Microsoft Visio is a diagramming and vector graphics application and is part of the Microsoft Office family. Visio 2013 introduced file formats based upon Open Packaging Conventions and XML. Further information about these formats can be found here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj228622.aspx
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Image (Vector), Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
08 Jul 2016
08 Jul 2016
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/928
application/vnd.ms-visio.stencil.macroEnabled.main+xml
Microsoft Visio Macro-Enabled Stencil
2013
1733
vssm
Microsoft Visio is a diagramming and vector graphics application and is part of the Microsoft Office family. Visio 2013 introduced file formats based upon Open Packaging Conventions and XML. Further information about these formats can be found here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj228622.aspx
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Image (Vector), Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
08 Jul 2016
08 Jul 2016
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/929
application/vnd.ms-visio.template.macroEnabled.main+xml
Microsoft Visio Macro-Enabled Template
2013
1734
vstm
Microsoft Visio is a diagramming and vector graphics application and is part of the Microsoft Office family. Visio 2013 introduced file formats based upon Open Packaging Conventions and XML. Further information about these formats can be found here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj228622.aspx
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Image (Vector), Presentation
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
08 Jul 2016
08 Jul 2016
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/930
Magick Image File Format
1735
mif
Magick Image File Format
BOF max offset 256: id=ImageMagick[new line]{0-256}:[new line]
Specification: http://www.imagemagick.org/script/miff.php
BOF
69643D496D6167654D616769636B{0-256}3A0A
(?s)\A.{0,256}id=ImageMagick.{0,256}:\n
The Magick Image File Format (MIFF) is ImageMagick's own format for storing bitmap images. It stores all metadata known to ImageMagick.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
08 Jul 2016
08 Jul 2016
fmt/931
Mathcad Document
Binary
1736
mcd
Mathcad Document Binary
BOF: '.MCAD '
BOF
2E4D43414420
(?s)\A.{0,0}\.MCAD
Mathcad is a proprietary application intended for the verification, validation, documentation and reuse of engineering calculations.
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
08 Jul 2016
08 Jul 2016
fmt/932
Mathcad Document
XML
1737
xmcd
fmt/101
Mathcad Document XML
XML subset, seeking XML declaration followed by namespace declaration of http://schemas.mathsoft.com
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D22312E3022*786D6C6E733D22687474703A2F2F736368656D61732E6D617468736F66742E636F6D
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3c\?xml version="1\.0".*xmlns="http://schemas\.mathsoft\.com
Mathcad is a proprietary application intended for the verification, validation, documentation and reuse of engineering calculations.
638
Dataset
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
08 Jul 2016
08 Jul 2016
fmt/933
image/vnd-svf
Simple Vector Format
1
1738
svf
Simple Vector Format 1
BOF: SVF v1
Specification: http://www.svf.org/spec.html
BOF
535646207631
(?s)\A.{0,0}SVF v1
SVF is a vector image format originally developed in 1994. The format supports hyperlinks and layer information.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
08 Jul 2016
08 Jul 2016
fmt/934
image/vnd-svf
Simple Vector Format
2
1739
svf
Simple Vector Format 2
BOF: SVF v2
Specification: http://www.svf.org/spec.html
BOF
535646207632
(?s)\A.{0,0}SVF v2
SVF is a vector image format originally developed in 1994. The format supports hyperlinks and layer information.
Image (Vector)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
08 Jul 2016
08 Jul 2016
fmt/935
image/vnd.mozilla.apng
Animated Portable Network Graphics
APNG
1740
png
apng
fmt/11
APNG
Signature + IHDR and acTL chunks at BOF, IEND chunk at EOF
Specification: https://wiki.mozilla.org/APNG_Specification
BOF
89504E470D0A1A0A0000000D49484452*6163544C
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n\x00\x00\x00\rIHDR.*acTL
EOF
0000000049454E44AE426082
(?s)\x00\x00\x00\x00IEND\xaeB\x60\x82.{0,0}\Z
APNG is an extension of the PNG format, adding support for animated images. It is intended to be a replacement for simple animated images that have traditionally used the GIF format, while adding support for 24-bit images and 8-bit transparency. APNG is intended as a simpler alternative to MNG.
APNG is backwards-compatible with PNG; any PNG decoder should be able to ignore the APNG-specific chunks and display a single image.
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
11 Jul 2016
11 Jul 2016
fmt/936
image/vnd.mix
Microsoft Picture It! Image File
1
1741
mix
Microsoft Picture It! is a discontinued photo editing application. MIX is its native format, and is similar though not identical to the Microsoft PhotoDraw Image Format.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/937
application/vnd.adobe.air-application-installer-package+zip
Adobe Air
1.0
1742
air
Adobe Air, formerly codenamed Apollo, is a cross-platform runtime system developed by Adobe Systems for building desktop applications and mobile applications, programmed using Adobe Flash, ActionScript and optionally Apache Flex.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Archives New Zealand / Archives New Zealand
13 Jul 2016
13 Jul 2016
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/938
Python Script File
1743
py
Python Script files are text files written using the Python programming language. They can be run by using a Python interpreter.
Text (Structured)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
13 Jul 2016
13 Jul 2016
fmt/939
Python Compiled File
2.7
1744
pyc
PYC 2.7
BOF: 03F30D0A .ó..
BOF
03F30D0A
(?s)\A\x03\xf3\r\n
Python automatically compiles a python script before running it, the first time the script runs it will create a .pyc in the same directory as the .py file which will then be used if the script is run again to save time by not having to re-compile the code.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
13 Jul 2016
13 Jul 2016
fmt/940
Python Compiled File
3.4
1745
pyc
PYC 3.4
BOF: EE0C0D0A î…
BOF
EE0C0D0A
(?s)\A\xee\x0c\r\n
Python automatically compiles a python script before running it, the first time the script runs it will create a .pyc in the same directory as the .py file which will then be used if the script is run again to save time by not having to re-compile the code.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
13 Jul 2016
13 Jul 2016
fmt/941
Back Up File
1746
bak
Many applications produce back up files that have the .bak extension. Some of these will be identifiable through their binary signature, however others may not. An identification based upon this PRONOM entry will be by extension only and therefore will likely require further investigation to determine the specific type of file.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Jul 2016
14 Jul 2016
fmt/942
application/vnd.adobe.air-application-installer-package+zip
Adobe Air
1.5
1747
air
Adobe Air, formerly codenamed Apollo, is a cross-platform runtime system developed by Adobe Systems for building desktop applications and mobile applications, programmed using Adobe Flash, ActionScript and optionally Apache Flex.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Archives New Zealand / Archives New Zealand
13 Jul 2016
13 Jul 2016
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/943
application/vnd.adobe.air-application-installer-package+zip
Adobe Air
2.0
1748
air
Adobe Air, formerly codenamed Apollo, is a cross-platform runtime system developed by Adobe Systems for building desktop applications and mobile applications, programmed using Adobe Flash, ActionScript and optionally Apache Flex.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated
unknown
Archives New Zealand / Archives New Zealand
13 Jul 2016
13 Jul 2016
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
fmt/944
application/ogg
Ogg Multimedia Container
1749
ogg
ogv
spx
opus
Ogg Container
Capture pattern (“OggS”); stream structure revision (00h); flag: 1st page of a logical bitstream (02h)
BOF
4F6767530002
(?s)\A.{0,0}OggS\x00\x02
Ogg is a free, open container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. The Ogg container format can multiplex a number of independent streams for audio, video, text, and metadata.
In the Ogg multimedia framework, Theora provides a lossy video layer. The audio layer is commonly provided by the music-oriented Vorbis format. Other audio coding format options include the Opus compression format, the lossless audio compression format FLAC, Speex for low bitrate voice data, and OggPCM for uncompressed PCM audio.
This generic entry applies where available PRONOM signatures for Ogg do not yet apply to the file in question. In this instance you may wish to contact pronom@nationalarchives.gov.uk to help improve PRONOM's signatures.
Audio, Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Jul 2016
21 Jul 2016
fmt/945
video/ogg
Ogg Theora Video
1750
ogv
ogg
fmt/944
Ogg Theora Video variant 1
Ogg Page header: Capture pattern (“OggS”); stream structure revision (00h); flag: 1st page of a logical bitstream (02h) {22} '€theora' identifier, Major version 0x03, Minor version 0x02, Revision version 0x01 {32} next Ogg Page.
BOF
4F6767530002{22}807468656F7261030201{32}4F676753
(?s)\A.{0,0}OggS\x00\x02.{22}\x80theora\x03\x02\x01.{32}OggS
Ogg Theora Video variant 2
Ogg Page Skeleton header (with 'fishead\0' identifier), followed by Capture pattern (“OggS”); stream structure revision (00h); flag: 1st page of a logical bitstream (02h) {22} '€theora' identifier, Major version 0x03, Minor version 0x02, Revision version 0x01 {32} next Ogg Page.
BOF
4F6767530002{22}6669736865616400{56-72}4F6767530002{22}807468656F7261030201{32}4F676753
(?s)\A.{0,0}OggS\x00\x02.{22}fishead\x00.{56,72}OggS\x00\x02.{22}\x80theora\x03\x02\x01.{32}OggS
Ogg is a free, open container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. The Ogg container format can multiplex a number of independent streams for audio, video, text, and metadata.
Theora is a free, lossy video compression format also developed by the Xiph.Org Foundation.
Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Jul 2016
21 Jul 2016
fmt/946
audio/ogg
audio/opus
Ogg Opus Codec Compressed Multimedia File
1751
ogg
opus
fmt/944
Ogg OPUS Codec Compressed Multimedia File
Ogg Page header: Capture pattern (“OggS”); stream structure revision (00h); flag: 1st page of a logical bitstream (02h) {22} OpusHead identifier {11} next Ogg Page.
BOF
4F6767530002{22}4F70757348656164{11}4F676753
(?s)\A.{0,0}OggS\x00\x02.{22}OpusHead.{11}OggS
Ogg is a open container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation, while Opus is a lossy audio coding format developed by Xiph and intended to replace the Vorbis codec.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Jul 2016
21 Jul 2016
fmt/947
audio/ogg
Ogg FLAC Compressed Multimedia File
1752
ogg
fmt/944
Ogg FLAC Compressed Multimedia File
Ogg Page header: Capture pattern (“OggS”); stream structure revision (00h); flag: 1st page of a logical bitstream (02h) {23} FLAC identifier {46} next Ogg Page.
BOF
4F6767530002{23}464C4143{46}4F676753
(?s)\A.{0,0}OggS\x00\x02.{23}FLAC.{46}OggS
Ogg is a open container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) handles archival and high fidelity audio data.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Jul 2016
21 Jul 2016
fmt/948
audio/ogg
audio/speex
Ogg Speex Codec Multimedia File
1753
ogg
spx
fmt/944
Ogg Speex Codec Multimedia File
Ogg Page header: Capture pattern (“OggS”); stream structure revision (00h); flag: 1st page of a logical bitstream (02h) {22} 'Speex ' identifier {72} next Ogg Page.
BOF
4F6767530002{22}5370656578202020{72}4F676753
(?s)\A.{0,0}OggS\x00\x02.{22}Speex .{72}OggS
Ogg is a open container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. The Speex codec is a lossy codec aimed at handling low bitrate audio, particularly speech.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Jul 2016
21 Jul 2016
fmt/949
application/vnd.wordperfect
WordPerfect
4.0/4.1/4.2
1754
wp4
wpd
WordPerfect is a Word Processing application currently owned by Corel Corporation. The original version of WordPerfect 4.0 was released in 1984. 4.1 followed in 1985 and 4.2
in 1986, with versions released on various platforms up to 1988 when version 5.0 was originally released for DOS.
Only the technical specification for version 4.2 is currently known to have been made public, originally via the PC Developer's Toolkit diskette, and this can be found
preserved here: http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/wp42ff.txt.
The file format for the WP4.2 version contains only the document body with special function codes, and the format lacks a header or mandatory elements that can be used by
PRONOM for automatic identification. Each function code represents a text function, such as bold or underline, so with reference to the specification it should be possible to
parse the file to understand the intended layout. It may be the case that the file format for 4.0 and 4.1 is functionally identical or very similar to version 4.2.
A free C++ library called libwpd is available: http://libwpd.sourceforge.net/ and it includes the ability to parse WP4.2 files. This library is known to have been implemented
in LibreOffice, Koffice, and AbiWord among others, so these applications can be used to open and render WordPerfect 4.2 files, and potentially WP4.0 and WP4.1.
Due to the age of the format, WP4.x files may lack a format extension, however .wp4 and .wpd are known to be associated with the format.
Corel Corporation
Corel Corporation
Word Processor
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Jul 2016
21 Jul 2016
fmt/950
message/rfc822
MIME Email
1.0
1755
eml
fmt/278
MIME Email
MIME-Version: 1.0 or Mime-Version: 1.0
To:
From:
Date:
Content-Type:
BOF
4D(494D45|696D65)2D56657273696F6E3A20312E30
(?s)\A.{0,16384}M(?:IME|ime)-Version: 1\.0
BOF
546F3A20
(?s)\A.{0,16384}To:
BOF
46726F6D3A20
(?s)\A.{0,16384}From:
BOF
446174653A20
(?s)\A.{0,16384}Date:
BOF
436F6E74656E742D547970653A20
(?s)\A.{0,16384}Content-Type:
An Internet Message Format email message conforming to RFC 2045 (https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2045.txt), specifically containing MIME-Version and Content-Type header fields, in addition to header fields 'To', 'From', and 'Date' as described in RFC 822 (https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc822.txt).
Text (Structured)
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
22 Jul 2016
22 Jul 2016
fmt/951
Sonic Foundry WAVE 64
Sony Media WAVE 64
1756
w64
wav
Sonic Foundry WAVE 64
BOF: riff.‘Ï.¥Ö(Û.Á..{8}waveó¬Ó.
BOF
726966662E91CF11A5D628DB04C10000{8}77617665F3ACD311
(?s)\A.{0,0}riff\.\x91\xcf\x11\xa5\xd6\(\xdb\x04\xc1\x00\x00.{8}wave\xf3\xac\xd3\x11
W64 is a 64 bit WAV-like audio format created to overcome the 32 bit addressing limitations of conventional WAV.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Sep 2016
14 Sep 2016
fmt/952
audio/tta
True Audio
1
1757
tta
True Audio 1
BOF: TTA1
Specification: http://tausoft.org/wiki/True_Audio_Codec_Format
BOF
54544131
(?s)\A.{0,0}TTA1
True Audio is a lossless audio compression format for multichannel 8, 16 and 24 bits audio data.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Sep 2016
14 Sep 2016
fmt/953
audio/tta
True Audio
2
1758
tta
True Audio 2
BOF: TTA2
Specification: http://tausoft.org/wiki/True_Audio_Codec_Format
BOF
54544132
(?s)\A.{0,0}TTA2
True Audio is a lossless audio compression format for multichannel 8, 16 and 24 bits audio data.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Sep 2016
14 Sep 2016
fmt/954
audio/amr-wb
Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband Audio
1759
awb
AMR-WB
BOF: #!AMR-WB 0x0A
Format description: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4867
BOF
2321414D522D57420A
(?s)\A.{0,0}#\!AMR-WB\n
Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband (AMR-WB) is a wideband speech audio coding standard based on Adaptive Multi-Rate encoding. AMR-WB provides a speech bandwidth of 50–7000 Hz compared to narrowband speech coders which in general offer around 300–3400 Hz. AMR-WB was developed by Nokia and VoiceAge.
Nokia / Nokia
Nokia
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Sep 2016
14 Sep 2016
fmt/955
audio/dls
Downloadable Sounds Audio
1760
dls
Downloadable Sounds Audio
BOF: RIFF{4} 'DLS '
Specification: http://dev.midi.org/techspecs/
BOF
52494646{4}444C5320
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}DLS
DLS is a file format that holds digital musical instrument sound banks. The DLS standards include specifications for how MIDI protocol-controlled music synthesizers should render the instruments in a DLS file.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Sep 2016
14 Sep 2016
fmt/956
RIFF-based MIDI
1761
rmi
RIFF-based MIDI
BOF: RIFF{4}RMID
Format description: https://www.aelius.com/njh/wavemetatools/doc/riffmci.pdf
BOF
52494646{4}524D4944
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}RMID
The RIFF-based MIDI file format was created by Microsoft Corporation in 1991. The file is a RIFF container holding a MIDI file which may also include a sound bank.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Sep 2016
14 Sep 2016
fmt/957
DirectMusic Segment File Format
1762
sgt
DirectMusic Segment File Format
BOF: RIFF{4}DMSG
Format description: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms900322.aspx
BOF
52494646{4}444D5347
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}DMSG
The DirectMusic Segment is a file format created by Microsoft. The files can be played with DirectMusic API using a Microsoft Software Synthesizer or any installed MIDI output device. DirectMusic provides DLS support, and SGT files often accompany sound banks. SGT files contain playing order and track information. Segment files always come with DirectMusic Style files, which contain all required melody pattern information.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Sep 2016
14 Sep 2016
fmt/958
DirectMusic Style File Format
1763
sty
DirectMusic Style File Format
BOF: RIFF{4}DMST
Format description: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms900527.aspx
BOF
52494646{4}444D5354
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}DMST
The DirectMusic Style is a file format created by Microsoft. STY files contain melody pattern information. STY files are used by the DirectMusic Segment format and they cannot be played directly.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Sep 2016
14 Sep 2016
fmt/959
Portable Sound Format
1764
psf
psf1
psflib
minipsf
minipsf1
gsf
gsflib
minigsf
Portable Sound Format
BOF: PSFx, where x represents one of the following values for which PSF has been adapted
4th byte:
0x01: Playstation (PSF1)
0x02: Playstation 2 (PSF2)
0x11: Sega Saturn (SSF)
0x12: Sega Dreamcast (DSF)
0x13: Sega Genesis
0x21: Nintendo 64 (USF)
0x22: GameBoy Advance (GSF)
0x23: Super NES (SNSF)
0x41: Capcom QSound (QSF)
Format description: http://web.archive.org/web/20140125155137/http://wiki.neillcorlett.com/PSFFormat
BOF
505346(01|02|11|12|13|21|22|23|41)
(?s)\A.{0,0}PSF(?:\x01|\x02|\x11|\x12|\x13|\!|"|#|A)
The Portable Sound Format (PSF) is a sequencer sound file format for video game music, created by Neill Corlett. PSF files contain audio data and a sequence player. A file with the .psf or .psf1 extensions will usually be self-contained files holding both the audio library data and sequencing data. A .minipsf or .minipsf1 will hold just sequencing data, while a .psflib or .psf1lib will contain the audio library data so these must reside in the same directory where used.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Sep 2016
14 Sep 2016
fmt/960
DOS Sound and Music Interface Advanced Module Format
1765
amf
Advanced Module Format
BOF: BOF AMF[0A:0E]
Format description: http://ftp.modland.com/pub/documents/format_documentation/Advanced%20Module%20Format%20(.amf).txt
BOF
414D46[0A:0E]
(?s)\A.{0,0}AMF[\n-\x0e]
The AMF format is an audio sequencing format containing both an audio sample bank, and sequencing data.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Sep 2016
14 Sep 2016
fmt/961
audio/mobile-xmf
Mobile eXtensible Music Format
Mobile XMF
1766
mxmf
fmt/714
Mobile XMF
BOF: magic: XMF_ version: 2.00, XmfFileTypeID: 0x00000002
Specification: https://www.midi.org/specifications/item/xmf-specification-all
BOF
584D465F322E303000000002
(?s)\A.{0,0}XMF_2\.00\x00\x00\x00\x02
XMF is a family of specifications created and administered by the MIDI Manufacturer's Association. An XMF file contains one or more existing files such as Standard MIDI Files, Downloadable Sound (DLS) instrument files, WAV files, or other digital audio files to create a collection of all the resources needed to present a musical piece. Mobile XMF was developed specifically for mobile phones, and supports SP-MIDI format SMF files as well as Mobile DLS content.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Sep 2016
14 Sep 2016
fmt/962
audio/qcelp
QCP Audio File Format
1767
qcp
QCP Audio
BOF: RIFF{4}QLCM
Format description: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3625
BOF
52494646{4}514C434D
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFF.{4}QLCM
QCP is a storage format for exchanging Qualcomm Code Excited Linear Prediction (QCELP 13k) encoded audio data, as well as Enhanced Variable Rate Codec (EVRC) and Selectable Mode Vocoders (SMV) data.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
14 Sep 2016
14 Sep 2016
fmt/963
OMNIC Spectral Data File
Thermo Scientific OMNIC Data File
1768
spa
Spectral Data File
BOF: Spectral Data File
BOF
537065637472616C20446174612046696C65
(?s)\A.{0,0}Spectral Data File
OMNIC Spectral Data files are spectroscopy data files produced by Thermo Scientific OMNIC software.
Dataset
unknown
The Borthwick Institute for Archives / The Borthwick Institute for Archives
20 Sep 2016
20 Sep 2016
fmt/964
Final Draft Document
5-7
1769
fdr
Final Draft 5-7
BOF: 0xFDFDFDFD {12-64} string 'Final Draft, Inc'
BOF
FDFDFDFD{12-64}46696E616C2044726166742C20496E63
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xfd\xfd\xfd\xfd.{12,64}Final Draft, Inc
Final Draft is screenwriting software for writing and formatting screenplays. This entry concerns the native file format of versions 5 through 7.
Word Processor
unknown
Hull History Centre / Hull History Centre
20 Sep 2016
20 Sep 2016
fmt/965
Music Encoding Initiative
1770
mei
fmt/101
Music Encoding Initiative
BOF: ASCII header - <?xml version="1.0" , followed by mei namespace declaration xmlns="http://www.music-encoding.org/ns/mei
Schema: http://music-encoding.org/downloads/latest-release/
BOF
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D(22|27)312E30(22|27)
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x3c\?xml version=(?:"|')1\.0(?:"|')
BOF
786D6C6E733D22687474703A2F2F7777772E6D757369632D656E636F64696E672E6F72672F6E732F6D6569
(?s)\A.{20,512}xmlns="http://www\.music-encoding\.org/ns/mei
The Music Encoding Initiative (MEI) is an open-source effort to define a system for encoding musical documents in a machine-readable structure. MEI is formalised in the MEI schema, a core set of rules for recording physical and intellectual characteristics of music notation documents expressed as an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) schema.
PRONOM currently does not distinguish between different versions of MEI.
638
Audio, Text (Mark-up)
unknown
Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire - Lausanne / Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire - Lausanne
20 Sep 2016
20 Sep 2016
fmt/966
multipart/appledouble
AppleDouble Resource Fork
1
1771
Apple Double Resource Fork (v1)
BOF: 4 byte AppleDouble Magic Number 0x00051607, then 4 byte version number 0x00010000
BOF
0005160700010000
(?s)\A.{0,196}\x00\x05\x16\x07\x00\x01\x00\x00
The resource fork is a construct of the Mac OS operating system used to store structured data in a file, alongside unstructured data stored within the data fork. The format specification is available here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA32537?viewlocale=en_US
The format lacks an extension, and is instead represented by a file name consisting of ._<filename resource fork belongs to>
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Sep 2016
21 Sep 2016
fmt/967
application/applefile
AppleSingle
1
1772
AppleSingle v1
BOF: 4 byte AppleSingle Magic Number 0x00051600, then 4 byte version number 0x00010000
BOF
0005160000010000
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x05\x16\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00
Apple Computers created the AppleSingle format (as well as the AppleDouble format) to represent and preserve the attributes of files across files systems that do not support the same attributes of the file’s home systems. AppleSingle is primarily a storage format and contains both a file’s contents and attributes. It consists of a header and one or more optional data entries followed by the byte stream of the file it is storing. It maintains the original Macintosh filename and file type (e.g. Mydoc.pdf). The AppleSingle format can store a number of different kinds of formats.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Sep 2016
21 Sep 2016
fmt/968
application/applefile
AppleSingle
2
1773
AppleSingle v2
BOF: 4 byte AppleSingle Magic Number 0x00051600, then 4 byte version number 0x00020000
BOF
0005160000020000
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x00\x05\x16\x00\x00\x02\x00\x00
Apple Computers created the AppleSingle format (as well as the AppleDouble format) to represent and preserve the attributes of files across files systems that do not support the same attributes of the file’s home systems. AppleSingle is primarily a storage format and contains both a file’s contents and attributes. It consists of a header and one or more optional data entries followed by the byte stream of the file it is storing. It maintains the original Macintosh filename and file type (e.g. Mydoc.pdf). The AppleSingle format can store a number of different kinds of formats.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
21 Sep 2016
21 Sep 2016
fmt/969
application/rtf
Rich Text Format
0
1774
rtf
RTF 0
BOF: {\rtf0 version control word & any character set control word from /ansi /mac /pc /pca
BOF
7B5C727466305C(616E7369|6D6163|7063|706361)
(?s)\A.{0,0}\{\\rtf0\\(?:ansi|mac|pc|pca)
Rich Text Format (RTF) is a format developed by Microsoft to encode formatted text and graphics for use within applications or for data and formatting transfer between applications. It is closely associated with Microsoft Word, and new versions are developed with each release of Word. RTF files are encoded in plain text, typically ASCII, and consists of a series of control words, control symbols and groups. An RTF file comprises a Header section, containing various header tables, followed by a Document section, containing the document content and formatting.
RTF0 may predate version 1.0 of the RTF specification which is known to date from at least 1992. Please contact the PRONOM team if you are aware of or have access to a formal specification for RTF0.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Word Processor
unknown
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
21 Sep 2016
21 Sep 2016
fmt/970
image/ktx
Khronos Texture File
1775
ktx
KTX
BOF: «KTX 11» 0x0D0A1A0A
Specification: https://www.khronos.org/opengles/sdk/tools/KTX/file_format_spec/
BOF
AB4B5458203131BB0D0A1A0A
(?s)\A.{0,0}\xabKTX 11\xbb\r\n\x1a\n
KTX (Khronos Texture) is a file format for storing OpenGL textures.
Khronos Group / Khronos Group
Khronos Group
Image (Raster)
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
22 Sep 2016
22 Sep 2016
fmt/971
Microsoft Windows Movie Maker File
1776
mswmm
Windows Movie Maker is video editing software by Microsoft. A .mswmm file won't typically contain any source audio or video data, rather it will contain references or pointers to the source data. For this reason extracting a .mswmm file from its context may result in the movie being unable to play. A movie exported to a video format from within the application will contain the appropriate data for portable playback.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Video
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
22 Sep 2016
22 Sep 2016
This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
fmt/972
audio/vnd.dolby.mlp
Dolby MLP Lossless Audio
1777
mlp
Dolby MLP
BOF, offset 4: øro(º|»)
BOF
F8726F(BA|BB)
(?s)\A.{4,4}\xf8ro(?:\xba|\xbb)
MLP "Meridian Lossless Packing" is the standard lossless compression format for DVD-Audio content. It was originally developed by Meridian Audio, Ltd.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
22 Sep 2016
22 Sep 2016
fmt/973
audio/vnd.dts
DTS Coherent Acoustics (DCA) Audio
1778
dts
DTS Audio
BOF frame header - 0x7FFE8001
Specification: https://portal.etsi.org/webapp/WorkProgram/Report_WorkItem.asp?WKI_ID=35781
BOF
7FFE8001
(?s)\A.{0,0}\x7f\xfe\x80\x01
DTS Coherent Acoustics is a consumer-level audio codec employed as part of the DVD, Laserdisc and Blu-ray specifications.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
22 Sep 2016
22 Sep 2016
fmt/974
application/vnd.music-niff
Notation Interchange File Format
1779
nif
NIFF
BOF: RIFX{4}NIFF
C header file from format SDK: http://www.music-notation.info/niffsdk/niff.h
BOF
52494658{4}4E494646
(?s)\A.{0,0}RIFX.{4}NIFF
Notation Interchange File Format (NIFF) is a music notation file format used primarily for transferring music notation between different scorewriters.
Audio
unknown
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
26 Sep 2016
26 Sep 2016