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Format

Palm Database ImageViewer Format

Summary

Name
Palm Database ImageViewer Format
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1654
Format type
Image (Raster)
Description
Palm Database ImageViewer format is a type of Palm OS Database file. It contains a bitmap image and is associated with the Image Viewer III application. It is also known as FireViewer format and possibly also as TinyViewer format. It supports at least greyscale images with 2, 4 or 16 gray shades. Images may be uncompressed or use RLE compression.
Note
http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Palm_Database_ImageViewer http://cd.textfiles.com/pdasoftware/PILOT/
File extensions
pdb
Source
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration

Internal signatures

Palm Database ImageViewer Format

Note
BOF: Offset of 60 followed by 'vIMGView'

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
60
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
76494D4756696577
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V115

    Release date
    15 November 2023

    Palm Database ImageViewer Format: Max-offset modified for BOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).

  • Added in V105

    Release date
    29 June 2022

    Palm Database ImageViewer Format: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.

    Palm Database ImageViewer Format: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.