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Format

Kodak DCS RAW Image

Summary

Name
Kodak DCS RAW Image
Version
3
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/2091
Format type
Image (Raster)
Description
A Kodak DCS RAW image is a digital camera raw file from Kodak's Digital Camera System (DCS) series, saved in a proprietary format based on the Tagged Image File Format (TIFF). These files contain uncompressed, unprocessed image data.
Note
https://github.com/thorsted/PRONOM_Research/tree/main/Submissions/DCS http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Kodak https://preservation.tylerthorsted.com/2024/11/29/kodak-tiff/
File extensions
tif, tiff
Submitted by
Brigham Young University / Brigham Young University

Relationships

Has priority over

Internal signatures

Kodak DCS RAW Image v.3

Description
Absolute from beginning of file, magic bytes: II*.{12}KODAK{11}(DCS|EOSDCS)
Provenance
v.122: new signature. Submitted by Brigham Young University.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
49492A00{12}4B4F44414B{11}(444353|454F53444353)
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V125

    Release date
    7 September 2026
    • Updated

      Kodak DCS RAW Image 3: Added priority over fmt/353 Tagged Image File Format. Submitted by Richard Lehane, Preservica and Brigham Young University.

  • V123

    Release date
    9 June 2026
    • Updated

      Kodak DCS RAW Image 3: New extension added of .tiff and priority over fmt/192 Kodak Digital Camera Raw Image File. Submitted by Richard Lehane and Brigham Young University.

  • V122

    Release date
    19 January 2026
    • Added format

      Kodak DCS RAW Image v.3: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.

    • Added signature

      Kodak DCS RAW Image v.3: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.