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Format

Macromedia Director

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Summary

Name
Macromedia Director
Version
Macintosh
Identifiers
  • MIME: application/x-director
  • PUID: fmt/317
Format type
Presentation
Description
Adobe Director (formerly Macromedia Director) was a multimedia application authoring platform created by Macromedia and managed by Adobe Systems until its discontinuation. Director was the primary editor on the Adobe Shockwave platform.
File extensions
dir, dxr
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Developed by
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Supported by
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Internal signatures

Macromedia Director Macintosh

Note
Header ASCII: XFIR

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
58464952{4}3339564D70616D691800000001000000
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V96

    Release date
    21 January 2020

    Macromedia Director Macintosh Files: Added brief description and Adobe Director alias. Internal signature changed by removing the last byte from the sequence '2C'. Submitted seperately by J. Paul Getty Trust and National Library of Australia.

  • Added in V46

    Release date
    8 February 2011

    Macromedia Director Macintosh: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.

    Macromedia Director Macintosh: Outline entry added.