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Format

Microsoft Document Imaging File Format

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Summary

Name
Microsoft Document Imaging File Format
Identifiers
  • PUID: fmt/881
  • MIME: image/vnd.ms-modi
Format type
Image (Raster)
Description
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.
File extensions
mdi
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Developed by
Microsoft Corporation
Supported by
Microsoft Corporation

Internal signatures

Microsoft Document Imaging File Format

Note
EP*.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
45502A00
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V85

    Release date
    29 June 2016

    Microsoft Document Imaging File Format: Signature developed through PRONOM Research. Requested by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

    Microsoft Document Imaging File Format: Full entry added. Requested by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.