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Format

Xar Image Format

Summary

Name
Xar Image Format
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/922
Format type
Image (Vector)
Description
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.
File extensions
xar
Submitted by
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

Xar Image

Description
BOF:XARA££ [Carriage Return][Line Feed] Specification: http://site.xara.com/support/docs/webformat/spec/XARFormatDocument.pdf

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
58415241A3A30D0A
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V86

    Release date
    27 July 2016
    • Added format

      Xar Image Format: Full entry added.

    • Added signature

      Xar Image Format: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.