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V115

Release date: 15 November 2023

New records

PUID Description
fmt/1901 SGI Movie File: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1902 Norton Change Directory Persistent Cache File: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1903 Garmin Vehicle Images File: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1904 Pasti Floppy Disk Image: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1905 Universal Scene Description ASCII File: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1906 VBM (VDC BitMap) File: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1907 Micrografx Icon File: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1908 Jupiter Tesselation (JT) File: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1909 TibetDoc Word Document: Full entry added. Submitted by Buddhist Digital Resource Center.
fmt/1910 Acrobat PDF/A - Portable Document Format 4: Full entry added. Submitted by Preservica.
fmt/1911 Acrobat PDF/A - Portable Document Format 4e: Full entry added. Submitted by Preservica.
fmt/1912 Acrobat PDF/A - Portable Document Format 4f: Full entry added. Submitted by Preservica.
fmt/1913 Graphisoft Archicad Project 17+: Full entry added. Submitted by Preservica.
fmt/1914 Graphisoft BIMx Hyper-Model: Full entry added. Submitted by Preservica.
fmt/1915 ActiveMime Object: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Library of Australia.
fmt/1916 Autodesk Alias Wire Format 7: Full entry added. Submitted by The Canadian Centre for Architecture.
fmt/1917 BigTIFF: Full entry added. Submitted by Preservica.
fmt/1918 MetaCard Stack: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1919 Revolution Stack 2.7: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1920 LiveCode Stack 5.5: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1921 LiveCode Stack 7.0: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1922 LiveCode Stack 8.0: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1923 LiveCode Stack 8.1+: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1924 CorelDraw Drawing 8 Bidi: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1925 CorelDraw Drawing .X6: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1926 CorelDraw Drawing .X7: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1927 CorelDraw Drawing .X8: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1928 CorelDraw Drawing 2017: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1929 CorelDraw Drawing 2018: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1930 CorelDraw Drawing 2019: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1931 CorelDraw Drawing 2020: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1932 CorelDraw Drawing 2021: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1933 CorelDraw Drawing 2022: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1934 CorelDraw Drawing 2023: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1935 S-57 Electronic Navigation Chart: Full entry added. Submitted by Preservica.
fmt/1936 PCRaster: Full entry added. Submitted by Preservica.
fmt/1937 Amazon Kindle ebook File: Full entry added. Submitted by National Library of New Zealand.
fmt/1938 Lotus Screencam Data File: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Library of Australia.
fmt/1939 Auto FX PhotoGraphic Edges Image File: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1940 EBU Subtitling Data Exchange Format: Full entry added. Submitted by Sylphide Consulting.
fmt/1941 Adobe InDesign Document CC 2023: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1942 Adobe InDesign Document CC 2024: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1943 Digital Negative Format (DNG) 1.7: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1944 Common Loudspeaker Format 1: Extension-only entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1945 Common Loudspeaker Format 2: Extension-only entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.

New signatures

PUID Description
fmt/429 CorelDraw Drawing X4: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University and Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/430 CorelDraw Drawing .X5: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University and Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/1901 SGI Movie File: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1902 Norton Change Directory Persistent Cache File: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1903 Garmin Vehicle Images File: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1904 Pasti Floppy Disk Image: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1905 Universal Scene Description ASCII File: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1906 VBM (VDC BitMap) File: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1907 Micrografx Icon File: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1908 Jupiter Tesselation (JT) File: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1909 TibetDoc Word Document: Signature researched and samples provided by Buddhist Digital Resource Center.
fmt/1910 Acrobat PDF/A - Portable Document Format 4: Signature researched and samples provided by Preservica.
fmt/1911 Acrobat PDF/A - Portable Document Format 4e: Signature researched and samples provided by Preservica.
fmt/1912 Acrobat PDF/A - Portable Document Format 4f: Signature researched and samples provided by Preservica.
fmt/1913 Graphisoft Archicad Project 17+: Signature researched and samples provided by Preservica.
fmt/1914 Graphisoft BIMx Hyper-Model: Signature researched and samples provided by Preservica.
fmt/1915 ActiveMime Object: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Library of Australia.
fmt/1916 Autodesk Alias Wire Format 7: Signature researched and samples provided by The Canadian Centre for Architecture.
fmt/1917 BigTIFF: Signature researched and samples provided by Preservica.
fmt/1918 MetaCard Stack: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1919 Revolution Stack 2.7: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1920 LiveCode Stack 5.5: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1921 LiveCode Stack 7.0: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1922 LiveCode Stack 8.0: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1923 LiveCode Stack 8.1+: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1924 CorelDraw Drawing 8 Bidi: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1925 CorelDraw Drawing .X6: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1926 CorelDraw Drawing .X7: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1927 CorelDraw Drawing .X8: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1928 CorelDraw Drawing 2017: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1929 CorelDraw Drawing 2018: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1930 CorelDraw Drawing 2019: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1931 CorelDraw Drawing 2020: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1932 CorelDraw Drawing 2021: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1933 CorelDraw Drawing 2022: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1934 CorelDraw Drawing 2023: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1935 S-57 Electronic Navigation Chart: Signature researched and samples provided by Preservica.
fmt/1936 PCRaster: Signature researched and samples provided by Preservica.
fmt/1937 Amazon Kindle ebook File: Signature researched and samples provided by National Library of New Zealand.
fmt/1938 Lotus Screencam Data File: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Library of Australia.
fmt/1939 Auto FX PhotoGraphic Edges Image File: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1940 EBU Subtitling Data Exchange Format: Signature researched and samples provided by Sylphide Consulting.
fmt/1941 Adobe InDesign Document CC 2023: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1942 Adobe InDesign Document CC 2024: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1943 Digital Negative Format (DNG) 1.7: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.
x-fmt/24 AutoCAD Block Attribute Template: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.
x-fmt/127 AutoCAD Xref Log: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.
x-fmt/335 Lotus Freelance Smartmaster Graphics: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.

Updated records

PUID Description
fmt/166 Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 1-5: Description updated and internal signature modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/414 Audio Interchange File Format: Removed version number and updated description accordingly. Submitted by Preservica.
fmt/418 Adobe Illustrator 3.0 / 3.2: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/425 Video Object File (MPEG-2 subset): Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/426 Harris Matrix: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/427 CorelDraw Drawing 12.0: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/428 CorelDraw Drawing X3: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/429 CorelDraw Drawing X4: Container signature added. Modified the offset values of the internal signature from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Brigham Young University and Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/430 CorelDraw Drawing .X5: Container signature added. Modified the offset values of the internal signature from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Brigham Young University and Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/431 Corel R.A.V.E 2: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/432 Corel R.A.V.E 3: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/434 AutoCAD Drawing 2010/ 2011/ 2012: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/441 Windows Media Video (WVC1) 9 Advanced Profile: Name updated to Windows Media Video (WVC1) from Windows Media Video (WVC1) 9 Advanced Profile to avoid repitition with version. Description updated and internal signature note updated. Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/446 Adobe Portable Document Catalog Index File 2.0: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/453 Verity Collection Stop List: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/566 WebP Lossy: Added MIME type identifier webp/image. Submitted by Archives New Zealand.
fmt/567 WebP Lossless: Added MIME type identifier webp/image. Submitted by Archives New Zealand.
fmt/568 WebP Extended: Added MIME type identifier webp/image. Submitted by Archives New Zealand.
fmt/574 Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine File Format: Max-offset modified for BOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/640 MPEG-2 Elementary Stream: Added priority over fmt/640 MPEG-1 Elementary Stream. Submitted by Preservica.
fmt/649 MPEG-1 Elementary Stream: Modified internal signature offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/650 QuarkXPress Report File: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/756 Zope Export File: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/939 Python Compiled File 2.7: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/940 Python Compiled File 3.4: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/1057 SNAP Archive Data File: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/1058 SNAP Processed Data File: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/1071 Apple Disk Image: Max-offset of 0 bytes added for EOF signature. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/1073 Google Document Link File: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/1207 Sony SFK File: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/1208 Virtools File Format: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/1358 MicroStation Base File: Max-offset modified for the BOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/1390 Drawing Interchange Format (Binary) 2007-2009: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/1495 QuarkXPress 2021: Max-offset modified for both BOF signatures to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/1544 ELAN Preference File: Max-offset modified for the BOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/1558 SelF-eXtracting LHA/LZH Compressed Files: Modified values in Indirect Offset Location and Indirect Offset Length from 0 to null as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Max-offset modified for BOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
fmt/1567 ISDOC Information System Document 5.x: Max-offset modified for the BOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Removed '(Generic)' from file format name to reflect version number. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/1568 ISDOCX Information System Document 5.x: Max-offset modified for the EOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Removed '(Generic)' from file format name to reflect version number. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/1569 Bitstream Speedo Fonts: Max-offset modified for the BOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/1570 ISDOC Information System Document 6.0.1: Max-offset modified for the BOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/1582 Vim SWAP File: Format Type removed. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1596 ESRI ArcInfo Grid .nit File: Max-offset modified for the BOF/EOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Format type modified to GIS. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/1612 XBIN (eXtended BIN): Removed format type and ammended description. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1616 BibTeX Database File: Refined signature, updated developer and support links. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
fmt/1618 SGML/XML Entity File: Removal of signature as extension is more unique. Submitted by Preservica.
fmt/1628 Adobe InDesign Document 1.0: Max-offset modified for BOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/1629 Adobe InDesign Document 1.5: Max-offset modified for BOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/1646 Roxio Label Creator Project File (8-11): Max-offset modified for the EOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/1651 Garmin Flexible and Interoperable Data Transfer file: Max-offset modified for the BOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/1654 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).
fmt/1669 Roxio Data Project File (11): Max-offset modified for the BOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/1670 Roxio Audio Project File (11): Max-offset modified for the BOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/1672 Linux/i386 Binary Executable File ZMAGIC: Removed format type and ammended description. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1686 PageMaker Mac Document 4.0: Max-offset modified for the BOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/1687 PageMaker Mac Document 5.0: Max-offset modified for both BOF signatures to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/1731 PowerGraphics Image File: Max-offset modified for BOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/1738 UDF Disc Image: Max-offset modified for BOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/1784 Animatic Film Format: Max-offset modified for BOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
fmt/1816 Adobe Swatch Exchange: Format Type removed. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.
fmt/1875 Maptech BSB Documentation FIle: Variable signatures modified to be BOF with offset 0-700. Submitted by Preservica and The National Archives and Records Administration.
x-fmt/9 dBASE Database III: Links to documentation added. Submitted by The National Library of Australia.
x-fmt/24 AutoCAD Block Attribute Template: Two new internal signatures and updated description. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.
x-fmt/33 Corel R.A.V.E 1: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).
x-fmt/106 Microsoft Symbolic Link (SYLK) File: Description updated, max offset values changed from null to 0 and EOF signature modified to accomodate for different operating systems. As part of PRONOM Research Week. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
x-fmt/127 AutoCAD Xref Log: Internal signature added. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.
x-fmt/265 Tape Archive Format: Amended bytes 107 and 115 from 00 to (00|20). Submitted by National Library of Norway.
x-fmt/335 Lotus Freelance Smartmaster Graphics: Internal signature added. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.
x-fmt/436 CATIA Model 4: Max-offset modified for the BOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).