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Format

Silicon Graphics Image

Summary

Name
Silicon Graphics Image
Identifiers
  • MIME: image/x-sgi-bw
  • PUID: x-fmt/140
Format type
Image (Raster)
Description
Silicon Graphics Image (SGI) or the RGB file format is the native raster graphics file format for Silicon Graphics workstations
File extensions
bw, rgb
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

Silicon Graphics Image

Note
Magic number (integer 474=0x01DA) + storage format (0 or 1) + number of bytes per pixel channel(1 or 2) + Number of dimensions (1, 2 or 3)+ number of channels (1, 3, or 4) + dummy + colour map id

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
01DA(00|01)(01|02)00(01|02|03){4}00(01|03|04){80}00(00|01|02|03){368}0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Endianness
Big-endian

Changelog

  • Updated in V78

    Release date
    23 September 2014

    Silicon Graphics Image: Description added.

  • Updated in V67

    Release date
    26 February 2013

    Silicon Graphics Image: Added .rgb as an external signature.

  • Added in V58

    Release date
    21 March 2012

    Silicon Graphics Image: Format name changed for greater accuracy and consistency.

    Silicon Graphics Image: Signature submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute, USA.