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Format

GEM Metafile Format

Summary

Name
GEM Metafile Format
Version
1.00
Identifiers
PUID: x-fmt/215
Format type
Image (Vector)
Description
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Format encoding
Text
File extensions
gem
Submitted by
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute

Relationships

Is previous version of

Internal signatures

GEM metafile 1.00 big endian

Description
Magic number FFFF; length = 0x18; version 100 decimal =hex 64; coordinate system either 0 (Normalized Device Coordinates) or 2 (Raster Coordinates)
Provenance
www.seasip.info/Gem/ff_gem.html

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
FFFF0018006400(02|00)
Endianness
None

GEM metafile 1.00 little endian

Description
Magic number FFFF; length = 0x18; version 100 decimal =hex 64; coordinate system either 0 (Normalized Device Coordinates) or 2 (Raster Coordinates)
Provenance
www.seasip.info/Gem/ff_gem.html

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
FFFF18006400(02|00)00
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V69

    Release date
    19 July 2013
    • Added signature

      GEM Metafile Format 1.00: Signature provided by Georgia Technology Research Institute.

    • Updated

      GEM Metafile Format 1.00: Added version number.