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Format

X-Windows Bitmap Image

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Summary

Name
X-Windows Bitmap Image
Version
X10
Identifiers
  • MIME: image/x-xbitmap
  • PUID: x-fmt/299
Format type
Image (Raster)
Description
This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
File extensions
xbm
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

X-Windows Bitmap Image X10

Note
Starts with a C declaration: "#define <name>_width <integer>#define <name>_height <integer> static unsigned short <name>_bits[] = {" where <name> is filename without extension.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
23646566696E6520{1-30}5F776964746820{1-16}23646566696E6520{1-30}5F68656967687420*73746174696320756E7369676E65642073686F727420{1-30}5F626974735B5D203D207B
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V58

    Release date
    21 March 2012

    X-Windows Bitmap Image X10: Format name changed for greater accuracy and consistency.

    X-Windows Bitmap Image X10: Signature submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute, USA.