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Format

Aldus Freehand Drawing

Summary

Name
Aldus Freehand Drawing
Version
3
Identifiers
PUID: x-fmt/303
Format type
Image (Vector)
Description
FreeHand, created by Altsys Corporation in 1988 and licensed to Aldus Corporation, is a discontinued vector graphic editor for Windows and Mac. Uses include professional illustration, desktop publishing and web content. FreeHand versions 1 though to 4 were released by Aldus, later versions were developed by Macromedia. In 2005 Adobe Systems acquired Macromedia but FreeHand development has been discontinued.
File extensions
fh3
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

Aldus Freehand Drawing Version 3

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
46483331
Endianness
Little-endian

Changelog

  • Updated in V98

    Release date
    27 October 2021

    Aldus FreeHand Drawing (3): File format description updated. Submitted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

  • Added in V45

    Release date
    6 December 2010

    Aldus Freehand Drawing 3: Signature submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute, USA.