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Format

OS/2 Presentation Manager Metafile (MET)

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Summary

Name
OS/2 Presentation Manager Metafile (MET)
Identifiers
PUID: x-fmt/67
Format type
  • Image (Raster)
  • Image (Vector)
Description
The Presentation Manager Metafile format is a raster and vector image format originating from IBM’s OS/2 operating system.
Note
https://www.afpcinc.org/modca-l-the-os2-presentation-manager-metafile-met-format/
File extensions
met
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Developed by
IBM Corporation

Internal signatures

OS/2 Presentation Manager Metafile (MET)

Note
BOF, offset 2: Header begins with a variable 2-byte header size value, followed by 0xD3A8A8 ‘Begin Document’ field.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
2
Max offset
2
Byte Sequence
D3A8A8
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V108

    Release date
    5 September 2022

    OS/2 Presentation Manager Metafile (MET): New signature. Name changed from Met Metafile to OS/2 Presetation Manger Metafile (MET), description, references and classifications updated. Submitted by Preservica.

    OS/2 Presentation Manager Metafile (MET): Signature researched and samples provided by Preservica.