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Format

Macintosh PICT Image

Summary

Name
Macintosh PICT Image
Version
1.0
Identifiers
  • Apple Uniform Type Identifier: com.apple.pict
  • MIME: image/x-pict
  • PUID: x-fmt/80
Format type
  • Image (Raster)
  • Image (Vector)
Description
A graphics format native to Macintosh computers encapsulating the functionality of QuickDraw 1 which supports monochrome bitmaps up to 32k in size.
Note
http://justsolve.archiveteam.org/wiki/PICT
File extensions
pct, pict
Source
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
Developed by
Apple Computer, Inc.
Supported by
Apple Computer, Inc.

Relationships

Is previous version of

Internal signatures

Macintosh PICT Image 1.0 v1

Note
512 byte header beginning with DRWG(MD|D2); At decimal location 522 (hex 20A) 1 byte opcode for “picversion” hex 11; next byte version number hex 01

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
44525747(4D44|4432){516}1101
Endianness
None

Macintosh PICT Image 1.0 v2

Note
512 byte header consisting of all nulls;At decimal location 522 (hex 20A) 1 byte opcode for “picversion” hex 11; next byte version number hex 01

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
000000000000{516}1101
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V118

    Release date
    30 April 2024

    Macintosh PICT Image 1.0: Description created and links added as part of PRONOM Research Week 2023. Submitted by Brigham Young University.

  • Added in V69

    Release date
    19 July 2013

    Macintosh PICT Image 1.0: Signature provided by Georgia Technology Research Institute.

  • Updated in V60

    Release date
    11 June 2012

    Macintosh PICT Image 1.0: Signature removed to avoid clashing with other puids/causing mis-identification.

  • Added in V51

    Release date
    15 July 2011

    Macintosh PICT Image 1.0: Record title updated to distinguish different versions.

    Macintosh PICT Image 1.0: Signature submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute, USA.