File Formats
Every File Format in the World defined
(from whatis.com)
Wotsit's Format
(very nice)
MyFileFormats.com
(very nice)
File Extensions Glossary from Filext.com
Graphics File Formats FAQ
Microsoft Windows Metafile Format
Compressed Image File Formats
(by John Miano)
The Graphics File Format Page
JPEG FAQ
Exiv2 - Exif and Iptc metadata manipulation library and tools
The Unofficial TIFF Home Page
(by Niles Ritter)
TIFF File Format
(from Adobe)
Microsoft RIFF Format
(.wav,.avi etc.)
Microsoft WAVE Format
RIFF (.WAV) Format
(local copy)
FLAC Format
(Free Lossless Audio Codec)
Audio File Formats
(.wav format)
MP3 Frames
(from id3.org)
Windows Media Player multimedia file formats
Advanced Systems Format (ASF) Specification
John McGowan's AVI overview
AVI format spec
(from opennet.ru)
MS AVI format
(from tripod.com)
Fourcc.org
(video and pixel formats)
QuickTime File Format Specification
(from apple.com)
Microsoft Windows Clipboard Format
Microsoft Cursor and Icon Format
MS Excel Format
(PDF file, from openoffice.org)
Microsoft Portable Executable and Common Object File Format Specification
A an-depth look at the Win32 Portable Executable File Format - Part I
(by Matt Pietrek)
A an-depth look at the Win32 Portable Executable File Format - Part II
(by Matt Pietrek)
Common Executable Format for eMbedded Visual C++ in Microsoft Windows CE 3.0
ZIP file format
(from PKware)
Adobe PDF Technology Center
(PDF spec and more)
FAT32 File System Specification
The FAT32 Resource Page
(from project9.com)
FAT32 Structure Information
(by Jack Dobiash)
Microsoft FAT12 file system format
(by John Lufkin)
FAT File Format tutorial
(PDF file)
File Magic Numbers
(by Richard Ogley)
If you know of any useful links that should be included in this list please send them by e-mail to
kochhar@physiology.wisc.edu
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