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Details for: Painter RIFF Image File

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External signatures File extension: rif
Internal signatures
Name Painter RIFF Image File (pre-2000)
Description The Painter RIFF format is Identified by the first 4 bytes, then bytes 8-12 which defines compression, then a static 4 bytes used in all versions at byte 40 "3F E6 66 66". The early versions identify the first 4 bytes "00 02 00 00"
Byte sequences
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Maximum Offset 0
Byte order  
Value 00020000{36}3FE66666
Name Painter RIFF Image File (2000+)
Description The Painter RIFF format is identified by the first 4 bytes, then bytes 8-12 which defines compression, then a static 4 bytes used in all versions at byte 40 "3F E6 66 66". The later Corel versions (2000+) identify with the first 4 bytes "00 02 20 00".
Byte sequences
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Maximum Offset 0
Byte order  
Value 00022000{36}3FE66666
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