The National Archives
Search our website
  • Search our website
  • Search our records
   
 
Image of software box and CD PRONOM
Welcome (PRONOM  home page) About PRONOM Add an entry
Search Help - opens in a new window Information resources - opens in a new window
 
 
 

*Details: File format summary

   
 

 

Search by keyword Search by file format Search by PUID Search by software Search by vendor Search by lifecycles Search by Migration Pathway

Details for:

Save as... XML | CSV Printer friendly version
 
 

Summary

Name GST Art File
Version 2
Other names  
Identifiers PUID:  fmt/1878
Family  
Classification Image (Raster)
Disclosure  
Description GST Art File is a vector based drawing format file format with an .art extension. This version of the file is an OLE file, from when the company developed their software to have OLE2 support. GST Technology developed its first drawing software in the early 1990s alongside its DTP software. In 2001, the company merged to form Greenstreet Software.
Orientation  
Byte order  
Related file formats Is subsequent version of GST Art File (1)
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by None.
Supported by None.
Source Brigham Young University / Brigham Young University
Source date 04 Jul 2023
Source description This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures. 04/2024 (v.118)- Update to container signature to allow for 'CONTENTS' and 'Contents' file paths and max-offset changed to 0 to allow for more precise identification. Submitted by Brigham Young University.
Last updated 04 Jul 2023
Note http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/GST_ART
Top of page Top of page
 
         
The National Archives Newsletter Icon

Send me The National Archives’ newsletter

A monthly round-up of news, blogs, offers and events.