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| − | '''PixFolio''', including its predecessor '''ShowGIF''' (also written '''Showgif'''), is an image viewer and image file management application for Windows | + | '''PixFolio''', including its predecessor '''ShowGIF''' (also written '''Showgif'''), is an image viewer and image file management application for Windows. It was developed by Allen C. Kempe and (for some versions) Paul R. Hachey. |
| − | + | Versions exist for Windows 3.x, and 32-bit Windows. This article might only cover the Windows 3.x versions. | |
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| + | PixFolio's "catalog" database consists of a '''.CAT''' data file, and a companion '''.CIX''' index file. The CAT file contains thumbnail images, and other metadata. | ||
== Disambiguation == | == Disambiguation == | ||
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== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
| − | CAT format is quirky, and potentially difficult to identify. It consists of a sequence of items, almost all of which contain an image. Each item seems to have a 373-byte fixed header, followed by variable-length segments. Provided the first item contains an image, a CAT file can probably be identified fairly reliably, | + | CAT format is quirky, and potentially difficult to identify. It consists of a sequence of items, almost all of which contain an image. Each item seems to have a 373-byte fixed header, followed by variable-length segments. Provided the first item contains an image, a CAT file can probably be identified fairly reliably, but more research is needed. The timestamp is the most distinctive field, but it has different formats in different files. Bytes (hex) {{magic|28 00 00 00}} (a [[BMP]] header field) should appear at offset {374 + {the 2-byte integer at offset 369}}. |
CIX: ''(TODO)'' | CIX: ''(TODO)'' | ||
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* {{CdTextfiles|cream07/windows/pixf2015.zip|PixFolio v2.0.155}} | * {{CdTextfiles|cream07/windows/pixf2015.zip|PixFolio v2.0.155}} | ||
* [https://archive.org/details/chiphitwarevol3 Chip Hitware Vol. 3] → CHIPHIT3/MULTMEDI/GRAFIK/PIXFOLIO/PIXF16.ZIP - PixFolio v2.0.170 | * [https://archive.org/details/chiphitwarevol3 Chip Hitware Vol. 3] → CHIPHIT3/MULTMEDI/GRAFIK/PIXFOLIO/PIXF16.ZIP - PixFolio v2.0.170 | ||
| + | * {{CdTextfiles|cica/cica9608/disk2/DISC2/GRAPHICS/PIXF32.ZIP|PixFolio 32-bit v2.0.176}} | ||
== Sample files == | == Sample files == | ||
* [https://archive.org/details/Aztechs_Super_Games_Aztech_New_Media_Corp_1994 Aztech's Super Games] → FOR_PC/*.{CAT,CIX} | * [https://archive.org/details/Aztechs_Super_Games_Aztech_New_Media_Corp_1994 Aztech's Super Games] → FOR_PC/*.{CAT,CIX} | ||
| + | * [https://archive.org/details/MasterClipsBusiness Masterclips - The Art of Business] → CATALOGS/ | ||
Latest revision as of 12:55, 2 July 2024
PixFolio, including its predecessor ShowGIF (also written Showgif), is an image viewer and image file management application for Windows. It was developed by Allen C. Kempe and (for some versions) Paul R. Hachey.
Versions exist for Windows 3.x, and 32-bit Windows. This article might only cover the Windows 3.x versions.
PixFolio's "catalog" database consists of a .CAT data file, and a companion .CIX index file. The CAT file contains thumbnail images, and other metadata.
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[edit] Disambiguation
Note that there are several other unrelated programs named ShowGIF.
[edit] Identification
CAT format is quirky, and potentially difficult to identify. It consists of a sequence of items, almost all of which contain an image. Each item seems to have a 373-byte fixed header, followed by variable-length segments. Provided the first item contains an image, a CAT file can probably be identified fairly reliably, but more research is needed. The timestamp is the most distinctive field, but it has different formats in different files. Bytes (hex) 28 00 00 00 (a BMP header field) should appear at offset {374 + {the 2-byte integer at offset 369}}.
CIX: (TODO)
[edit] Software
There are many versions of PixFolio. Selected versions are listed here.
- ShowGIF v1.08
- ShowGIF v1.09l
- PixFolio v1.00
- PixFolio v1.04.14
- PixFolio v2.0.29 (beta)
- PixFolio v2.0.104
- PixFolio v2.0.155
- Chip Hitware Vol. 3 → CHIPHIT3/MULTMEDI/GRAFIK/PIXFOLIO/PIXF16.ZIP - PixFolio v2.0.170
- PixFolio 32-bit v2.0.176
[edit] Sample files
- Aztech's Super Games → FOR_PC/*.{CAT,CIX}
- Masterclips - The Art of Business → CATALOGS/
