Picture Catalog (Spinnaker .CAT)
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The format is Windows-centric, so it's probably not used by any of the DOS software in the "PFS" family. See also [[ART (PFS: First Publisher)]]. | The format is Windows-centric, so it's probably not used by any of the DOS software in the "PFS" family. See also [[ART (PFS: First Publisher)]]. | ||
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== Format details == | == Format details == | ||
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== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
Files begin with ASCII "{{magic|CAT }}", and have "{{magic|CLIPFORM}}" at offset 8. | Files begin with ASCII "{{magic|CAT }}", and have "{{magic|CLIPFORM}}" at offset 8. | ||
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| + | == Software == | ||
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== Sample files == | == Sample files == | ||
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* [{{DiscMasterURL|browse/30054/wbiz0700-0709/wbiz0704.tar/wbiz0704/BMW-3.ZIP/ARTCAT.LIB}}] | * [{{DiscMasterURL|browse/30054/wbiz0700-0709/wbiz0704.tar/wbiz0704/BMW-3.ZIP/ARTCAT.LIB}}] | ||
* [{{DiscMasterURL|browse/30007/wbiz0230-0239/wbiz0239.tar/wbiz0239}}] → WPFSPUB*.ZIP (see WPFSPUB2.ZIP/ART.PPK) | * [{{DiscMasterURL|browse/30007/wbiz0230-0239/wbiz0239.tar/wbiz0239}}] → WPFSPUB*.ZIP (see WPFSPUB2.ZIP/ART.PPK) | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:27, 28 December 2025
Picture Catalog (.CAT) is a file format used by at least two Windows 3.x applications by Spinnaker: PFS:Publisher, and Brochures and Mailers. It contains thumbnail images, and other metadata.
It's plausible that the format is also used by the Spinnaker versions of PFS:First Publisher, but this hasn't been determined.
The format is Windows-centric, so it's probably not used by any of the DOS software in the "PFS" family. See also ART (PFS: First Publisher).
See also Template Catalog (Spinnaker .TCT), a similar format.
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[edit] Format details
CAT appears to be derived from the IFF "CAT" aggregate format, except that it uses little-endian byte order. The FourCCs remain in the same order as they would in IFF.
[edit] Identification
Files begin with ASCII "CAT ", and have "CLIPFORM" at offset 8.
[edit] Software
[edit] Sample files
- [1] → *.CAT
- [2]
- [3] → WPFSPUB*.ZIP (see WPFSPUB2.ZIP/ART.PPK)
- dexvert samples — image/pictureCatalogSpinnaker
