CorelDRAW
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CorelDRAW is a vector graphics drawing program. Its native file format is generally found in .cdr files, but other extensions exist for variants of it. The format has gone through several major revisions over the years.
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Identifiers
- .cdr: Normal CorelDRAW file
- .cdt: Template
- .cdx: Compressed file
- .cmx: Corel Presentation Exchange Format
- .cpx: Corel Presentation Exchange Compressed Format
- .ccx: Clip art file (similar to .cmx in format)
| Format / Version | Ext. | RIFF type | PRONOM | Filter ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drawing 1.0 | .cdr | n/a | fmt/467 | |
| Drawing 2.0 | n/a | fmt/466 | ||
| Drawing 3.0 | CDR |
x-fmt/379 | ||
| Drawing 4.0 | CDR4 |
fmt/465 | ||
| Drawing 5.0 | CDR5 |
fmt/464 | ||
| Drawing 6.0 | CDR6 |
x-fmt/29 | ||
| Drawing 7.0 | CDR7 |
x-fmt/291 | ||
| Drawing 8.0 | CDR8 |
x-fmt/292 | ||
| Drawing 9.0 | CDR9 |
x-fmt/374 | ||
| Drawing 10.0 | CDRA |
x-fmt/375 | ||
| Drawing 11.0 | CDRB |
x-fmt/378 | ||
| Drawing 12.0 | CDRC |
fmt/427 | ||
| Drawing X3 | CDRD |
fmt/428 | ||
| Drawing X4 | CDRE |
fmt/429 | ||
| Drawing X5 | CDRF |
fmt/430 | ||
| Template | .cdt | x-fmt/30 | ||
| Compressed Drawing | .cdx | x-fmt/31 | CorelID=0x704 | |
| Presentation Exchange 5.0 | .cmx | CMX1 |
x-fmt/34 | CorelID=0x702 |
| Presentation Exchange 6+ | x-fmt/35 | CorelID=0x701 | ||
| CMX Compressed | .cpx | x-fmt/36 | CorelID=0x705 | |
| CCX Clipart | .ccx | CDRX |
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| Pattern | .pat | x-fmt/76 |
Format description
Early CorelDraw files are of an undocumented proprietary format where the first two bytes spell WL in ASCII. Later formats were based on RIFF, with RIFF as the first four bytes and a version identifier in bytes 9 to 15. The inner details (the data chunk of the RIFF version) remain proprietary.
Compressed formats, .CPX & .CDX are open/import only filters in versions in CorelDraw from version 6 on. Support for CDX was dropped after X6. Presumably formats released from Corel as clipart. (need samples to confirm)
See also
Software
Sample files
- http://cd.textfiles.com/monstmedia/CLIPART/ → *.CDR
- http://cd.textfiles.com/1stcanadian/graphics/cor2help/
- http://cd.textfiles.com/somuch/smsharew/CLIPART/1992CALS.ZIP
- http://cd.textfiles.com/ccbwindows93/CORELDRA/
- CCX Samples
