MIF (MAXpaint)

File Format
Name	MIF (MAXpaint)
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Graphics MIF (MAXpaint)
Extension(s)	.mif
Released	≤1998

See MIF for other formats with that name.

MIF is an obscure raster graphics format associated with MAXpaint, a graphics program for DOS developed by Larry L. Athey and BBS Utiliteez.

Format details

A MIF file is evidently a PKWARE DCL Implode-compressed PCX file.

Identification

It seems likely that the intermediate PCX file always begins with bytes 0a 05 01 08, and that the same compression settings are always used. If so, a MIF file always begins with bytes (hex) 00 06 14 14 08 80.

Software

• VIEW.EXE v2.10 - Image viewer for DOS
• MAXpaint v2.10

Links

• Developer's website (1999 archive)