ANIM

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'''ANIM''' is an animated raster graphics format that was widely used on Amiga computers.
 
'''ANIM''' is an animated raster graphics format that was widely used on Amiga computers.
  
It uses the [[IFF]] container format. ANIM itself is essentially a container format for multiple [[ILBM]]-formatted images.
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It uses the [[IFF]] container format. The first frame is usually (more or less) in the form of an embedded [[ILBM]] file. The other frames use one of a number of available schemes for storing the differences from a previous frame.
  
 
== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
Files begin with bytes <code>'F' 'O' 'R' 'M' ?? ?? ?? ?? 'A' 'N' 'I' 'M'</code>.
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Files begin with bytes {{magic|'F' 'O' 'R' 'M' ?? ?? ?? ?? 'A' 'N' 'I' 'M'}}.
  
 
== Specifications ==
 
== Specifications ==
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* [https://wiki.amigaos.net/wiki/ANIM_IFF_CEL_Animations ANIM IFF CEL Animations], from the AmigaOS Documentation Wiki
 
* http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/anim7.txt
 
* http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/anim7.txt
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* [https://www.fileformat.info/format/iff/spec/7866a9f0e53c42309af667c5da3bd426/view.htm IFF.TXT] - Section named "Cel animation form"
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== Software ==
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* [https://github.com/murkymark/iffanimplay iffanimplay]
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==

Revision as of 15:45, 23 March 2020

File Format
Name ANIM
Ontology
Extension(s) .anim
Wikidata ID Q4652973
Released 1988
Distinct from DeluxePaint Animation (Anim or ANM) files.

ANIM is an animated raster graphics format that was widely used on Amiga computers.

It uses the IFF container format. The first frame is usually (more or less) in the form of an embedded ILBM file. The other frames use one of a number of available schemes for storing the differences from a previous frame.

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Files begin with bytes 'F' 'O' 'R' 'M' ?? ?? ?? ?? 'A' 'N' 'I' 'M'.

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