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;mime & mime aliases: Split mimetypes into primary type and known aliases. | ;mime & mime aliases: Split mimetypes into primary type and known aliases. | ||
;version: The version of the format, e.g. "1.4" for PDF 1.4 | ;version: The version of the format, e.g. "1.4" for PDF 1.4 | ||
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;dependencies: External resources that files in this format may depend upon, e.g. fonts, or even hardware. | ;dependencies: External resources that files in this format may depend upon, e.g. fonts, or even hardware. | ||
;error resiliance: Is this format able to detect damage or recover from damage to the bitstream. | ;error resiliance: Is this format able to detect damage or recover from damage to the bitstream. | ||
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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
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Revision as of 03:20, 4 November 2012
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Usage
{{FormatInfo | name = | extensions = | mimetypes = | pronom = }}
Parameters
- name
- The name of the file format (optional - will default to the page name)
- extensions
- The format's known filename extensions, space separated, including the dot, e.g. ".pdf .fdf"
- mimetypes
- The MIME type of the format.
- pronom
- The PRONOM ID of the format, e.g. "fmt/45".
Potential Parameters
This is a list of parameters that could be included in this template.
- mime & mime aliases
- Split mimetypes into primary type and known aliases.
- version
- The version of the format, e.g. "1.4" for PDF 1.4
- previous version
- Link to page about the previous version of this format.
- next version
- Link to page about the next version of this format.
- back compat
- Whether this version is backwards compatible with the previous version.
- type code
- The Type Code of the file, used by Mac OS Classic.
- uniform type
- The Uniform Type Identifier (UTI), used by Mac OS X and iOS.
- conforms to
- The UTI of the parent format in the conformance hierarchy.
- magic
- A sequence of byte values that can be used to identify the file contents, usually located close to the start of the file.
- released
- The date the format was publicly released.
- container for
- A list of formats this format can contain.
- contained by
- A list of formats that may contain this format.
- extended from
- Any formats this one was based upon.
- extended to
- Any formats that have been derived from this one.
- spec
- URL of the format specification.
- spec availability
- Type of availability the specification, e.g. commercial, free.
- patent license
- Encumbered, (F)RAND, Royalty-Free, Unencumbered.
- compression
- Types of compression. Whether Lossy, Lossless, or Both, and whether Optional or Always compressed. i.e. JPEG is Always Lossy.
- endianness
- Big-endian or Little-endian byte ordering.
- developed by
- Who developed the format.
- maintained by
- Who now maintains the format.
- reference impl
- Link to page about the reference implementation of this format, if any.
- embeddable metadata
- Kinds of metadata that can be embedded in this format.
- tpm
- Technical Protection Mechanisms supported by the format, e.g. encryption.
- dependencies
- External resources that files in this format may depend upon, e.g. fonts, or even hardware.
- error resiliance
- Is this format able to detect damage or recover from damage to the bitstream.