Questions tagged [file-format]
A file format is a particular way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file.
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How to safely change /etc/hosts file type from Unicode to ASCII on mac
I need to block some websites in hosts. But it didn't work, after modifying the file, I found it's in UTF-8 format instead of ASCII thanks to OSX Sierra hosts file is ignored
How to safely change /...
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How can I get a video URL list (e.g. YouTube playlist) as a playlist file (for media players)?
Following these steps has gotten me almost all the way:
I can get a text file of YouTube URLs from a YouTube playlist by using this https://thetubelab.com/get-all-urls-of-youtube-playlist-channel/ ...
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How to determine bits per channel in XPM (X PixMap) image format?
Looking at the XPM (X PixMap) image format, I don't see anywhere that the number of bits per channel (or, equivalently, the number of possible colors) is specified. Poking around on my Ubuntu system, ...
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Make a GIF image with an exact given byte size
For a specific task (replace an image inside a firmware without any data offset shifting), I need to create a GIF file of size 409x240 pixels of exactly 6449 bytes:
offset 0-5: GIF89a (magic string)
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I can't tag my AAC files with meta-data; what can I do instead?
I have an AAC file which I want to tag with information (artist, title, track number, album title etc.) ; unfortunately - it seems AAC does not support most of these tags, and tagger apps refuse to ...
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How can I store a webpage title inside a Windows .url file?
This is a question about the .url file format:
How can I store the webpage title inside a Windows .url file ?
I was unable to find an official documentation of the .url file format anywhere on the Net....
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ipod classic file With .VSp extension plays only on ipod, cannot convert
I have ipod classic 120GB. I installed a video file on it fron Sony camcorder(tape version) using Windows XP. The file extension indicates .VSP. Now this file only plays on ipod. I cannot convert it ...
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Why doesn't Microsoft Outlook fully support EML format, i.e. including email export? [duplicate]
EDIT: I am not asking HOW to save email from Outlook in EML format. Hence this question is not a duplicate of How to save a mail into an .eml-file with Outlook? !
I cannot find any relevant reference ...
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How do I detect the format of a file LOCALLY on the command line?
I do not want to upload my private files anywhere.
I do not have any use of anything which guesses the format based on the file extension.
I'm trying to find some sort of utility which is able to let ...
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What is the right file signature?
I want to have a correct table of file signatures. I found two sites that have a big table of file signatures but when comparing those two, I saw that there was a different.
For example, on this site, ...
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How to assign a number on a text cell in excel
I need help. So I need to assign a number on a txt cell from excel. For example: the cell has the word Blouse. The word Blouse needs to have a value of 20 then I need to multiply this by $5.
How can I ...
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What is the difference between File Type and File Format?
I've some confusion regarding the File Type and File Format.
Is it that Document is a File Type and PDF a file format?
or Video is a File Type and MP4 is a file format ?
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What makes two main JPEG file formats, JFIF and Exif, incompatible?
JPEG is not a file format. The two major formats are JFIF and Exif. Wikipedia page on JFIF says that:
JFIF is mutually incompatible with the newer Exchangeable image file format (Exif).
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filename extract and formatting
I have a lot of files in a folder \Testing, I'm trying to take the file name and format it inside the text file to a certain way. Example would be 111005000_10312019.pdf inside folder "Testing&...
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Can I convert my octet-stream / text file to a jpeg?
I got a file with MIME type application/octet-stream, off the browser cache. I have a strong feeling it's a jpeg file that I want to open.
First few files of the file:
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