Recovering file types & formats

What is FH11 File Format   The .FH11 file extension is used by Adobe Freehand version 11. The FreeHand application has been discontinued since 2007, when Adobe Systems bought FreeHand from Macromedia, and decided to replace the application with its […]

What is FH10 File Format   The .FH10 file extension is used by Adobe’s FreeHand application version 10. This app was released in the year 2000 as part of the Studio MX package by Macromedia. This version contains several new […]

What is FH8 File Format   FreeHand is an application for two-dimensional vector graphic creation. The original app was created in 1988 by Altsys Corporation, and released by Aldus Corporation. These two firms managed the production of this app until […]

What is FH3 File Format   FreeHand is a software application that helps you to create two dimensional vector graphics. FreeHand was created by Altsys Corporation, and licensed by Aldus Corporation in 1988. This application is now discontinued. Throughout its […]

What is EPS File Format     An .EPS file contains a PostScript program that describes an image or drawing, and an embedded low resolution image, which can be used for previewing. EPS stands for Encapsulated PostScript. An .EPS file […]

What is EMF File Format   EMF stands for Enhanced Metafile. It was introduced by Microsoft in 1993 as an improved version of its Windows Metafile (extension WMF). It includes additional commands, and can be used as a graphics language […]

What is DXF File Format   DXF stands for Drawing eXchange Format and it is a file format used by AutoCAD (Computer Assisted Drafting). The DXF file format was originally developed in 1982 by Autodesk for its AutoCAD 1.0 software, […]

What is CR2 File Format In the field of digital photography, a raw image file is a file format that contains data from an image sensor, which has minimal processing. Thus, it cannot be processed with a bitmap image editor. A […]

What is C4D File Format A .C4D file contains a three-dimensional model created with Cinema 4D. It basically contains a scene, composed of objects. Each object has a position, rotation, pivot points, meshes and other animation data. .C4D files can […]

What is ARW File Format The ARW file format is used by three DSC Series of Sony cameras. However, it is usually linked to the alpha DSLR series. ARW stands for Sony Alpha Raw, and this format is based on the […]

What is ALBM File Format The ALBM file format is a file type used in the old versions of the HP Photo Printing Software. This file format can be used to organize photos in an album. It contains a set […]

What is 3FR File Format A .3FR file format is a raw image file format with data captured by a Hasselblad digital camera. As it is a raw image, it contains minimal information still not processed, and therefore not viewable […]

What is WMV File Format? WMV is a video file format developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Windows Media framework, and based on the container Microsoft Advanced Systems Format (ASF). The content of the file is compressed. Characteristics […]

What is WebM File Format? WebM is a video file format developed to be used for delivering online videos using the HTML5 video tag, as a royalty free alternative to the proprietary h.264 and MPEG4 technologies. The software supporting WebM […]

What is TS File Format? TS is a video stream file format, originally developed for storing video on DVDs. TS stands for Transport Stream. Characteristics and Uses Transport streams are designed for terrestrial or satellite broadcasting. They may hold multiple […]

What is TOD File Format? The TOD file format is used in tapeless video camcorders. Its main supporters are JVC, Panasonic and Canon. Although there is no official definition for the meaning of TOD, some refer to it as Transport […]

What is SWF File Format? SWF is a video file format created by Adobe Systems for its Flash app. It can contain text, vector and raster graphs, and content written in ActionScript. Characteristics and Uses SWF (pronounced “swif”) was originally […]

What is RMVB File Format? RMVB or RealMedia Variable Bitrate is a file format developed by RealNetworks. It is a video file compressed by using a variable bit rate, which is optimized for the content of the video. The RMVB […]

What is RM File Format? The RealMedia (RM) file format is a multimedia container, which was developed by RealNetworks, an American company based in Seattle, Washington. An RM file has .rm as an extension. Characteristics and Uses The RM file […]

What is R3D File Format? The R3D file format is a raw file type introduced by the Red Digital Camera Company, an American firm with headquarters in Irvine, California. Raw image files contain minimally processed data. Therefore, in order to […]

What is OGM File Format? The OGM (OGG Media) file format was developed as an independent extension of the OGG file format created by the Xiph.org Foundation. It was designed as a container for OGG Vorbis soundtracks, video and subtitles […]

What is MXF File Format? MXF is an abbreviation for Material eXchange Format. An MXF file is a container of digital video and audio. The standard is defined by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). Characteristics and […]

What is MPG File Format? A MPG file format is a file that uses a format standardized by the Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG). Designed to facilitate content exchange, MPG files are binary, compact, hierarchically organized, and backward and forward […]

What is MP4 File Format? The MP4 file format is a digital multimedia container that can be used to store video, audio, subtitles, still images and other data, such as 3D graphs, menus and user interactivity. Usually, when used to […]

What is MOV File Format? A MOV or Quicktime Movie file is a file format developed by Apple Inc, and used in its Quicktime app. It is a multimedia container, which can also work as a MPEG-4 video container. Compression […]

What is MLV File Format? Magic Lantern is a software add-on for Canon DSLR cameras that offers increased functionality for DSLR pro and power users. It is free and open source, and it runs together with Canon’s firmware. Characteristics and […]

What is MKV File Format? A MKV file format is a container of video, audio and subtitles. It is based on Matroska, which is an extensible open source, open standard multimedia container developed by the Matroska Organization. Characteristics and Uses […]

What is M4V File Format? The M4V is a file container format developed by Apple Inc. It can contain audio and video in the H.264, AAC and Dolby Digital codecs. The container is protected by Apple’s FairPlay (Digital Rights Management […]

What is M4P File Format? M4P stands for MPEG 4 Protected (audio), and it is a protected audio file, encoded with advanced audio codec (AAC). It is sometimes called an iTunes Music Store audio file. Characteristics and Uses The M4P […]

What is M2TS File Format? Blu-ray Disk Audio-Video (BDAV) MPEG-2 Transport Stream, commonly known as M2TS (MPEG-2 Transport Stream) is an audio and video container developed by the Blu-ray Disk Association. Characteristics and Uses This association is a group of […]

What Is M2T File Format? The M2T file format is a high-definition video recording format. It is usually referred to as HDV, and it is used by many HD camcorders. This file format uses MPEG-2 compression and supports resolutions of […]

What Is FCPEVENT File Format? Final Cut Pro X is a video editing app, initially developed by Apple and released in 2011. It is part of the Pro Apps family of programs. The app is available for OS X based […]

What Is FLV File Format? A FLV file is a binary file format that delivers a “bitmapped” video. The complete name of this file format is Macromedia Flash Video File Format, shortened as FLV. Characteristics and Uses A FLV file […]

What is FLA File Format? The full name of this file format is Macromedia Flash FLA Project File Format, which is shortened as FLA. This file type has been widely adopted by Adobe software users. This file format was created for […]

What Is FCP File Format? FCP files are used by Final Cut Pro, the video-editing software initially developed by Macromedia Inc. and later by Apple Inc. The latest version is Final Cut Pro X 10.3, which runs on OS X […]

What Is DXR File Format? DXR files are associated with Adobe Shockwave software. This app gives the user access to 3D games, interactive product demonstrations, and online learning systems. Shockwave Player displays Web content that has been created with Adobe […]

What Is DV File Format?   Characteristics and Uses A Digital Video (DV) file is a file created by a digital camera, and saved using a standard raw format. A DV file is formed of Digital Interface Blocks (DIF), each […]

What Is DIR File Format? The DIR file format is used in Shockwave movies or interactive web apps created with Adobe Director. This file format was originally created by Macromedia as a project file for its Macromedia Director software. Adobe […]

What Is AVI File Format? AVI stands for Audio Video Interleave. It is a video container format developed by Microsoft, and based on the Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF). AVI is part of Microsoft’s Video for Windows software. As a […]

What is 3G2 & 3GP File Formats? 3G2 File Format: Characteristics and Uses A 3G2 file format is a multimedia file type created by the Third Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2). It uses the file extension .3g2. It was designed for […]

What Is a NEF File? NEF is an abbreviation for Nikon Electronic Format, which is a RAW file format exclusive to Nikon cameras. What are RAW file formats, you ask? RAW file formats are special formats used primarily by manufacturers […]

What Is a TIFF File? Often mocked as “Thousands of Incompatible File Formats,” TIFF actually stands for “Tagged Image File Format.” The history of this very interesting and highly used file format dates back to the fall of 1986, when […]

What Is a PNG File? PNG files are image files that can be easily recognized by their file extensions: PNG or png. The extension refers to the raster graphics file format using which the images are stored. The format was […]

What Is BMP File? BMP, often pronounced as “bump”, is a raster graphics image file format characterized by its universal support on all major operating systems dating back a long time ago, and by its larger file sizes that make […]

What is JPG? A Helpful Guide to Recover Deleted JPG File JPG (pronounced Jay Peg) is a file extension for one of the most popular image formats. According to data from W3Cook, a provider of accurate statistics on key web […]