DL

DL is a raster-oriented animation format created by Davide Tomè and Luca De Gregorio. It is associated with the DL MAKER (also written DL-MAKER) and DL VIEWER software for DOS.

There are three major versions of the format (v1, v2, and v3). The first byte of the file contains the version number.

Software

 * DL MAKER - DOS software, distributed as shareware.
 * (Italian)
 * v3.0
 * → "DLMAKE31" - v3.1
 * DL VIEWER - DOS software for playing DL files, and converting to newer format versions. Shareware (v3.x) or freeware.
 * (Italian)
 * Source code
 * Atari Computer DL Viewer
 * dltogl - A utility to convert DL to GRASP GL (only supports v2 format, and only a subset of that)
 * - Original (DOS binary + source code)
 * Amiga port
 * GraphicConverter
 * XAnim
 * [ DL-PACK 1.0] - Some DL utilities for DOS
 * (resource extraction only)
 * [ DL-PACK 1.0] - Some DL utilities for DOS
 * (resource extraction only)

''Ed. note: Some of the DL MAKER and DL VIEWER programs listed above have a hard-coded expiration date. Suggest using a DOS emulator that lets you change its clock.''

Sample files

 * https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/video/dl/
 * → DEMO.DL

Resources

 * Article talking about the format (in Italian)