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{{FormatInfo
|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Resources
|extensions={{ext|mmp}}, {{ext|mma}}, {{ext|mms}}, {{ext|pic}}, {{ext|snd}}, others
|wikidata={{wikidata|Q105861702}}
|released=≤1996
}}
'''MMFW resource file''' (official name unknown) is a set of resource data file formats. A file generally contains a collection of data items of the same type, which can be pictures, sounds, video clips, etc.

Its origin is unknown. One possibility is that it's associated with an as-yet-unidentified multimedia library or framework.

It was used in software by various publishers, including:
* Disney Interactive
* PrintPaks, Inc.
* ImageBuilder Software, Inc.
* Pacific Interactive

== Format details ==
None of the resource types seem to use a standard format (except possibly some of the movies, which resemble [[QuickTime]]). Some are compressed, possibly not all using the same compression scheme. It's not clear to what extent the resources can be decoded, without external information (from an associated "Script" file, or the application).

== Identification ==
An MMFW file starts with a NUL-padded string that starts with "{{magic|MMFW }}". Known strings:

MMFW Pictures
MMFW Sounds
MMFW Movies
MMFW Films
MMFW Blobs
MMFW Scripts
MMFW Script
MMFW 3 Script

At offset 16 is either "{{magic|MM}}" or "{{magic|II}}", which is apparently a [[TIFF]]-style code for [[endianness]].

== Software ==
* [https://github.com/david47k/mmex mmex] - A utility to extract the raw data. Note: You may have to supply the option "<code>-offset 1A</code>" or "<code>-offset 1E</code>".

== Sample files ==
* {{DexvertSamples|archive/mmfwArchive}}
* {{DexvertSamples|archive/mmfwMoviesArchive}}

[[Category:Archiving]]
[[Category:Graphics]]
[[Category:Audio and Music]]
[[Category:Video]]
[[Category:Animation]]

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 * [https://github.com/david47k/mmex mmex] - A utility to extract the raw data. Note: You may have to supply the option "<code>-offset 1A</code>" or "<code>-offset 1E</code>".
 * {{Deark}} (Pictures)
 == Sample files ==