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'''Ventura Publisher''' was a desktop publication software package original built on the [[GEM VDI Metafile]] system by Digital Research. Distributed by Xerox until bought by Corel in 1993.
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Ventura Publisher was a desktop publication software package original built on the [[GEM_VDI_Metafile GEM]] system by Digital Research. Distributed by Xerox until bought by Corel in 1993.
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== File Identification ==
 
== File Identification ==
  
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Ventura Publisher saves its documents to the .CHP (Chapters) format, but also uses the following components:
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Ventura Publisher versions 1-5 save its documents to the .CHP (Chapters) format, but also uses the following components<ref>http://www.bitsavers.org/bits/Xerox/Ventura/doc/610E03760_Ventura_Publisher_1.1_Reference_1987.pdf#page=35</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_XeroxVentueroxVenturaPublisher2ed1989_36024313/page/183/mode/2up</ref>:
  
 
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! Document File !! Extension
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|Captions || CAP
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|Captions || CAP || ||
 
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|Chapters || CHP
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|Chapters || CHP || || Points to Text and Graphics
 
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|Chapter information || CIF
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|Chapter information || CIF || ||
 
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|Frame tags file || FRM
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|Frame tags file || FRM || ||
 
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|Generated text || GEN
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|Generated text || GEN ||  {{PRONOM|x-fmt/156}} ||
 
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|Graphics || VGR
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|Graphics || VGR || || Created when graphics are created within Ventura
 
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|HPGL converter settings || PRF
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|HPGL converter settings || PRF || ||
 
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|OLE object file || VPO
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|OLE object file || VPO || ||
 
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|Publications || PUB
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|Publications || PUB || || Groups Chapter files into Publication
 
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|Style sheets || STY
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|Style sheets || STY || ||
 
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|Width tables || WID
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|Width tables || WID || ||
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|GEM Line-art || [[GEM_VDI_Metafile|GEM]] || {{PRONOM|fmt/542}} || Generated when other formats are imported<ref>https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_XeroxVentublisher2.0ReferenceGuide1988_18065981/page/n101/mode/2up</ref>
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|GEM Image || [[GEM_Raster|IMG]] || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/159}} || Generated when other formats are imported
 
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Version 5 was redeveloped for Windows and included OLE support. Therefore '''.CHP''', '''.STY''', and '''.PUB''' formats changed to OLE containers.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19961219064854/http://www.corel.com/support/docs/gandp/vent50/5503.htm</ref>
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Versions 7-10 use a single .VP file to store the full publication including stylesheets and chapters. .VP is based on the [[Microsoft Compound File]] format.
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Corel VENTURA versions 3 to 5 save stylesheets
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externally with the filename extension STY. Versions
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later than version 5 save the stylesheet as part of the
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publication file. If you are importing tags from version 3
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to version 5 publications, open the stylesheet file. If you
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are importing tags from a version later than version 5,
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open the publication file. Frame tags in versions 4 and 5
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publications are stored in a chapter file with the
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filename extension CHP.<ref>http://www.phoenixaerospace.us/downloads/Corel%20Ventura%2010/Documentation/Corel%20Ventura%2010%20User%20Guide.pdf</ref>
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== Software ==
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* [https://archive.org/details/corel-wordperfect-suite-8-professional-cd1 Corel Ventura 7 Demo]
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* [ftp://ftp.corel.com/pub/Ventura/Ventura42/fixchp.exe DOS program to fix CHP files to update paths]
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
* [[Wikipedia: Corel Ventura]]
 
* [[Wikipedia: Corel Ventura]]
 
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/bits/Xerox/Ventura/doc/610E03760_Ventura_Publisher_1.1_Reference_1987.pdf Ventura Publisher 1.1 Reference 1987]
 
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/bits/Xerox/Ventura/doc/610E03760_Ventura_Publisher_1.1_Reference_1987.pdf Ventura Publisher 1.1 Reference 1987]
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== References ==
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<references/>
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[[Category:Corel]]
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[[Category:Xerox]]
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[[Category:Microsoft Compound File]]

Latest revision as of 20:57, 4 January 2022

File Format
Name Ventura Publisher
Ontology
Extension(s) .chp, .gen, .pub, .sty, .gem, .vp, others
PRONOM x-fmt/156, x-fmt/57
Type Code VCHP
Wikidata ID Q1132555
Released 1986

Ventura Publisher was a desktop publication software package original built on the GEM VDI Metafile system by Digital Research. Distributed by Xerox until bought by Corel in 1993.

Contents

[edit] File Identification

Ventura Publisher versions 1-5 save its documents to the .CHP (Chapters) format, but also uses the following components[1][2]:

Document File Extension PRONOM Notes
Captions CAP
Chapters CHP Points to Text and Graphics
Chapter information CIF
Frame tags file FRM
Generated text GEN x-fmt/156
Graphics VGR Created when graphics are created within Ventura
HPGL converter settings PRF
OLE object file VPO
Publications PUB Groups Chapter files into Publication
Style sheets STY
Width tables WID
GEM Line-art GEM fmt/542 Generated when other formats are imported[3]
GEM Image IMG x-fmt/159 Generated when other formats are imported

Version 5 was redeveloped for Windows and included OLE support. Therefore .CHP, .STY, and .PUB formats changed to OLE containers.[4]

Versions 7-10 use a single .VP file to store the full publication including stylesheets and chapters. .VP is based on the Microsoft Compound File format.

Corel VENTURA versions 3 to 5 save stylesheets externally with the filename extension STY. Versions later than version 5 save the stylesheet as part of the publication file. If you are importing tags from version 3 to version 5 publications, open the stylesheet file. If you are importing tags from a version later than version 5, open the publication file. Frame tags in versions 4 and 5 publications are stored in a chapter file with the filename extension CHP.[5]

[edit] Software

[edit] Links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ http://www.bitsavers.org/bits/Xerox/Ventura/doc/610E03760_Ventura_Publisher_1.1_Reference_1987.pdf#page=35
  2. ↑ https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_XeroxVentueroxVenturaPublisher2ed1989_36024313/page/183/mode/2up
  3. ↑ https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_XeroxVentublisher2.0ReferenceGuide1988_18065981/page/n101/mode/2up
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19961219064854/http://www.corel.com/support/docs/gandp/vent50/5503.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.phoenixaerospace.us/downloads/Corel%20Ventura%2010/Documentation/Corel%20Ventura%2010%20User%20Guide.pdf
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