Ascii85
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[[Ascii85]], or '''Base85''', is a binary-to-text encoding. It is similar in concept to [[Base64]] and [[Uuencoding|Uuencode]]. It is often used in [[PDF]] and [[PostScript]] files, and rarely anywhere else. There are several varieties of it. | [[Ascii85]], or '''Base85''', is a binary-to-text encoding. It is similar in concept to [[Base64]] and [[Uuencoding|Uuencode]]. It is often used in [[PDF]] and [[PostScript]] files, and rarely anywhere else. There are several varieties of it. | ||
Revision as of 22:48, 24 August 2014
Ascii85, or Base85, is a binary-to-text encoding. It is similar in concept to Base64 and Uuencode. It is often used in PDF and PostScript files, and rarely anywhere else. There are several varieties of it.Identification
Generic Ascii85 data often has a "<~" prefix, and a "~>" suffix, but this is not universal. Evidently, in PDF and PostScript, only the suffix is usually present.
Software
- ascii85.tgz
- btoa-5.2.tar.gz
- Ascii85 libraries are readily available for most popular programming languages.
