Canvas

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File Format
Name Canvas
Ontology
Extension(s) .cvs, .cv5, .cnv, .cvd, .cvx, others
Released 1987
For other "Canvas" formats, see Canvas (Atari), Spaceward Graphics.

Canvas X is a desktop publishing application. Originally developed by Deneba Systems Inc., then acquired by ACD Systems in 2003.

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Identifiers

Canvas uses the following extensions. File can be compressed changing their structure.

  • CVS (Canvas 3.5)
  • CV5 (Canvas 5)
  • CNV (Canvas 6-8)
  • CVX (Canvas 9, Canvas X)
  • CVD (Canvas Draw)
  • CVI (Canvas 5+ Image File)
  • TPL (Canvas Template)

Identification

Name Version Extension Type/Creator PRONOM
Deneba Canvas 1 None  ??
Deneba Canvas 2 None drw2/DAD2
Deneba Canvas 3 None drw2/DAD2
Deneba Canvas 3.5 CVS drw2/DAD2
Deneba Canvas 5 CV5 drw5/DAD5
Deneba Canvas 6 CNV drw6/DAD6
Deneba Canvas 7 CNV drw7/DAD7
Deneba Canvas 8 CNV drw8/DAD8
ACD Canvas 9 CVX drwX/DAD9
ACD Canvas X CVX drwX/DADX
Canvas Image 5 CVI VINF/DAD5
Canvas X Draw CVD None
  • Canvas CV5 files can have "CANVAS5" at offset 25.
  • Canvas CNV & CVX files can have "CANVAS6" between offset 25 & 35.
  • Many Canvas CV5 & CNV files end in "CNV5" on Macintosh, maybe be reversed for Windows endianness.
  • Canvas documents may be compressed.

Screenshots

Canvas2.1.1-About.png

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