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* Canvas CVS files can have "{{magic|00 00 00 76 00 00 00 36 00 00 00 2E 00 00 00 1E}}" starting at byte 16
 
* Canvas CVS files can have "{{magic|00 00 00 76 00 00 00 36 00 00 00 2E 00 00 00 1E}}" starting at byte 16
 
* Canvas CV5 files can have "{{magic|CANVAS5}}" at offset 25.
 
* Canvas CV5 files can have "{{magic|CANVAS5}}" at offset 25.
* Canvas CNV files can have "{{magic|CANVAS6}}" at offset 25.
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* Canvas CNV & CVX files can have "{{magic|CANVAS6}}" between offset 25 & 35.
* Many Canvas CV5 & CNV files end in "{{magic|CNV5}}"
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* Many Canvas CV5 & CNV files end in "{{magic|CNV5}}" on Macintosh, maybe be reversed for Windows endianness.
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* Canvas documents may be compressed but will still end in <code>CNV5</code>
  
 
CVS files can have TYPE "{{magic|drw2}}" CREATOR "{{magic|DAD2}}" in Mac OS Classic.
 
CVS files can have TYPE "{{magic|drw2}}" CREATOR "{{magic|DAD2}}" in Mac OS Classic.

Revision as of 08:19, 23 February 2021

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) Sample CV5 file
  • CNV (Canvas 6-8)
  • CVX (Canvas 9, Canvas X)

Identification

  • Canvas CVS files can have "00 00 00 76 00 00 00 36 00 00 00 2E 00 00 00 1E" starting at byte 16
  • 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 but will still end in CNV5

CVS files can have TYPE "drw2" CREATOR "DAD2" in Mac OS Classic.

Screenshots

Canvas2.1.1-About.png

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