EPOC MBM

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'''EPOC MBM''' (also known as '''MBM''', '''Psion Series 5 bitmap''', or '''Symbian Multibitmap''') is a raster image file format associated with Psion's EPOC operating system, and its successor, Symbian (most notably used by Nokia phones). An MBM file can contain multiple images.
 
'''EPOC MBM''' (also known as '''MBM''', '''Psion Series 5 bitmap''', or '''Symbian Multibitmap''') is a raster image file format associated with Psion's EPOC operating system, and its successor, Symbian (most notably used by Nokia phones). An MBM file can contain multiple images.
  
Images may be grayscale, or palette color using a predefined palette. They may be uncompressed, or [[Run-length encoding|RLE-compressed]].
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Images may be grayscale, palette color using a predefined palette, or (less commonly) direct RGB color. They may be uncompressed, or [[Run-length encoding|RLE-compressed]].
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* [[EPOC Sketch]]
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* [[EPOC Sketch]] (similar format)
* [[Psion PIC]]
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* [[EPOC AIF]] (similar format)
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* [[Psion PIC]] (predecessor format)
  
 
== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
 
MBM files begin with (hex) bytes <code>37 00 00 10 42 00 00 10</code>.
 
MBM files begin with (hex) bytes <code>37 00 00 10 42 00 00 10</code>.
  
There is an "exported MBM" format, which begins with <code>37 00 00 10 8a 00 00 10</code>. It seems to be similar or identical to MBM.
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There is an "exported MBM" format, which begins with <code>37 00 00 10 8a 00 00 10</code>. Aside from that, it seems to be identical to the main MBM format.
  
 
== Specifications ==
 
== Specifications ==
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== Software ==
 
== Software ==
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* [[Konvertor]]
 
* [[XnView]]
 
* [[XnView]]
* [http://software.frodo.looijaard.name/psiconv/ Psiconv] (requires [[ImageMagick]] library)
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* [http://software.frodo.looijaard.name/psiconv/ Psiconv] (must be built with [[ImageMagick]] library in order to support MBM)
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* {{Deark}}
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
 
* [http://cd.textfiles.com/psion/ This Psion CD] contains many MBM files, for example at [http://cd.textfiles.com/psion/disk1/GRAPHICS/DRA_0001/STEREOVU/ .../GRAPHICS/DRA_0001/STEREOVU/]
 
* [http://cd.textfiles.com/psion/ This Psion CD] contains many MBM files, for example at [http://cd.textfiles.com/psion/disk1/GRAPHICS/DRA_0001/STEREOVU/ .../GRAPHICS/DRA_0001/STEREOVU/]
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* http://cd.textfiles.com/psion/disk3/SPE_0003/WAL_0008/
 
* http://www.pscience5.net/colouricons.htm - Many MBM files are in the ZIP files here (and in the ZIP files inside the ZIP files).
 
* http://www.pscience5.net/colouricons.htm - Many MBM files are in the ZIP files here (and in the ZIP files inside the ZIP files).
 
* [http://www.pscience5.net/downloads/ColoredS5mboles.zip ColoredS5mboles.zip] → *.mbm ("exported MBM" format)
 
* [http://www.pscience5.net/downloads/ColoredS5mboles.zip ColoredS5mboles.zip] → *.mbm ("exported MBM" format)
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[[Category:Personal Digital Assistant formats]]
 
[[Category:Personal Digital Assistant formats]]
[[Category:Nokia]]
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[[Category:EPOC/Symbian]]

Revision as of 15:13, 5 November 2018

File Format
Name EPOC MBM
Ontology
Extension(s) .mbm, others
Released 1997

EPOC MBM (also known as MBM, Psion Series 5 bitmap, or Symbian Multibitmap) is a raster image file format associated with Psion's EPOC operating system, and its successor, Symbian (most notably used by Nokia phones). An MBM file can contain multiple images.

Images may be grayscale, palette color using a predefined palette, or (less commonly) direct RGB color. They may be uncompressed, or RLE-compressed.

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See also

Identification

MBM files begin with (hex) bytes 37 00 00 10 42 00 00 10.

There is an "exported MBM" format, which begins with 37 00 00 10 8a 00 00 10. Aside from that, it seems to be identical to the main MBM format.

Specifications

Software

Sample files

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