MIX (Picture It!)

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|mimetypes={{mimetype|image/vnd.mix}}
 
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|pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/936}}
 
|released=1996
 
|released=1996
 
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'''MIX''' is the native image format of Microsoft's '''Picture It!''' photo editing software.
 
'''MIX''' is the native image format of Microsoft's '''Picture It!''' photo editing software.
  
It is based on [[Microsoft Compound File]] format. It is related to [[MIX (PhotoDraw)|PhotoDraw's MIX format]], but is not identical to it.
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It is based on [[Microsoft Compound File]] format. It is related to [[MIX (PhotoDraw)|PhotoDraw's MIX format]], but is not identical to it. It is also a variation of the [[FlashPix]] format. Software was rebranded as Microsoft Digital Image in 2003 and had switched to using PNG Plus as the native format.
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==Format Information==
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Four versions of '''MIX''' formats exist.<br>
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They can be distinguished by the header inside the CompObj file within the OLE container.
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<pre>
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Version 1 samples:
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Picture It! Picture'{56616800-C154-11CE-8553-00AA00A1F95B}
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Microsoft Picture It! Picture'{56616800-C154-11CE-8553-00AA00A1F95B}
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Microsoft Picture It! version 1 Picture'{56616800-C154-11CE-8553-00AA00A1F95B}
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Picture It! Collage'{56616800-C154-11CE-8553-00AA00A1F95B}
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Version 2 samples:
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Microsoft Picture It! version 2 Picture'{2D722850-8C4B-11D0-A96F-00A0C905410D}
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Version 3 samples:
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Microsoft Picture It! version 3 Picture'{18B8D020-B4FD-11D0-A97E-00A0C905410D}
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Version 4 samples:
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Microsoft Picture It! version 4 Picture'{18B8D020-B4FD-11D0-A97E-00A0C905410D}
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</pre>
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
 
* [[Konvertor]] (thumbnail only)
 
* [[Konvertor]] (thumbnail only)
* [[XnView]] can display the thumbnail image inside a .mix file  
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* [[XnView]] can display the thumbnail image inside a .mix file
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100222220057/http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/c/1/7c156099-eb1e-4046-9c38-b5eef806f0bc/DigitalImageStarter06.exe Microsoft Digital Image Starter 2006]
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
 
* Random MIX files found on the web: [http://northstarcadillac.org/Copy_caddie_website/past_events/03_msra/03_msra/], [http://www.flynnpc.com/images/]
 
* Random MIX files found on the web: [http://northstarcadillac.org/Copy_caddie_website/past_events/03_msra/03_msra/], [http://www.flynnpc.com/images/]
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* [https://archive.org/details/microsoft_graphics_studio_-_picture_it_99 Sample MIX files]
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* {{DexvertSamples|image/pictureIt}}
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==

Latest revision as of 00:57, 16 February 2024

File Format
Name MIX (Picture It!)
Ontology
Extension(s) .mix
MIME Type(s) image/vnd.mix
PRONOM fmt/936
Released 1996

MIX is the native image format of Microsoft's Picture It! photo editing software.

It is based on Microsoft Compound File format. It is related to PhotoDraw's MIX format, but is not identical to it. It is also a variation of the FlashPix format. Software was rebranded as Microsoft Digital Image in 2003 and had switched to using PNG Plus as the native format.

Contents

[edit] Format Information

Four versions of MIX formats exist.
They can be distinguished by the header inside the CompObj file within the OLE container.

Version 1 samples:
Picture It! Picture'{56616800-C154-11CE-8553-00AA00A1F95B}
Microsoft Picture It! Picture'{56616800-C154-11CE-8553-00AA00A1F95B}
Microsoft Picture It! version 1 Picture'{56616800-C154-11CE-8553-00AA00A1F95B}
Picture It! Collage'{56616800-C154-11CE-8553-00AA00A1F95B}

Version 2 samples:
Microsoft Picture It! version 2 Picture'{2D722850-8C4B-11D0-A96F-00A0C905410D}

Version 3 samples:
Microsoft Picture It! version 3 Picture'{18B8D020-B4FD-11D0-A97E-00A0C905410D}

Version 4 samples:
Microsoft Picture It! version 4 Picture'{18B8D020-B4FD-11D0-A97E-00A0C905410D}

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[edit] Sample files

  • Random MIX files found on the web: [1], [2]

[edit] Links

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