PaperPort (MAX)

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Paperport MAX files begin with three bytes in ascii "{{magic|ViG}}"
 
Paperport MAX files begin with three bytes in ascii "{{magic|ViG}}"
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PaperPort 2 files begin with  <code>ViGBe</code>
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PaperPort 3-4 files begin with  <code>ViGCj</code>
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PaperPort 5-6 files begin with  <code>ViGEm</code>
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In order to migrate from version 2 to 5-6 you need to first convert to version 3-4 using the utility included with the install.<ref>http://nuance.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1473/kw/MAX</ref>
  
 
==Screenshots==
 
==Screenshots==

Revision as of 22:57, 30 August 2019

File Format
Name PaperPort (MAX)
Ontology
Extension(s) .max
PRONOM fmt/1223, fmt/1224, fmt/1225
Released 1995

PaperPort (MAX) is a proprietary image format used in early versions of the PaperPort document scanning and management software (from Nuance Communications). Later versions switched to using the PDF format instead, making it possible to use standard tools with the files instead of being locked into proprietary tools from the original vendor.

File Identification

Paperport MAX files begin with three bytes in ascii "ViG"

PaperPort 2 files begin with ViGBe PaperPort 3-4 files begin with ViGCj PaperPort 5-6 files begin with ViGEm

In order to migrate from version 2 to 5-6 you need to first convert to version 3-4 using the utility included with the install.[1]

Screenshots

PaperPort3-About.png

Links


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