Windows Animated Cursor
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− | + | [[Windows Animated Cursor]] Format ('''ANI''') is an animated image format, mostly used for cursors (mouse pointer graphics) on Microsoft Windows. | |
== Format == | == Format == | ||
ANI files use the [[RIFF]] container format. Individual frames can be encoded in [[ICO]] format, [[CUR]] format, or a "raw pixel data" format that does not seem to be fully documented. | ANI files use the [[RIFF]] container format. Individual frames can be encoded in [[ICO]] format, [[CUR]] format, or a "raw pixel data" format that does not seem to be fully documented. | ||
− | == | + | == Identification == |
− | * [http://oreilly.com/www/centers/gff/formats/micriff | + | Files begin with <code>'R' 'I' 'F' 'F' ?? ?? ?? ?? 'A' 'C' 'O' 'N'</code>. |
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+ | == Sample files == | ||
+ | * http://cd.textfiles.com/desktopworks/CURSORS/ | ||
+ | * http://www.anicursor.com/diercur.html | ||
+ | * http://www.angelfire.com/my/plinth/cursors.html | ||
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+ | == Links == | ||
+ | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130530192915/http://oreilly.com/www/centers/gff/formats/micriff GFF Format Summary: Microsoft RIFF] (from archive.org) | ||
* [[Wikipedia:ANI %28file format%29|Wikipedia article]] | * [[Wikipedia:ANI %28file format%29|Wikipedia article]] | ||
[[Category:RIFF based file formats]] | [[Category:RIFF based file formats]] | ||
[[Category:Microsoft]] | [[Category:Microsoft]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Windows]] | ||
[[Category:Video]] | [[Category:Video]] |
Revision as of 20:59, 29 March 2017
Windows Animated Cursor Format (ANI) is an animated image format, mostly used for cursors (mouse pointer graphics) on Microsoft Windows.Contents |
Format
ANI files use the RIFF container format. Individual frames can be encoded in ICO format, CUR format, or a "raw pixel data" format that does not seem to be fully documented.
Identification
Files begin with 'R' 'I' 'F' 'F' ?? ?? ?? ?? 'A' 'C' 'O' 'N'
.
Sample files
- http://cd.textfiles.com/desktopworks/CURSORS/
- http://www.anicursor.com/diercur.html
- http://www.angelfire.com/my/plinth/cursors.html
Links
- GFF Format Summary: Microsoft RIFF (from archive.org)
- Wikipedia article