Canvas
From Just Solve the File Format Problem
- 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)
- CNV (Canvas 6-8)
- CVX (Canvas 9, Canvas X)
- CVD (Canvas Draw)
- CVI (Canvas 5+ Image File)
- TPL (Canvas Template)
Identification
| Name | Version | Extension | Type/Creator | PRONOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deneba Canvas | 1 | None | ?? | |
| Deneba Canvas | 2 | None | drw2/DAD2 | |
| Deneba Canvas | 3 | None | drw2/DAD2 | |
| Deneba Canvas | 3.5 | CVS | drw2/DAD2 | |
| Deneba Canvas | 5 | CV5 | drw5/DAD5 | |
| Deneba Canvas | 6 | CNV | drw6/DAD6 | |
| Deneba Canvas | 7 | CNV | drw7/DAD7 | |
| Deneba Canvas | 8 | CNV | drw8/DAD8 | |
| ACD Canvas | 9 | CVX | drwX/DAD9 | |
| ACD Canvas | X | CVX | drwX/DADX | |
| Canvas Image | 5 | CVI | VINF/DAD5 | |
| Canvas X Draw | CVD | None |
- 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.
