IFF FORM AND CHUNK REGISTRY

The following is an alphabetical list of registered FORMs, generic chunks (shown as (any).chunkname), and registered new chunks for existing FORMs (shown as formname.chunkname). The center column describes where additional information on the FORM or chunk may be found. Items marked "EA_IFF" are described in the main chapters of the EA IFF specs. Those marked "IFF_TP" are described here. Items marked "propos" are proposals which have been submitted to Amiga, some of which are private. And items marked with "----" are private or yet unreleased specifications. New chunks and FORMS should be registered with Amigan Software. Please make all submissions by email and include your email and developer number (if any).

Developing New IFF FORMs and Chunks
Amiga IFF FORM/Chunk Registration Form

Hardware Manufacturer ID Registry

(any).ANNO	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 generic annotation chunk
(any).AUTH	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 generic author chunk
(any).CHRS	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 generic character string chunk
(any).CSET	IFF_TP	chunk for specifying character set
(any).FRED	---	Private ASDG global chunk
(any).FVER	IFF_TP	chunk for 2.0 VERSION string of an IFF file
(any).HLID	IFF_TP	HotLink IDentification (Soft-Logik)
(any).INFO.proposal	propos	This chunk contains data usually found in a file's .info file
(any).JUNK	IFF_TP	Always ignore this chunk
(any).NAME	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 generic name of art, music, etc. chunk
(any).TEXT	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 generic unformatted ASCII text chunk
(any).(c)	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 generic copyright text chunk
8SVX	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 8-bit sound sample form
8SVX.CHAN.PAN	IFF_TP	Stereo chunks for 8SVX form
8SVX.SEQN.FADE	IFF_TP	Looping chunks for 8SVX form
ACBM	IFF_TP	Amiga Contiguous Bitmap form
AHAM	----	unregistered (???)
AHIM	private	AHI Modes
AHIM.AUDN	private	AUDio driver Name
AHIM.AUDD	private	AUDio driver Data
AHIM.AUDM	private	AUDio Mode
AIFF	IFF_TP	Audio 1-32 bit samples (Mac, Apple II, Synthia Pro)
ANBM	IFF_TP	Animated bitmap form (Framer, Deluxe Video)
ANIM.brush	IFF_TP	ANIM brush format
ANIM	IFF_TP	Cel animation form
ANIM.op6	IFF_TP	Stereo (3D) animations
ANIM.op7	----	unregistered (???)
ANIM.op8	IFF_TP	-
ARC.proposal	propos	archive format proposal (old)
ARES	----	unregistered (???)
ATXT	----	temporarily reserved
AVCF	private	AmigaVision Flow format (currently private)
BANK	----	Soundquest Editor/Librarian MIDI Sysex dump
BBSD	----	BBS Database, F. Patnaude, Jr., Phalanx Software
C100	----	Cloanto Italia private format
CAT	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 group identifier
CELP.proposal	propos	For storage of compressed ZyXEL voice data (reserved)
CHBM	----	Chunky bitmap (name reserved by Eric Lavitsky)
CLIP	----	CAT CLIP to hold various formats in clipboard
CMUS.proposal	propos	Common MUsical Score
CPFM	----	Cloanto Personal FontMaker (doc in their manual)
DCCL	----	DCTV paint clip
DCPA	----	DCTV paint palette
DCTV	----	DCTV raw picture file
DECK	----	private format for Inovatronics CanDo
DEEP	IFF_TP	Chunky pixel image files (used in TV Paint)
DOC	----	unregistered (PageStream)
DR2D	IFF_TP	2D object standard format
DSDR	----	unregistered (DrawStudio)
DRAW	----	reserved by Jim Bayless, 12/90
DTYP	IFF_TP	DataTypes identification
EXEC.proposal	propos	Proposed form for executable (loadseg-able) code
FANT	IFF_TP	Fantavision movie format
FAX3	----	private GPSoftware FAX format, no longer used
FAXX.GPHD	IFF_TP	Additional header info for FAXX forms
FAXX	IFF_TP	Facsimile image form
FIGR	----	Deluxe Video - reserved
FILM	----	LIST FILM - For storing ILBMs with interleaved 8SVX audio
FNTR	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 reserved for raster font
FNTV	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 reserved for vector font
FORM	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 group identifier
FTXT	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 formatted text form
GRYP.proposal	propos	byteplane storage proposal (copyrighted)
GSCR	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 reserved general music score
GMS	IFF_TP	Gesture and Motion Signal (site link)
GUI.proposal	propos	user interface storage proposal (private)
HEAD	IFF_TP	Flow - New Horizons Software
ILBM	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 raster bitmap form
ILBM.3DCM	----	reserved by Haitex
ILBM.3DPA	----	reserved by Haitex
ILBM.ASDG	----	private ASDG application chunk
ILBM.BHBA	----	private Photon Paint chunk (brushes)
ILBM.BHCP	----	private Photon Paint chunk (screens)
ILBM.BHSM	----	private Photon Paint chunk
ILBM.CLUT	IFF_TP	Color Lookup Table chunk
ILBM.CMYK	IFF_TP	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, & Black color map (Soft-Logik)
ILBM.CNAM	IFF_TP	Color naming chunk (Soft-Logik)
ILBM.CTBL.DYCP	IFF_TP	Newtek Dynamic HAM color chunks
ILBM.DCTV	----	reserved
ILBM.DGVW	----	private Newtek DigiView chunk
ILBM.DPI	IFF_TP	Dots per inch chunk
ILBM.DPPV	IFF_TP	DPaint perspective chunk (EA)
ILBM.DRNG	IFF_TP	DPaint IV enhanced color cycle chunk (EA)
ILBM.EPSF	IFF_TP	Encapsulated Postscript chunk
ILBM.PCHG	IFF_TP	Line by line palette control information (Sebastiano Vigna)
ILBM.PRVW.proposal	propos	A mini duplicate ILBM used for preview (Gary Bonham)
ILBM.TMAP	----	Transparency map (temporarily reserved)
ILBM.VTAG.proposal	propos	Viewmode tags chunk suggestion
ILBM.XBMI	IFF_TP	eXtended BitMap Information (Soft-Logik)
ILBM.XSSL	IFF_TP	Identifier chunk for 3D X-Specs image (Haitex)
IOBJ	----	reserved by Seven Seas Software
IODK	----	reserved for Jean-Marc Porchet at Merging Technologies
ITRF	----	reserved
JMOV	----	reserved for Merging Technologies
LIST	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 group identifier
MFAX	----	reserved for TKR GmbH & Co.
MIDI	----	Circum Design
MOVI	----	LIST MOVI - private format
MSCX	----	private Music-X format
MSMP	----	temporarily reserved
MTRX	IFF_TP	Numerical data storage (MathVision - Seven Seas)
NSEQ	----	Numerical sequence (Stockhausen GmbH)
OB3D.proposal	propos	Proposal for a standard 3D object format
OCMP	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 reserved computer prop
OCPU	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 reserved processor prop
OPGM	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 reserved program prop
OSN	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 reserved serial num. prop
PGTB	IFF_TP	Program traceback (SAS Institute)
PICS	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 reserved Macintosh picture
PLBM	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 reserved obsolete name
PMBC.proposal	propos	reserved for Black Belt Systems 91.12.01
PREF	----	Reserved by Commodore for user preferences data, currently private
PREF.AHIG	private	AHI Global preferences
PREF.AHIU	private	AHI Unit preferences
PROP	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 group identifier
PRSP	IFF_TP	DPaint IV perspective move form (EA)
PTCH	----	Patch file format (SAS Institute)
PTXT	----	temporarily reserved
RGB4	----	4-bit RGB (format not available)
RGBN-RGB8	IFF_TP	RGB image forms, Turbo Silver (Impulse)
RGBX	----	temporarily reserved
ROXN	----	private animation form
SAMP	IFF_TP	Sampled sound format
SC3D	----	private scene format (Sculpt-3D)
SHAK	----	private Shakespeare format
SHO1	----	reserved by Gary Bonham (private)
SHOW	----	reserved by Gary Bonham (private)
SMUS	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 simple music score form
SPLT	IFF_TP	ASDG's file SPLiTting system
SSRE	----	reserved for Merging Technologies 92.05.04
SWRT	----	unregistered (???)
SYTH	----	SoundQuest Master Librarian MIDI System driver
TCDE	----	reserved by Merging Technologies
TDDD	IFF_TP	3D rendering data, Turbo Silver (Impulse)
TERM	----	unregistered (???)
TMUI	IFF_TP	Toolmaker IFF project file format (ToolMaker V1.19)
TREE	IFF_TP	Storage of arbitrary data structures as trees (or nested lists)
TRKR.proposal	propos	TRacKeR style music module format proposal
UNAM	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 reserved user name prop
USCR	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 reserved Uhuru score
UVOX	EA_IFF	EA IFF 85 reserved Uhuru Mac voice
VDEO	----	private Deluxe Video format
WORD	IFF_TP	ProWrite document format (New Horizons)
WOWO	----	unregistered (Wordworth)
YAFA	----	unregistered animation format (Wildfire)
YUVN	IFF_TP	For storage of Y:U:V image data (MacroSystems)

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