The formats listed below as “supported” are those that Vanderbilt Libraries recognize and will support as part of the preservation and migration of the VU e-Archive. Formats listed as “known” are familiar, but their support and migration are not guaranteed. “Unknown” means that we do not recognize the format, and although we can store it, we will probably not be able to migrate it. If a format is not listed here, check with your VU e-Archive administrator.
FORMAT SUPPORT LEVELS
|
Name |
Extensions |
MIME Type |
Support Level |
|
Unknown |
|
application/octet-stream |
unknown |
|
Adobe PDF |
|
application/pdf |
supported |
|
XML |
Xml |
text/xml |
known |
|
Text |
txt, asc |
text/plain |
supported |
|
HTML |
htm, html |
text/html |
supported |
|
Microsoft Word |
Doc |
application/msword |
supported |
|
Microsoft Powerpoint |
Ppt |
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint |
known |
|
Microsoft Excel |
Xls |
application/vnd.ms-excel |
supported |
|
MARC |
|
application/marc |
known |
|
JPEG |
jpeg, jpg |
image/jpeg |
supported |
|
GIF |
Gif |
image/gif |
known |
|
image/png |
Png |
image/png |
known |
|
TIFF |
tiff, tif |
image/tiff |
supported |
|
AIFF |
aiff, aif, aifc |
audio/x-aiff |
known |
|
audio/basic |
au, snd |
audio/basic |
known |
|
WAV |
Wav |
audio/x-wav |
known |
|
MPEG |
mpeg, mpg, mpe |
video/mpeg |
known |
| MP3 | mp3 | audio/video | known |
|
RTF |
Rtf |
text/richtext |
supported |
|
Microsoft Visio |
Vsd |
application/vnd.visio |
known |
|
FMP3 |
Fm |
application/x-filemaker |
known |
|
BMP |
Bmp |
image/x-ms-bmp |
known |
|
Photoshop |
psd, pdd |
application/x-photoshop |
known |
|
Postscript |
ps, eps, ai |
application/postscript |
supported |
|
Video Quicktime |
mov, qt |
video/quicktime |
known |
|
MPEG Audio |
mpa, abs, mpega |
audio/x-mpeg |
known |
|
Microsoft Project |
mpp, mpx, mpd |
application/vnd.ms-project |
known |
|
Mathematica |
Ma |
application/mathematica |
known |
|
LateX |
Latex |
application/x-latex |
known |
|
TeX |
Tex |
application/x-tex |
known |
|
TeX dvi |
Dvi |
application/x-dvi |
known |
|
SGML |
sgm, sgml |
application/sgml |
known |
|
WordPerfect |
Wpd |
application/wordperfect5.1 |
known |
|
RealAudio |
ra, ram |
audio/x-pn-realaudio |
known |
|
Photo CD |
Pcd |
image/x-photo-cd |
known |
WHAT TO DO IF YOUR FORMAT ISN'T LISTED
Please contact your VU e-Archive Administrator if you have questions about a particular format.