Archive file types
| Name | Analysis 1 | Extraction Of Contents 2 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Cabinet | Yes | Yes | The InstallShield software also has a cabinet file format. However, InstallShield Cabinet files have a different internal structure than Microsoft Cabinet files, and they are not supported by this file type's handler. |
| 7-Zip | Yes | Yes | |
| Roshal Archive | Yes | Yes | |
| ISO Image | Yes | Yes | |
| GNU ZIP | Yes | Yes | A GNU ZIP file can only contain a single file, so the
format is often used to compress a Tarball file. |
| Tarball | Yes | Yes | Tarballs do not support compression, so they are usually contained within a GNU ZIP archive. |
Video file types
| Name | Analysis 1 | Text Extraction 3 | Video Snippet Creation 4 | Thumbnail Creation 6 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Video Interleave | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Advanced Systems Format | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | These files are often called "Windows Media" files and given a ".WMV" or ".WMA" file extension, but ASF is the official name of the format. |
| MPEG Program Stream | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| MPEG-4 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| OGG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | If the file has subtitle tracks, they will be extracted as text. |
| Matroska | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | If the file has subtitle tracks, they will be
extracted
as text. Subtitle extraction from Matroska files is very slow because the entire file must be scanned. |
Audio file types
| Name | Analysis 1 | Audio Metadata Extraction 7 | Audio Snippet Creation 5 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Monkey's Audio | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| True Audio | Yes | No | Yes | |
| WavPack | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Wave | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Free Lossless Audio Codec | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Still image file types
| Name | Analysis 1 | Thumbnail Creation 6 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tagged Image File Format | Yes | Yes | |
| Windows Bitmap | Yes | Yes | |
| Joint Photographic Experts Group | Yes | Yes | |
| Portable Network Graphics | Yes | Yes | |
| Graphics Interchange Format | Yes | Yes |
Text file types
| Name | Analysis 1 | Text Extraction 3 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Yes | Yes | This is "plain text", either ASCII or Unicode. |
| Rich Text Format | Yes | Yes | |
| Portable Document Format | Yes | Yes |
Program file types
| Name | Analysis 1 | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Executable | No | |
| Dynamic Link Library | No |
Miscellaneous file types
| Name | Analysis 1 | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | No | This file type is assigned to any file that cannot be identified as one of the other types. |
| Folder | No | |
| Shortcut | Yes |
1 If the column contains "Yes", it means that Manxam can perform detailed analysis on a file of that type. If the column contains "No", it means that Manxam can identify whether or not a file is an instance of that file type, but can only record basic information about the file.
2 If the column contains "Yes", it means that Manxam can extract the contents of the archive file. This will allow the archive file's contents to be cataloged.
3 If the column contains "Yes", it means that Manxam can extract text from that type of file. This text wiill be used during a full-text search.
4 If the column contains "Yes", it means that Manxam can create a video snippet from that type of file.
5 If the column contains "Yes", it means that Manxam can create an audio snippet from that type of file.
6 If the column contains "Yes", it means that Manxam can create a thumbnail from that type of file.
7 If the column contains "Yes", it means that Manxam can extract audio metadata from that type of file.
