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Details for file extension .RAW are on this page. Because there is no central registry for file extensions and their associated programs there may be multiple entries on this page. And, because there are many (some say over a million) such associations not all may be listed here.

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A search on the file extension you submitted shows 13 record(s). The details for each of these are shown below. The best FILExt can do for you is provide the details we know about. Selecting the information that applies to your particular situation is up to you. Use any hints provided. If the information here is not helpful, FILExt is sorry; but as a research site FILExt cannot provide personal support. If you need further information you might try the research tips on the FILExt Help Me page.

Extension: RAW
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Image Alchemy HSI Temporary Raw Bitmap
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find RAW errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		XnView
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 6D 68 77 61 6E 68 00 04 ASCII: mhwanh
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 9974 last modified on 2003-08-12 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: RAW
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Nicolet Summit/DaStar Data File		Nicolet Instrument Technologies, Inc.
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find RAW errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 14365 last modified on 2003-05-13 and created on 2003-05-13.

Extension: RAW
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Nimbus 7 SAMS Data File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(radiance data) Recommended: Find RAW errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 9975 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: RAW
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Raw Data for CD-ROM Writing		Nero AG
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(Nero) Recommended: Find RAW errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 9976 last modified on 2007-08-24 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: RAW
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
RAW RGB 24-bit Graphic
Specific Notes [What's This?]
A RAW file is typically a recording of the direct output from a CCD in a digital camera. While some RAW files have the RAW file extension, most often a camera maker will give their RAW files different extensions and usually their own specific format. For example, Fuji uses .RAF, Canon uses either .CRW or .CR2, Kodak uses .KDC, Minolta uses .MRW, Nikon uses .NEF, Olympus uses .ORF, Adobe uses .DNG, Pentax uses .PTX or .PEF, Sony uses .ARW, and Sigma uses .X3F. Recommended: Find RAW errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
	Graphic	XnView
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 9977 last modified on 2006-12-15 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: RAW
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Raw Signed PCM Data
Specific Notes [What's This?]
An audio format. Recommended: Find RAW errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		AudioPlayer
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 9978 last modified on 2006-03-09 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: RAW
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
RDosPlay RAW Audio Format
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Play using Winamp with the AdPlug plug-in. Recommended: Find RAW errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
	Audio	Winamp AdPlug
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 16170 last modified on 2004-02-25 and created on 2004-02-25.

Extension: RAW
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
RealAudio Sound
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find RAW errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
Note: This entry has not yet been verified by FILExt. It was submitted to the list and appeared to be accurate; however, no verification links have so far been found on the Internet. Please use this association data with that in mind.
This is record 9979 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: RAW
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Sentry 2020 Encryption File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find RAW errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 9980 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: RAW
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Spectrum Raw Memory Dump
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find RAW errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 9981 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: RAW
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Unknown Apple II File (found on Golden Orchard Apple II CD Rom)
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find RAW errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 22444 last modified on 2006-10-13 and created on 2006-10-13.

Extension: RAW
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
V41/eV41 Program Files
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find RAW errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 9982 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: RAW
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
VitaGraph File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(medical testing related) Recommended: Find RAW errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 9983 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

System Info for File Extension .RAW

FILExt has been given permission to display the file extension database produced by the Associate This! program. Some of that data has already been included into the main FILExt database; but, not all. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are shown below in the hope that they will be of some use. Data collected by FILExt on registered file extensions from user systems is also in the display. Be aware this is raw data which may require further research on your part to fully understand. In particular, look at the Program ID. Often a company will put the program's name into the short ID that Windows uses to open registered file extensions. If that's not the case, look at the complete path to the EXE file. Often, programs will install themselves into directories that give either the program or company name. The program name itself may also be used as the EXE file name. These listings are particularly important since they represent listings that are in actual use by users who have sumbitted data to FILExt and therefore these listings can point you to the most likely candidate should there be multiple entries in the FILExt main database.

Program Name and MIME Type Info for File Extension .RAW

FILExt has been given permission to display a Program Name/MIME type database collected by Anthony R. Nemmer. Some of that data has already been included into the main FILExt database; but, not all. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are shown below in the hope that they will be of some use. Be aware this is raw data which may require further research on your part to fully understand. MIME type listings often contain the name of a program or, at a minimum, a type of file as the leading text in the MIME type.

General Info

• If the extension you are looking for is of the form .??_ the file is likely a compressed file and part of an install routine. When the install program runs it will expand the file and replace the underscore with the proper letter for the file type.
• If the file is sent as an audio file with any three-character extension it may be a dictation file where the extension is the dictator's initials; playable by BCB Voice Systems software (see ??? extension). The file could likewise be a dictation file in TrueSpeech format. Use Windows Sound Recorder and/or Media Player to play these back.
• If the extension you are looking for has a number at the end or is only a number and there were no results consider entering the same extension format using zero or one as some programs produce numbered split files but when the split can be extensive (e.g., .000-.999) only the first entry is in the database.

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