All about SPP Files

The SPP file type is primarily associated with Substance.

SPP	File extension: SPP
	File type:	textures, meshes, and 3D model configuration

What is an SPP file?

SPP files mostly belong to Substance by Adobe. SPP is the filename extension of project data such as the meshes, textures, and the configuration of a 3D model created with Substance Painter 3D texturing software. A different SPP format is used as the default file format for storing project files containing layers, layer effects, text, graphics, and metadata of an image edited with PhotoPlus photo editing software. MNS-Edit, a word processor for editing construction specifications, uses SPP files to store projects. Scrapbook Factory, a program for creating digital scrapbooks, saves some of its internal data in SPP files. SPPS, a statistics and analysis software used for data processing and business automation, save its production mode output data in SPP files. Assembly source code and C programming language pre-processor implicit dependency code used by sCons software build tool, are stored in SPP files. Plant Simulation, an industrial plant simulation software, uses SPP files to store plant simulation models.

How to open SPP files

You need a suitable software like Substance to open an SPP file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your SPP file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a SPP file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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Programs that open and convert SPP files:

Substance by Adobe
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. SPP files are often referred to as Substance 3d images because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
IRM (sealed presentation) by Oracle
IRM, short for Information Rights Management was a program that allowed users to encrypt (seal) and decrypt documents. This program was previously known as E-DRM (or SealedMedia) and it saved sealed (encrypted) PowerPoint presentations in SPP files. IRM appears to have been discontinued. This file format is classified as Encoded.
NMS-Edit (project) by ITI
NMS-Edit is a word processor for creating and editing construction specifications. Projects created with NMS-Edit are stored in SPP files. This file format is classified as Data.
PhotoPlus (layered image) by Serif
PhotoPlus is a discontinued professional photo editing software. SPP was its native file format for storing photo editing projects (made up of layers, effects, images, metadata etc.). This file format is classified as Raster Image.
Scrapbook Factory (data) by Nova
Scrapbook Factory is a graphics design software for creating digital scrapbooks that users may choose to print. It features over 75,000 templates and many creative fonts, effects, and graphics components that allow for quick and easy scrapbook creation. Some data used by this program is stored in SPP files. This file format is classified as Data.
Sprint (printer data) by Micro Focus
Sprint is an obsolete software used to perform word processing tasks on classic MS-DOS platforms. Files sent from Sprint to a printer were stored in SPP files. This file format is classified as Data.
SPSS Statistics (production mode output) by IBM
SPSS Statistics is a data mining and analysis software for interactive, batch, or statistical analysis. It provides tools that allow you to understand and present results with tabular and graphical output over various channels. The production mode output data created by SPSS Statistics is stored in SPP files. This file format is classified as Data.
XMLSpy (virtual project) by Altova
XMLSpy is an integrated development environment for creating and editing XSLT documents. Virtual projects used to organize XML, CSS, and XSLT-type templates in XMLSpy are stored in SPP files. This file format is classified as Developer.

SPP file format details:

If you can determine the file format, the associated program can also be determined. The initial characters of a file are called signature, sometimes also referred to as "magic bytes". The signature can be used to infer the file format. Frequently, however, one file extension is used by different programs for different file formats, and one file format for different file extensions. When there is a problem with a file, the first step to solving it is to determine the file format. Our evaluation of the SPP files is as follows:

An SPP file includes different formats for different programs. However, the following two file formats are common:

30% of all SPP files are based on the popular HDF5 file format. HDF5 is short for Hierarchical Data Format version 5. It is an open source file format for storing and organizing large amounts of data. These files contain neither text nor words, but only data. The files are 37 MB to 1 GB in size, with a median of 200 MB. The file type is relatively new. Several words can almost always be found in the files, e.g. TREE. These files are often associated with texture, substance, textures, uploads, template and hobkin.
25% of all SPP files are based on the zip format, multiple files are compressed and combined into one SPP file. The average file count is 9 with most SPP files containing between 7 - 15 compressed files. File names inside are Root.xml, document.xml, flattened.png, preview.jpg, story.xml, stylesheet.xml, \Layer\1.xml and \images\1.png. A little tip: If you rename the file extension to .zip and then double-click, you will see the included files and images. SPP files are between 100 KB and 36 MB in size. Several words can almost always be found in the files, e.g. IDATx, IHDR, images/00000000.png and pHYs. A usual file name is SAMPLE_PACK.spp. Files like these are sometimes connected to sample, pack, image, christmas, activity and chuga.

The remaining 45% of all SPP files are files with no common format, often, for example, Serif PhotoPlus Picture, XML and spp. They are often associated with invoice, project, aufgabe, billing, effect or family. Just click the "Choose your .spp file to analyze" button on this page to find out what your SPP file is.

Technical Data for SPP File Extension

File classification:

3D Image

Related files:

ssp, cpp, zip, jpg, mp3, rar, h5, pdf, map, max, sbsar

Mime type:

application/scvp-vp-response, application/octet-stream

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: Microsoft.Streets.Pushpin.98, FileType: Microsoft Expedia Streets Pushpins, AppName: Microsoft Expedia Streets 98
EXEFile: Streets 98.exe

ProgramID: Serif.PhotoPlus, FileType: Serif PhotoPlus Picture, AppName: Serif PhotoPlus Application
EXEFile: PHOTOP~1.EXE

ProgramID: sppfile, FileType: SPP-Document

ProgramID: SpssProduction.Document, FileType: SPSS Production Job, AppName: spssprod
EXEFile: SPSSPROD.EXE

ProgramID: NovaDevelopment.ScrapbookFactory.PhotoProject
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Art Explosion\Scrapbook Factory\scrapbk.exe %1

ProgramID: SealedMedia.ppt
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe %1

ProgramID: Serif.PhotoPlus
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Serif\PHOTOP~1\8.0\Program\photopls.EXE /dde

ProgramID: SpssProduction.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SPSS\SPSSPROD.EXE %1

ProgramID: NovaDevelopment.ScrapbookFactory.PhotoProject
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nova Development\Scrapbook Factory\scrapbk.exe %1

ProgramID: sppfile
EXEFile: C:\BC5\BIN\bcw.exe

ProgramID: Serif.PhotoPlus
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Serif\PhotoP60\Program\PHOTOP~1.EXE %1

ProgramID: Microsoft.Streets.Pushpin.98
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Expedia\Streets 98\Streets 98.exe /f%1

ProgramID: SpssProduction.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\spsseval\spssprod.exe %1

ProgramID: Serif.PhotoPlus
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SerifPhotoPlus5.5\PhotoP50\Program\PHOTOP~1.EXE %1

ProgramID: Serif.PhotoPlus
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Serif\PHOTOP~1\6.5\Program\PhotoPls.EXE %1

ProgramID: Serif.PhotoPlus
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Serif\PhotoP50\Program\PHOTOP~1.EXE

ProgramID: Serif.PhotoPlus
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Serif\PHOTOP~1\10.0\Program\PhotoPls.exe

ProgramID: Serif.PhotoPlus
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PHOTOP~1\photop60\Program\PHOTOP~1.EXE

ProgramID: Serif.PhotoPlus
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Serif\PhotoP70\Program\PHOTOP~1.EXE

ProgramID: IdeaSoft.ScrapbooksPlus.PhotoProject
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IdeaSoft\Scrapbooks Plus\scrapbk.exe

ProgramID: NovaDevelopment.ScrapbookFactory.PhotoProject
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ideasoft\Scrapbooks Plus\scrapbk.exe

ProgramID: Serif.PhotoPlus
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Serif\PhotoPlus\8.0\Program\photopls.EXE

ProgramID: Micro Applications.Studio Photo Pro
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Micro Application\Studio Photo Pro\Program\photopls.EXE

ProgramID: NovaDevelopment.ScrapbookFactory.PhotoProject
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SCRAPBOOK FACTORY DELUX\scrapbk.exe

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an spp textures, meshes, and 3D model configuration is a special file format by Adobe and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with SPP files

Associate the SPP file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open textures, meshes, and 3d model configurations. Because only the current version supports the latest SPP file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Adobe manufacturer website after an available Substance update.
To make sure that your SPP file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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