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Supported Data/Document Formats

The Helix MARS platform is engineered to handle a diverse array of data and document formats, encompassing standard office documents, images, print streams, and legacy application outputs.

Note: This list reflects commonly encountered formats based on available documentation and may not be exhaustive.

Common Format Examples:

Print Streams & Page Description Languages (PDLs):

  • IBM AFP (Advanced Function Presentation)
  • Xerox DJDE / Metacode / LCDS
  • HP PCL (Printer Command Language)
  • Adobe PostScript (PS)
  • Line Data (including EBCDIC and ASCII variants with carriage control)

Standard Documents & Data:

  • Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format)
  • Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX, DOCM, RTF)
  • Microsoft Excel (XLS, XLSX, XLSB, XLSM)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT, PPTX, PPS, PPSX)
  • Text Files (TXT, ASCII, EBCDIC)
  • CSV (Comma Separated Values)
  • HTML (HyperText Markup Language)
  • XML (Extensible Markup Language)
  • XSLT / XSLT:FO
  • Open Document Formats (ODT, ODS, ODP, ODF, OOXML)
  • XPS / OXPS
  • MHT

Image Formats:

  • TIFF (Tagged Image File Format - including multi-page)
  • JPEG / JPG / JPG2
  • GIF
  • BMP
  • PNG
  • DICOM / DCM (Medical Imaging)
  • Various CAD formats (DWG, DXF)
  • Other raster formats (CAL, CALS, DCX, DIB, JBG, JED, MCA, NCR, PCX, PTO, TGA, WMF)
  • Vector formats (SVG, HGPL)

Email Formats:

  • MSG (Microsoft Outlook Item)
  • EML (Electronic Mail Format)

Archive/Legacy Formats:

  • ABIC
  • CIF / CFF / CIMS
  • IMNET
  • ICA

Audio/Video Formats:

  • MPEG, MP3, MP4
  • AVI, MOV
  • WAV, OGG