Comic book archive
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| Filename extension | .cbr, .cbz, .cbt, .cba, .cb7 (containers) |
|---|---|
| Internet media type | application/x-cbr |
| Type of format | Multimedia, archive file |
| Container for | Images |
| Standard(s) | None |
A comic book archive or comic book reader file is a type of archive file for the purpose of sequential viewing of images, especially comic books. The idea was made popular by the CDisplay image viewer; since then, many viewers for different platforms have been created.
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[edit] Design
Comic book archive files mainly consist of a series of image files, typically PNG (lossless compression) or JPEG (lossy compression) files, stored as a single archive file.
The file name extension indicates the archive type used:
Rare:
Comic book archive files are not a distinct file format; only the file name extension differs from a standard file of the given archive type.
Occasionally GIF, BMP, and TIFF files are seen. The file names inside an archive are usually numbered in ascending order according to the original page number. Folders may be used to group images.
Comic book archive viewers typically offer various dedicated functions to read the content, like one page forward/backwards, go to first/last page, zoom or print. Some applications support additional tag information in the form of embedded XML files in the archive or use of the ZIP comment to store additional information.[3] These files can include additional information like artists or story information.
[edit] Adoption
[edit] Linux
- Comix is a full featured comic book viewer and organizer[4].
- Evince document viewer, includes support for the format[5].
- Okular can view many formats, including PDF and CBR, and is included in the KDE desktop.
- QComicBook
[edit] Mac
- ComicBookLover
- FFview
- Jomic is a comic book viewer and converter for Mac OS X[6].
- Sequential is a general image viewer exclusive to Mac OS X that also supports CBR and CBZ formats[7].
- Simple Comic, an open source comic viewer with many features including archive reading support[8].
[edit] Windows
- CDisplay was the first application to support the CBR format.
- ComicRack, which also includes cataloging functionality[9].
- Coview, comic is the most important element, removing anything else from the interface[10]
- Evince document viewer, includes support for the format[5].
- GonVisor, to create, open and manage comic files[11].
- YACReader, cross-platform comic reader with support for multiple comic files and image formats[12].
- HoneyView
- MangaMeeya
- MaxcomicCBR file reader and organizer.
- STDU Viewer[13].
- Sumatra[14].
- C.B.R or Comic Book Reader, Reading and eBook management that support most of the format : CBZ/ZIP, CBR/RAR, PDF, XPS and ePUB
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "CBR file extension". http://www.fileinfo.com/extension/cbr. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ "CBZ file extension". http://www.fileinfo.com/extension/cbz. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ "Metadata for Digital Comics". https://code.google.com/p/comicbookinfo/.
- ^ Comix Official Site
- ^ a b Evince Official Site
- ^ Jomic Official Site
- ^ Sequential Official Site
- ^ Simple Comic Official Site
- ^ PCWORLD: ComicRack Lets You View and Organize Digital Comics
- ^ Coview Official site
- ^ GonVisor Official Site
- ^ YacReader Official Site
- ^ STDU Official Site
- ^ Sumatra Official Site
