Thank you for choosing to submit a new entry to PRONOM. For each submission, please include as much of the following information as possible. It's okay if you don't have everything, but please include what you can.
Format name
Astound Presentation
Version number
2-3
Extensions
asd
MIME/Media Type
x-application/Astound (unofficial)
Description
Slide-based multimedia presentation format.
Format type
Presentation
Vendor
Astound Incorporated (formerly Gold Disk)
File format identification signatures
Simplest - BOF: 41 57 4E 44 (AWND) at offset 0
More robust, works with my 4 sample files - BOF: 41 57 4E 44 00 00 00 04 {4} 4C 4F 54 53 (AWND …. LOTS) at offset 0
Astound-Presentation-2-3-signature-file.zip
Sample Files
https://sembiance.com/fileFormatSamples/document/astoundPresentation/
Relevant links, documentation, extra information
http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Astound_Presentation
https://web.archive.org/web/19961229021632/http://www.astound.com/releasenews.html
The Astound format moved to OLE Compound File Binary format beginning with version 4.
Credit
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Thank you for choosing to submit a new entry to PRONOM. For each submission, please include as much of the following information as possible. It's okay if you don't have everything, but please include what you can.
Format name
Astound Presentation
Version number
2-3
Extensions
asd
MIME/Media Type
x-application/Astound (unofficial)
Description
Slide-based multimedia presentation format.
Format type
Presentation
Vendor
Astound Incorporated (formerly Gold Disk)
File format identification signatures
Simplest - BOF: 41 57 4E 44 (AWND) at offset 0
More robust, works with my 4 sample files - BOF: 41 57 4E 44 00 00 00 04 {4} 4C 4F 54 53 (AWND …. LOTS) at offset 0
Astound-Presentation-2-3-signature-file.zip
Sample Files
https://sembiance.com/fileFormatSamples/document/astoundPresentation/
Relevant links, documentation, extra information
http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Astound_Presentation
https://web.archive.org/web/19961229021632/http://www.astound.com/releasenews.html
The Astound format moved to OLE Compound File Binary format beginning with version 4.
Credit
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints