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Name AAE Sidecar Format
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Identifiers PUID:  fmt/980
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Classification Text (Mark-up)
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Description The AAE sidecar format is a form of property list format. It has been reported as present in iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite for transferring non-destructive adjustments in photo editing between systems and apps. It is an XML based format. The .aae file accompanies the actual image which is in a .jpg file.
Orientation  
Byte order  
Related file formats Has priority over Extensible Markup Language (1.0)
Has priority over XML Property List  
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Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by None.
Supported by None.
Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date 06 Feb 2017
Source description Versions prior to DROID 6.3 may not identify this format correctly
Last updated 06 Feb 2017
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