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ANI File Format

Short Name ANI
Long Name Microsoft Windows Animated Cursor
Typical File Extensions .ani
Contains Color/Animated Cursor


This is one format that cursors (the mouse pointer design) are stored in, under Microsoft Windows 95, NT, and later versions of Windows. It is designed as a superior replacement to CUR, as this format (but not CUR) allows animated and color cursor designs.

ANIs are a type of RIFF files.

The ANI format also allows transparency so that cursors do not have to appear rectangular when displayed on screen.

ANI files are essentially a collection of BMP, CUR or ICO data combined together into a single file, with additional headers and directory information, and organized into a RIFF file.

CUR and ICO data is not compressed. On the other hand BMP data can sometimes be compressed as is standard with that format.



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