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PIM File - What is a .pim file and how do I open it?
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What is a PIM file? File created by Pro Tools, a digital audio workstation for recording, editing, and mixing audio; contains a customized layout of parameters for a control surface (i.e., D-control, D-command, C24, and Command 8); allows plug-in control surface mappings to be saved and reloaded.
More Information PIM file open in PIM Developer Ilia Muraviev released PIM in 2004. PIM's proprietary compression format, which is referred to as both PIM and PIMPLE, is optimized for compressing multimedia files. To create a PIM archive, users first select File → New... to create the archive. Then, they select Commands → Add File(s)... or Commands → Add Folder... to add files or folders to the archive. After a user has added files to a PIM archive, they cannot add more files to that archive.
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.PIM File Extension
2 file types use the .pim file extension.
Pro Tools Controller Plug-in Mappings File
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What is a PIM file?
File created by Pro Tools, a digital audio workstation for recording, editing, and mixing audio; contains a customized layout of parameters for a control surface (i.e., D-control, D-command, C24, and Command 8); allows plug-in control surface mappings to be saved and reloaded.
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Updated: August 24, 2015
PIM Archive
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A PIM file may also be a compressed archive created by PIM, an archive utility for Windows. It contains one or more files that have been compressed and packaged together for more efficient storage and distribution. PIM files often contain multiple image, audio, and/or other multimedia files.
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PIM file open in PIM
Developer Ilia Muraviev released PIM in 2004. PIM's proprietary compression format, which is referred to as both PIM and PIMPLE, is optimized for compressing multimedia files.
To create a PIM archive, users first select File → New... to create the archive. Then, they select Commands → Add File(s)... or Commands → Add Folder... to add files or folders to the archive. After a user has added files to a PIM archive, they cannot add more files to that archive.
Common PIM Filenames
NewArchive.pim - The default name PIM assigns to PIM files.
How to open a PIM file
You can open a PIM file with PIM (Windows). To do so, select File → Open... . Then, navigate to and open your PIM file. After opening your PIM file, you can select Commands → Extract... to extract the files your PIM file contains.
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Updated: February 17, 2023