NEW

Status

Field	Value
Extension(s)	.new
Common ecosystem	Unknown embroidery lead
Format family	Unknown
Satin Studio status	Researching
Open / import	No
Export	No
Confidence	Low.

What it is

NEW appears in some extension lists and collides with a generic English word.

Satin Studio direction

Never accept by extension alone.

Versions and variants

This entry is tracked as a format lead, but Satin Studio does not yet have a public version or dialect matrix for it. Real sample files with machine/software provenance are needed before support can be planned safely.

File identification notes

Unknown.

Observed structure notes

• Observed NEW readers skip two initial bytes, likely a stitch count, then read three-byte records.
• Observed record layout is x, y, control; control bit 0x40 negates X and bit 0x20 negates Y. Remaining low bits classify stitch, jump, color change, and end.
• Observed controls: low bits 0 stitch, 0b00010001 end, bit 0x02 color change, and bit 0x01 jump.

Structure sketch

Observed NEW files have a short prefix and unsigned triplet records:

struct NewCandidate<'a> {
    prefix: [u8; 2],                   // likely stitch count in observed readers
    records: &'a [NewRecord],
}

struct NewRecord {
    x: u8,
    y: u8,
    control: u8,                       // 0x40 negates x; 0x20 negates y
}

What we still need

Samples with provenance and a strong signature.