Windows Metafile

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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
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Some applications apparently use WMF files that are [[gzip]]-compressed, and have a file extension of .wmz or .emz.
 
Some applications apparently use WMF files that are [[gzip]]-compressed, and have a file extension of .wmz or .emz.
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== Identifiers ==
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* WMF: PRONOM:{{PRONOM|x-fmt/119}}
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* EMF 1.0: PRONOM:{{PRONOM|x-fmt/153}}
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* EMF 2.0: PRONOM:{{PRONOM|fmt/344}}
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* EMF 3.0: PRONOM:{{PRONOM|fmt/345}}
  
 
== Specifications ==
 
== Specifications ==

Revision as of 23:29, 14 March 2013

File Format
Name Windows Metafile
Ontology
Extension(s) .wmf .emf
.wmz .emz
PRONOM fmt/345, others

Contents

Overview

Windows Metafile (WMF) is a graphics file format used mainly by old Microsoft Windows applications. It stores a list of commands which, when executed, generate an image.

Windows has drivers to support WMF, allowing applications to either write to a WMF file, or draw on the screen, using the same API.

The newer versions of the format are known as Enhanced Metafile (EMF) and Enhanced Metafile Format Plus Extensions (EMF+).

Some applications apparently use WMF files that are gzip-compressed, and have a file extension of .wmz or .emz.

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