Windows Metafile
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| − | |extensions={{ext|wmf}}, {{ext|emf}}, {{ext|wmz}}, {{ext|emz}} | + | |extensions={{ext|wmf}}, {{ext|emf}}, {{ext|wmz}}, {{ext|emz}}, {{ext|apm}} |
| − | |pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/ | + | |pronom={{PRONOM|x-fmt/119}}, {{PRONOM|x-fmt/153}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/344}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/345}} |
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'''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 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. | ||
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The '''.wmz''' extension indicates a [[ZIP]]-compressed WMF file. The '''.emz''' extension is reportedly used for [[gzip]]-compressed EMF files. | The '''.wmz''' extension indicates a [[ZIP]]-compressed WMF file. The '''.emz''' extension is reportedly used for [[gzip]]-compressed EMF files. | ||
| − | == | + | Most WMF files begin with a 22-byte "Aldus Placeable Metafile" header, which supplies suggested placement and scaling information. Some (mainly older) WMF files lack this header. |
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| − | + | == Identification == | |
| − | + | WMF data (usually?) begins with the byte sequence <code>01 00 09 00</code> or <code>02 00 09 00</code>. This sequence may appear at the beginning of a WMF file, but it is usually at offset 22, and the file begins with the Aldus Placeable Metafile signature of <code>D7 1D C6 9A</code>. | |
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| − | + | EMF files have "<code> EMF</code>" (with the leading space) at file offset 40. | |
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== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
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* http://cd.textfiles.com/10000gp2/COLORWMF/ | * http://cd.textfiles.com/10000gp2/COLORWMF/ | ||
* http://cd.textfiles.com/cdreview/cdreview66/MULTIM/MEDI8OR/CLIPART/PICTURES/ | * http://cd.textfiles.com/cdreview/cdreview66/MULTIM/MEDI8OR/CLIPART/PICTURES/ | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Windows Metafile|Wikipedia article]] | * [[Wikipedia:Windows Metafile|Wikipedia article]] | ||
* {{EGFF|wmf|Microsoft Windows Metafile File Format Summary}}, from the [[Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats]]. | * {{EGFF|wmf|Microsoft Windows Metafile File Format Summary}}, from the [[Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats]]. | ||
| + | * [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/66949 Microsoft support: Windows Metafile Functions & Aldus Placeable Metafiles] | ||
| + | * [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms534075%28v=vs.85%29.aspx MSDN: WmfPlaceableFileHeader structure] | ||
| + | * http://wvware.sourceforge.net/caolan/ora-wmf.html | ||
[[Category:Microsoft]] | [[Category:Microsoft]] | ||
Revision as of 14:05, 28 December 2014
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+).
The .wmz extension indicates a ZIP-compressed WMF file. The .emz extension is reportedly used for gzip-compressed EMF files.
Most WMF files begin with a 22-byte "Aldus Placeable Metafile" header, which supplies suggested placement and scaling information. Some (mainly older) WMF files lack this header.
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Identification
WMF data (usually?) begins with the byte sequence 01 00 09 00 or 02 00 09 00. This sequence may appear at the beginning of a WMF file, but it is usually at offset 22, and the file begins with the Aldus Placeable Metafile signature of D7 1D C6 9A.
EMF files have " EMF" (with the leading space) at file offset 40.
Specifications
- Windows Metafile Format Specification
- Windows-Format Metafiles
- Enhanced Metafile Format
- Enhanced Metafile Format Plus Extensions
Software
Sample files
- http://cd.textfiles.com/10000gp2/COLORWMF/
- http://cd.textfiles.com/cdreview/cdreview66/MULTIM/MEDI8OR/CLIPART/PICTURES/
