Windows Metafile
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WMF is an image file format intended to be portable between
applications and may contain both vector graphics and bitmap
components. It acts in a similar manner to SVG files.
Name | Windows Metafile |
|---|---|
| Short name | WMF |
| Developed by | Microsoft |
| Year | 1992 |
| Pros | Lossless |
| Cons | Not good for exporting or pasting bar graphs with fill patterns to
PowerPoint Support is limited |
| Features | |
| Vector graphics | Yes |
| Raster image | Yes |
| Lossless | Yes |
| Animation support | |
| Transparency support | Yes |
| Layers support | No |
| HDR | No |
| Maximum bit depth | |
| CMYK support (for print) | No |
| Maximum number of channels | |
| Commonly used for | used in Microsoft Clip Organizer for illustrations To store line-art, illustrations and content created in drawing or presentation applications. |
| Browser support (without plugin) | |
| Google Chrome | No |
| Microsoft Edge | No |
| Safari | No |
| Firefox | No |
| Opera | No |
| Additional | |
| File extensions | .wmf .emf .wmz .emz |
| Wikipedia | wikipedia.org/... |
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