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Summary
Name
Windows Metafile Image
Version
Other names
Identifiers
MIME: image/wmf
PUID: x-fmt/119
Family
Classification
Image (Vector)
Disclosure
Description
Windows Metafile is an image file format originally designed for Microsoft Windows in 1990. Windows Metafiles may contain both vector graphics and bitmap components.
Orientation
Text
Byte order
Related file formats
None.
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by
Microsoft Corporation
Supported by
Microsoft Corporation
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date
02 Aug 2005
Source description
Last updated
16 Mar 2012
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