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File Formats: Windows Metafile Formats (WMF and EMF)

The Windows Metafile (WMF and EMF) formats are vector formats that may or may not also contain a raster image.

EMF/WMF Vector files can be read and written as raster images in the non-vector toolkits.

File constants associated with this file format are:

Constant Read Support Write Support Description
Wmf Yes Yes Windows Metafile.
Emf Yes Yes Windows Enhanced Metafile.

When WMF and EMF files are rasterized, they are either 8 or 24 BPP.

Required DLL: Leadtools.Codecs.Wmf.dll. For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.