Microsoft Windows Enhanced Metafile 3.0

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vector-image

The Enhanced Metafile format is a 32-bit format that can contain both vector information and bitmap information. This format contains extended features over the Windows Metafile Format, including built-in scaling information, and improvements in color palettes and device independence.

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Extensions	`.emf.emz`
MIME types	`image/emf`
Signatures	`010000006c000000` at byte 0 (Microsoft Windows Enhanced Metafile 3.0 (Variation 1)) `01000000` at byte 0 (Microsoft Windows Enhanced Metafile 3.0 (Variation 2))
PRONOM	`fmt/345`
Wikidata	`Q122947391`

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LibreOffice DrawOpen sourcereads and writes · Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
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Q8295Open sourcereads · GNU General Public License, version 2.0
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Corel Presentations 11reads and writes
DIAdemwrites
Digital Image Standard 2006 Editorreads and writes
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Hijaak Digital Photo Studioreads and writes
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MagicPlotwrites
Mathematicawrites · proprietary license
Microsoft Office Publisher 2003writes
Microsoft Office Publisher 2007writes
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007writes
Microsoft Visiowrites · proprietary license
PaintShop Photo Pro X3reads and writes
PaintShop Pro X4reads and writes
PaintShop Pro X6 Ultimatereads and writes
Photopeareads and writes
Picture It! Photo 7reads and writes
Picture It! Premium 10reads and writes
Q108202177writes · proprietary license / shareware
Q55377324writes
Q650922writes · freeware / proprietary license
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Serenade SVwrites
SigmaPlotwrites
T-FLEX CADwrites · proprietary license
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Visio Standard 5.0reads and writes
VisualARQwrites

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