Input file
EMF
- Full Name: Enhanced Windows Metafile Picture
- Developer: Microsoft
Output file
WMF
- Full Name: Windows Metafile Format
- Developer: Microsoft
What is EMF file?
EMF (.emf) is a vector image file format created by Microsoft Windows for use with device-independent graphics files. The Enhanced Metafile Format goes beyond the .wmf Windows Metafile Format in that it provides additional support for managing metafiles and defining their contents. An Enhanced Windows Metafile (.emf) is a vector image file containing an object-based metafile. It contains 2D graphics commands indicating how to draw or manipulate graphically objects and lines. [ ⏩ ] EMF file extension
What is WMF file?
The WMF (.WMF) file extension is a vector graphics file format used by the Microsoft Windows operating system. It stores these graphics in a device-independent and resolution-independent format, making it optimal for graphic programs. The WMF file format was created by Microsoft in the late 1980s and is based on the Windows Metafile graphic format specification developed by Microsoft. [ ⏩ ] WMF file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
CorelDraw Graphics Suite
Graphic Workshop Professional
IrfanView
ACDSee Photo Manager- 2D Design
- Bulk Image Converter
- Diagram Designer
PhotoFiltre Studio
Adobe Illustrator for Mac- WMF Converter Pro
- XnView MP
- Apache OpenOffice Draw (OpenOffice.org Draw)
Inkscape- Picture Resize Free Online Images Converter
How to convert the file from EMF to WMF?
To successfully convert the EMF file to WMF, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.EMF). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case WMF (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than WMF).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. EMF to WMF. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting EMF files to WMF files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension WMF, while before this step we had the EMF file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new WMF file, or not.