EMF File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .emf
Format Type Vector Graphics
MIME Type image/x-emf
Developed By Microsoft
Introduction Year 1993
32-bit Color Support Yes
Compression Optional, RLE Compression
Alpha Channel Yes
Transparency Yes
Layers No
Multiple Pages No
Can Contain Text Yes
Scalable Graphics Yes, Without Loss of Quality
Executable Code No
Use Cases High-resolution printing, CAD drawings, and application graphics
Advantages High scalability, detailed graphics without losing quality
Limitations Primarily supported only on Windows platforms
Portable With conversion or viewers
Metadata Support Yes
Library Support Libraries available for Windows
Embeddable Fonts Yes