Talk:Metafile

dfg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.247.182.215 (talk) 06:19, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

What is a metafile?
To my best knowledge, a metafile is a file that stores a vector graphics format (e.g. CGM, WMF, EMF, ...). It is called a metafile, because it acts like graphics device, the same program calls that are used for a graphical device can be directed to a metafile to be recorded there - and can be later played from the metafile against a device. Suggested further reading: * L. R. Henderson, A. M. Mumford: The Computer Graphics Metafile. Butterworth & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 1990, ISBN 9780408026802. --Jost Riedel (talk) 17:59, 28 March 2020 (UTC)