Files that can be shared by more than one application program.
A text file containing URL's of media file locations, and proprietory information about the stream. Sometimes called a reference or pointer file, the most common ones have file extention .asx for Windows Media .ram for Real Media and .qtl for QuickTime.
n. A file containing a series of attributes that set color, shape, and size, usually of a picture or a drawing. Using a program that can interpret these attributes, a user can view the assembled image.
A metafile is a list of commands that can be played back to draw a graphic. Typically, a metafile is made up of commands to draw objects such as lines, polygons and text and commands to control the style of these objects. NOTE: Some people equate metafiles with vector graphics. In most cases this is fine; but, strictly speaking, a metafile can contain any mix of vector and raster graphics. For example, a metafile could contain just one command to display a bitmap
A metafile can refer to two different types of computer files. The first is a ...
A file that stores an image as graphical objects such as lines, circles, and polygons rather than as pixels. There are two types of metafiles, standard and enhanced. Standard metafiles usually have a .wmf file name extension. Enhanced metafiles usually have a .emf file name extension. Metafiles preserve an image more accurately than pixels when the image is resized. .
A class of graphics that combines the components of raster and vector graphics formats.
a file containing a record of a series of drawing operations
a file which just points to other files
a multifunction graphics file type that accommodates both vector and bitmapped data within the same format
a separate file that points the web browser (Netscape, Explorer, etc
a shortcut to the files that contain your packaged content
a vector image which contains a geometrical representation of an image in terms of drawing commands
Another name for a Ram file.
Image defined as a series of graphic objects (such as lines, squares or rectangles, and circles) instead of pixels (such as a bitmap).
loosely, a metafile is a file that contains data about data, i.e. intermediate information that describes another kind of information. Many types of programs use some sort of metafile, as an internal representation of data not directly seen by end users, e.g. the Windows Registry is a sort of metafile. Montage creates its own special type of metafile, referred to as a montage (lower case), to store configuration information in a more portable, modular way. Another usage of the term metafile is in the name of a type of vector graphic file, called a Windows Metafile. These files have the .WMF extension, and they really aren't metafiles in the usual generic sense (because the are the data). To avoid any confusion, we never refer to WMF files simply as metafiles, despite the popularity of this unfortunate misnomer.
A *.WMF file that contains a collection of internal commands that Windows 95 uses to render graphics on screen.
A graphics format that combines the features of bitmap and vector graphics. Common types of metafile formats include Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw CDR files, and Word Perfect Graphics WPG files.
A file which contains a description of a picture or set of pictures in a well- defined, formal manner. This allows diagrams to be transferred betv-veen different graphics packages, and also allows programs to ignore the specific details of particular output hardware - but just use a common 'device- driver' to translate the metafile into printer specific instructions.
A graphics format that combines the features of bitmap and vector graphics. Common types of metafile formats are CGM, Corel Draw CDR files, encapsulated Postscript EPS files, Adobe Illustrator, Word Perfect Graphics WPG files, PICT, and RTF.
A file that minimally contains a URL that points a media player toward a streaming media source. Generally served using HTTP. May be a static file or generated dynamically. Commonly use the filename suffixes RAM (RealNetworks), ASX, WMX (Windows Media), and MOV (QuickTime).
A device-independent graphics file created by including -FIG ure= filename on the command line when you run a Wisconsin Package graphics program. You then can use the Figure program to print, plot or display the file. For example, if you have configured your graphics for Tektronix emulation of a tek4014 terminal, the Figure program translates the metafile to Tektronix language and displays the information on the Tektronix terminal screen. If you change your graphics configuration to PostScript for a LaserWriter printer and rerun the Figure program, the metafile is translated to PostScript and prints on the LaserWriter. For more information, see "Saving Graphic Output to a File" in Chapter 5, Using Graphics.
A file containing encoded graphical elements. Metafiles are used for storing and transporting graphics images. In the context of PyNGL, "metafile" is generally synonymous with " NCGM".
Generally synonymous with NCGM in this document. A metafile can be any mechanism for retaining and transporting graphical data and control information. This information contains a device-independent description of one or more pictures.
An image composed of a set of drawing instructions, a vector graphics file.
A file that contains information about other files, particularly those used for data interchange. For example, a graphics metafile contains not only a graphical image of some kind, but also informati ... more
