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The Black Ice
Printer Drivers can convert any printable file into a variety of
formats, including EMF.
Printer Driver Overview
Enhanced
Metafiles (EMF) are vector files capable of high resolution
graphics. A metafile is an array of variable-length
structures called metafile records that store a picture
in a device-independent format. The first records in the
metafile specify general information like the resolution of the
device on which the picture was created, the dimensions of the
picture, etc. The remaining records, which make up the bulk of a
metafile, correspond to the graphics device interface (GDI)
functions required to draw the picture. These records are stored
in the metafile after a special metafile device context is
created. This metafile device context (DC) is then used for all
drawing operations required to create the picture. When a GDI
function associated with a metafile DC is processed, the system
converts the function into the appropriate data and stores this
data in a record at the end of the metafile.
EMF is a good
format while using Windows based applications which keep image
manipulation capabilities. A drawback of using EMF files is that
they are generally only supported by Windows-based applications.
After a picture
is complete and the last record is stored, you can pass the
metafile to another application by using the clipboard,
Embedding it within another file, Storing it on disk, or Playing
it repeatedly. A metafile is played when its records are
converted to device commands and processed by the appropriate
device.
Metafile (EMF)
support is included in the following Black Ice printer drivers:
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