The National Archives
  • Search our website
  • Search our records
   
 
Image of software box and CD PRONOM
Welcome (PRONOM home page) About PRONOM Add an entry
Search Help - opens in a new window Information resources - opens in a new window
 
 
 

*Details: File format summary

    
 

 

Search by keyword Search by file format Search by PUID Search by software Search by vendor Search by lifecycles Search by Migration Pathway

Details for: Microsoft Windows Enhanced Metafile 1.0
Save as... XML | CSV Printer friendly version
 
Go to:  Summary  |  Documentation  |  Signatures |  Compression  |  Character encoding  |  Rights  |  Reference files   Properties  
 

Signatures
External signatures File extension: emf
Internal signatures
Name Microsoft Windows Enhanced Metafile 1.0 (Variation 1)
Description Record Type EMR_HEADER (00000001h); Record Size (4 bytes) decimal 88; Bounds (16 bytes); Frame (16 bytes); at offset 40 signature (“EMF “); Version (00010000h); size of the metafile in bytes (4 bytes); number of records in the metafile (4 bytes); number of handles (2 bytes); reserved (2 bytes); nDescription--number of characters in the Description (32-bit integer) zero
Byte sequences
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Byte order  
Value 0100000058000000{32}20454D4600000100{16}00000000
Name Microsoft Windows Enhanced Metafile 1.0 (Variation 2)
Description Record Type EMR_HEADER (01000000h); Record Size (4 bytes) greater than 88; Bounds (16 bytes); Frame (16 bytes); at offset 40 signature (“EMF “); Version (00010000h); size of the metafile in bytes (4 bytes); number of records in the metafile (4 bytes); number of handles (2 bytes); reserved (2 bytes); nDescription--number of characters in the Description (32-bit integer) greater than zero; offDescription—offset from the beginning of this record to the beginning of the description (32-bit integer) 88
Byte sequences
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Byte order  
Value 01000000{36}20454D4600000100{16}58000000
Top of page Top of page
 
         
The National Archives Newsletter Icon

Send me The National Archives’ newsletter

A monthly round-up of news, blogs, offers and events.

Sign up
About our privacy policy