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MetaPost to KDC Converter — Free, Online, No Signup

Convert MetaPost files to KDC online with no signup required.

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MetaPost at a glance

MetaPost

John Hobby developed MetaPost from MetaFont ideas, and the system later evolved into the MPlib era so TeX and LuaTeX workflows could keep high-quality vector graphics close to typeset documents.

KDC at a glance

KDC

Digital photography fragmented into many manufacturer-specific raw formats because camera makers optimized for their own sensors, metadata, and software ecosystems rather than for one shared public raw standard.

Format comparison

Feature
MetaPost
KDC
File type

Vector

Image

Extensions
  • .mp

  • .mps

  • .kdc

MIME type
  • application/x-metapost

  • image/kdc

Created year

1994

2001

Inventor

John Hobby

Kodak

Status

active

proprietary

Transparency

Not supported

Not supported

Animation

Not supported

Not supported

Primary use cases
  • illustration

  • diagramming

  • brand asset delivery

  • capture ingest

  • editing

  • web or print delivery

Layer support

Not supported

Not supported

Vector scaling

Supported

Not supported

When to use each format

When to use MetaPost

  • Your source file is already in MetaPost.
  • Preserve source expectations before exporting to KDC.
  • MetaPost is commonly used in vector workflows.

When to use KDC

  • Your target workflow expects KDC.
  • Improve delivery compatibility with KDC.
  • KDC is commonly used in image workflows.

FAQs

Why convert MetaPost to KDC?

Convert to KDC when preserving Kodak-origin raw captures or maintaining compatibility with older Kodak photo libraries.

In most current pipelines it is a source or archival target rather than a preferred modern output.

What changes when converting MetaPost to KDC?

This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.

Moving to KDC removes vector scaling.

What should I review after converting MetaPost to KDC?

Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.

Format resources

MetaPostKDC

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