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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.
NCX at a glance
NCX
NCX was defined in the 2005 DAISY and ANSI-NISO talking-book standard, then carried forward into EPUB 2 and later treated as a legacy compatibility feature once EPUB 3 introduced XHTML navigation documents.
Format comparison
| Feature | MetaPost | NCX |
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| File type | Vector | Other |
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| Created year | 1994 | 2005 |
| Inventor | John Hobby | DAISY Consortium |
| Status | active | active |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Vector scaling | Supported | Not supported |
| Structured data | Not supported | Supported |
When to use each format
When to use MetaPost
- Your source file is already in MetaPost.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to NCX.
- MetaPost is commonly used in vector workflows.
When to use NCX
- Your target workflow expects NCX.
- Improve delivery compatibility with NCX.
- NCX is commonly used in other workflows.
FAQs
Why convert MetaPost to NCX?
Convert to NCX when an ebook workflow needs a legacy-compatible navigation map for EPUB 2 readers or for EPUB 3 packages that must still support older reading systems.
It is useful in production pipelines where table-of-contents structure needs to survive across mixed generations of ebook software.
What changes when converting MetaPost to NCX?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to NCX removes vector scaling. Moving to NCX adds structured data.
What should I review after converting MetaPost to NCX?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.