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WMF at a glance
WMF
The original WMF specification was published in the Windows 3.1 SDK documentation in 1992. Aldus Corporation independently added a 'placeable' header for device independence, which Microsoft later incorporated in Windows 2000. The format specification was republished in 2006 under the Microsoft Open Specification Promise.
VDA at a glance
VDA
The Truevision line grew out of EPICenter-era PC graphics boards, and several board names ended up surviving as filename extensions even when the underlying raster structure stayed close to the wider TGA family.
Format comparison
| Feature | WMF | VDA |
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| File type | Vector | Image |
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| Created year | 1990 | 1987 |
| Inventor | Microsoft Corporation | Truevision |
| Status | legacy | active |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vector scaling | Supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use WMF
- Your source file is already in WMF.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to VDA.
- WMF is commonly used in vector workflows.
When to use VDA
- Your target workflow expects VDA.
- Improve delivery compatibility with VDA.
- VDA is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert WMF to VDA?
Convert to VDA when recovering or preserving historical Truevision-era graphics assets, or when normalizing a legacy image collection before moving it into PNG, TIFF, or another contemporary raster format.
What changes when converting WMF to VDA?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to VDA removes vector scaling.
What should I review after converting WMF to VDA?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.