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Xfig at a glance
Xfig
Xfig began in 1985 and accumulated decades of maintenance and export tooling, which made the .fig format a durable bridge between interactive diagram editing on Unix systems and downstream conversion to PostScript, PDF, and other outputs.
FFF at a glance
FFF
Hasselblad's workflow tooling treated raw capture and high-end processing as parts of one integrated medium-format imaging environment, which is why formats like FFF survive in specialist archives.
Format comparison
| Feature | Xfig | FFF |
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| File type | Vector | Image |
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| Created year | 1985 | 2002 |
| Inventor | Supoj Sutanthavibul | Hasselblad |
| Status | legacy | proprietary |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | Supported |
| Vector scaling | Supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use Xfig
- Your source file is already in Xfig.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to FFF.
- Xfig is commonly used in vector workflows.
When to use FFF
- Your target workflow expects FFF.
- Improve delivery compatibility with FFF.
- FFF is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert Xfig to FFF?
Convert to FFF when maintaining compatibility with a specialized high-end imaging archive or recovering source material from that ecosystem.
It is mainly an archival and specialist workflow format.
What changes when converting Xfig to FFF?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to FFF adds layer support. Moving to FFF removes vector scaling.
What should I review after converting Xfig to FFF?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.