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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.
MDC at a glance
MDC
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 | Xfig | MDC |
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| File type | Vector | Image |
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| Created year | 1985 | 2003 |
| Inventor | Supoj Sutanthavibul | Minolta (now Sony) |
| Status | legacy | proprietary |
| 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 Xfig
- Your source file is already in Xfig.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to MDC.
- Xfig is commonly used in vector workflows.
When to use MDC
- Your target workflow expects MDC.
- Improve delivery compatibility with MDC.
- MDC is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert Xfig to MDC?
Convert to MDC when preserving an older proprietary raw archive or interfacing with a workflow that still expects that format.
It is mainly useful for historical compatibility and migration.
What changes when converting Xfig to MDC?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to MDC removes vector scaling.
What should I review after converting Xfig to MDC?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.