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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.
RAW at a glance
RAW
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 | RAW |
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| File type | Vector | Image |
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| Created year | 1985 | 1990 |
| Inventor | Supoj Sutanthavibul | Various camera manufacturers |
| 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 RAW.
- Xfig is commonly used in vector workflows.
When to use RAW
- Your target workflow expects RAW.
- Improve delivery compatibility with RAW.
- RAW is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert Xfig to RAW?
Convert to RAW when a capture-oriented workflow needs source sensor data preserved rather than a baked image.
It is useful as a generic archival or interchange target only where the receiving toolchain explicitly understands the raw variant involved.
What changes when converting Xfig to RAW?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to RAW removes vector scaling.
What should I review after converting Xfig to RAW?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.