What is the difference between .cals and .emf?
- Extension
- .cals
- .emf
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Vector Image
- Developer
- United States Department of Defense (DoD)
- Microsoft
- Description
- The CALS Raster Graphic File, having the extension .cals, is a type of image file format primarily used for the storage and exchange of digital images, especially in the context of technical and engineering documents. Developed in the mid-1980s by the United States Department of Defense, the CALS format was part of an initiative to standardize electronic document management and interchange, particularly for military and government applications.
- Windows vector graphics format recognized by many image-editing applications; basically a 32-bit version of the original Windows Metafile Format (.WMF), which only supports 16-bit data; saves image data in an RGB format and does not support CMYK data.
- MIME Type
- image/cals
- application/x-msmetafile
- Sample
- sample.cals
- sample.emf
- Wikipedia
- .cals on Wikipedia
- .emf on Wikipedia