What is the difference between .dib and .wmf?
- Extension
- .dib
- .wmf
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Vector Image
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Microsoft
- Description
- Generic Windows or OS/2 bitmap graphic; similar to a .BMP file, but has different header information; supports 1, 4, 8, and 24 bits per pixel if the image is uncompressed and 4 and 8 bits per pixel if the image uses RLE compression; a 24-bit DIB image contains 8 bits, or 1 byte for each RGB color.
- Proprietary Windows graphic format developed by Microsoft; contains a series of drawing operations, including commands for drawing lines, circles, and rectangles; may also contain bitmap drawing operations; used primarily for vector images, but can also include raster graphics.
- MIME Type
- image/bmp
- application/x-msmetafile
- Sample
- sample.dib
- sample.wmf
- Wikipedia
- .dib on Wikipedia
- .wmf on Wikipedia