What is the difference between .wmf and .bmp?
- Extension
- .wmf
- .bmp
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Vector Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Microsoft
- Description
- 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.
- A BMP file is an uncompressed raster image comprised of a rectangular grid of pixels. It contains a file header (bitmap identifier, file size, width, height, color options, and bitmap data starting point) and bitmap pixels, each with a different color.
- MIME Type
- application/x-msmetafile
- image/bmp
- Sample
- sample.wmf
- sample.bmp
- Wikipedia
- .wmf on Wikipedia
- .bmp on Wikipedia