The metafile converter for professionals

Windows Metafiles (WMF) and Enhanced Metafiles (EMF) are the standard, native Windows print, display and clipboard formats. Unfortunately, they don't travel well. If you want to use them on the Web, UNIX, Linux, the Mac or in specialized applications, you'll need to convert them. META FLY is the bridge.

META FLY™ is a robust program for converting Windows® Metafiles into industry-standard vector and image formats. Use it to transform graphics, forms and other content from Microsoft Windows applications into UNIX, Web, XML, CAD, imaging and PostScript print environments without losing quality or usability.

META FLY is an easy to use desktop tool. Multiple files and directories can be converted as easily as a single file. FLY Batch and FLY SDK are also available to perform volume batch conversions as part of an automated process or to integrate WMF support into an application.

META FLY is a professional suite combining the most popular vector and bitmap modules in one easy to use product. Try it today if you need to generate:

• SVG for XML and the Web
• CGM for tech pubs and engineering
• MIF for FrameMaker®
• EPS/PS for print publishing
• PDF for archive and exchange
• DXF for CAD/CAM/CNC
• HPGL for CAD plotting and viewing
WMF for MS Office® reuse
• EMF for Windows® printing
TIFF for imaging, archiving, faxing, printing
• GIF, PNG and JPEG for the Web or office
BMP for Office applications
• ASCII .txt for indexing and processing

Metafiles are everywhere

You see them on screen, in software programs as well as behind the scenes in the GDI display and print code that drives Windows application. When you copy a drawing to the clipboard from PowerPoint for example, it is stored as a Metafile. You can save or export metafiles in most Windows graphics applications. Both formats are used to save, exchange and publish drawings, diagrams, maps, charts, plots, forms and reports across the Windows platform.

WMF and EMF are not broadly supported outside of the Windows environment. Web pages, for example cannot display metafiles. Other environments that lack support for viewing or authoring Metafiles are UNIX, CAD, XML and PS/PDF print production systems. They require their graphics to be in different formats. META FLY is the bridge between Windows and all of these other environments.

Features in META FLY

• Convert one file or multiple files using the built in batch mode

• Convert all pages or specify a page rage

• Intelligent object recognition

• Rotate to any degree

• Concatenates characters to form editable words and lines of text

• Option to ignore text, images or paths during conversion

• Specify minimum line width

• Vector graphics, raster images and font text strings supported in vector output formats

• Options to choose resolution, color depth and compression for raster output formats 

• Separates layers in CAD drawing based on colors

• Dashed/dotted lines as segments

• Easy Windows "Wizard" interface selects files, set options and converts in 3 easy steps

• Outputs industry standard vector output formats which are scaleable and editable at the text and object level including PDF, EPS, SVG, DXF, PS, HPGL, CGM, MIF

• High-fidelity image formats for Web and Office including JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP and TIFF can be generated at ideal resolution settings for print or screen display

• Options to map, reference, substitute or outline Type 1 and TrueType fonts to compensate for font mismatches between source and target systems

• Batch tools (FLY Batch) and developer DLL available (FLY SDK). Linux and UNIX versions offer command line interface.

• Output to raster image formats

• Easy Windows "Wizard" interface to select files, set options and convert. Linux and UNIX versions offer command line interface

Platforms

• Windows® 98, NT, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, 64-bit Windows OS in 32-bit compatibility mode
• Linux (Red Hat certified, also runs on SuSe and FreeBSD as well as other implementations)
• UNIX (Sun Solaris®, HP-UX®, IBM AIX®)

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