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Paddy Landau
Asked: 2012-05-16 06:44:53 +0800 CST

WMF files no longer recognised; cannot work with them in GIMP

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Back in 8.04 and 10.04, GIMP could easily open WMF files, letting me work on them.

In 11.04, there was a regression (still not fixed!), and this would not work.

But at least there was a workaround. You could convert WMF files to EPS and work on them.

wmf2eps --wmf-fontdir=/usr/share/fonts/type1/gsfonts -o outputfile.eps inputfile.wmf

However, now we have 12.04, and not even the workaround works any more; it is unable to convert the file. There is no error message; it just fails with error code 1.

Despite Inkscapes claims to be a plausible solution (workaround) Inkscape simply opened the WMF image as a completely empty image, with no error message.

I need to work on WMF files quite urgently. Does anyone know what I can do, whether work-around or (preferably) a fix?

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1 Answers

  1. Have you tried Inkscape

    Inkscape's import for WMF is quite mature, and most WMF files can be imported without issues. You will have the ability to convert WMF file with something that is compatible with GIMP

    You can download it from the Ubuntu Software Center

    Click here for more information on Inkscape Wiki

    How to in Inkscape

    Press the "File" option on the top navigation bar in Inkscape and click "Import."

    A file navigation window opens.

    Click the drop-down box near the bottom of the page and select the "Windows MetaFile (.wmf)" option.

    Navigate to and click on the WMF file using the file navigator.

    Click the "Open" button. The WMF file imports into and opens in Inkscape.

    To Convert Try This

    Click the "File" option from the top navigation bar and then click "Save As."

    Click the "File Type" drop-down box and select another graphic file type from the list.

    For example, to convert the WMF file to a PNG, click the "PNG (.png)" option on the File Type list.

    Click the "Save" button. Note that you can also "Export" the WMF file for even more graphic file options.

    Just click "Export" from the "File" menu instead of "Save As." Select another graphic file type.

    Inkscape exports WMF files to the JPG or GIF file types.

    Read more: How to Convert to WMF Graphics in Ubuntu | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_8693491_convert-wmf-graphics-ubuntu.html#ixzz1v1FJSTOc

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