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  • CSA ISO/IEC 8632-1 : 2001 : R2009

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    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - COMPUTER GRAPHICS - METAFILE FOR THE STORAGE AND TRANSFER OF PICTURE DESCRIPTION INFORMATION - PART 1: FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATION

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  12-07-2021

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2014

    Publisher:  Canadian Standards Association

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    1 Scope
    2 Conformance
    3 Normative references
    4 Terms and definitions
    5 Symbols and abbreviated terms
    6 Concepts
    7 Abstract specifications of elements
    8 Metafile defaults
    9 Profiles and conformance
    Annex A (normative) - Formal grammar of the functional
            specification of version 1 metafiles
    Annex B (normative) - Formal grammar of the functional
            specification of version 2 metafiles
    Annex C (normative) - Formal grammar of the functional
            specification of version 3 metafiles
    Annex D (informative) - Guidelines for metafile
            generators and interpreters
    Annex E (informative) - Guidelines for private encodings
    Annex F (informative) - Reference models
    Annex G (informative) - Conversions between CIEXYZ
            reference colour space & metafile colour spaces
    Annex H (normative) - Formal grammar of the functional
            specification of version 4 metafiles
    Annex I (normative) - Proforma tables and font metrics

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    Describes a file format suitable for the storage and retrieval of picture description information. The file format consists of an ordered set of elements that may be used to describe pictures in a way that is compatible between systems of different architectures, compatible with devices of differing capabilities and design, and meaningful to application constituencies.

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    Document Type Standard
    Product Note Reconfirmed EN
    Publisher Canadian Standards Association
    Status Superseded
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    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO/IEC 10036:1996 Information technology Font information interchange Procedures for registration of font-related identifiers
    ISO/IEC TR 10000-1:1998 Information technology Framework and taxonomy of International Standardized Profiles Part 1: General principles and documentation framework
    ISO 7942:1985 Information processing systems Computer graphics Graphical Kernel System (GKS) functional description
    ISO/IEC 9541-1:1991 Information technology — Font information interchange — Part 1: Architecture
    ISO/IEC 9636-4 : 1991(R2016) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - COMPUTER GRAPHICS - INTERFACING TECHNIQUES FOR DIALOGUES WITH GRAPHICAL DEVICES - FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATION - PART 4: SEGMENTS
    ISO/IEC 9636-1 : 1991(R 2016) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - COMPUTER GRAPHICS - INTERFACING TECHNIQUES FOR DIALOGUES WITH GRAPHICAL DEVICES (CGI) - FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATION - PART 1: OVERVIEW, PROFILES, AND CONFORMANCE
    ISO/IEC 9636-4:1991 Information technology Computer graphics Interfacing techniques for dialogues with graphical devices (CGI) Functional specification Part 4: Segments
    ISO 8601:2004 Data elements and interchange formats Information interchange Representation of dates and times
    ISO/IEC 9636-1:1991 Information technology Computer graphics Interfacing techniques for dialogues with graphical devices (CGI) Functional specification Part 1: Overview, profiles, and conformance
    ISO/IEC 2375:2003 Information technology — Procedure for registration of escape sequences and coded character sets
    ISO/IEC 9636-2 : 1991(R2016) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - COMPUTER GRAPHICS - INTERFACING TECHNIQUES FOR DIALOGUES WITH GRAPHICAL DEVICES (CGI) - FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATION - PART 2: CONTROL
    ISO/IEC TR 10000-2:1998 Information technology Framework and taxonomy of International Standardized Profiles Part 2: Principles and Taxonomy for OSI Profiles
    ISO/IEC 646:1991 Information technology ISO 7-bit coded character set for information interchange
    ISO/IEC 9541-2:1991 Information technology — Font information interchange — Part 2: Interchange format
    ISO/IEC 10646-1:2000 Information technology Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set (UCS) Part 1: Architecture and Basic Multilingual Plane
    ISO/IEC 9636-3 : 1991(R2016) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - COMPUTER GRAPHICS - INTERFACING TECHNIQUES FOR DIALOGUES WITH GRAPHICAL DEVICES (CGI) - FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATION - PART 3: OUTPUT
    ISO/IEC 9973:2013 Information technology Computer graphics, image processing and environmental data representation Procedures for registration of items
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