BS ISO/IEC 8632-3:1999
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Information technology. Computer graphics. Metafile for the storage and transfer of picture description information Binary encoding
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01-11-2001
1 Scope
2 Conformance
3 Normative references
4 Notational conventions
5 Overall structure
5.1 General form of metafile
5.2 General form of pictures
5.3 General structure of the binary metafile
5.4 Structure of the command header
6 Primitive data forms
6.1 Signed integer
6.1.1 Signed integer at 8-bit precision
6.1.2 Signed integer at 16-bit precision
6.1.3 Signed integer at 24-bit precision
6.1.4 Signed integer at 32-bit precision
6.2 Unsigned integer
6.2.1 Unsigned integer at 8-bit precision
6.2.2 Unsigned integer at 16-bit precision
6.2.3 Unsigned integer at 24-bit precision
6.2.4 Unsigned integer at 32-bit precision
6.3 Character
6.4 Fixed point real
6.4.1 Fixed point real at 32-bit precision
6.4.2 Fixed point real at 64-bit precision
6.4.3 Value of fixed point reals
6.5 Floating point
6.5.1 Floating point real at 32-bit precision
6.5.2 Floating point real at 64-bit precision
7 Representation of abstract parameter types
8 Representation of each element
8.1 Method of presentation
8.2 Delimiter elements
8.3 Metafile descriptor elements
8.4 Picture descriptor elements
8.5 Control elements
8.6 Graphical primitive elements
8.7 Attribute elements
8.8 Escape element
8.9 External elements
8.10 Segment control and segment attribute elements
8.11 Application structure descriptor elements
9 Defaults
10 Profile encoding rules, proforma, and Model Profile
10.1 Encodings
10.2 Metafile defaults
10.3 Floating point values
10.4 Profile proforma tables (PPF)
10.5 Permissible alternative coding representation
Annex A (normative) Formal grammar
Annex B (informative) Examples
Annex C (informative) List of binary encoding metafile
element codes
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