Imagemagick on linux to convert EMF to PNG

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I am trying to convert an image in EMF format to PNG using Imagemagick on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.5 (Tikanga), but I am running into the following error:

convert: no decode delegate for this image format `thumbnail.emf' @ error/constitute.c/ReadImage/550. convert: no images defined `1.png' @ error/convert.c/ConvertImageCommand/3068.

How might I fix this?

Try libreoffice first and then imagemagick as I wrote in [this answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/72405526/3552975). — Lerner Zhang, May 31 '22 at 15:15

score 17 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 26 '15 at 18:10

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Install libreoffice and run this command on the folder where your emf files are located:

libreoffice --headless --convert-to png *.emf

answered Feb 26 '15 at 18:10

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score 11 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 08 '22 at 08:42

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Another way is to use inkscape:

inkscape -o file.png source.emf

See inkscape --help for more export options (area to export, dpi, image resolution, background color etc).

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answered Jul 26 '16 at 12:10

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Not imagemagick, but it works. Can also do svg, (e)ps, pdf and LaTeX. – AstroFloyd Jan 23 '17 at 10:22
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This worked for me in spite of @ArnaudWeil's comment. – Nathan Musoke Jul 17 '17 at 04:22
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Maybe MS does put whatever they want into EMF... "** (inkscape:10912): WARNING **: Specified document image5.emf cannot be opened (does not exist or not a valid SVG file)" – Fabian Blechschmidt Dec 17 '17 at 19:30
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`inkspace -o file.png -d 300 source.emf` (options have changed) – caram Apr 18 '20 at 08:18

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 25 '13 at 12:39

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According to this page: http://www.imagemagick.org/script/formats.php

EMF R Microsoft Enhanced Metafile (32-bit) Only available under Microsoft Windows.

answered Feb 25 '13 at 12:39

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Imagemagick on linux to convert EMF to PNG

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