Information technology Computer graphics Metafile for the storage and transfer of picture description information Part 1: Functional specification Adopted by INCITS
ISO/IEC 8632 provides 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. This picture description includes the capability for describing static images. This part of ISO/IEC 8632 describes the format using an abstract syntax.