WMZ to HRZ Converter

Convert WMZ to HRZ online — fast image conversion

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Quality Output

HRZ offers slow-scan television format. The converter ensures optimal encoding for the best possible HRZ result.

Works on Any Device

No platform restrictions. Desktop, laptop, tablet, or phone — Convertio handles WMZ to HRZ conversion everywhere.

Private & Secure

Uploaded WMZ data is purged right after processing. Converted HRZ files are erased from servers within 24 hours.

How to convert WMZ to HRZ

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose hrz or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your hrz file right afterwards

About formats

WMZ is a compressed variant of the Windows Metafile (WMF) format, introduced by Microsoft with Office 2000 in 1999. A WMZ file is simply a WMF file compressed using the gzip algorithm (RFC 1952), reducing the file size for more efficient storage and embedding within Office documents, web pages, and other containers. The underlying WMF format stores vector graphics as a sequence of GDI (Graphics Device Interface) function calls — commands that draw lines, curves, polygons, text, and bitmaps — recorded in a device-independent format that can be replayed at any resolution. WMZ preserves this vector nature: when decompressed, the file produces a standard WMF that renders through the Windows GDI subsystem using the same drawing primitives as on-screen display, ensuring visual fidelity across different output devices and resolutions. WMZ files are commonly found embedded in Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), HTML email messages generated by Outlook, and web content produced by Office's Save as Web Page feature. The format is also used for clip art and template graphics distributed with Office installations. One advantage is space efficiency: gzip compression typically reduces WMF file sizes by 60-80%, meaningful when many small graphics are embedded in a single document or web page. The format's deep integration with the Microsoft Office ecosystem is another practical strength — WMZ graphics render natively in all Office applications without additional software, and can be extracted, decompressed, and converted using tools like LibreOffice, ImageMagick, Inkscape, and standard gzip utilities.
Developer: Microsoft
Initial release: 1999
HRZ is a simple raster image format associated with slow-scan television (SSTV), a method of transmitting still images over radio frequencies used by amateur radio operators since the late 1950s when Copthorne Macdonald pioneered the technology. HRZ files store images at a fixed resolution of 256x240 pixels in raw RGB format, with each pixel represented as three bytes (red, green, blue) at 8 bits per channel, producing uncompressed files of exactly 184,320 bytes. The format has no header, no metadata, and no compression — the file is simply a sequential dump of raw pixel data in row-major order. This extreme simplicity reflects the format's origins in the amateur radio community, where SSTV images are transmitted as audio tones encoding luminance and chrominance values over narrow-bandwidth HF (shortwave) radio channels. The fixed 256x240 resolution corresponds to common SSTV transmission modes, and HRZ files serve as the digital capture or storage medium for received SSTV transmissions. One advantage is the format's zero-overhead structure: with no parsing, decompression, or metadata processing required, HRZ files can be read by any program capable of reading raw pixel data with known dimensions — a single function call in virtually any programming language. The format's connection to amateur radio SSTV culture is another notable aspect: HRZ files document a unique form of image communication where operators transmit photographs over thousands of miles using nothing but radio waves and audio encoding, a practice that continues today alongside digital modes. HRZ files can be opened by ImageMagick, GIMP, and specialized SSTV software.
Developer: SSTV Community
Initial release: 1985

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert WMZ to HRZ?

Transform specialized WMZ data into HRZ so colleagues and clients can view it without niche software.

How do I open HRZ files?

HRZ files open in amateur radio software — widely supported across Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms.

What platforms support this conversion?

The converter runs entirely in the browser, so it works on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android without issues.

Can I convert multiple WMZ files at once?

Batch conversion is supported — upload several WMZ files and each will be independently converted to HRZ format.

Do I need to register to convert WMZ to HRZ?

No account is required. You can convert WMZ to HRZ directly without signing up — just upload, convert, and download.

What quality can I expect from HRZ output?

The HRZ format offers slow-scan television format — Convertio ensures optimal encoding during the conversion process.