On Windows, including historic, mobile and embedded versions, there are well-supported vector formats suitable for embedding images. If your software paints st

On Windows, including historic, mobile and embedded versions, there are well-supported vector formats suitable for embedding images. If your software paints stuff using GDI or GDI+, you can use windows metafile images, EMF/EMF+/EMZ. If your software paints stuff using Silverlight or WPF or WinRT, the XAML format has descent support for vector graphics. On WinRT, it’s even compiled to binary form, BAML, to save resources in runtime.