Why is GIF still so popular in the Internet if PNG is better and widely supported?
ChartDirector FAQ - View Thread 1027624133GIF does have one feature that makes it popular in Internet despite that PNG is better, that is, GIF supports animation. You can put multiple images in a GIF file to create animation effects. PNG, JPEG and WBMP do not support animation. Whereas an extension of PNG called MNG also supports animation, it is not popular yet. (The MNG group has just completed the 1.0 specification on 11 Jan 2001.)
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FAQIt is not recommended that you use BMP, and formats besides JPG, PNG, SVG, or GIF are very proprietary in nature and not suited to posting on the web.
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Wordle - Frequently Asked QuestionsWordle is a Java applet, and Java applets are not permitted to write anything to your disk. So, while the applet could generate a jpeg, it wouldn't be able to give it to you!
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Ghostscript Frequently Asked QuestionsBecause of actions by CompuServe and Unisys related to a patent that claims to cover the data compression method used in GIF, anyone who distributes any new GIF software (even readers, but definitely software that creates GIF files) after January 1, 1995 may be subject to legal action if they do not get a license from Unisys, and/or unpredictable payment requirements if they do get such a license. I cannot run the risk of having this happen.
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Times Journal of PhotographyJPEG is definitely the way to go for photographs. GIF files are by their nature limited to 256 colours (or 256 grey tones in the case of greyscale images) to compress the image. JPEG (which stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group) was expressly developed for continuous-tone images such as photographs that would suffer if reduced to 256 tones/colours.JPEG works on "sequential encoding" where each image is encoded in a "single pass" from left to right and top to bottom.
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Ulillillia site FAQI cannot tell whether GIF or PNG will compress better. PNG does better in some cases than GIF and GIF sometimes does better than PNG. I use whichever has the smallest file size (for speed reasons). I use a base BMP file (bitmap image) then save that bitmap image, when finished, as GIF and PNG then upload the one with the smallest file size. PNG does better with gradients and is used in screenshots (for true color).
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blazePDF || faqYes and No. For large external images, you must convert non-JPEG images to 24-bit color JPEGs for them to work with the blazePDF jpg2bPDF app. Smaller images (JPG, PNG, and GIF) can be loaded dynamically in Flash and captured with either native Flash BitmapData methods, or with blazePDF methods..
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AnnoCPAN - GD::Graph::FAQof version 1.31, export_format in a list context returns all formats that GD can export. If you are only interested in the answer 'gif' or 'png', make sure that you call it in a scalar context. export_format = GD::Graph->export_format; $export_format = $graph->export_format; print "Export format is ", scalar $graph->export_format, "\n"; print "Export format is " . $graph->export_format .
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Frecuently Asked Questions about the Content Management modu...The easy answer is, because the icons are already available in PNG format. They are from the Gnome and KDE projects, and are always in PNG. Also because the old patent issue with GIF images, which don't affect the CMS module in anyway, but it's a Free Software principle.
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AnnoCPAN - Win32::GUI::UserGuide::FAQWin32::GUI::DIBitmap add new reading/writing bitmap formats to Win32::GUI and some images manipulations (Conversion, Screen capture, ...). This package uses FreeImage 3.5.1, an open source image library supporting all common bitmap formats (visit: http://freeimage.sourceforge.net/). Format Reading Writing Description.
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FAQBecause the majority of Web browsers cannot display anything but those formats. They're also much smaller in file size than other format such as BMP. Some browsers support the displaying of nonstandard image formats, such as the ART format for AOL, but no other Web browsers can see them. Why you can't use ".bmp" files from Paint: most web browsers can't understand '.bmp' files.
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perlwin32faq12 - Using OLE with PerlA complete example that opens an Excel workbook, loops through all the charts and saves them as GIFs and then closes the Excel workbook is here: Win32::OLE->new('Excel.Application', 'Quit'); # use the Excel application if it's open, otherwise open new
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FAQ: Frequently Asked QuestionsWorld files are listed as "TFW" for "TIF" images, "JGW" for "JPG" images, "SDW" for "SID" images, and so forth. The world file is designed the same in each case, and AEJEE can use these world files. AEJEE cannot create the world files for images. ArcGIS or ArcView 9.x or other suitable professional level ESRI GIS software is required to make these files.
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Institute for Christian Apologetics Frequently Asked Questio...ANSWER: We are very thankful for the many people that have been touched by and who have supported this ministry. Even though we have thousands on our mailing list we still find there are many Christians who don't understand Apologetics. One pastor, who was very familiar with our ministry, told us that if we were handing out "hugs" instead of "slugs" we would have a lot more support because "people today like warm fuzzies.
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WDC FAQGraphics Interchange Format. A format used for displaying bitmap images on World Wide Web pages, usually called a "gif" because .gif is the filename extension. These files use "lossless" compression and can have 256 colors. JPEG and GIF are commonly used for images on the Web; JPEG is considered best for photos and GIF for other graphic images.
Related Questionsinfinite expanse: articles: web dev faqSometimes referred to as "Compuserve GIF," the Graphic Interchange Format file type is limited to 256 colors per image. GIF's use a lossless compression format known as LZW. the file you save will appear identical when it is viewed, as long as it it fully inside the allowed color pallete. GIF's have the ability to include transparency data imbedded in the image, but it is binay transparency- that is, each pixel is either a color or it is completely transparent, i.e. see-through.Related Questions
What's the deal with all these different graphic formats? BMP, JPEG, GIF, PNG, SVG, WMF...?
FAQ - Open Clip Art Library WikiThese formats can be broken up into two major categories: raster, and vector. This project uses the vector format, but we will describe raster first. Popular raster formats include GIF, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF. In these formats, each pixel in the image is represented by a specific bit of data in the file. Storing each pixel of a large image creates a huge file! Many formats try to get around this by compressing the data so that each bit of data can represent several pixels.
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Frequently Asked Questions - CC WikiWe provide license buttons in both formats. Change, e.g., somerights20.gif to somerights20.png or vice versa.
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infinite expanse: articles: web dev faqPNG (portable Network Graphics) is a newer format that has advantages over JPG and GIF in some situations. More information on PNG can be found at the PNG homepage. What excites web developers the most about PNG is its ability to have variable transparency. PNG supports 256 bit transparency, which allows for such things as smoothed text that looks perfect on any background. However, PNG support in modern browsers is dissapointing.
Related QuestionsChartDirector FAQ - View Thread 1027624133PNG stands for Portable Network Graphics. It is a relatively modern graphics format standardized in 1996. Since then it has gained wide support. Today almost all browsers, image viewers and graphics programs support this standard. PNG supports both true color images (24 bit colors) and palette based images (256 colors). It offers superior lossless data compression. PNG images are often smaller than the same GIF images.Related Questions
Solid Capture Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)PNG is a relatively new graphics file format featuring many benefits that other Web graphics formats (such as GIF and JPG) don't have. It is a lossless format (like GIF or BMP), but unlike the 256 color limitation of GIF it supports an unlimited range of colors like JPEG (a "lossy" format). Compression ratios are as impressive as GIF for images of UI elements that contain large areas of solid color. PNG is now widely accepted on the Web.Related Questions
Is it well supported?
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Berkeley County GIS - IMS FAQCurrently, only Internet Explorer 5.0+ is fully supported by BCGIS. Previous versions of Internet Explorer are not supported. Recent versions of Mozilla/Firefox can access our site and appear to function properly. The Safari web browser appears to function properly with our Internet Mapping Service, according to the feedback we have received from several users. If you are using unsupported web browsers, please be aware that our ability to assist you will be severely limited.
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