<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 5.5.2653.12"> <TITLE>RE: GIF support</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> A quick question.....does PNG support animations? > -----Original Message----- > From: Doncho N. Gunchev [<A HREF="mailto:mr700@globalnet.bg">mailto:mr700@globalnet.bg</A>] > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 8:15 AM > To: fedora-devel-list@redhat.com > Cc: Julien Olivier; russell@coker.com.au > Subject: Re: GIF support > > > On Saturday 26 June 2004 12:34, Julien Olivier wrote: > > > GIF is not suitable for photos (doesn't compress well at > today's color depth). > > > PNG makes a file of comparable size to GIF for generated > graphics or other > > > situations where you want non-lossy compression. > > > > > > So what does GIF offer? In the past it offered > compatibility with older > > > software but that shouldn't be an issue now. > > > > > > Adding it to specialised image processing tools may be > good for compatibility, > > > but is there a real need to add it to every program that > supports writinga > > > graphics file? > > > > > > AFAIK, the latest Internet Explorer still doesn't support > transparent > > PNGs. So, if you want to publish transparent pictures on > your website, > > and have them look good for 90% of your audience, you still > have to use > > GIFs. > > > > Or is there another solution ? > > > You might want to look at "MSIE PNG Alpha Channel Fix" > <A HREF="http://redvip.homelinux.net/varios/explorer-png-en.html" TARGET="_blank">http://redvip.homelinux.net/varios/explorer-png-en.html</A> and > <A HREF="http://www.koivi.com/ie-png-transparency/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.koivi.com/ie-png-transparency/</A> (this one uses php > to convert pages > and I don't like it as much). AFAIK MSIE for mac PCs does > support this without > ugly hacks. I hope mozilla and probably IE will have full > mng/jng support some > day... > > -- > Regards, > Doncho N. Gunchev Registered Linux User #291323 at counter.li.org > GPG-Key-ID: 1024D/DA454F79 > Key fingerprint = 684F 688B C508 C609 0371 5E0F A089 CB15 DA45 4F79 > > > -- > fedora-devel-list mailing list > fedora-devel-list@redhat.com > <A HREF="http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list" TARGET="_blank">http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list</A> > </BODY> </HTML>