GIF support
Julien Olivier
julo at altern.org
Sat Jun 26 09:34:07 UTC 2004
> 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 ?
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Julien Olivier <julo at altern.org>
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