Gifs are 8-bit, jpegs are lossy, bmps are huge. Compressed TIFs are great but I can't load them without a library. Where to get one?
I still need a 'compressed TIF'-loader.
Started by Hans, Dec 22 1999 08:24 AM
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Posted 13 December 1999 - 11:11 PM
You can get the specs over at every programmer's favourite format site, wotsit.org and write your own if you can't find a library to do so.
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Starfall
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Posted 21 December 1999 - 08:01 AM
Just a friendly plug:
If you're looking for an ideal graphics format, take a look at PNG ("Ping") files. It is a public domain format, cross platform compatible, LOSS-LESS high compression (better than GIF), supports up to 32-bits (per channel I believe..), supports alpha channels, gamma settings, and progressive loading. It was designed by a consortium as the replacement for GIF after GIF became a royalty stinker.. There is a publicly available library (with source code) available on the web for all kinds of platforms (unix, windows, dos, mac, etc.).. Look for "libpng".
- Chaster
