[AL] PNG (Was: Re: [AL])

[Andrei 'o. b. E. <el...@xs...>]

Daniel M Wislocki wrote:
> > i would like to design a graphics file format, specifically for allegro, i
> > have the basic design (which i will present),  what  i need are comments,
> >
> > This has come up before... it seems to me that the LAST thing the world
> > needs is yet another graphics file format!
> >
> > Most games do not run in all color models, so I fear that such a format
> > would be of dubious value.
> >
> > This is not to say that your format doesn't look good; it does.  It just
> > doesn't seem necessary.
> >
> > --Chris
> 
> Have you thought of support for PNG (Portable Network Graphics)? Supposedly
> it's designed to replace GIF images as a standard graphics format,
> especially when it comes to web related stuff, since they're smaller and
> support alpha-channel transparency. Just a random thought :)

And unlike GIFs, PNGs aren't subject to any patents requiring royalties, so
you can use PNGs without worrying about copyright.

I'm suprised that web-browsers haven't yet adopted them as a standard.

AE.

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