Re: [Flightgear-devel] PNG textures in CVS

[Melchior F. <mf...@ao...>]

* AJ MacLeod -- Monday 18 February 2008:
> Now that our data has been "properly" branched, I would like to
> move to using PNG (or, where suitable, JPEG) textures in my models. 

OK, I'd say it's decided. No objections, only agreements (and that
includes some more people on IRC).

This doesn't mean that anyone has to move to PNG or JPEG. (We might
consider such a step at some time, though.)

And, of course, nobody is supposed to use JPEG in cases where
compression artifacts disturb. But for some textures JPEG may
be acceptable (with higher quality setting if necessary), such
as for splash screens or some terrain textures. Certainly not
for textures with high contrasts, such as runway tiles with
markings, or winter textures. In the end it's up to the developers
to make sure the result looks good, like for everything else.

m.