Re: [GD-Windows] Image formats (was [Algorithms] Scrolling starfi eld)

[Rich <leg...@xm...>]

In article <001101c238b0$e5038d50$6e01a8c0@HOOKDELL220>,
    Brian Hook <bri...@py...>  writes:

> TIFF is about a zillion times worse.

Yep, that's why I prefer a simpler format like PNG over TIFF.  But if
PS support for PNG is flakey, perhaps TIFF as an exchange format is a
workaround.  When I have to write code that eats TIFF files, I use
libtiff and that works well in handling all the weird TIFF variations
(or at least the most commonly used ones) and if you need to dig
deeper into the TIFF structure for some reason, that option is always
there.

I think when working in an art pipeline, you need to set some policies
for humans that make it easier for the artists and the coders to work
together, but that's just my opinion.  Allowing too much free reign on
either end can cause more problems than it solves.
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