Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 14:22:42 +0200
From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
Message-Id: <199908031222.OAA09600@acp3bf.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
To: zidharta AT geocities DOT com
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: any good image format ?
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Organization: RWTH Aachen, III. physikalisches Institut B
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In article <7o5eea$h82$1 AT nnrp1 DOT deja DOT com> you wrote:
> is there any good image format that have no patent problem like gif
> ?... is jpg a good format to stick with?...

JPG is a good format in its own right, but it doesn't really fit as a
replacement for GIF. If there's a single 'optimal' replacement for
GIF, then PNG (or it's proposed successor, MNG) is it: 

* paletted images are possible
* packs even better than GIF
* as free as can be 
* major WWW browsers support it

The only drawback I know: no animated PNG, yet. That's what 'MNG' will
be for.

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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.