GIF (2D)

GIF further on these related pages:

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GIF Sites:

Burn All GIFs Burn All GIFs: Information on upgrading a web site from the patent-encumbered GIF format to freely available graphics. (GIF) http://burnallgifs.org/ US4558302 Patent US4558302 Patent: The US patent covering the LZW compression algorithm used in GIF images. (GIF) http://www.delphion.com/details?pn=US04558302__ The gif2png Home Page The gif2png Home Page: The program converts files from the Graphic Interchange Format to Portable Network Graphics. The conversion preserves all graphic information, including transparency. The program can recover data from corrupted GIFs. (GIF) http://catb.org/~esr/gif2png/ GIF Economy: A Cautionary Tale GIF Economy: A Cautionary Tale: Article on the GIF controversy seen from a software developer's perspective. Includes original interviews, a historical perspective, up-to-date information and a detailed bibliography. (GIF) http://cloanto.com/users/mcb/19950127giflzw.html Unisys/CompuServe GIF Controversy Unisys/CompuServe GIF Controversy: League for Programming Freedom (LPF) page on the Unisys patent controversy. (GIF) http://lpf.ai.mit.edu/Patents/Gif/Gif.html Graphics Interchange Format Graphics Interchange Format: Provides detailed specification of file layout, encoding and decoding algorithm, and color space model for gif89a. (GIF) http://256.com/gray/docs/gifspecs/