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Presenting APNG: Like MNG, Only Better

Posted by timothy on from the aping-functionality dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It's fair to say that most people love PNG images (or at least hate GIFs). However, the one advantage GIFs have over PNGs is that they can be animated. There is, of course, an animated version of PNG, MNG, but few programs can view these images (mainly because the MNG decoder is so large that the likes of Mozilla refuse to include it). But there may be an answer coming: Vladimir Vukicevic and Stuart 'Pavlov' Parmenter (of Mozilla fame) have put together a specification for APNG (Animated Portable Network Graphics)." (Read more below.)

"Unlike MNG, APNG is not a separate file format, but rather an extension to PNG. Thus, APNG images are just normal PNG images (with the .png extension) but can be animated. The system is fully backwards-compatable, so any program that can open a PNG image will be able to open an APNG image (though non-APNG viewers will only show the first frame). Vitally, the decoder just adds an extra few kilobytes onto a standard PNG decoder. APNG support is in the process of being checked into Mozilla. Hopefully, other programs will follow suit."

18 of 424 comments (clear)

  1. Second try today by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Make me first please!

  2. Remember when... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You could make an anti-Microsoft post and not be modded flamebait? Amazing what advertising dollars do to a site.

  3. Need help by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How do I convert from kilograms to pounds?

    1. Re:Need help by name773 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      multiply by 2.2

    2. Re:Need help by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Huh? Multiply what by 2.2? The kilograms or the pounds?

    3. Re:Need help by Matheus+Villela · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      How do I convert from kilograms to pounds?

      Yeah, i know it's offtopic, but i will show something i like :)

      Search in google:
      Nkg to pounds
      N = the number of Kilograms you want to convert to pounds

      One simple result:
      http://www.google.com/search?q=2kg+to+pounds
      And the google calculator will say to you:
      2 kilograms = 4.40924524 pounds

      I love google :)

    4. Re:Need help by name773 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      kg

    5. Re:Need help by e9th · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      How many mod points were lost to this troll? Sheesh, people.

  4. Re:Don't hate it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    mod grandparent up since parent realized its failure!!!

  5. Re:Too bad we can't use it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    6 gmail accounts, first to reply: martin dot alderson [at] [g]mail dot [com].

  6. Re:Too bad we can't use it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Doh, that should be martinalderson [at] g[mail] dot com. No dot in-between the name.

  7. Re:Too bad we can't use it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Oops, that should have been martinalderson@gmail.com. I forgot to link it! How silly of me!

  8. Re:Too bad we can't use it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm so stupid! That really should be mailto:martinalderson@gmail.com. Why can't I get my act together?

  9. Re:It's all about Microsoft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    EVERYONE i know uses firefox... my mom and dad use firefox since i got it for them..

    They probably use it because you force them to by not helping them with their problems unless they are using firefox. Either that or you just don't have any friends at all, so saying "EVERYONE" really isn't saying much anyways.

  10. Re:It's all about Microsoft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    >>EVERYONE i know uses firefox... my mom and dad use firefox since i got it for them..

    They probably use it because you force them to by not helping them with their problems unless they are using firefox. Either that or you just don't have any friends at all, so saying "EVERYONE" really isn't saying much anyways.

    And if YOU ever decide that you could use a few more friends, you might try not being such a dick.

  11. Re:It's all about Microsoft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    There's nothing you can do to help someone who insists on running IE, so your flame isn't even valid.

  12. Re:Too bad we can't use it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Linking mailto:martinalderson@gmail.com is just evil. What would happen if some spam bot was trawling Slashdot, looking for email addresses just like mailto:martinalderson@gmail.com? Did you consider that, when you were posting mailto:martinalderson@gmail.com? Of course not! mailto:martinalderson@gmail.com you have our apoligies.

    P.S: mailto:martinalderson@gmail.com

  13. Re:It's all about Microsoft by Eideewt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm trying to picture a valid flame. I haven't got it yet, but give me a minute.