Short: Info on PNG supporting software and background Author: Andreas_Kleinert@t-online.de Uploader: Andreas_Kleinert t-online de Type: docs/misc Version: 3.8.97 Architecture: generic PNG is an international attempt to replace Compuserve's GIF file format, which is being subject to Unisys' LZW patents, by a better and patent-claim free graphics file format. Its development is coordinated by some american software developers, and it's the new dedicated WCO graphics standard for the WWW. Of course no one can say "stop using GIF, now only PNG counts", since there are still thousands of GIF images floating around on CD-ROMs, some programs still cannot handle PNG, some people simply don't want to replace GIF with PNG... But if you want to support small software developers, like most of the companies, shareware and freeware software developers on the Amiga are, there is need to help them avoiding any unnecessary difficulties - remember why you are prefering an alternative system like the Amiga... Included in this archive you find, besides some URLs and background information, a list of Amiga software currently supporting PNG - perhaps it is not complete, but it is just to show, that there's something happening. -- All mentioned trademarks are subject to their owners.