Comments on: Opera adds support for APNG (animation in PNG images) http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/opera-adds-support-for-apng-animation-in-png-images.html A blog covering the latest buzz on the Opera browser and its competition. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:04:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jadd http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/opera-adds-support-for-apng-animation-in-png-images.html#comment-67826 Jadd Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:00:27 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/opera-adds-support-for-apng-animation-in-png-images.html#comment-67826 I just looked up PNG group's reaction, and they're against it. It seems they have several good points. Please, Opera and Mozilla, do consider their opinions. You need to get this right from the start, not wrong from the start like GIF. Even if other browsers don't follow suit. I just looked up PNG group’s reaction, and they’re against it. It seems they have several good points. Please, Opera and Mozilla, do consider their opinions. You need to get this right from the start, not wrong from the start like GIF. Even if other browsers don’t follow suit.

]]> By: Omega X http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/opera-adds-support-for-apng-animation-in-png-images.html#comment-67808 Omega X Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:39:07 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/opera-adds-support-for-apng-animation-in-png-images.html#comment-67808 You can't say that Mozilla didn't try to get it official. But its still an open to implement whether the PNG group accepts it or not. Which is why Opera was able to do it. Now that Opera has this functionality, many expect WebKit to pick it up soon as well. You can’t say that Mozilla didn’t try to get it official. But its still an open to implement whether the PNG group accepts it or not. Which is why Opera was able to do it. Now that Opera has this functionality, many expect WebKit to pick it up soon as well.

]]> By: James Cassell http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/opera-adds-support-for-apng-animation-in-png-images.html#comment-67791 James Cassell Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:33:25 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/opera-adds-support-for-apng-animation-in-png-images.html#comment-67791 I'm actually kind of on the fence on this one. As Alicia pointed out, <abbr title="Animated Portable Network Graphic">APNG</abbr> was rejected as an official extension. On the other hand, I do think that a supported method of having high-quality animations is a good thing. It always got on my nerves that <abbr title="Graphic Interchange Format">GIF</abbr> was so limited -- no alpha transparency, limited colors, lossy, etc. I’m actually kind of on the fence on this one. As Alicia pointed out, APNG was rejected as an official extension. On the other hand, I do think that a supported method of having high-quality animations is a good thing. It always got on my nerves that GIF was so limited — no alpha transparency, limited colors, lossy, etc.

]]> By: Filon http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/opera-adds-support-for-apng-animation-in-png-images.html#comment-67774 Filon Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:46:49 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/opera-adds-support-for-apng-animation-in-png-images.html#comment-67774 Greate news! Greate news!

]]> By: Øyvind Ø http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/opera-adds-support-for-apng-animation-in-png-images.html#comment-67773 Øyvind Ø Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:45:10 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/opera-adds-support-for-apng-animation-in-png-images.html#comment-67773 I'm wondering if it will be used for anything but banners and ads. Would hate to see web design go back to <a href="http://www.datsi.fi.upm.es/~frosal/animated/" rel="nofollow">this</a> - ØØ - I’m wondering if it will be used for anything but banners and ads. Would hate to see web design go back to this

- ØØ -

]]> By: Val http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/opera-adds-support-for-apng-animation-in-png-images.html#comment-67768 Val Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:50:26 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/opera-adds-support-for-apng-animation-in-png-images.html#comment-67768 It is useful today, and since (a bit feature creeped) MNG isn't ready for production anywhere, APNG will fill the need for now. It is useful today, and since (a bit feature creeped) MNG isn’t ready for production anywhere, APNG will fill the need for now.

]]> By: Alica http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/opera-adds-support-for-apng-animation-in-png-images.html#comment-67764 Alica Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:53:10 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/opera-adds-support-for-apng-animation-in-png-images.html#comment-67764 Why bother? APNG is <a href="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=3.0.6.32.20070420132821.012dd8e8%40mail.comcast.net" rel="nofollow">rejected as official extension</a> by PNG group, and authoring solution is also minimal. Animated lossless image may be useful one day, but obviously not in the near future. Why bother? APNG is rejected as official extension by PNG group, and authoring solution is also minimal. Animated lossless image may be useful one day, but obviously not in the near future.

]]> By: TheMajor http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/opera-adds-support-for-apng-animation-in-png-images.html#comment-67761 TheMajor Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:17:26 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/opera-adds-support-for-apng-animation-in-png-images.html#comment-67761 Finally, high quality animated bitmaps. Finally, high quality animated bitmaps.

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