Re: [libpng:feature-requests] #32 Modern compressor
Chris Lilley <[email protected]>
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On 2016-12-31 09:56, Златовратский Павел wrote: > > In fact there are two ways about `EXIF in PNG`: most simple - eXIf chunk. > This is the road to sucess, in my opinion. Instant compatibility. > > But there is also long way: reimplement EXIF features with PNG. > > Some features are already implemented (resolution, some dates, gamma, > copyright) and some are not applicable (sub-sampling, planar > configuration). So software may be `confused` with overdetermined > configuration if PNG and EXIF data are both present, but inconsistent. > This is the road to failure. "PNG can do it but requires complicated translation to and from EXIF so don't bother" would be the response. -- Chris Lilley @svgeesus Technical Director @ W3C W3C Strategy Team, Core Web Design W3C Architecture & Technology Team, Core Web & Media ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ png-mng-misc mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/png-mng-misc