Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats

Index

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Numbers and Symbols

1-bit displays, Some More About Truecolor
3D file formats, 3D Formats
3D Studio, Overview
Sense8 NFF, Overview
3D Studio, 3D Formats, Overview
8-, 15-, 16-, 24-bit color, 15-bit color
8-mm recording format, 8-mm
8SVX file format, Audio
CGM (Computer Graphics Metafile), Sources of Vector Format Files

A

absolute format, Issues When Using Palettes
accelerator card, accelerator card
A/D conversion, Digital Video
Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation (ADPCM), Digital Audio
adaptive encoding, adaptive encoding, For Further Information About JPEG
for audio information, Digital Audio
additive color systems, Additive and subtractive color systems, additive system
Adobe
Illustrator, Overview
LZW compression and, Variable quantization
Photoshop, Overview
Streamline, Bitmap and Metafile to Vector
ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation), Digital Audio
AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format), Audio
and QuickTime, Overview
aliasing, aliasing, Vector and Metafile to Bitmap
alignment of elements within structure, Gotchas
alpha channel, Overlays and Transparency, alpha channel
alphanumeric fonts, Font Formats
America Online (AOL), America Online
LZW agreement with, Variable quantization
American Standards National Institute (ANSI), Overview
Amiga IFF, Problems with the display environment
Andrew Toolkit API, Overview
Animatic Film, Animatic Film Format (.FLM)
animation, animation, Animation Formats, Animation
frames, File Organization, frame, Digital Video
Animation Compressor method, Overview
animation file formats, Overview, Introduction
Atari ST, File Organization and Details
DVM Movie, Overview
FLI, Overview
GRASP, Overview
MIFF, Overview
MPEG, Overview
NEOchrome (.ANI), NEOchrome Animation Format (.ANI)
POV, Overview, Overview
QuickTime, Audio, Overview
SGI, Overview, Overview
TTDDD, Overview
Wavefront RLA, Overview
ANSI (American Standards National Institute), Overview
anti-aliasing, anti-aliasing
AOL (America Online), America Online
LZW agreement with, Variable quantization
aperture mask, aperture mask
API (Advanced Programming Interface), Overview
Andrew Toolkit, Overview
and GEM VDI, Overview
Archie, Archie
archivers, error checking, Hints for Designing File Readers and Writers
archiving programs
arj, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression
lzh, For Further Information About Data Compression
pkzip, Digital Audio, Image data, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression, For Further Information About Data Compression
zoo, Digital Audio, Image data, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression, For Further Information About Data Compression
arithmetic encoding, Arithmetic encoding
arj program, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression
array of pixels, array of pixels
ART compression, ART, ART Compression, Compressing Data
artifact (in image), artifact
ASCII readers, Reading Graphics Data
aspect ratio, aspect ratio
astronomical file formats
FITS, Overview, Overview
PDS, Overview
VICAR2, Overview
astronomy imaging resources, Astronomy and Space Exploration Imaging Resources
asymmetric compression, For Further Information About JBIG
Atari ST file formats, File Organization and Details
.AU file format, Audio
audio file formats, Digital Audio, Audio, Audio Formats
8SVX, Audio
AIFF, Overview, Audio
.AU, Audio
.HCOM, Audio
Microsoft RIFF, Audio, Overview
.SND, Audio
.VOC, Audio
audio information, Multimedia File Formats
binary representation of, Digital Audio
compression, Digital Audio
digital, Digital Audio
Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF), Audio
and QuickTime, Overview
AutoCAD DXF (Data Exchange Format), Reading a Graphics File Header, Vector Formats, Vector File Size Issues, Overview, Sources of Vector Format Files
conversion to another format, Vector to Vector
Autodesk
Animator Pro, Overview

B

Ballistic Research Laboratory (BRL-) CAD, Overview
banding, banding
baseline JPEG, Baseline JPEG
BBS (Bulletin Board System), Bulletin Board Systems
BBS (Bulletin Board Systems), BBS
BDF (Bitmap Distribution Format), Overview
Beta video format, Beta
Bezier splines, Vector File Size Issues, Bezier curve, Overview
BIG file format, and VIFF, Overview
big-endian byte ordering, big-endian, Byte Order
and header reading, Gotchas
on a little-endian machine, Gotchas
bi-level displays, bi-level, Some More About Truecolor
binary file formats
Macintosh PICT, Overview, Vector to Vector
.MOD, Overview
SGO, Overview
XBM, Overview
binary readers, Reading Graphics Data
binary representation, Writing Image Data
of sound, Digital Audio
Binary Universal Form for the Representation of Meteorological Data (BUFR), Overview
biomedical imaging resources, Chemical and Biomedical Imaging Resources
bit
depth, bit depth, Bitmap Data
order, bit order, Bit Order
per pixel (bpp), bit depth
plane, bit plane
sex, Bit Order, bit sex
bit-level RLE, For Further Information About JBIG
bitmap data, Bitmap Data
Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF), Overview
bitmap file formats, Introduction, File Organization
DPX, Overview
GEM Raster, Overview, For Further Information About JPEG
Lumena Paint (BPX, PIX), Lumena Paint
Microsoft RIFF, Audio, Overview
MIFF, Overview
OS/2 BMP, Overview
PNG, Overview, Copyright notices in graphics files
Presentation Manager Metafile, Overview
SPIFF, SPIFF (Still Picture Interchange File Format) , Overview
Utah RLE, Overview
XBM, Overview, Problems with the display environment
bitmap files, Sources of Bitmap Data: Raster Devices, Bitmap Files, bitmap data
compressing, Data Compression
conversion
to bitmap, Bitmap to Bitmap
to metafile, Bitmap and Vector to Metafile
to vector, Bitmap and Metafile to Vector
organization of, How Bitmap Files Are Organized
and pixel data, Pros and Cons of Bitmap File Formats
scaling, Pros and Cons of Bitmap File Formats
strips and tiles, Different Approaches to Bitmap Data Organization
bitmap fonts, Bitmap fonts
bitmap headers
Microsoft Windows BMP, Examples of Bitmap Headers
Sun Raster format, Example 1: Microsoft Windows Bitmap Version 1.x Format Header
Kofax Raster format, Example 2: Sun Raster Format Header
reading speed, Optimizing Header Reading
bitmap images, bitmap image, Graphics Data
converting to fractal data, Fractal Basics
monochrome, Other Bitmap File Features
bit-ordering schemes, Bit Order
Black, White, and Gray color model, Black, White, and Gray
blocks, chunk
bpp (bits per pixel), bit depth
BRL-CAD (Ballistic Research Laboratory CAD), Overview
broadcast quality, broadcast quality
BUFR (Binary Universal Form for the Representation of Meteorological Data), Overview
bugs, corrupting graphics files, Problems with the program code
Bulletin Board System (BBS), BBS, Bulletin Board Systems
byte ordering, byte order, Byte Order
big-endian, big-endian, Gotchas, Byte Order
little-endian, Gotchas, little-endian, Byte Order
LSB (least significant byte), Byte Order
middle-endian, Byte Order
MSB (most significant byte), Byte Order
byte-level RLE, For Further Information About JBIG

C

CAD (Computer Aided Design), Computer Aided Design, Sources of Vector Format Files
BRL-CAD, Overview
graphics, Animation
and SGI, Overview
CALS raster format, Overview
and bit order, Bit Order
and PostScript PDL, Overview
Type II, Tiles
case sensitivity and filenames, Case Sensitivity
CCDs (charge coupled devices), CCD
CCIR-601 digital television standards, Overview, MPEG-2
CCITT encoding schemes, Audio Formats, Compressing Data, CCITT (Huffman) Encoding
Group 3, CCITT (Huffman) Encoding
Group 4, CCITT (Huffman) Encoding
JBIG versus, JBIG Compression
as non-adaptive, CCITT (Huffman) Encoding
tips for designing, Tips for Designing CCITT Encoders and Decoders
CD-DA (Compact Disc--Digital Audio) standard, Digital Audio, Multimedia File Formats, CD-DA
CD-I (Compact Disc--Interactive) standard, CD-I, Multimedia File Formats
CD-R (Compact Disc--Recordable or Compact Disc--Write Once) standard, CD-R, Multimedia File Formats
CD-ROMs (Compact Disc--Read Only Memory), CD-ROM
Kodak Photo CD, Overview
and QuickTime, Overview
of spacecraft data, Overview
for storing multimedia information, Multimedia File Formats
CDs (compact discs), Compact Disc, Multimedia File Formats
and MPEG, Overview
CD-XA (Compact Disc--Extended Architecture) standard, CD-XA, Multimedia File Formats
CGM (Computer Graphics Metafile), Gradient fills, Metafile Formats, Vector File Size Issues, Overview, Text in Vector Files
converting to another format, Metafile to Metafile
and GKS standard, Overview
and Lotus PIC, Overview
character data, Font Formats
chemical imaging resources, Chemical and Biomedical Imaging Resources
chroma, chroma
chrominance components, Arithmetic encoding, chrominance
chunks, chunk
in Microsoft RIFF, Overview, File Organization
CIE (Commission Internationale de l'E'clairage), CIE
CLUT (Color Look-Up Table), look-up table
CMU file formats, Overview
CMY (Cyan/Magenta/Yellow), CMY (Cyan-Magenta-Yellow), CMY
CMYK (Cyan/Magenta/Yellow/Key), CMYK
codec, codec
color, Color
attributes, Fills and color attributes
books about, For Further Information
calibration, color calibration
channels, color channel, A Word About Color Spaces
correction tables, color correction table, How Bitmap Files Are Organized
definition scheme, color definition scheme, Pixel Data and Palettes
few colored-data on many-colored device, Issues When Displaying Colors
fullcolor, fullcolor display, Some More About Truecolor
gamut, How Colors Are Represented , color gamut
hicolor, fullcolor display, Some More About Truecolor
how we see, How We See Color
map, How We See Color, look-up table
palettes, Examples of palettes, Pixel Data and Palettes
plane, Image Description Information
representation, How Colors Are Represented
sex problems, Bit Order
spaces, color space, A Word About Color Spaces
specification, Pixel Data and Palettes
subtraction, Additive and subtractive color systems
systems, Additive and subtractive color systems, additive system
tables, How We See Color, look-up table
values, pixel values
Color Look-Up Table (CLUT), look-up table
color models, Some More About Truecolor, color models
Black, White, and Gray, Black, White, and Gray
CMY, CMY (Cyan-Magenta-Yellow)
HSB, HSB
HSI, HSI
HSL, HSI
HSV, HSV (Hue, Saturation, and Value), HSI
RGB, A Word About Color Spaces
YUV, YUV (Y-signal, U-signal, and V-signal)
compact discs (CDs), Compact Disc, Multimedia File Formats
and MPEG, Overview
Compact Video Compressor method, Overview
comp.compression newsgroup, For Further Information, For Further Information About Data Compression
comp.graphics newsgroup, For Further Information, General Resources
and MTV, Overview
comp.graphics.misc newsgroup, One Last Word
comp.multimedia newsgroup, For Further Information
component selective refinement, JPEG, Selective refinement
component video, component video
composite
colors, composite color, A Word About Color Spaces
image tiling, Image tiling
video, composite video
compress program, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression
compression, data compression, Data Compression, Compressing Data
adaptive, semi-adaptive, and non-adaptive, For Further Information About JPEG
algorithms, Compressing Data
ART, ART, ART Compression, Data Compression, Compressing Data
artifact, compression artifact
Discrete Cosine Transform, Baseline JPEG, DCT, Data Compression, Digital Video
fractal image, Fractal Image Compression, Data Compression
JBIG, Data Compression, JBIG Compression
MR and MMR, JBIG Compression, CCITT (Huffman) Encoding
negative, For Further Information About JBIG
physical and logical, JBIG Basics
proprietary methods of, Proprietary compression methods
ratio, Data Compression Terminology
symmetric and asymmetric, For Further Information About JBIG
type, Compression Type
CompuServe, CompuServe
Unisys and, LZW Legal Issues
computer graphics, Computer Graphics Basics
books about, For Further Information
ComputerEyes Raw Data Format, ComputerEyes Raw Data Format (.CE1 and .CE2)
conforming software, Test Files
Constrained Parameters Bitstreams (CPBs), Overview
contiguous data, contiguous data, Different Approaches to Bitmap Data Organization, Contiguous data
convenience revisions, convenience revision, File Identifier
conversion applications, ...But If You Do
converted file, ...But If You Do
convolution, Issues When Displaying Colors, convolution
copy protection, Misconceptions about cryptography
copyrights, Copyrights, copyright
on graphics files, Copyrights, Copyright notices in graphics files
object code, Object code copyright
rights of ownership, Rights of ownership
Corel Trace, Bitmap and Metafile to Vector
corruption of graphics files, Corruption of Graphics Files
count value, For Further Information About JBIG
CPBs (Constrained Parameters Bitstreams), Overview
CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check), CRC
cross-coding, JBIG Basics
CRTs, What Is Vector Data?
cryptography, Encryption of Graphics Files
misconceptions and benefits, Misconceptions about cryptography
private versus public key, Private and public key cryptography
Cyber Paint Sequence, Cyber Paint Sequence Format (.SEQ)
Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC), CRC

D

D-2 video recording format, D-2
DAT (Digital Audio Tape) systems, Digital Audio
data
contiguous, Different Approaches to Bitmap Data Organization, Contiguous data
corrupt, in graphics files, Problems with the data
dictionary, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression
elements of, Elements of a Graphics File, data element
encoding, data encoding, Compression Type, Data Compression, Compressing Data, lossless encoding
encryption, data encryption
DataBeam DBX and HiJaak Conversion Utility, Overview
DCT (Discrete Cosine Transform), Baseline JPEG, DCT, Data Compression
and digital video, Digital Video
DDB (Device Dependent Bitmap), DDB
DeBabelizer, Converting Formats
decimation, decimation
decompressor (data), Data Compression
decryption, Encryption of Graphics Files
delta compression, Animation , Digital Video
DEM file format and VIFF, Overview
dichroic filter, dichroic filter
dictionary (data), Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression
dictionary-based encoding algorithm, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression
differencing, JBIG Basics
Differential Pulse Code Modulation (DPCM), Digital Audio, Lossless JPEG compression
digital audio, Digital Audio
Digital Audio Tapes (DAT) and MPEG, Overview
digital signatures, digital signature, Hints for Designing File Readers and Writers, Why Encrypt Graphics Files?, Using PGP to Encrypt Graphics Files
digital video, digital camera, Digital Video
digitizing
analog-to-digital, Digital Video
audio-to-digital, Digital Audio
device, digitizing device
display
bi-level, Some More About Truecolor
environment, Problems with the display environment
hicolor, hicolor display
rights, Rights of ownership
surface, display surface
truecolor, truecolor display
Display PostScript, Overview
distribution rights, Rights of ownership
dithering, dithering, Bitmap to Bitmap
DKB ray trace application, Overview
DLG file format and VIFF, Overview
Dore Raster File Format (Dore RFF), Overview
dot pitch, dot pitch
down bit ordering, Bit Order, down-bit ordering
downsampling pixel groups in JPEG, Arithmetic encoding
DPCM (Differential Pulse Code Modulation), Digital Audio, Lossless JPEG compression
DPX, Overview
copyright notices in, Copyright notices in graphics files
Dr. Halo, Overview
drawing surface, x and y Origins
drum scanner, drum scanner
DVM Movie, Overview

E

edge detection, Bitmap and Metafile to Vector
EDIP (Electronic Document Image Processing), Electronic Document Image Processing
EGA (Enhanced Graphics Adapter) and PCX, Overview
ELAS file format and VIFF, Overview
Electronic Document Image Processing (EDIP), Electronic Document Image Processing
element attributes, Palettes and Color Information
email (electronic mail), Email
mailing lists, Mailing Lists
Encapsulated PostScript (EPSF), Reading a Graphics File Header, Overview
and CALS, Overview
and Lumena Paint, Overview
and WMF, Overview
enclosed elements, Fills and color attributes
encoding, Encoding of Graphics Files, Data Compression Terminology
adaptive, Digital Audio, adaptive encoding, For Further Information About JPEG
arithmetic, Arithmetic encoding
dictionary-based, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression
Huffman, Audio Formats, CCITT (Huffman) Encoding
progressive, JBIG Basics
sequential, JBIG Basics
encryption, Encryption of Graphics Files
Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) and PCX, Overview
EOF marker, EOF marker
EOL (End Of Line) for CCITT Group 3, JBIG Basics
EPICenter (Electronic Photography and Imaging Center), Overview
Excel, Sources of Vector Format Files
explicit copyrights, Explicit versus implicit copyrights
extended vector formats, 3D Formats
extensions, file, Problems with the display environment

F

FaceSaver, Overview
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) listings, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Listings
FAX file formats, FAX files, Overview, ...And Which Are Not
and CCITT encoding, CCITT (Huffman) Encoding
field (in file), Fields, field
file format
error-detecting reader, Hints for Designing File Readers and Writers
proprietary, Proprietary file formats
writers, Hints for Designing File Readers and Writers
writing specifications for, Writing a File Format Specification
file identifier value (ID), file identifier value, File Identifier
filenames, Filenames
files
detecting corruption of, Detecting File Corruption
elements of, file element, Elements of a Graphics File
extensions to, Problems with the display environment
fully conforming, Test Files
reader for, Problems with the display environment
test, Test Files
unexpected characters in, Unexpected characters
fill attributes, Fills and color attributes, fill attributes
fill colors, Fills and color attributes
filler, Unused Space
filter, Reading Graphics Data
FITS, Overview
and VIFF, Overview
flag value, For Further Information About JBIG
FLI Animation, Overview
floating-point formats, Floating-Point Formats
fonts, Font Formats
Hershey character sets, Stroke fonts, Text in Vector Files
footers, Footer, Footer
formal copyrights, Explicit versus implicit copyrights
format
absolute, Issues When Using Palettes
conversion, Format Conversion
creator, format creator
Fractal, Compressing Data
fractal image compression, Fractal Image Compression, fractal compression
Fractal Transform, Fractal Basics
frames (animation), File Organization, frame, Digital Video
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) listings, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Listings
FTP (File Transfer Protocol), FTP
graphics archives, FTP Archives, FTP Archives
fullcolor, fullcolor display, Some More About Truecolor
full-motion video, full-motion video
fully conforming software, Test Files
fuzzy logic, fuzzy logic

G

G31D encoding, JBIG Basics
G32D encoding, Group 3 Two-Dimensional (G32D)
G42D encoding, Group 4 Two-Dimensional (G42D)
GEM Raster (IMG), Overview, For Further Information About JPEG
GEM VDI (vector) metafile format, Overview, Vector to Vector
GEMDOS format, Imagic Film/Picture Format (.IC1, .IC2, .IC3)
geophysical imaging resources, Meteorological, Oceanographic, and Geophysical Imaging Resources
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format), Overview, Graphics on the Web
compressing with archive programs, USENET Posting Etiquette
copyright notices in, Copyright notices in graphics files
file identifier, File Identifier
for test purposes, Test Files
versus JPEG, JPEG Compression
GKS (Graphical Kernel System), Overview
graphic work, graphic work
Graphical Kernel System (GKS) standard, Overview
graphics, Computer Graphics Basics, Graphics and Computer Graphics, graphics data
general resources for, General Resources
logos and trademarks, Trademarks
Graphics Compressor method, Overview
graphics file formats, Introduction, Bitmap Files, graphics file format
designing your own, Designing Your Own Format
immortality of, Preface
graphics files, graphics file, ...But If You Do
copyrights, patents, and trademarks, Trademarks, Patents, and Copyrights
corruption of, Corruption of Graphics Files
embedding using HTML, Embedding Graphics Files Using HTML
encryption of, Encryption of Graphics Files
physical protection of, Physical protection
protecting with PGP, Using PGP to Encrypt Graphics Files
reading and writing, Hints for Designing File Readers and Writers
resources for, Graphics Files and Resources on the Internet
testing, Test Files
viruses in, Viruses in Graphics Files
over the Web, Graphics on the Web
GRASP (GRAphical System for Presentation), Overview
graymap, graymap, Bitmap Data
gray-scale, gray-scale
on Kodak XL7700 printer, Overview
Green Book, Multimedia File Formats
GRIB (GRIdded Binary), Overview
Group 3 One-Dimensional encoding, JBIG Basics
Group 3 Two-Dimensional encoding, Group 3 Two-Dimensional (G32D)
Group 4 Two-Dimensional encoding, Group 4 Two-Dimensional (G42D)
GUI (Graphical User Interface)
applications, Introduction
Microsoft Windows, Overview, Overview
and RIFF, Overview
Open Look, Overview
SunView, Overview

H

HALO Image File Format Library, Overview
Harvard Graphics, Overview
.HCOM file format, Audio
HDF (Hierarchical Data Format), Overview
headers
of vector files, Header
reading, Reading a Graphics File Header
Hershey character sets, Stroke fonts, Text in Vector Files
hicolor, fullcolor display, Some More About Truecolor
display, hicolor display
hierarchical selective refinement, JPEG, Selective refinement
HiJaak Graphics File Conversion Utility, Converting Formats, Overview
HLS (Hue/Lightness/Saturation), HLS
HPGL and HiJaak Conversion Utility, Overview
HPPCL and HiJaak Conversion Utility, Overview
HSB (Hue/Saturation/Brightness), HSB
HSI (Hue/Saturation/Intensity), HSI
HSL (Hue/Saturation/Luminosity), HSI
HSV (Hue/Saturation/Value), HSV (Hue, Saturation, and Value), HSI
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), Web Basics, Viruses in Graphics Files, ...And Back Again
embedding graphics files with, Embedding Graphics Files Using HTML
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) Formats
hue, hue
Huffman encoding, Audio Formats, CCITT (Huffman) Encoding
hybrid database, Hybrid Formats, hybrid database
hybrid text, Hybrid Formats, hybrid text
hypermedia, Hypertext and Hypermedia Formats
hypertext, hypertext, Hypertext and Hypermedia Formats
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Basics, Viruses in Graphics Files, ...And Back Again
embedding graphics files with, Embedding Graphics Files Using HTML
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) Formats

I

IBM Multimedia Tool Series, Overview
ID value, file, File Identifier
IDL terminal communication protocol, Overview
IFF (Interchange File Format), Overview
Amiga IFF, Problems with the display environment
and byte order, Byte Order
copyright notices in, Copyright notices in graphics files
and Microsoft RIFF, Overview
IGES (Initial Graphics Exchange Specification), Overview
image bitmap, image bitmap, Sources of Bitmap Data: Raster Devices
image data, image data
image elements, Vector Versus Bitmap Files
image file formats, Issues When Using Palettes
Dore RFF, Overview
FaceSaver, Overview
FITS, Overview
.ICBA, Overview
Lumena Paint, Lumena Paint
MSP, Overview
NEOchrome (.NEO), NEOchrome Format (.NEO)
P3D, Overview
PDS, Overview
Pictor PC Paint, Overview
raw, Bitmap Files
STAD (.PAC), STAD Format (.PAC)
stream-based, File Organization
TGA, Overlays and Transparency
VICAR2, Overview, Overview
Wavefront RLA, Overview
XPM (X PixMap), Overview
XWD (X Window Dump), Overview
image file index, Other Bitmap File Data Structures
image height, Image Description Information
image length, Image Description Information
image offset table, Other Bitmap File Data Structures
image portion, Sources of Bitmap Data: Raster Devices
image tiling, Image tiling
image width, Image Description Information
ImageMagick toolkit
and MIFF, Overview
images, Sources of Bitmap Data: Raster Devices, Rendering and Images, image
examples of, About This Book and the CD-ROM
interlacing, Image data
x origin of, x and y Origins
Imagic Film/Picture Format, Imagic Film/Picture Format (.IC1, .IC2, .IC3)
imaging resources
astronomy, Astronomy and Space Exploration Imaging Resources
biomedical, Chemical and Biomedical Imaging Resources
chemical, Chemical and Biomedical Imaging Resources
geophysical, Meteorological, Oceanographic, and Geophysical Imaging Resources
meteorological, Meteorological, Oceanographic, and Geophysical Imaging Resources
oceanographic, Meteorological, Oceanographic, and Geophysical Imaging Resources
implicit copyrights, Explicit versus implicit copyrights
Independent JPEG Group, JBIG Basics
index map, index map, How We See Color
index values, index values, Pixel Data and Palettes
indirect color, indirect color
indirect storage, How We See Color
information devices
active, Beyond Traditional Graphics File Formats, active information device
passive, Beyond Traditional Graphics File Formats, passive information device
input (of graphics process), input, The Basics
Inset IGF and HiJaak Conversion Utility, Overview
Inset PIX, Overview
Integrated Services Digital Network (IDSN), JPEG Compression
Intel DVI (Digital Video Interactive), Overview
AVSS (.AVS), File Organization
interframe encoding, interframe encoding
interlaced images, Image data
International Telecommunications Union (ITU), ITU
interpolation, interpolation
intraframe encoding, intraframe encoding
IRIS Inventor 3d Toolkit, Overview
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) lines, JPEG Compression
ISO (International Standards Organization), Overview, JPEG Compression
and MPEG, Overview
ISO-9660 standard, ISO-9660
ITU (International Telecommuncations Union), ITU

J

jaggies, Vector and Metafile to Bitmap
Java, ...And Back Again
JBIG (Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group) compression, Data Compression, Compressing Data, JBIG Compression
JBIG-KIT, For Further Information About JBIG
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group), Compressing Data
baseline, Baseline JPEG
component selective refinement, Selective refinement
File Interchange Format (JFIF), Overview, Tiles, JPEG Compression
extensions to, JPEG Extensions (Part 1)
versus fractal compression, Fractal Basics
Tiled Image Pyramid (JTIP), Image tiling
JTIP (JPEG Tiled Image Pyramid), Image tiling

K

key points, key points, Vector Data
Khoros Visualization/Image File Format (VIFF), Overview
Kodak Photo CD, Overview
Kodak XL7700 printer, Overview
Kodak YCC format, Overview
Kofax Raster format, Example 2: Sun Raster Format Header

L

landmark, landmark
legal issues
copyrights, patents, and trademarks, Trademarks, Patents, and Copyrights
graphics on Web, Legal Issues
LZW compression, LZW Legal Issues
lha program, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression
license notice, License notice
licensing, Unisys LZW, LZW Legal Issues
literal format, Issues When Using Palettes
little-endian byte ordering, little-endian, Byte Order
and header reading, Gotchas
on a big-endian machine, Gotchas
logical compression, JBIG Basics
logical pixels, logical pixels
logos and trademarks, Trademarks
look-up table, How We See Color, look-up table
lossless compression, Group 3 Two-Dimensional (G32D), lossless encoding
of audio information, Digital Audio
with JPEG, Lossless JPEG compression
lossy compression, lossy encoding, Group 3 Two-Dimensional (G32D)
of audio information, Digital Audio
with JPEG, JBIG Basics
Lotus 1-2-3, Sources of Vector Format Files
and Lotus DIF, Overview
and Lotus PIC, Overview
Lotus DIF (Data Interchange Format), Overview, Sources of Vector Format Files
conversion to another format, Vector to Vector
Lotus PIC, Overview
Lotus Print Graph, Overview
LSB (least significant byte), LSB, Byte Order
Lumena Paint, Lumena Paint
luminance, luminance
LUT (Look-Up Table), look-up table
LZ77 and LZ78 compression algorithms, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression
lzh program, For Further Information About Data Compression
LZMW data compression, For Further Information About JBIG
LZW (Lempel-Ziv-Welch) compression, Image data, File Organization, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression, Compressing Data
GIF format licensing, Why Even Consider It?
legal issues, LZW Legal Issues
variations on, For Further Information About JBIG

M

MacBinary standards, Overview
Machine Independent File Format (MIFF), Overview
Macintosh Paint, Overview
and byte order, Byte Order
Macintosh PICT (Macintosh Picture), Overview, Metafile Formats, Vector to Vector
and previewing EPSF files, Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) Example
Macintosh software packages, AFE and XTND Translator Packages, alljpeg, BigPicture, BitMaptoEPS, BoxGraphicsLib, clip2gif, epsConverter, EPS Fixer, GIF Blast, GIFConverter, GraphicConverter, Graphics Read, JPEGView, MacAnim Viewer, NIH Image, PhotoGIF, PictSize, Pixx'r, ProJPEG, PS2EPS+, Sparkle
magic numbers, file identifier value
magic values, magic values, File Identifier
errors in, Magic value errors
mailing lists, Mailing Lists
resources via, Mailing lists
makeup code words, JBIG Basics
MathCAD and HiJaak Conversion Utility, Overview
MATLAB and VIFF, Overview
MET (Presentation Manager Metafile), Overview
metadata, Overview, metadata
metafile formats, Introduction
Microsoft RTF, Overview
Microsoft Windows Metafile, Overview
WPG, Overview, For Further Information About JPEG
metafiles, metafile, Metafile Formats, Metafiles
ASCII, Platform Independence?
compression of, Data Compression
conversion to bitmap, Vector and Metafile to Bitmap
conversion to metafile, Metafile to Metafile
conversion to vector, Bitmap and Metafile to Vector
meteorological file formats
BUFR, Overview
GRIB, Overview
VIS-5D, Overview
meteorological imaging resources, Meteorological, Oceanographic, and Geophysical Imaging Resources
Microsoft Paint (MSP), Overview
Microsoft RIFF (Resource Interchange File Format), Audio, Overview
Microsoft RTF (Rich Text Format), Overview
Microsoft SYLK (Symbolic Link), Vector Formats, Overview, Sources of Vector Format Files
Microsoft Video (for Windows), Overview
Microsoft Waveform, Audio
Microsoft Windows BMP, Why Encrypt Graphics Files?, Overview
compression of, Data Compression
copyright notices in, Copyright notices in graphics files
and Run-Length Encoding, Run-Length Encoding (RLE)
Version 1.x, Examples of Bitmap Headers
versus JPEG, JPEG Compression
Microsoft Windows Metafile (WMF), Overview, Vector and Metafile to Bitmap
converting to another format, Metafile to Metafile
and previewing EPSF files, Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) Example
middle-endian byte ordering, Byte Order
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), Multimedia File Formats, MIDI Standard, MIDI
and .RMI files, Overview
MIFF (Machine Independent File Format), Overview
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions), For Further Information, Email, Web Basics, Web Browser Helper Applications
MJPEG (Motion JPEG), Relationship Between MPEG, JPEG, and MJPEG
MMR (Modified Modified Read) compression algorithm, JBIG Compression, CCITT (Huffman) Encoding
.MOD file format, Overview
modification rights, Rights of ownership
monochrome, monochrome
bitmaps, Other Bitmap File Features
motion compensation, Digital Video
motion-video data, Overview
movie resource, File Organization
Movie Toolbox, Overview
MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group), Overview
MR (Modified Read) compression algorithm, JBIG Compression
MS Windows software packages
Windows 3.1 software, Brenda (The Batch Renderer), CompuPic, FITSView, Graphics Viewer--VBX, Graphics Viewer, GraphX Viewer, Graphic Workshop for Windows, Landscape Explorer, LView Pro, Paint Shop Pro, PhotoLab, Picture Man, Ulead Viewer, VuePrint, wcvt2pov, Win4Dv, WinJPEG
Windows 95 software, Graphic Workshop for Windows, LView Pro, Paint Shop Pro, VuePrint
MSB (most significant byte), MSB, Byte Order
MS-DOS, Bitmap fonts
MS-DOS software packages, gif2dxf, Graphics Display System (GDS), Graphic Workshop, IMDISP, PICLAB, QPV/386, QPNG/386, tofits and totiff, VPIC
MTV, Overview
multi-channel palette, multi-channel palette
multimedia, Multimedia Formats, multimedia, Multimedia
application files, viruses in, Viruses in Graphics Files
and CD-ROMs, Multimedia File Formats
multimedia file formats, Introduction
Intel DVI, Overview
Microsoft RIFF, Audio, Overview
MPEG, Overview
multi-platform file formats
Andrew Toolkit (CMU file formats), Overview
FITS, Overview, Overview
HDF, Overview
Microsoft RTF, Overview
MIFF, Overview
MTV, Overview
P3D, Overview
Pixar RIB, Overview
YAODL, Overview, File Organization
multiple-channel, Types of palettes

N

NAPLPS (North American Presentation Layer Protocol Syntax), Overview
National Center for Supercomputer Applications (NCSA), Overview
n-bit color (n=4,8,15,16,24), 4-bit color
NCGA (National Computer Graphics Association) and IGES, Overview
negative compression, For Further Information About JBIG
NEOchrome animation, NEOchrome Format (.NEO), NEOchrome Animation Format (.ANI)
netiquette
Archie, Archie
email, Email Etiquette: Splitting Large Files
FTP, FTP Etiquette
USENET posting, USENET Posting Etiquette
newsgroups (general), Newsgroups
newsgroups (graphics-related)
comp.compression, For Further Information, For Further Information About Data Compression
comp.graphics, For Further Information, Overview, General Resources
comp.graphics.misc, One Last Word
comp.multimedia, For Further Information
list of, Newsgroups
sci.astro.fits, For Further Information
sci.data.formats, For Further Information
sci.image.processing, General Resources
NewTek's Lightwave, 3D Formats
NFF (Neutral File Format), Overview
and PRT, Overview
and RTrace, Overview
noise removal, JBIG Basics
non-adaptive compression, For Further Information About JPEG
for audio information, Digital Audio
North American Presentation Layer Protocol Syntax (NAPLPS), Overview
NTSC (National Television Standards Committee), Arithmetic encoding, NTSC, Digital Video
and TGA, Overview
numerical format: Lotus DIF, Overview

O

object code copyright, Object code copyright
object data, What About Object Data?, Vector Versus Bitmap Files
Object Description Language (ODL) and PDS, Overview
Object File Format (OFF), Overview
object-based file systems, Introduction
object-oriented databases, Overview
object-oriented files, viruses in, Viruses in Graphics Files
oceanographic imaging resources, Meteorological, Oceanographic, and Geophysical Imaging Resources
ODA, ODIF, Overview
ODL (Object Description Language) and PDS, Overview
OFF (Object File Format), Overview
Office Document formats (ORA, ODIF), Overview
offset values, out of range, Out-of-range offset values
Open Look GUI and Sun Icon, Overview
order, bit, Bit Order
OS/2 BMP, Overview
OS/2 software packages, GBM (Generalized Bitmap Module), PMJPEG (Presentation Manager JPEG)
output device, output device, Graphics and Computer Graphics, ...But If You Do
language, output device language, ...And Which Are Not
output (of graphics process), The Basics, output
overlay bit, overlay bit, Overlays and Transparency
overlays, Overlays and Transparency

P

P3D, Overview
packets, packet, Streams
padding, Unused Space
page description languages (PDLs), Page Description Language (PDL) Formats, page description language
virusus and, Viruses in Graphics Files
page table, page table, Other Bitmap File Data Structures
PAL (Phase Alternation Line) digital television standards, PAL, Overview, Digital Video
and TGA, Overview
palettes, palette, Example 2: Sun Raster Format Header
color, Examples of palettes, Pixel Data and Palettes
in vector files, Palettes and Color Information
multi-channel, multi-channel palette, Types of palettes
single-channel, single-channel palette, Types of palettes
types of, Types of palettes
VGA color, 256-color VGA palette
parity, Parity
parser, Reading Graphics Data
patents on graphics files, Trademarks, Patents, and Copyrights
PBM utilities, Converting Formats, Overview
and FaceSaver, Overview
and VIFF, Overview
PCX, Reading a Graphics File Header, Overview, Problems with the display environment
copyright notices in, Copyright notices in graphics files
and Run-Length Encoding, Run-Length Encoding (RLE)
and testing, Test Files
PDL, Overview
PDS (Planetary Data System), Overview
pels, pixel, Bitmap Data
pen styles, Palettes and Color Information
persistence, persistence
PGM (Portable GreyMap Utilities), Overview
PGP (Pretty Good Privacy), Using PGP to Encrypt Graphics Files
Photo Compressor method, Overview
PhotoYCC file format (Kodak), File Details
physical compression, JBIG Basics
physical pixels, physical pixels, Pixels and Coordinates
Pictor PC Paint, Overview
and GRASP animation, Image Files
picture elements, Bitmap Data
Pixar RIB (RenderMan Interface Bytestream), Overview
pixel-level RLE, For Further Information About JBIG
pixelmap, pixelmap, Bitmap Data
pixels, logical pixels, pixel, Bitmap Data
array of, array of pixels
depth of, Image Description Information, bit depth
packing, Pixel Packing, Data Compression, Compressing Data
physical versus logical, Pixels and Coordinates
three-dimensional, Overview
values of, pixel values
pixmap, pixelmap, Bitmap Data
pkzip program, Digital Audio, Hints for Designing File Readers and Writers, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression, For Further Information About Data Compression
and GIF files, Image data
planar data, Planar data
planar files, planar files
platform dependencies, Platform Dependencies
plot file formats: .ADI, Overview
Plot-10 file format, Overview
PNG, Overview, Hints for Designing File Readers and Writers
copyright notices in, Copyright notices in graphics files
PNM (Portable ANyMap Utilities), Overview
Portable Bitmap Utilities (PBM), Overview
postage-stamp images, Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) Example
and Lumena Paint, File Details
PostScript, Overview, Overview
files, Page Description Language (PDL) Formats
for storing text (in multimedia format), Multimedia File Formats
LZW compression and, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression, Variable quantization
Page Description Language (PDL)
and BDF, Overview
and CALS, Overview
and EPSF, Overview
POV (Persistence of Vision)
file format, Overview
ray trace application, Overview
PPM (Portable PixMap Utilities), Overview
predictive encoding, predictive encoding
Presentation Manager Metafile (MET), Overview
previewing
Encapsulated PostScript files, Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) Example
Lumena files, File Details
QuickTime files, Overview
primary colors, How Colors Are Represented , primary colors
primary three-color systems, How Colors Are Represented
private key cryptography, Private and public key cryptography
Prodigy
and NAPLPS, Overview
Unisys agreement for LZW, Variable quantization
production pipeline, Rendering and Images, production pipeline
program code, corrupting graphics files, Problems with the program code
progressing selective refinement, JPEG, Selective refinement
progressive encoding/decoding, JBIG Basics
progressive image buildup, Progressive image buildup
proprietary information, Proprietary file formats
PRT, Overview
pseudo-color, pseudo-color
pseudo-color storage, How We See Color
public display rights, Rights of ownership
public domain, Public domain
public key cryptography, Private and public key cryptography
Pulse Code Modulation (PCM), Digital Audio
pyramidal image tiling, Image tiling

Q

Q factor and lossless compression, Lossless JPEG compression
Q-coder algorithm, Arithmetic encoding
and MIFF, File Details
QRT (Quick Ray Trace), Overview
quantization, Issues When Displaying Colors, quantization, Bitmap to Bitmap
artifacts, quantization artifacts
coefficient, Quantize each block
table, Quantize each block
Quattro Pro, Sources of Vector Format Files
and Lotus DIF, Overview
QuickTime, Overview, Audio
and AIFF, Overview
CD-ROMs and, Overview
and DVI, Overview

R

Radiance, Overview
radix-64, Using PGP to Encrypt Graphics Files
rasters, bitmap, Sources of Bitmap Data: Raster Devices, raster, Graphics Data
Raw Compressor method, Overview
raw data, Compression Type, Data Compression Terminology
raw formats, Bitmap Files
ray tracing and MTV, Overview
ray tracing file formats
POV, Overview
PRT, Overview
QRT, Overview
Radiance, Overview
Rayshade, Overview
uRay, Overview
Vivid and Bob, Overview
Rayshade, Overview
READ (Relative Element Address Designate) codes, Group 3 Two-Dimensional (G32D)
readers
ASCII, Vector and Metafile to Bitmap
binary, Reading Graphics Data, Vector and Metafile to Bitmap
FITS, Keywords
FLI, PSTAMP chunk, Overview, BYTE_RUN chunk
RIFF, File Organization
TIFF, Overview, Strips
reading graphics data, Hints for Designing File Readers and Writers, Reading Graphics Data
realization, Rendering and Images, realization
rendering, rendering, render, Rendering and Images
applications, Overview
repeat scan line packet, For Further Information About JPEG
representation, Graphics and Computer Graphics, representation
reproduction rights, Rights of ownership
reserved fields, Unused Space
reserved space, Unused Space
resolution, resolution
RGB (Red-Green-Blue) color model, RGB, A Word About Color Spaces
and digital video, Digital Video
RIX, Overview
RTC (Return To Control) code, JBIG Basics
RTrace, Overview
run count, Run-Length Encoding (RLE)
run lengths, code words for, JBIG Basics
run value, For Further Information About JBIG, Run-Length Encoding (RLE)
run-length encoding (RLE), Data Compression, Compressing Data, Run-Length Encoding (RLE)
and animation, Animation
runs (strings), Run-Length Encoding (RLE)
frequency of, JBIG Basics

S

SAF, Overview
sample rate, Digital Audio, sample rate, Digital Video
sample resolution, Digital Audio, sample resolution
sampling, sampling
saturation, saturation
scaling vector files, Scaling Vector Files
scan lines, Sources of Bitmap Data: Raster Devices, scan line
scan-line data, Scan-line data
scan-line tables, scan-line table, How Bitmap Files Are Organized, Other Bitmap File Data Structures
scan-line width, Image Description Information
Scanmaster, CCITT (Huffman) Encoding
scanning, Reading Graphics Data, Digital Video
scene description file formats, Introduction, scene description language, Scene Formats
NFF, Overview
OFF, Overview
P3D, Overview
Pixar RIB, Overview
POV, Overview
QRT, Overview
Radiance, Overview
Rayshade, Overview
RTrace, Overview
SGI Inventor, Overview
uRay, Overview
Vivid and Bob, Overview
YAODL, Overview
scenes, Scene Formats
scientific data management and HDF, Overview
sci.image.processing newsgroup, General Resources
screen dumps and XWD, Overview
SECAM (Sequential Coleur Avec Memoire) digital television standards, Overview, SECAM, Digital Video
selective refinement, JPEG, Selective refinement
semi-adaptive encoder, For Further Information About JPEG
Sense8 NFF, Overview
sequential encoding/decoding, JBIG Basics
sex, bit, Bit Order, bit sex
sex, color, Bit Order
SFF, Overview
SGI (Silicon Graphics Inventor), Overview, Overview
RLE, bit/byte-level, For Further Information About JBIG
and SGO, Overview
SGO (Silicon Graphics Object), Overview
SIGGRAPH, Metafiles
simple image tiling, Image tiling
single-channel palette, single-channel palette, Types of palettes
size of structure, Gotchas
slides, format for, Overview
.SND file format, Audio
software
driver, Problems with the display environment
fully conforming, Test Files
public domain, Public domain
software packages, see MS Windows software packages, MS-DOS software packages, Macintosh software packages, OS/2 software packages, UNIX software packages, source code packages
source code packages, FBM (Fuzzy Pixmap Manipulation), GBM (Generalized Bitmap Module), giftrans, ISO MPEG-2 Codec, JBIG-KIT, jpegsrc, libpng, libtiff, Piclab Source, Extended Portable Bitmap Toolkit (pbmplus), pnmtopng, PTOT, zlib
specifications, file format, Writing a File Format Specification
SPIFF (Still Picture Interchange File Format), SPIFF (Still Picture Interchange File Format) , Overview
copyright notices in files, Copyright notices in graphics files
spline-based outline fonts, Spline-based outline fonts
splines, Bezier, Vector File Size Issues, Bezier curve, Overview
spreadsheet file formats
Microsoft SYLK, Overview
vector formats, Sources of Vector Format Files
spreadsheet file formats and Lotus DIF, Overview
STAD image, STAD Format (.PAC)
stereo sampling, Digital Audio
STI terminal communication protocol, Overview
storage, How We See Color
stream, Streams, stream
stream-based image format, File Organization
Streamline (Adobe), Bitmap and Metafile to Vector
string table, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression
strips, Strips, strip
stroke fonts, Stroke fonts
structure, determining size of, Gotchas
substitutional encoding algorithm, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression
substrings, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression
subtractive color systems, subtractive system, Additive and subtractive color systems
Sun Icon, Overview
SunRaster image, Example 1: Microsoft Windows Bitmap Version 1.x Format Header, Overview
and byte order, Byte Order
and VIFF, Overview
SunView GUI and Sun Icon, Overview
symmetric compression, For Further Information About JBIG

T

T3DLIB shareware library, Overview
tag, Tags, tag
Targa market, Overview
TCS terminal communication protocol, Overview
TDDD (Turbo Silver 3D Data Description) format, Overview
technical writing, suggestions for, Patents
television standards (digital), Overview
terminating code words, JBIG Basics
test files, Test Files
text in vector files, Text in Vector Files
TGA (Truevision Targa Image File), Overview, Problems with the display environment
copyright notices in, Copyright notices in graphics files
and Lumena Paint, Overview
and VIFF, Overview
TIFF (Tag Image File Format), Overview, Reading a Graphics File Header, Tiles, Problems with the display environment, Test Files
and bit order, Bit Order
and byte order, Byte Order
and CCITT encoding, CCITT (Huffman) Encoding
Class F (FAX) encoding, For Further Information About JPEG, Overview
compression of, Data Compression
copyright notices in files, Copyright notices in graphics files
and Lumena Paint, Overview
LZW compression and, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression, For Further Information About JBIG
LZW compression and, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression, Variable quantization
and previewing EPSF files, Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) Example
and Run-Length Encoding, Run-Length Encoding (RLE)
TIFF Developers Toolkit, For Further Information About JBIG
Type 2 Compression, For Further Information About JBIG
versus JPEG, JPEG Compression
and VIFF, Overview
tiles, tile, Tiles
tiling, image, Image tiling
Tiny image file format, Tiny Format (.TNY, .TN1, .TN2, .TN3)
trademarks on graphics files, Trademarks, Patents, and Copyrights
trailers, Footer
transform, convolution
translation table, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression
transparency, Overlays and Transparency, transparency
trichromatic colorimetric, How Colors Are Represented , trichromatic colorimetric
truecolor, Some More About Truecolor
bitmap formats, Issues When Using Palettes
TGA, Overlays and Transparency, Overview
display, truecolor display
display adapters, Overview
on Kodak XL7700 printer, Overview
TTDDD (Textual Three-Dimensional Data Description), Overview
tutorials, advice on writing, Patents
twip (twentieth of a point), Overview
Type II CALS raster format, Tiles

U

unencoded data, Data Compression Terminology
Unisys Corporation, LZW Legal Issues
UNIX, Bitmap fonts
UNIX software packages, ImageMagick, SAOimage, xli, xloadimage, xv (X Viewer)
up bit ordering, Bit Order
uRay, Overview
U.S. Product Data Association (USPRO), Overview
USENET news, USENET News
Utah Raster Toolkit (URT), Overview
Utah RLE, Overview
utility patents, Patents
uuencode and uudecode, Uucoding with uuencode and uudecode, USENET Posting Etiquette

V

V.42bis modem compression standard, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression
variable quantization, JPEG, Variable quantization
vector data, Vector Data, What Is Vector Data?
versus fractal graphics, Fractal Basics
vector file formats, Introduction
and floating-point, Floating-Point Formats
Lotus DIF, Overview
NFF, Overview
POV, Overview
Presentation Manager Metafile, Overview
vector files, Vector Formats, Vector Files, Vector Files and Device Independence, vector, Graphics Data
applications of, Sources of Vector Format Files
compression of, Data Compression
converting to bitmap files, Vector and Metafile to Bitmap
converting to metafiles, Bitmap and Vector to Metafile
converting to vector files, Vector to Vector
device dependence of, Vector Files and Device Independence
extended formats, 3D Formats
pros and cons of, Pros and Cons of Vector Files
scaling, Scaling Vector Files
size of, Vector File Size Issues
structure of, How Vector Files Are Organized
text in, Text in Vector Files
versus bitmap files, Vector Versus Bitmap Files
vectorization, Bitmap and Metafile to Vector
version marker segments, JPEG, Other extensions
vertical replication packet, For Further Information About JPEG
VGA color palette, Examples of palettes
VGA display adapter and PCX, Overview
VICAR2 (Video Image Communication and Retrieval), Overview, Overview
video
digital, Digital Video
full-motion, full-motion video
information, Multimedia File Formats
Video Compressor method, Overview
video display processor (VDP) and DVI, Overview
video file formats
FLI, Overview
GRASP, Overview
Intel DVI, Overview
Microsoft RIFF, Overview
VIFF (Khoros Visualization/Image File Format), Overview
virtual device, x and y Origins
virtual output, virtual output, Graphics and Computer Graphics
Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML), Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) Formats
viruses in graphics files, Viruses in Graphics Files
VIS-5D, Overview
VisiCalc spreadsheet program
and Lotus DIF, Overview
Vivid and Bob, Overview
.VOC file format, Audio
voxels, voxel, Overview
VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language), Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) Formats

W

Wavefront OBJ, Overview
Wavefront RLA image, Overview
WordPerfect Graphics Metafile (WPG), Overview, Metafile Formats, For Further Information About JPEG
work for hire, copyright and, Explicit versus implicit copyrights
Working Group on Astronomical Software (WGAS), For Further Information
World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Overview
World Wide Web (WWW), The World Wide Web (WWW), Web sites
browser helper applications, Web Browser Helper Applications
browsers, using CD-ROM with, Which Browsers Can I Use?
general graphics resources, The World Wide Web (WWW)
writing
file format specifications, Writing a File Format Specification
file formats, Designing Your Own Format
graphics files, Writing Graphics Data
writing graphics files, Hints for Designing File Readers and Writers
writing, suggestions for, Patents
WWW (World Wide Web), Web sites

X

x origin of image, x and y Origins
XBM, Overview, Problems with the display environment
and VIFF, Overview
.XLS, Sources of Vector Format Files
XPM (X PixMap), Overview
XWD (X Window Dump), Overview

Y

y origin of image, x and y Origins
YAODL (Yet Another Object Description Language), Overview
YCbCr color model
and digital video, Digital Video
and JPEG, Progressive image buildup
Yellow Book, Multimedia File Formats
YIQ, YIQ
and digital video, Digital Video
YUV (Y-signal, U-signal, and V-signal) color model, YUV (Y-signal, U-signal, and V-signal)
and digital video, Digital Video
and JPEG, Progressive image buildup
YUV (Y-signal, U-signal, V-signal), YUV

Z

ZBR, Overview
zoo program, Digital Audio, Hints for Designing File Readers and Writers, Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) Compression, For Further Information About Data Compression
and GIF files, Image data


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