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From: marc@porsche944.Eng.Sun.COM (Marc Schneider)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Image File Format Survey
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Date: 22 Aug 90 18:25:43 GMT
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In article <12345@netcom.UUCP> marcos@netcom.UUCP (Marcos H. Woehrmann) writes:
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> 
>I'm working on some software which will convert between various image
>file formats and have been thinking about which formats to support. 
>Some, like GIF and mac PICT are obvious, but I know there are lots of
>others.
> 
>Therefore I'm conducting a survey: if you are using one or more image
>file formats please mail me and let me know which ones (don't post,
>I'll summarize the results in few weeks).  I'm especially intersted in
>16 & 24 bit formats (and 8 bit formats on non-IBM PCs and Macs).
> 
>You don't have to tell me why the file format you are using is the
>best; this is not a talent show, it's a popularity contest.
> 
>marcos
>

Why Sun Raster, TIFF 5.0, Postscript, & EPS....

-Marc :^)

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