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The project is broken up into several stages:
 
The project is broken up into several stages:
  
1. (complete) Create an [http://wiki.mozilla.org/APNG_Specification extension] to the [http://www.w3.org/TR/PNG/ PNG Specification]. [http://pavlov.net/blog/ Stuart Parmenter] and [http://blog.vlad1.com/ Vladimir Vukićević] did this in around 2004.
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1. (complete) Create an extension to the PNG Specification. [http://pavlov.net/blog/ Stuart Parmenter] and [http://blog.vlad1.com/ Vladimir Vukićević] did this in around 2004.
  
2. (complete) Implement the APNG spec into [http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/ libpng]. This was done for libpng 1.2.10 during the summer of 2006. Patch available [http://littlesvr.ca/apng/ here].
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2. (complete) Implement the APNG spec into libpng. This was done for libpng 1.2.10 during the summer of 2006. Patch available on the APNG implementation page.
  
 
3. (current, fall 2006) Implement the modified libpng into Mozilla.
 
3. (current, fall 2006) Implement the modified libpng into Mozilla.
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7. Try again.
 
7. Try again.
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== Links ==
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[http://wiki.mozilla.org/APNG_Specification Extension to the PNG spec]
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[http://www.w3.org/TR/PNG/ Original PNG Spec]
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[http://littlesvr.ca/apng/ APNG Implementation Page]
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[http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/ libpng page]

Revision as of 20:21, 12 September 2006

APNG

APNG stands for Animated PNG, an extension to the PNG specification to allow for animated PNG images. Similar to how Animated GIF is an extension of GIF.

Project Leader(s)

Andrew Smith (andrew on IRC)

Project Details

The project is broken up into several stages:

1. (complete) Create an extension to the PNG Specification. Stuart Parmenter and Vladimir Vukićević did this in around 2004.

2. (complete) Implement the APNG spec into libpng. This was done for libpng 1.2.10 during the summer of 2006. Patch available on the APNG implementation page.

3. (current, fall 2006) Implement the modified libpng into Mozilla.

4. Attempt to get the APNG patch integrated into libpng.

5. Fail.

6. Give up.

7. Try again.

Links

Extension to the PNG spec

Original PNG Spec

APNG Implementation Page

libpng page