History of Graphics Interchange Format

Last update 2021-10-03 16:06:49

Creation date 2011-04-11 23:49:06

_wb_ on 2021-10-03 16:06:49
Year
1987 (still)
1989 (animated)
Vector graphics
no
Raster image
yes
Developed by
CompuServe
_wb_ on 2021-10-03 10:53:07
Nachteile
Limited to 256 colors (8-bit per pixel). Only binary transparency.
Maximum bit depth
8-bit (but only 256 different colors)
CMYK support (for print)
no
Maximum number of channels
1 (palette data)
Transparency support
- Only all-or-nothing, no semi-transparency
Alexis on 2020-09-21 21:42:55
Microsoft Edge
yes
Alexis on 2020-09-21 21:03:31
HDR
no
Bre Wight on 2016-03-13 12:58:26
Commonly used for
Animation
Simple web graphics
Vorteile
Simple animations/short video clips
Widely supported format
Transparency support
Lossless compression
Smaller file sizes
Nachteile
Limited to 256 colors
Web colors only
No transparency
Seralive on 2011-04-11 23:49:06
Mode
70
Name
Graphics Interchange Format
Viewer
public
Editor
public
Category
pratical
File extensions
.gif
Developed by
CompuServce
Commonly used for
Animation
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_Interchange_Format
Kurzer Name
GIF
Lossless
yes
Animation support
yes
Internet Explorer
yes
Google Chrome
yes
Safari
yes
Opera
yes
Firefox
yes
Licensed
no expired
Transparency support
yes
Vorteile
Animation
Widely supported format
Transparency support
Nachteile
Limited to 256 colors
Layers support
no
Beschreibung
GIF is a bitmap image format that allows a lossless compression by reducing the image to 256 distinct colors. It has been replaced by PNG after fear over patent issues. It is still widely used for animation as it's the only format that supports animation and that is widely supported by browsers.

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