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Utilities & Source Code:
GIF -
PC Program to view GIF files (includes C++ source).
GIF -
Pascal code to read GIF files.
BMP -
Pascal code to read and write BMP files.
RGB -
C code to produce RGBA transparent images.
GIF -
Creating Transparent Images for Web Pages. [Link]
GIF -
Information on GIF Animation for Web Pages [Link]
GIF -
PC Program to convert GIF->DXF
PCX -
Pascal Code to display PCX Files
PCX -
Util to convert AutoCad SLD->PCX (PC)
JPG - FTP directory with
JPEG Info & source code [Link]
PIX -
Photoshop plug-in to read/write PIX images & a
quick note.
Paintlib -
A C++ library
for decoding/manipulation various image formats [Link]
Formats - Max Maischein's
File Formats list:
Formats List (images, binaries, archives, sound etc.)
Documentation and
Intro.
Image Viewer -
VGIF for PCs [Link]
Image Viewer -
SEA Viewer for MS-DOS [Link]
Image Viewer -
Paint Shop Pro (Shareware) [Link]
Image Viewer -
ACDSee, from
ACD Systems [Link]
Image Viewers/Converters -
For the Mac [Link]
3D Viewer -
3DVIEW (DOS), supports VRML, Lightwave, Imagine, etc.
[Link]
Clip Art -
Caboodles of Clip Art [Link]
Clip Art -
The Clip Art Connection [Link]
Web Pages -
No Dither Netscape Palette tips on Netscape colour usage [Link]
Web Pages -
PixelSight. Create custom buttons etc. [Link]
Web Pages -
Gary DeWitt's
Button Factory
and
Icon Factory.
[Link]
Web Pages -
The-Inter.net Server. Make your own Web pages, Forms, CGI
scripts etc. [Link]
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
File formats FAQ
(Graphics file formats, viewers, converters etc.)
[HTML Version]
Part 1 : General Graphics Format Questions
Part 2 : Image Conversion and Display Programs
Part 3 : Where to Get File Format Specifications
Part 4 : Tips and Tricks of the Trade
Graphics Utils' Site & Version FAQ (Lists of
viewers/converters) [Link]
JPEG FAQ
(What is JPEG compression and JFIF?)
MPEG FAQ
(The MPEG video & audio standard)
[HTML Version]
QuickTime FAQ
(The QuickTime movie format) [Link]
comp.graphics.raytracing FAQ
(Ray Tracing software, information, questions)
comp.graphics.animation FAQ
(Info, Resources, Formats, Players etc.)
Picture FAQ
(General etiquette for binary newsgroups)
Color Space Conversions FAQ
(Colour spaces, converting, gamma etc.)
Color FAQ
(Charles Poynton's Color FAQ)
Fonts FAQ [Link]
(Font houses, formats, conversion etc.)
OpenGL FAQ
(The OpenGL graphics software library)
3D Studio FAQ
(The 3D Studio modeling/animation package)
Gnuplot FAQ
(Graph plotting utility)
TrueSpace faq
(3D modeling/animation for Windows)
If you still have questions after all of that lot (!) then you could always check out these popular USENET graphics newsgroups.
Links To Other Sites:
3D Object File Formats (CICA). [html]
Oliver Grau's File Formats for Pictures. [html]
Oliver Grau's Graphics File Formats page. [html]
JISC Multimedia File Formats Database. [html]
Information on the CGM file format. [html]
File Specs at the Avalon repository. [ftp]
X2 Support Group Game Development Archives. [html]
Miscellaneous 2D and 3D graphics formats. [ftp]
Collection of 2D/3D format information. [ftp]
Miscellaneous Interest:
A good article on
Understanding Image File Formats [Link]
The UK VR-SIG's
3D Object Archive [Link]
Deezin Studios Graphic Design Resources [Link]
Fractal Compression Information [Link]
CD-ROM Technical Summary
PC Programmer?
Then this might interest you!
The
Image
Processing Tools page. [Link]
Info on the
ART 2.0
image format from Johnson-Grace. [Link]
The
Lead Technologies
page: creators of the CMP format [Link]
CorelNET. For all things Corelian! [Link]
The
HLB Tech. CAD Superstore. [Link]
Minnesota CADWorks, Inc.. (with all DXF specs) [Link]
Kodak's Photo CD Information. [Link]
Okino Computer Graphics - home of the PolyTrans converter [Link]
Acuris Inc. sell a number of
3D geometry converters [Link]