GIF
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GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is a widely used bitmap image format best known for supporting simple animations and lossless compression with a limited color palette.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | graphics file format ⓘ |
| alternativeFormat |
APNG
ⓘ
AVIF ⓘ WebP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| animationControl | Netscape Looping Application Extension NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blockType |
extension block
ⓘ
image descriptor ⓘ trailer ⓘ |
| byteOrder | little-endian ⓘ |
| colorDepth | 8-bit per pixel ⓘ |
| colorModel | indexed color ⓘ |
| commonlyUsedOn | World Wide Web NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compressionAlgorithm | LZW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compressionType | lossless ⓘ |
| containerStructure | sequence of blocks ⓘ |
| developer | CompuServe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doesNotSupport | alpha channel with partial transparency ⓘ |
| fileExtension | .gif ⓘ |
| frameControl | Graphic Control Extension ⓘ |
| fullName | Graphics Interchange Format NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headerSignature | GIF ⓘ |
| headerVersion |
87a
ⓘ
89a ⓘ |
| introducedAs | 87a specification ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| maxColors | 256 colors per frame ⓘ |
| mimeType | image/gif ⓘ |
| patentStatus | all relevant patents have expired ⓘ |
| replacedBy | PNG for many static images ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | CompuServe internal specification ⓘ |
| supports |
binary transparency via single palette index
ⓘ
comment extension blocks ⓘ interlacing ⓘ looping animations ⓘ lossless compression ⓘ metadata via application extensions ⓘ multiple frames ⓘ palette-based color ⓘ simple animation ⓘ transparency ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
internet memes
ⓘ
short web animations ⓘ simple web graphics ⓘ |
| updatedAs | 89a specification ⓘ |
| updatedInYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| uses |
global color table
ⓘ
local color table ⓘ |
| wasSubjectOf | LZW patent licensing issues ⓘ |
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Adobe Photoshop