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Multiple-image Network Graphics
The ambitious, complex, and largely obsolete animated cousin of PNG.
MNG (Multiple-image Network Graphics) was designed as the animated equivalent of the PNG format. Just as PNG was created to replace GIF for static images, MNG was intended to replace GIF for animations, offering superior compression, full alpha transparency, and complex features like nested loops and sprites. However, its complexity led to poor adoption.
MNG is a stream-based format that shares the same chunk structure as PNG. It can contain embedded PNG (lossless) or JNG (JPEG-based) images. Unlike a simple filmstrip, MNG is a scriptable animation format; it supports 'sprites', frame deltas (only updating changed pixels), and complex composition rules.
Published in 2001 by the creators of PNG. Despite high hopes, browser vendors (like Mozilla) eventually removed support due to the large code footprint and complexity of the library (libmng). The simpler APNG format won the browser war for 'animated images'.
Portable Any Map
A super-class extension for the PBM, PGM, and PPM formats.
PNM (Portable Any Map) is not a distinct file format itself but rather a collective name (and file extension) used to handle files that could be any of the specialized Netpbm formats: PBM (Bitmap), PGM (Graymap), or PPM (Pixmap). A file ending in `.pnm` allows a program to implement a single reader that automatically detects the internal format ('P1' through 'P6') and handles it accordingly.
A `.pnm` file is simply a PBM, PGM, or PPM file renamed. The header magic number (e.g., `P6`) determines the actual content. This abstraction simplifies command-line pipelines, allowing users to pipe `image.pnm` without worrying if the image is black-and-white or full color.
Part of the Netpbm project philosophy to create a unified library for handling raster graphics. It simplifies naming conventions for software that can output any of the subtypes.
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