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Graphics File Formats: Reference and Guide

by C. Wayne Brown (Author), Barry J. Shepherd (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars (4)
The first comprehensive guide to graphical file formats that spans typical industry boundaries and graphical data types. It discusses and explains in clear English the key issues related to the implementation and design of file formats that store graphical data. This guide will be in demand because there is no universal standard for storage and transmission of graphical data.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0133034054
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0133034059
  3. Publisher
    Prentice Hall
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1994
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    7.5 x 1 x 10.75 inches
  7. Print length
    400 pages
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Since the Web popularized the creation and manipulation of graphics, there has been an increased demand for graphics tools, requiring developers to understand graphics file formats. Graphics File Formats explores the means by which we store visual information in files. The book catalogs existing file formats, comparing their strengths and weaknesses, and discusses the issues programmers must address when designing and implementing new file formats. The authors avoid language-specific code throughout this book, shunning even pseudocode in favor of flowcharts, formulas, and conceptual diagrams.

The author exposes the guts of image files, both vector and raster, and, in ample appendixes, details other useful information, such as how each pixel's data is stored in a Targa file and how MPEG files work. The rest of the book explores competing ways of encoding line, color, and shape. (The discussion of color is particularly cool.) If you are venturing beyond just using libraries to read and write image files, Graphics File Formats can assist you.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Prentice Hall
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 1994
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0133034054
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0133034059
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.4 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1 x 10.75 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #3,912 in Computer Graphics
  • Customer Reviews:
    5.0 out of 5 stars (4)

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  • max
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book
    Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2016
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    shipping was great, book review will be made here in the future that reflects the book. Seller was awesome.
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  • CHUA Chew Bock
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good explanation on jpeg
    Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2013
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    It covers few graphics file formats. If you are looking for information of jpeg, it is the book. It consists more than half of book explaining jpeg, in easy understand way.
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  • hans solo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Standardwerk
    Reviewed in Germany on December 17, 2013
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    Das Buch mag zwar etwas aelter sein, aber es ist immernoch ein Standardwerk fuer jeden, der direkt mit Grafikformaten arbeiten muss. Es beinhaltet ausfuehrliche Beschreibungen von bekannten und unbekannteren Formaten.

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