PNG Image Format Receives HDR and Animation Support in First Spec Update in Decades

PNG image format receives HDR and animation support in first spec update in decades

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which manages web standards and guidelines, recently published new specifications for the PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image format. The updated format now supports animations, a wider range of colors, Exif metadata, and HDR. To enable HDR, the spec uses CICP – a compact labeling...Read Entire Article

I didn't know the PNG file format could receive updates, but it got one anyway

Remember APNGs? The PNG Working Group does.

PNG file specifications updated for the first time in over 20 years, with support for HDR, animated PNG and Exif

PNG , an image file format, has released its third edition , the first new specification in 22 years. This third edition supports high dynamic range (HDR) , animated PNG (APNG), and Exif . PNG is back! https://www.programmax.net/articles/png-is-back/ ◆HDR support The image below shows the colors that the human eye can see. The small inner triangle (black line) represents the color space of most images, and the large triangle (dotted line) repres…