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Image file formats

This tutorial is about image file formats: what are they, what are they used for, what are their differences and how we choose between them. The tutorial assumes a basic understanding of general digital imaging; of which a quick summary of important features is provided below. Pixel: a digital image is represented as a rectangular grid of dots, where each dot has a specific spatial position and...

Petri Net File Formats

The main intention of this paper is to encourage discussion about standards for Petri net le formats. We present criteria for good formats and estimate their signiicance for diierent classes of involved persons. The following persons are considered: 1. the designer of a Petri net tool who should integrate analysis algorithms and editors implemented by diierent persons at diierent locations; 2. ...

XML and Scientific File Formats

For many years, scientific data has been stored and transferred using a variety of data formats. In recent years XML has become an important and popular for exchanging digital information. At the most abstract level, XML can be used for any purpose that a binary format might be used, and vice versa. This paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of XML and binary formats, and speculates on t...

Web 2D Graphics File Formats

The earliest Web browsers focussed on the display of textual information. When graphics were added, essentially only image graphics and image file formats were supported. For a significant range of applications, image graphics has severe limitations, for example in terms of file size, download time and inability to interact with and modify the graphics client-side. Vector graphics may be more a...