Re: [Fractdev] Possible PNG memory solution

Rich wrote:

I think there are open source GIF/PNG converters out there, so we don't need to write one. We just need to modify it to pass along the fractint-specific data, which probably gets dropped in the conversion.

When PNG was designed, we designed a chunk to preserve GIF extension blocks. I doubt anyone has ever used it :-) This is a REALLY simple way to initially store Fractint data. basically, just store it the same way. It's not a permanent solution, but would work well. I think I would rather write a dedicated GIF <-> PNG converter for fractint than use another tool, though there is no harm basing ours on someone elses if the source is available. Tim