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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: The KDE-Screensaver -- animated-GIF-like file-format?
From:       Richard Moore <rich () ipso-facto ! freeserve ! co ! uk>
Date:       1999-06-02 16:15:43
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Torsten Rahn wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The kde-artist - team (especially to be mentioned:
> Carlos Rego) is currently working on the most
> beautiful screensaver I've ever seen.(*grin*)
> Hmm, I must correct myself: We are working on
> the *art* for this amazing screensaver (which should
> be included in KDE2.0 and should be enabled by
> default (I'm sure you will agree if you see it when
> it's finished ...))
> 
> BUT: we still need a programmer for this little
> project!
> 
> The screensaver must display randomly several
> moving animated objects consisting of bitmaps.
> So we need an idea for an existing alternative
> file-format to animated GIF or something like
> this ...(anything out there?).

If you are aiming for 2.0 then you should use the MNG format (this is a
multi-image version of PNG). Qt 2.0 supports MNG and PNG internally so
this should be pretty easy. The only problem is that the MNG spec is
not yet totally frozen.

Rich.

> Otherwise the programmer of this screensaver
> would have to create a new (compressed)
> fileformat himself.
> 
> Please tell me if you would like to join our
> screensaver-project or tell me your ideas ...
> (especially the help of people who are not
> currently involved in other projects would be
> very much appreciated!)
> 
> CU,
> Torsten,   kde-artist-team
> 
> 

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