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Chip
I,m trying to download pccast12.zip from
http://search.shareware.com/code/engine/File?archive=sim-win95&file=news%2fp
cast12%2ezip&size=1042099
is this a good viewer with GIF files to use ? Or you recommend me another ?
Thanks for any help
J.Carlos
-----Mensagem original-----
De: Chip Anderson <chipamy@xxxxxxxxx>
Para: Jack Velte <jackv@xxxxxxxxxxx>; metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Data: Quarta-feira, 5 de Novembro de 1997 02:11
Assunto: Re: Right choice of a file format when attaching in e-mail
>There is another significant difference between the GIF and JPG
>formats. GIF is a loss-less compression format while JPG introduces
>distortions into the image.
>
>At higher JPG compression settings bigger distortions are introduced.
>For photographic images the distortion is usually acceptable. However
>for MS charts, high compression JPGs can easily obscure the exact
>point at which an indicator crosses a signal line. Yet another reason
>to use the GIF format for MS Charts whenever possible.
>
>Chip
>
>---Jack Velte wrote:
>>
>> this is slightly misleading. while i completely agree with the bmp
>and pcx
>> formats -- as they are not a format that compresses the data, both
>the gif
>> and jpeg (jpg) format compress the data. there is a *choice* when
>> compressing using Jpeg about how much to compress. i guess the
>default is
>> pretty implementation dependant. so these results are true for this
>image
>> and this compression ratio, but "your mileage may vary!" [for
>photographs
>> and images with gradual color transitions, jpeg usually compresses
>much
>> better than gif. for images like charts with only abrupt color
>transitions,
>> perhaps gif is always better.]
>>
>> -jack
>>
>>
>
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