GIF Format Issues

[Grzegorz Myrda]

There is note in documentation of newest GD, that they are reinvestigating
non-LZW GIF coding from previous versions.
Output images are up to twice larger, but are "safe".

Grzegorz

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> Wys³ano: 7 wrzeœnia 1999 17:02
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> Temat: Re: GIF Format Issues
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> For some reason the GD pulled the non-LZW GIF code from GD 1.6 etc.
> Don't know why. It may be nice way to provide PNG and GIF. ImageMagick
> also has a non-LZW GIF encoder. Grzegorz: any feel for increase in size?
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