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APNG

PNG extension for animated images

Entityraster-graphics file formatQ433224

Also known as Animated PNG · Animated Portable Network Graphics

Instance of: raster-graphics file format

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Animated Portable Network Graphics (APNG) is a file format which extends the Portable Network Graphics (PNG) specification to permit animated images that work similarly to animated GIF files, while supporting images with a higher color depth and full alpha transparency not available for GIFs. It also retains backward compatibility with non-animated PNG files. It was developed by the Mozilla Foundation in 2004.

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Based on: Portable Network Graphics
File extension: png
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1.iana.org/assignments/media-types/image/vnd.mozilla.apng
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apng
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1.iana.org/assignments/media-types/image/vnd.mozilla.apng
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Media type: image/apng
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1.w3.org/TR/png/#image-apng
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image/png
Started: August 27, 2004
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1.bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=257197
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Released: August 3, 2007
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1.wiki.mozilla.org/index.php?title=APNG_Specification&diff=64503&oldid=59877
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Different from: APNG criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items

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