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Merlin Oddfellow

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Join date: 27 Sep 2005

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11-21-2005 10:35

I would really like to be able to import other formats than the .tga/.jpg. For example, .png files which allows a good mastering of transparency without being heavy files. Anyone else would like this ?

Bertha Horton

Fat w/ Ice Cream

Join date: 19 Sep 2005

Posts: 835

11-21-2005 20:57

Yes, and we already had a topic about this that we let die. Too bad really. There are issues with PNG transparency in Windows XP, but otherwise it shouldn't be a hassle.

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Merlin Oddfellow

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11-22-2005 00:50

I didn't know about the thread, i searched with .png without finding a message, sorry.
Issues in windows XP ? I work with it fine... Which ones please ? If not .png, could it be possible to find an image format accepting real transparency, not only alpha channel, to be easier to use ? .psd maybe ? I really think that .tga is not the best...

Strife Onizuka

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Join date: 3 Mar 2004

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11-22-2005 00:53

tga is a lossless raw format.
png is good. The only reason png not work so well on XP is because of failing in MS's PNG parser. LL could use LGPL PNG library.

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Dyne Talamasca

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11-22-2005 01:43

I've suggested it before, too.

You might check the voting thing to see if it exists there.

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Merlin Oddfellow

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11-22-2005 01:50

I tried a search there too... didn't find anything. Does someone by any chance have seen such vote ?

Torley Linden

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Join date: 15 Sep 2004

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11-22-2005 01:50

I remember the day I learned Firefox handles PNG more fluently than Internet Explorer. Given upcoming Mozilla integration in SL, doesn't that make PNG a more natural fit?

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Strife Onizuka

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Join date: 3 Mar 2004

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11-22-2005 06:09

From: Torley Torgeson

I remember the day I learned Firefox handles PNG more fluently than Internet Explorer. Given upcoming Mozilla integration in SL, doesn't that make PNG a more natural fit?

thats because Firefox uses the library i mentioned

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- Cyril Connolly

Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence.
- James Nachtwey

Merlin Oddfellow

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11-22-2005 11:38

Should we then submit a request for .png support in the vote section ?

Torley Linden

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Join date: 15 Sep 2004

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11-22-2005 12:05

From: Strife Onizuka

thats because Firefox uses the library i mentioned

Exactly. So, easy enough?

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Merlin Oddfellow

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11-23-2005 07:16

Ok i posted a vote, so if you are interested in the feature, please support it

Al Sonic

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Join date: 13 Jun 2006

Posts: 162

Multi-Prop Frustration

02-12-2007 22:47

Sure the thread's over a year old, but it hardly feels like necroposting; it's still a proposal that keeps coming up, just usually without a thread of its own.

Prop. 452, Prop. 755, Prop. 1126, Prop. 1427 and just now Prop. 2846 all support this development for a total of 320 votes / 112 voters. All are identical except for #1427 (44/23, proposes .gif as well.)

Perhaps it's not as important as some proposals, and that's why I currently only have one vote of mine on it (placed on the highly-voted #452, but I don't know whether to move it to the one that links here). It'd sure be nice though if someday someone could say a few words about how easy this may or may not be to add in to the workings of SL. Or for that matter, why it would or wouldn't be worth the effort.

Solar Ixtab

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Join date: 30 Dec 2004

Posts: 94

02-12-2007 23:04

Its been done it seems. Take a look here: https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-79

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more images files formats
Merlin Oddfellow Registered User Join date: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 14	11-21-2005 10:35 I would really like to be able to import other formats than the .tga/.jpg. For example, .png files which allows a good mastering of transparency without being heavy files. Anyone else would like this ?
Bertha Horton Fat w/ Ice Cream Join date: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 835	11-21-2005 20:57 Yes, and we already had a topic about this that we let die. Too bad really. There are issues with PNG transparency in Windows XP, but otherwise it shouldn't be a hassle. _____________________ Trapped in a world she never made!
Merlin Oddfellow Registered User Join date: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 14	11-22-2005 00:50 I didn't know about the thread, i searched with .png without finding a message, sorry. Issues in windows XP ? I work with it fine... Which ones please ? If not .png, could it be possible to find an image format accepting real transparency, not only alpha channel, to be easier to use ? .psd maybe ? I really think that .tga is not the best...
Strife Onizuka Moonchild Join date: 3 Mar 2004 Posts: 5,887	11-22-2005 00:53 tga is a lossless raw format. png is good. The only reason png not work so well on XP is because of failing in MS's PNG parser. LL could use LGPL PNG library. _____________________ Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river. - Cyril Connolly Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence. - James Nachtwey
Dyne Talamasca Noneuclidean Love Polygon Join date: 9 Oct 2005 Posts: 436	11-22-2005 01:43 I've suggested it before, too. You might check the voting thing to see if it exists there. _____________________ Dyne Talamasca - I hate the word "bling". Miscellany on MySLShop.com, SLB, and SLEx Plonk
Merlin Oddfellow Registered User Join date: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 14	11-22-2005 01:50 I tried a search there too... didn't find anything. Does someone by any chance have seen such vote ?
Torley Linden Enlightenment! Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 16,530	11-22-2005 01:50 I remember the day I learned Firefox handles PNG more fluently than Internet Explorer. Given upcoming Mozilla integration in SL, doesn't that make PNG a more natural fit? _____________________
Strife Onizuka Moonchild Join date: 3 Mar 2004 Posts: 5,887	11-22-2005 06:09 From: Torley Torgeson I remember the day I learned Firefox handles PNG more fluently than Internet Explorer. Given upcoming Mozilla integration in SL, doesn't that make PNG a more natural fit? thats because Firefox uses the library i mentioned _____________________ Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river. - Cyril Connolly Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence. - James Nachtwey
Merlin Oddfellow Registered User Join date: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 14	11-22-2005 11:38 Should we then submit a request for .png support in the vote section ?
Torley Linden Enlightenment! Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 16,530	11-22-2005 12:05 From: Strife Onizuka thats because Firefox uses the library i mentioned Exactly. So, easy enough? _____________________
Merlin Oddfellow Registered User Join date: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 14	11-23-2005 07:16 Ok i posted a vote, so if you are interested in the feature, please support it
Al Sonic Builder Furiend Join date: 13 Jun 2006 Posts: 162	Multi-Prop Frustration 02-12-2007 22:47 Sure the thread's over a year old, but it hardly feels like necroposting; it's still a proposal that keeps coming up, just usually without a thread of its own. Prop. 452, Prop. 755, Prop. 1126, Prop. 1427 and just now Prop. 2846 all support this development for a total of 320 votes / 112 voters. All are identical except for #1427 (44/23, proposes .gif as well.) Perhaps it's not as important as some proposals, and that's why I currently only have one vote of mine on it (placed on the highly-voted #452, but I don't know whether to move it to the one that links here). It'd sure be nice though if someday someone could say a few words about how easy this may or may not be to add in to the workings of SL. Or for that matter, why it would or wouldn't be worth the effort.
Solar Ixtab Seawolf Marine Join date: 30 Dec 2004 Posts: 94	02-12-2007 23:04 Its been done it seems. Take a look here: https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-79 _____________________ Despite our best efforts, something unexpected has gone wrong.

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