On Sat, 2002-12-07 at 02:58, Nigel Ridley wrote: > On 07 Dec 2002 01:13:03 -0600 > Joseph A Nagy Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > > > Nigel Ridley. > > <snip> > > Unfortunately PNG's don't support animation. > No but MNG does. > > > > Yeah, I know they did. So I promptly went to XMMS's website and > > downloaded the RPM that would add in the MP3 decoder (it's only the > > encoder's that the patent holders want), and I read at > > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html: > > > > "Unisys does not require licensing, or fees to be paid, for > > non-commercial, non-profit GIF-based applications, including those for > > use on the on-line services. Concerning developers of software for the > > Internet network, the same principle applies. Unisys will not pursue > > previous inadvertent infringement by developers producing versions of > > software products for the Internet prior to 1995. The company does not > > require licensing, or fees to be paid for non-commercial, non-profit > > offerings on the Internet, including "Freeware"." > The email reply that I got from Unisys informed me that I needn't pay the > license fee so long as the gif was created with an app that HAD paid the > license fee - such as PaintShop. Unfortunately The Gimp doesn't have a > license and so the problem. They were adamant that if I manipulated or > created gif's using The Gimp that I would need to purchase a license. That > was only 2 months ago!!
Damn. > > > > I guess they changed it. *shrugs* Either way, I need the animation > > ability (unless there is now a MNG plugin (basically an animated PNG > > form what I understand) for GIMP) of a GIF (I'm trying to make a logo > > similar to what I have at http://jan-jr-ent.homelinux.org except WAY > > smaller (only like 100x50 pixels)). > If your really desperated and don't mind using something other than The > Gimp (don't know about a plugin for MNG's) then ImageMagic will convert > most animated gif's. So ImageMagic will convert a animated gif to MNG? Thats kewl. I still have the problem of not being able to use the FireAnim script (unless that will work in ImageMagic, too). <snip> -- Joseph A Nagy Jr CEO, Joseph A Nagy Jr Enterprises http://jan-jr-ent.homelinux.org -- Joseph A Nagy Jr CEO, Joseph A Nagy Jr Enterprises http://jan-jr-ent.homelinux.org _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
