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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi --<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>However, JPEG2000 is an International Standard. I have not heard of WebP at all. I agree that requiring BMP is not necessary (or even desirable). JPEG2000 would be OK but I think that support is still not exactly widespread even though the compression is better than JPEG.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:22.8pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>n<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dick<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>/******************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>| Richard F. Puk, Ph.D., President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>| Intelligraphics Incorporated<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>| 7644 Cortina Court<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>| Carlsbad, CA 92009-8206<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>| Tel: +1-760-753-9027 Mobile: +1-760-809-9027<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>| Email: <a href="mailto:puk@igraphics.com"><span style='color:blue'>puk@igraphics.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>\****************************************** <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> X3D-Public [mailto:x3d-public-bounces@web3d.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cecile Muller<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 18, 2013 1:19 PM<br><b>To:</b> X3D Graphics public mailing list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [X3D-Public] support for .bmp image format, and possibly SVG<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>An additional one that might be good to recommend is WebP: like JPEG2000,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>it also has a file size advantage over JPEG and PNG and supports metadata,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>and it's even already more widely supported in webbrowsers than JPEG2000 afaik.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>See you,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Cecile<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>2013/8/18 Joe D Williams <<a href="mailto:joedwil@earthlink.net" target="_blank">joedwil@earthlink.net</a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>What happened to JPEG2000. Didn't that have some good geo features?<br>Joe<br><br>----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Brutzman" <<a href="mailto:brutzman@nps.edu" target="_blank">brutzman@nps.edu</a>><br>To: "Dave A" <<a href="mailto:dave@realmofconcepts.com" target="_blank">dave@realmofconcepts.com</a>><br>Cc: "X3D Graphics public mailing list" <<a href="mailto:x3d-public@web3d.org" target="_blank">x3d-public@web3d.org</a>><br>Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 10:45 PM<br>Subject: Re: [X3D-Public] support for .bmp image format, and possibly SVG<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for the helpful considerations.<br><br>To be precise, PNG and JPG image formats are required for an X3D player.<br><br><a href="http://www.web3d.org/files/specifications/19775-1/V3.3/Part01/components/texturing.html#ImageTexture" target="_blank">http://www.web3d.org/files/specifications/19775-1/V3.3/Part01/components/texturing.html#ImageTexture</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>18.4.1 ImageTexture<br>Browsers shall support the JPEG (see 2. [JPEG]) and PNG (see ISO/IEC 15948) image file formats. In addition, browsers may support other image formats (EXAMPLE CGM, ISO/IEC 8632) that can be rendered into a 2D image. Support for the GIF format (see [GIF]) is also recommended (including transparency).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>GIF is currently recommended, but will likely become required since it is so common and no longer encumbered. That was the only reason it wasn't required in the first place.<br><br>So, the prior proposal was whether to make BMP a recommended format for X3D player support in the preceding specification section.<br><br>Also under consideration: Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) as a candidate ImageTexture format. Feedback welcome.<br><br>p.s. there aren't any sudden moves happening here... X3D v3.4 will take some time to play out. Meanwhile X3D players are always welcome to add support for any formats they wish.<br><br>all the best, Don<br>-- <br>Don Brutzman Naval Postgraduate School, Code USW/Br <a href="mailto:brutzman@nps.edu" target="_blank">brutzman@nps.edu</a><br>Watkins 270, MOVES Institute, Monterey CA 93943-5000 USA <a href="tel:%2B1.831.656.2149" target="_blank">+1.831.656.2149</a><br>X3D graphics, virtual worlds, navy robotics <a href="http://faculty.nps.edu/brutzman" target="_blank">http://faculty.nps.edu/brutzman</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>X3D-Public mailing list<br><a href="mailto:X3D-Public@web3d.org" target="_blank">X3D-Public@web3d.org</a><br><a href="http://web3d.org/mailman/listinfo/x3d-public_web3d.org" target="_blank">http://web3d.org/mailman/listinfo/x3d-public_web3d.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>X3D-Public mailing list<br><a href="mailto:X3D-Public@web3d.org" target="_blank">X3D-Public@web3d.org</a><br><a href="http://web3d.org/mailman/listinfo/x3d-public_web3d.org" target="_blank">http://web3d.org/mailman/listinfo/x3d-public_web3d.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>