See also:

• Computers: Algorithms: Compression  (77)
• Computers: Data Formats: Graphics: 2D: JPEG  (6)
• Computers: Data Formats: Graphics: 2D: PNG  (12)
• Computers: Graphics: Web  (1,280)
• Computers: Software: Graphics  (2,260)
• Society: Issues: Intellectual Property: Patents  (14)

• Graphics Interchange Format   - Original specification describing the file layout as originated by CompuServe. Also known as Gif87a.

• Compression Links: GIF - Detailed information, specifications, and background of the Graphics Interchange Format.
• The GIF Controversy - A 2004 article on the GIF controversy seen from a software developer's perspective. Includes original interviews, a historical perspective, and a detailed bibliography.
• The gif2png Home Page - Page prepared in 2003 about a program that converts files from GIF to PNG. The conversion preserves all graphic information, including transparency.
• Graphics Interchange Format - Provides detailed specification of file layout, encoding and decoding algorithm, and color space model for gif89a.
• US4558302 Patent - The US patent covering the LZW compression algorithm used in GIF images.