Fractal Image Format
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* [[Wikipedia:Genuine Fractals|Genuine Fractals]] Photoshop plug-in | * [[Wikipedia:Genuine Fractals|Genuine Fractals]] Photoshop plug-in | ||
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* [[Wikipedia:Fractal compression|Wikipedia: Fractal compression]] | * [[Wikipedia:Fractal compression|Wikipedia: Fractal compression]] | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19980626190724/http://www.iterated.com/products/fractalviewer.htm Archived web page about discontinued Fractal Imager and Fractal Viewer products] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/19980626190724/http://www.iterated.com/products/fractalviewer.htm Archived web page about discontinued Fractal Imager and Fractal Viewer products] | ||
| + | * [https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/1999/04/12/focus11.html Atlanta Journal Article about Iterated Systems] (1999-04-12) | ||
| + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/19971210205745/http://www.sigmaxi.org:80/amsci/issues/Sciobs96/Sciobs96-09image.html Fractal Image Compression, American Scientist] (1996 Sept-Oct issue) | ||
| + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160831070652/http://www.mathaware.org/mam/98/articles/theme.essay.html#Fractals Mathematics Awareness Week - April 1998] - High-level explanation of technology behind the format. | ||
Revision as of 20:38, 10 November 2021
FIF (Fractal Image Format) is a raster image format that uses lossy fractal compression. It is apparently a proprietary format developed by Iterated Systems.
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Identification
Some FIF files begin with bytes 'F' 'I' 'F' 0x01.
This demo includes FIF files that begin with "FTC".
Software
- Konvertor
- XnView
- Genuine Fractals Photoshop plug-in
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia licensed FIF for image compression.
Sample files
- http://users.senet.com.au/~mjbone/Fractals.html → River.fif
- https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/image/fractalImageFormat/
Links
- Wikipedia: Fractal compression
- Archived web page about discontinued Fractal Imager and Fractal Viewer products
- Atlanta Journal Article about Iterated Systems (1999-04-12)
- Fractal Image Compression, American Scientist (1996 Sept-Oct issue)
- Mathematics Awareness Week - April 1998 - High-level explanation of technology behind the format.
