Fractal Image Format
From Just Solve the File Format Problem
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.
