Fractal Image Format

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== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
FIF files begin with bytes <code>'F' 'I' 'F' 0x01</code>.
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Some FIF files begin with bytes <code>'F' 'I' 'F' 0x01</code>.
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[http://cd.textfiles.com/wthreepack/wthreepack-1/COMPRESS/FIFDEMO.ZIP This demo] includes FIF files that begin with "{{magic|FTC}}".
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
* [[Konvertor]]
 
* [[XnView]]
 
 
* [[Wikipedia:Genuine Fractals|Genuine Fractals]] Photoshop plug-in
 
* [[Wikipedia:Genuine Fractals|Genuine Fractals]] Photoshop plug-in
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* Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia licensed FIF for image compression.
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
 
* http://users.senet.com.au/~mjbone/Fractals.html → [http://users.senet.com.au/~mjbone/River.fif River.fif]
 
* http://users.senet.com.au/~mjbone/Fractals.html → [http://users.senet.com.au/~mjbone/River.fif River.fif]
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* {{DexvertSamples|image/fractalImageFormat}}
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* https://web.archive.org/web/19970722065650/http://www.altamira-group.com/gallweb.html
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
* [[Wikipedia:Fractal compression|Wikipedia: Fractal compression]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:Fractal compression|Wikipedia: Fractal compression]]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/19970403013947/http://www.altamira-group.com/faq4.html (AltaMira) Fractal Technology (archived)]
 
* [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]
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* [https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/1999/04/12/focus11.html Atlanta Journal Article about Iterated Systems] (1999-04-12)
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* [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)
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* [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.

Latest revision as of 05:15, 28 December 2023

File Format
Name Fractal Image Format
Ontology
Extension(s) .fif
PRONOM x-fmt/320

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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[edit] Identification

Some FIF files begin with bytes 'F' 'I' 'F' 0x01.

This demo includes FIF files that begin with "FTC".

[edit] Software

  • Genuine Fractals Photoshop plug-in
  • Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia licensed FIF for image compression.

[edit] Sample files

[edit] Links

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