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The Black Ice
Printer Drivers can convert any printable file into a variety of
formats, including GIF.
Printer Driver Overview
Developed by
CompuServe, GIF is a flexible image format which produces small
image sizes and maintains good overall quality.
The GIF format
is one of the most popular image formats used on the Internet.
GIF images are normally used for logos, shapes and icons. The
format is based on the lossless LZW compression algorithm and is
superb for compressing large image areas of the same color.
Another important feature of GIF is that it supports animation.
However, since
GIF creates a color table with a maximum of 256 colors, it is
not suitable for graphics which have long stretches of
continuous-tone in them (for example, photographs). The number
of colors can be reduced in order to reduce the file size.
Anti-aliasing should not be used within GIF images as the GIF
format does not implement these features efficiently.
Note:
Any software created or modified after 01 January 1995 that
supports
the capability of reading and/or writing GIF files must obtain a patent
license agreement from Unisys Corporation.
GIF support is
included in the following Black Ice printer drivers:
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