WhyPic

File Format
Name	WhyPic
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Graphics WhyPic ; ; ;
Extension(s)	.ypc
Released	~1998

Latest revision as of 11:46, 9 April 2025

WhyPic is a compressed image file format and associated software, developed by Osamu Yamaji. Most of the information about it is in Japanese.

Files begin with ASCII characters "Yp".

WhyPic
- Vector Software Pack for Win Gold → (Disc 6) → WIN95/ART/GRAPHICS/CONV/WHYPIC11.LZH
- WhyPic for OS/2 Warp (archived) → ypc12os2r2.lzh (apparently an OS/2 port)
Konvertor
XnView

@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 == Identification ==
-Files begin with ASCII characters "<code>Yp</code>".
+Files begin with ASCII characters "{{magic|Yp}}".
 == Specifications ==
-* Possible format documentation at [http://nyaos.org/VA009797/warp/ypc12os2r2.lzh ypc12os2r2.lzh] → SOURCE.LZH → FORMAT.DOC
+* Refer to FORMAT.DOC, in the SOURCE.LZH file included with WhyPic.
 == Software ==
+* WhyPic
+** [https://archive.org/details/VectorSoftwarePackforWinGold20000Titles Vector Software Pack for Win Gold] → (Disc 6) → WIN95/ART/GRAPHICS/CONV/WHYPIC11.LZH
+** [https://web.archive.org/web/20210525133949/http://nyaos.org/VA009797/warp/whypic.html WhyPic for OS/2 Warp (archived)] → ypc12os2r2.lzh (apparently an OS/2 port)
 * [[Konvertor]]
-* http://nyaos.org/VA009797/warp/whypic.html → [http://nyaos.org/VA009797/warp/ypc12os2r2.lzh ypc12os2r2.lzh] (Seems to be an OS/2 port)
 * [[XnView]]
 == Sample files ==
-* [http://nyaos.org/VA009797/warp/ypc12os2r2.lzh ypc12os2r2.lzh] → SAMPLE.YPC
+* SAMPLE.YPC, included with WhyPic
 * {{DexvertSamples|image/whyPic}}
 == Links ==
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060517003614/http://www-lab25.kuee.kyoto-u.ac.jp/member/yamaji/freesoft.html 2006 archive of the WhyPic website]
-== Editors' notes ==
-It would be nice to locate a copy of the original software, which was in files named whypic10.lzh, whypic11.lzh, and whypic12.lzh.