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== Overview ==
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'''[[MNG]]''' ('''Multiple-image Network Graphics''') is an animated image file format. It was designed to be an alternative to animated [[GIF]].
  
'''MNG''' ('''Multiple-image Network Graphics''') is an animated image file format. It was designed to be an alternative to animated [[GIF]].
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MNG makes use of the [[PNG]] and [[JNG]] formats. It supports transparency, and both lossless and lossy compression.
  
The MNG format is very similar to [[PNG]]. MNG files are not, in general, valid PNG files, although all PNG files are by definition valid MNG files.
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== Identification ==
 
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Files begin with <code>8A 'M' 'N' 'G' 0D 0A 1A 0A</code>.
In addition to lossless compression, MNG can use [[JPEG]] compression. MNG also defines a subformat called '''JNG''', which stores JPEG-compressed still images, and supports transparency.
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* [http://www.libpng.org/pub/mng/spec/ MNG Format Version 1.0]
 
* [http://www.libpng.org/pub/mng/spec/ MNG Format Version 1.0]
  
== References ==
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== Software ==
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* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/libmng/ libmng]
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* [[ImageMagick]]
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* [[FFmpeg]]
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* [http://snisurset.net/code/abydos/ abydos]
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== Sample files ==
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* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/image/mng/
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== External links ==
 
* [[Wikipedia:Multiple-image Network Graphics|Wikipedia article]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:Multiple-image Network Graphics|Wikipedia article]]
 
* [http://www.libpng.org/pub/mng/ MNG Home Page]
 
* [http://www.libpng.org/pub/mng/ MNG Home Page]
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[[Category:Video]]

Revision as of 20:50, 26 July 2020

File Format
Name MNG
Ontology
Extension(s) .mng
MIME Type(s) video/x-mng
PRONOM fmt/528

Contents

Overview

MNG (Multiple-image Network Graphics) is an animated image file format. It was designed to be an alternative to animated GIF.

MNG makes use of the PNG and JNG formats. It supports transparency, and both lossless and lossy compression.

Identification

Files begin with 8A 'M' 'N' 'G' 0D 0A 1A 0A.

See also

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Software

Sample files

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