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*Suggested preferred preservation format for bitmap images, [http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000153.shtml Library of Congress] | *Suggested preferred preservation format for bitmap images, [http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000153.shtml Library of Congress] | ||
*Florida digital Archive has "high confidence level" in ability to preserve .png files: [http://www.fcla.edu/digitalArchive/formatInfo.htm FDA Recommended Data File Formats]. | *Florida digital Archive has "high confidence level" in ability to preserve .png files: [http://www.fcla.edu/digitalArchive/formatInfo.htm FDA Recommended Data File Formats]. | ||
| + | *Library and Archives Canada considers PNG to be a recommended format for still images: [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/government/products-services/007002-3017-e.html Guidelines for Computer File Types, Interchange Formats and Information Standards] | ||
===More information=== | ===More information=== | ||
Revision as of 17:33, 11 December 2009
Main Page > Documentation > Format-specific preservation issues > Portable Network Graphics
Also known as
File extension(s)
- .png
Format Registry Information
Preservation Action Plan
- Do not normalize.
Preservation Issues
- Xena retains .png files as is and wraps them in Xena XML.
- Suggested preferred preservation format for bitmap images, Library of Congress
- Florida digital Archive has "high confidence level" in ability to preserve .png files: FDA Recommended Data File Formats.
- Library and Archives Canada considers PNG to be a recommended format for still images: Guidelines for Computer File Types, Interchange Formats and Information Standards
More information