Portable Network Graphics
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Also known as
File extension(s)
- .png
Format registry information
Significant properties
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
Conversion test results
Access format
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