New Reference Book Brings Order to the Chaotic World of Graphics File
Formats

BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, PA--A complete tutorial and convenient one-stop
reference for anyone who works with computer graphics, Graphics File
Formats provides detailed specifications and descriptions for the most
commonly used graphics file formats found in hundreds of different
programs.

Each chapter covers a different format with a table at the beginning,
giving a capsule summary of the format, along with its advantages and
disadvantages. For those who are new to computer graphics, introductory
chapters provide practical background on encoding and compression, as well
as the use of formats in different applications.

Graphics File Formats contains clear, how-to advice for choosing and using
more than twenty major bitmap and vector file formats, including WMF
(Windows), PICT (Macintosh), TIFF (Tag Image File Format), GIF
(CompuServe), CGM (Computer Graphics Metafile), IFF/ILBM (Electronic Arts
Interchange), PCX (Zsoft format), Targa (Video Capture), and DXF
(AutoCAD).

In addition to sparing software developers, systems managers, and software
hobbyists from the time-consuming tedium of locating and deciphering the
original specifications for each format, this unique book will bring a
welcome sense of order to the chaotic world of graphics file formats.

About the Authors:

David C. Kay is a writer, instructor, and consultant for the computer and
electronics industries. The owner of a marketing communications and
consulting firm, he holds a degree in electrical engineering from
Worcester Polytechnic Institute. John Levine, an independent software
consultant and developer, holds a Ph.D. in computer science from Yale
University. He is a director of Segue Software, and a frequent contributor
to technical forums on electronic networks.

Windcrest/McGraw-Hill * Graphics File Formats * Order No. 3969 Available:
May 1992 * Paper $24.95 ISBN 0-8306-3059-7, Hard $36.95 ISBN 0-8306-3060-0
* 296 pp., 7" x 10"

TAB Books, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17294-0850
1-800-233-1128/FAX 717-794-2103

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