SGI Freeware: gd 1.8.4
gd-1.8.4: description + notes
gd 1.8.4
A graphics library for fast image creation
READ THIS!
gd 1.8.4 creates PNG, JPEG and WBMP images, not GIF images. This is a
good thing. PNG is a more compact format, and full compression is
available. JPEG works well with photographic images, and is still
more compatible with the major Web browsers than even PNG is. WBMP is
intended for wireless devices (not regular web browsers). Existing
code will need modification to call gdImagePng or gdImageJpeg instead
of gdImageGif. Please do not ask us to send you the old GIF
version of GD. Unisys holds a patent on the LZW compression
algorithm, which is used in fully compressed GIF images. The best
solution is to move to legally unencumbered, well-compressed,
modern image formats such as PNG and JPEG as soon as possible.
This distribution of
gd 1.8.4 requires that the following libraries
also be installed from the SGI Freeware distribution:
- libpng-1.0.12
- libjpeg-6b
- libz-1.1.4
- freetype-1.1
- freetype2-2.0.4
- libxpm-3.4k
This is not a mistake: both FreeType libraries are needed!
Please read the documentation and install the required libraries.
See the
requirements section for more information (this link will
take you out of SGI's pages to the home page for gd).
To auto-install this package, go back and click on the respective install icon.
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