libpng versions 0.89, June 1996, through 0.96, May 1997, are Copyright © 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger Distributed according to the same disclaimer and license as libpng-
07 0.88, with the following individuals added to the list of Contributing Authors: John Bowler
Kevin Bracey
Sam Bushell Magnus Holmgren Greg Roelofs Tom Tanner
libpng versions 0.5, May 1995, through 0.88, January 1996, are Copyright © 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc. For the purposes of this copyright and license, "Contributing Authors" is defined as the following set of individuals:
Andreas Dilger
Dave Martindale
Guy Eric Schalnat Paul Schmidt Tim Wegner
The PNG Reference Library is supplied "AS IS". The Contributing Authors and Group 42, Inc. disclaim all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The Contributing Authors and Group 42, Inc. assume no liability for direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages, which may result from the use of the PNG Reference Library, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.
Permission is hereby granted to use, copy, modify, and distribute this source code, or portions hereof, for any purpose, without fee, subject to the following restrictions:
1.The origin of this source code must not be misrepresented.
2.Altered versions must be plainly marked as such and must not be misrepresented as being the original source.
3.This Copyright notice may not be removed or altered from any source or altered source distribution.
The Contributing Authors and Group 42, Inc. specifically permit, without fee, and encourage the use of this source code as a component to supporting the PNG file format in commercial products. If you use this source code in a product, acknowledgment is not required but would be appreciated.
A"png_get_copyright" function is available, for convenient use in "about" boxes and the like: printf("%s",png_get_copyright(NULL));Also, the PNG logo (in PNG format, of course) is supplied in the files "pngbar.png" and "pngbar.jpg (88x31) and "pngnow.png" (98x31).
Libpng is OSI Certified Open Source Software. OSI Certified Open Source is a certification mark of the Open Source Initiative. Glenn
glennrp at users.sourceforge.net
libjpg
The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG software README for release 6b of
This distribution contains the sixth public release of the Independent JPEG Group's free JPEG software. You are welcome to redistribute this software and to use it for any purpose, subject to the conditions under LEGAL ISSUES, below.
Serious users of this software (particularly those incorporating it into larger programs) should contact IJG at
This software is the work of Tom Lane, Philip Gladstone, Jim Boucher, Lee Crocker, Julian Minguillon, Luis Ortiz, George Phillips, Davide Rossi, Guido Vollbeding, Ge' Weijers, and other members of the Independent JPEG Group.
IJG is not affiliated with the official ISO JPEG standards committee.
DOCUMENTATION ROADMAP
This file contains the following sections:
OVERVIEW | General description of JPEG and the IJG software. |
LEGAL ISSUES | Copyright, lack of warranty, terms of distribution. |
REFERENCES | Where to learn more about JPEG. |
ARCHIVE LOCATIONS | Where to find newer versions of this software. |
RELATED SOFTWARE | Other stuff you should get. |
FILE FORMAT WARS | Software *not* to get. |
TO DO | Plans for future IJG releases. |
Other documentation files in the distribution are: | |
User documentation: |
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install.doc | How to configure and install the IJG software. |
usage.doc | Usage instructions for cjpeg, djpeg, jpegtran, rdjpgcom, and wrjpgcom. |
*.1 | |
wizard.doc | Advanced usage instructions for JPEG wizards only. |
change.log | |
Programmer and internal documentation: | |
libjpeg.doc | How to use the JPEG library in your own programs. |
example.c | Sample code for calling the JPEG library. |
structure.doc | Overview of the JPEG library's internal structure. |
filelist.doc | Road map of IJG files. |
coderules.doc | Coding style rules |
Please read at least the files install.doc and usage.doc. Useful information can also be found in the JPEG FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) article. See ARCHIVE LOCATIONS below to find out where to obtain the FAQ article.
If you want to understand how the JPEG code works, we suggest reading one or more of the REFERENCES, then looking at the documentation files (in roughly the order listed) before diving into the code.
OVERVIEW
This package contains C software to implement JPEG image compression and decompression. JPEG (pronounced
This software implements JPEG baseline,
64We provide a set of library routines for reading and writing JPEG image files, plus two sample applications "cjpeg" and "djpeg", which use the library to perform conversion between JPEG and some other popular image file formats. The library is intended to be reused in other applications.
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