Graphics on the Web today

• Pixel based images (gif, png, jpeg, ...)
  • Fixed resolution
  • Can be very large
  • Original “information” is lost
    • difficult to add metadata
    • difficult to adapt to viewing environment
  • Limited interaction (except for animated gifs and the like)
  • Client/server side image maps for linking
    • clumsy, requires separate authoring tools
• Other, proprietary solutions
  • proprietary authoring tools, players, ...