Graphics on the Web
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, ...
Ivan Herman
, W3C Head of Offices
Sydney, 18 August, 2003
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