Multiple-image Network Graphics
Filename extension |
.mng |
---|---|
Internet media type |
video/x-mng (unofficial) |
Developed by | PNG Development Group (donated to PNG |
Multiple-image Network Graphics (MNG) is a
MNG is closely related to the
File support
Support
Mozilla browsers and Netscape 6.0, 6.01 and 7.0 included native support for MNG until the code was removed in 2003 due to code size and little actual usage,[3] causing complaints on the Mozilla development site.[4] Mozilla later added support for APNG as a simpler alternative.[5] Similarly, early versions of the Konqueror browser included MNG support but it was later dropped. MNG support was never included in Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, or Safari.
Product | Support status | |
---|---|---|
Image processing
| ||
Chasys Draw IES | Yes | |
GIMP | Partial | |
Gwenview | Yes | |
ImageMagick | Yes | |
Irfanview
|
Partial, via plugin | |
KMPlayer | Yes | |
Konvertor | Yes | |
MPlayer | Yes | |
XnView | Yes |
Server support
Web servers generally don't come pre-configured to support MNG files.[6][7]
The MNG developers had hoped that MNG would replace GIF for animated images on the
Technical details
The structure of MNG files is essentially the same as that of PNG files, differing only in the slightly different signature (8A 4D 4E 47 0D 0A 1A 0A
in
Two versions of MNG of reduced complexity are also defined: MNG-LC (low complexity) and MNG-VLC (very low complexity). These allow applications to include some level of MNG support without having to implement the entire MNG specification, just as the
MNG does not have a registered MIME media type, but video/x-mng
or image/x-mng
can be used.
MNG animations may be included in HTML pages using the <embed>
or <object>
tag.
MNG can either be lossy or lossless, depending whether the frames are encoded in PNG (lossless) or JNG (lossy).
Alternatives
Most modern web browsers support animations in
Animations can be generated ad hoc in a browser with the
Internet Explorer only supported GIF, CSS, and Flash animations.
See also
- Animated Portable Network Graphics (APNG)
- JPEG Network Graphics (JNG)
References
- ^ "PNG Frequently Asked Questions". libpng.org.
- ^ skiljan, irfan. "IrfanView PlugIns". Irfanview.com. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "195280 - Removal of MNG/JNG support". bugzilla.mozilla.org.
- ^ "18574 - (mng) restore support for MNG animation format and JNG image format". bugzilla.mozilla.org.
- ^ "Animated PNG graphics - MDC Doc Center". 4 July 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Help:Images and other uploaded files". Wikimedia Meta-Wiki. Wikimedia Foundation. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "Database Error". help.lycos.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014.
- ^ "MNG (Multiple-image Network Graphics) Home Page". libpng.org.
- ^ Deveria, Alexis (17 February 2024). "Can I use... Browser support tables for modern web technologies". Can I use... Browser support tables for modern web technologies. Retrieved 21 February 2024. See: MNG, Animated PNG, SVG SMIL animation, WebP, WebM, AVIF, JPEG XL, HEIF/HEIC, CSS Animation, Web Animations API, Adobe Flash.
- ^ "Flash & The Future of Interactive Content". Adobe Inc. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017.
External links
- MNG Home Page
- List of applications that support MNG images
- MNGzilla - A Mozilla variant with MNG support, dormant since 2007
- MNG test cases (archive copy)