WIF : Java Glossary

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*.wif Wavelet Image Files are a replacement for *.jpg files on the web. They use a mathematical technique called wavelet transforms to achieve an astounding 300 to 1 compression. This is a quite different mathematical technique from fractals. This means you can put giant full colour images on your website and have people download them without long waits. The only catch is the user must install a free plug-in to decode the Wavelet files. You need a special <EMBED syntax in your html to display the pictures. The viewer is not available for all platforms. If you have the WIF viewer in installed, you will be able to view these full screen images in a twinkling. Unfortunately, if you have native *.png support for those images you won’t be able to see them! Different HTML is required for native vs plug-in support.
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