new-public-ster-chunk-proposal-20041112.txt Proposed new PNG public sTER chunk This new chunk will identify the PNG image as a stereoscopic image. 100% compatible with all existing software supporting PNG format. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- I have worked hard to create those webpages so please take the time to read them to have a enlightened idea of my proposal. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- All the information for developers: http://www.adeluc.com/st_img_mkr/ang/developers.htm. Basic Concepts of Stereoscopic Image: http://adeluc.com/st_img_mkr/ang/manual/pages/others/basic_concepts_of_stereo_img.html Description of the Stereoscopic .PNG Image File Format (sTER chunk): http://adeluc.com/st_img_mkr/ang/manual/pages/others/stereo_png_format_definition.html Advantages of .PNG compare to .JPS for Stereoscopic Images: http://adeluc.com/st_img_mkr/ang/manual/pages/others/advantages_of_png_over_jps.html -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Example of Windows software using the PNG sTER chunk (SOURCE CODE INCLUDED for MS Visual C++ 6 or .NET 2003): http://www.adeluc.com/st_img_mkr/ang/index.htm Awesome simulation of a transparent stereoscopic .MNG image over a background image with a display mode set to Pseudocolor Red Blue Anaglyph: http://adeluc.com/st_img_mkr/ang/manual/pages/others/basic_concepts_of_stereo_img.html#spinning_3d_object -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- If you only need the modified source files of the LibPng 1.2.7 library to support the Stereo PNG sTER chunk, you can find a copy of the modified files and a modifications resume file (_sTER_Modif.h) in this zipped file: http://www.adeluc.com/st_img_mkr/sim_modified_png_files.zip http://www.adeluc.com/st_img_mkr/_ster_modif.h http://www.adeluc.com/st_img_mkr/_ster_modif.txt