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From: jstravis@athena.mit.edu (John S. Travis)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: storing images efficiently
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Date: 25 Sep 89 19:34:43 GMT
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  I need a device-independent method for storing images at high resolution.
Various formats i have heard of are DDIF(Digital document Interface
Format) and X11. I asked this awhile ago and got little responnse. Is
this the way to go, if i want to move images between different
screens, devices(printers), and workstations. What exactly is the X11
format?(the output from xwd???) and is there a format that is
considered the standard.

Background: I have a program that will have map images and contour
plots overlayed on them. I want then at the highest resolution both
on the screen and when printed.

Thanks for any help

john ttavis
jstravis@athena.mit.edu