apngasm - FOSS Animated PNG tools and APNG standardization
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Animated PNG could have been a standard more than 10 years ago and yet we're stuck with GIF. We'll make new OSS tools to use it now!
Backers: 522
Average Pledge Per Backer: $20
Funded: $10,433 of $5,000
Dates: Aug 9th -> Sep 8th (30 days)
Project By: Rei Kagetsuki
Backers: 522
Average Pledge Per Backer: $20
Funded: $10,433 of $5,000
Dates: Aug 9th -> Sep 8th (30 days)
Project By: Rei Kagetsuki
$10,433
current pledge level
Last Updated: September 8 @ 21:30 -0400 GMT
208%
of goal
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Latest News
$10k Cleared! 
September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We've just cleared $10k, so you can expect a proper Java port and a confirmed working version of the apngasm library for Objective C (usable on iOS)! In other news the Hard Light Project successful cleared $2.5k, so they get their "port" in the form... (Read More)
GIMP and Inkscape integration
August 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We've just taken down the GIMP and Inkscape animation editor features from the stretch goals. We've decided if we are going to do these they can't be little hacks we make on a small budget. We'll be reaching out to the core GIMP and Inkscape teams... (Read More)
A big boost from a game community!
August 28th - via: kickstarter.com
You may have noticed a big bump in backers recently. Not only were we covered in TechCrunch here but we’re getting a huge boost from the community over at Hard Light Productions [HLP] and the FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project [SCP]. HLP is a... (Read More)
Kickstarter Project Apngasm Wants To Promote Animated PNGs As An Alternative To GIFs
August 26th - via: techcrunch.com
GIFs have remained so ubiquitous, spawning legions of apps, memes and NSFW Tumblrs, that it can be surprising to remember the bitmap image format is more than 25 years old. When compared to newer file formats, however, animated GIFs–with their limited palette and jagged distortions–really show their age. (Read More)
New Stretch Goals
August 20th - via: kickstarter.com
After getting a lot of input from our last update we've decided to alter our stretch goals: We will create a Photoshop plug-in that will utilize the animation editor in Photoshop before the Java libraries - but we will not charge more for the Java... (Read More)
Success!
August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
The apngasm campaign managed to reach its initial goal in just under a week! Thanks so much to all our backers and supporters. First let me apologize for the lack of updates. As I mentioned in the comments I'm with my family in the north-eastern... (Read More)
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