What is a Portable Network Graphics File?
The PNG file extension is an acronym that means Portable Network Graphics. This file extension was developed as an alternative to the GIF image format. Their main difference is that the file extension .png does not have a patent. The format can be developed and used by other programmers. Files with the .png file extension use greyscale, palette-supported, or red green and blue-based colors. The file extension PNG was created for images that will be sent over the Internet. It was not developed for high resolution or professional images. This is why files with the PNG file extension could not use complex color structures. The PNG Development Group released the file extension PNG in 1996. The group is composed of volunteer programmers. They created the PNG file extension when the company Unysis patented the compression method used to create the .gif file extension. The group also wanted to improve on the GIF format. GIF files can use only 256 colors. The PNG file extension was developed s
