.. index:: GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) .. index:: .gif GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) =============================================================================== Extensions: .gif Developer: `CompuServe `_ Owner: `Unisys `_ **Support** BSD-licensed: |yes| Export: |no| Officially Supported Versions: Reader: GIFReader (:bsd-reader:`Source Code `, :doc:`Supported Metadata Fields `) Freely Available Software: - `Animated GIF Reader plugin for ImageJ `_ - `GIF Stack Writer plugin for ImageJ `_ We currently have: * a `GIF specification document `_ (Version 89a, from 1990, in HTML) * numerous GIF datasets * the ability to produce new datasets **Ratings** Pixels: |Very good| Metadata: |Fair| Openness: |Fair| Presence: |Outstanding| Utility: |Poor|