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LZW compression

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LZW compression - Lempel-Ziv Welch compression


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TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is a very old but very flexible format and it provides the option for lossless LZW compression, for example.
Back in 1995, Unisys, the company that developed the LZW compression algorithm used by the GIF image format, decided to start collecting royalties from commercial vendors.
Keep in mind that some browsers are eliminating support for GIF files due to patent issues affecting the underlying LZW compression process.
 
 
 
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