.art
.art may refer to: * The ART image file format ART is a proprietary image file format used mostly by the America Online (AOL) service and client software. Technical details The ART format ( file extension ".art") holds a single still image that has been highly compressed. The format was ..., extension .art * .art (top-level domain) {{dab ...
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ART Image File Format
ART is a proprietary image file format used mostly by the America Online (AOL) service and client software. Technical details The ART format ( file extension ".art") holds a single still image that has been highly compressed. The format was designed to facilitate the quick downloading of images, among other things. Originally, the compression was developed by the Johnson-Grace Company, which was then acquired by AOL. When an image is converted to the ART format, the image is analyzed and the software decides what compression technique would be best. The ART format has similarities to the progressive JPEG format, and certain attributes of the ART format can lead to image quality being sacrificed for the sake of image compression (for instance, the image's color palette can be limited). Usage by AOL The AOL service used the ART image format for most of the image presentation of the online service. In addition, the AOL client's web browser also automatically served such ima ...
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