README for the Perl module Image::ParseGIF
Copyright (c) 1999/2000 University of New South Wales
Benjamin Low <b.d.low@unsw.edu.au>. All rights reserved.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
Artistic License for more details.
DESCRIPTION
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This module parses a Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) image into
its component 'parts' (a GIF is essentially made up of one or more
images - multiple images typically are used for animated gifs).
Why, oh why?
- this module can be used by a WWW/CGI application to provide 'real-time'
feedback to a client without using client-side scripts or undue network
inefficiencies. An example application is provided.
- animated GIFs can be de-animated by simply extracting one frame (typically
the first or last).
- thanks to the colour table filters contributed by Ed Halley,
'printer-friendly' (greyscale, deanimated) images can easily be generated.
I'm sure other uses could be found...
See perldoc Image::ParseGIF for full documentation.
INSTALLATION
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To install, unpack the archive and in the newly created directory type:
perl Makefile.PL
make
make install
Use
perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=<location>
to install somewhere other than the default.