PNG spec request

• From: Jayden Irwin <me@jaydenirwin.com>
• Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:54:56 -0400
• To: png-group@w3.org
• Message-Id: <837E3814-76CD-489C-8F8B-A46AE116AE50@jaydenirwin.com>

Hello,

I would like to suggest a new flag be added to the PNG spec. This Boolean can represent whether the image prefers-interpolation. For 95% of images, this flag will be true, but for any images that are pixel-art, this flag will be false, implying nearest-neighbour scaling should be used to keep the image sharp.

 This flag would help file viewers or webpages render the image in a way that matches the content of the image. Currently systems have no way of telling if images are pixel-art, and usually apply interpolation for all image scaling. This flag would also solve issues like sharing pixel-art on the web. For example if I want to share my pixel art on a website like Twitter, I must upload an image maybe about 10 times it’s normal size to minimize the effects of interpolation, so users can view the image as it is meant to be viewed. This is a waste of storage, and still results in interpolation being used.

Thanks,
Jayden Irwin 

Received on Monday, 28 September 2020 10:02:22 UTC