Why use mng files over gifs?

[Door]

The only advantage to mng files that I know of is that they are 100% lossless. Their colors don't bleed! But really, the lossiness of a gif is generally barely noticeable and mostly avoidable.

As for why people don't use gif files on Graal more and why gif2mng exists? A little birdy told me once that it had to do with the CompuServe copyright on the GIF filetype. Cyberjoueurs as a company was trying to avoid litigation by allowing only mng files to be uploaded. I can't argue with that. However, that copyright expired in 2003/2004.

The biggest problems with using mng files are that:
- they aren't just "more than double," they are "about SIX TIMES" the filesize of gif files.
- they are nearly obsolete. How many programs can even VIEW them anymore, nevermind edit them? This alone makes them a huge inconvenience to players.

So in conclusion, the mng filetype should be reserved for people who know what they want and know that gif cannot offer it to them.

PEACE OUT, UPLOAD 5EVA