SVG Files
Scalable Vector Graphics
These are some examples of SVG (Scalable Vector Graphic) files.
SVG File Characteristics:
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ASCII
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Color or black and white
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2D
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No compression
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based on vectors (descriptions of points, lines and regions)
rather than bit maps (pixels)
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multiple images (pages)
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can support animation
Reference:
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W3C,
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 Recommendation,
January 14, 2003,
http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/
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Andrew Watt,
Designing SVG Web Graphics,
New Riders, 2001.
Programs to view an SVG file include:
Programs to write an SVG file include:
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MATHEMATICA
includes an Export[filename,object] command
that can save a graphics object as an SVG file.
Sample Files:
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Last revised on 24 February 2004.