I agree, we shouldn't have a new image format, especially if it's better than all of the existing ones. We also shouldn't continue to make newer, better programs and newer, better operating systems, and newer, better computers. Everything is fine how it is.

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Ugh! It sounds to me like Microsoft as always is trying to manipulate the internet to their favor. Do you know how frustrating it is to not be able to do a bunch of things because:

A: I don't have the right kind of windows.
B: I am on Linux.

This would be just another thing that I could not work with because Microsoft wants to take over the world. LOL I am not bitter really.

I think that the current picture file formats we have are perfectly fine for the internet and everyone can access them. I am sure that we probably are going to have to upgrade eventually but I think as it is with the quality of things we don't need to make new jpg formats.

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I also see it unnecessary. Maybe some of use wonīt use it, but Microsoft usually gets their targets. Maybe wma is not so popular, but wmv for example, is like an standard... not so popular like avi or mpg but itīs very common indeed.

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I agree we do not need another format, another format does more harm than good, with every new format there will be commpatibilty issues, bugs errors, and in my opinion this new format is just fiddling, there is no real need, our current formats are fine how they are and i hope no other companies start making new formats.

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Well...
Where is here some info about site creators?
I'm need it.

For example, as here - Google, I'm really have seen it
here.

Good luck!

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I also feel the same way as some of the other posters on this topic. I really do not feel it is necessary to add a new file type, unless there's a particular reason that the old formats, gif/jpeg/png etc, are unfunctionable on the new Windows Vista, which I very much doubt, as the internet contains many images, nearly all of which are one of these file types.

I would be able to understand it if it adds an extra effect to the image on the new Vista operating system, for example, a shadow that bonds in well with the colour scheme/background of the computer.

I very much doubt this wouldn't be the case. It's likely to just be another file type which Microsoft have created because they want to be different, have a new file type for images.

We'll see in the future though, when or if this new file type becomes popular and when Vista is out, being the most popular operating system.

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That sounds pretty cool but a lot of confusion at first. I like the idea of reducing the distortion after compression and what not but I don't see why add another format and it will take a while for people to getting used to the change and it won't hit off at first. I guess if we don't like it we don't have to use it but I probably will if it has better quality.

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The only time I'd be okay with this is if it were to be the propritory file format used in some Microsoft Image editing program like xcf for GIMP and psd for PhotoShop. In this case that'd be good not like macromedia addopting the png for fireworks and screwing it up, unless you "export".

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it sounds a interesting ms software...i'd like to have a try with it.
maybe more comment about it can guid me a little...

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Well I guess we wont really know what is going to happen to this format until it finally comes out. It sounds a lot like windows media audio and windows media video to me, and they are not as popular as other media formats. I think wmp will be just another format. I dont really think it will completely replace .jpg, because of some compatability issues with older operating systems.

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