Add APNG (animated PNG) support
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area: renderer
lang: c++
nice new thing ☺
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Description
https://wiki.mozilla.org/APNG_Specification
The only problem is that opengl will have no idea how to draw it, and we'd still have to create an atlas I assume.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Read the linked APNG specification first. Then investigate how the project currently handles image drawing through OpenGL and whether images are placed in an atlas. Done should include a defined approach for animated PNG support that addresses both rendering and atlas handling.
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Assessment
- Domain
- computer-graphics
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100