Mark Stephens

  https://www.idrsolutions.com Mark founded the company and has worked with Java and PDF since 1997. The original creator of the core code, he is also a NetBeans enthusiast who enjoys speaking at conferences and reading. He holds an Athletics Blue and an MA in Mediaeval History from St. Andrews University.

   



203 Stories by Mark Stephens

Should you travel by plane or train?

Why travel to Switzerland by train This year, my daughter set me the challenge to take the train rather than fly when I next...
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What is AVIF image format?

What is AVIF? AVIF stands for AV1 Image File Format  and is used for storing images and video. It uses the same container format...
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What is PNG?

What is a PNG? PNG stands for Portable Network Graphics. It is a lossless, bitmap image format popular on the world wide web because...
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What is JPEG?

What is JPEG? JPEG is a very well supported image file format and works with all modern web browsers. It does not include an...
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What is BMP?

What is a BMP image file? A BMP is a bitmap image file format to store monochrome and colour images. It was originally created...
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What is Heic?

  HEIC stands for “High efficiency image container” and it is a specific implementation for still images inside HEIF. It was developed by MPEG...
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