| Filename extension | .fli,.flc |
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| Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) | public.flc-animation |
| Developed by | Autodesk |
| Initial release | 1989; 36 years ago (1989) |
| Type of format | computer animation |
TheFLICfile formats most known in the extension.FLI and.FLC, used to store animation files. It is similar to animatedGIF. The FLIC animation format was originally developed byAutodesk for use withAutodesk Animator (FLI) andAutodesk Animator Pro (FLC).[1][2] In 1993Jim Kent had aDr. Dobbs article with asource code listing, introducing the FLIC format to the public.[3]
The format uses pixel-wisedifferential encoding between frames (like GIF) to reduce file size.[4][5]
In the 1990svideo game developers used the format for intros and other animated sequences in their games, for instanceUFO: Enemy Unknown[6] (1994) byMicroProse.
Autodesk released aFreeware software calledAAPlay to play FLI/FLC files on the PC.[7] After theend of development and support by Autodesk, the community wrote substitutes themselves, for instancefree and open source libraries for writing and reading FLI/FLC.[8][9]
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