There is a "progressive jpeg" format that is interlaced which builds up resolution this way. There were issues with various browsers not fully supporting it. I think its use faded away as people got faster connections. Jeff On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 7:34 PM, Don Williams <dwilli10@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > I can remember the olden days when the web was all dial-up, and pictures > always came in in low resolution and gradually built up to full detail over > a few seconds. > > I don't remember whey this process went away, maybe when we got cable. Does > anyone else remember that effect? > > DAW --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list