From 7e809dd834f5795295406005ffb7a0460b56ad4a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Harald Kuhr Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:48:39 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Readme improvements --- README.md | 11 ++++------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a5670a59..cfac1d53 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -5,15 +5,12 @@ ## About -TwelveMonkeys ImageIO is a collection of plugins and extensions for Java's ImageIO. +TwelveMonkeys ImageIO provides extended image file format support for the Java platform, through plugins for the `javax.imageio.*` package. -These plugins extend the number of image file formats supported in Java, using the `javax.imageio.*` package. -The main purpose of this project is to provide support for formats not covered by the JRE itself. - -Support for formats is important, both to be able to read data found +The main goal of this project is to provide support for formats not covered by the JRE itself. +Support for these formats is important, to be able to read data found "in the wild", as well as to maintain access to data in legacy formats. -Because there is lots of legacy data out there, we see the need for open implementations of readers for popular formats. -The goal is to create a set of efficient and robust ImageIO plug-ins, that can be distributed independently. +As there is lots of legacy data out there, we see the need for open implementations of readers for popular formats. ----