Interested in the team that put together O'Reilly's Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats? Well, we can't show you everybody, but here are a few of the more infamous characters in the plot.

James D. Murray

James started his computer career in 1981 on a Version 6 UNIX system running on a PDP-11/45 and programming in C. Over the years he has specialized in serial communications, image processing and analysis, and UNIX systems programming. Currently he works for telecommunications company developing network management stations and as a staff writer for . James lives in Southern California, has a degree in cultural anthropology, has studied computer science and both Western and non-Western music, and practices the Japanese martial arts of Aikido and Iaido (Japanese swordsmanship).

James also maintain the Graphics File Formats FAQ, has a mildly interesting home page, and can be reached at jdm@ora.com

William vanRyper

William has been writing graphics software since 1982 and was chief scientist at Flamingo Graphics. He is the president of uvr, a private consulting firm, and has designed and implemented drawing packages, animation software, and visualization systems for major corporate clients. He is currently working on systems for the creation of 3D sacred geometry animations.