 bitmap images are no longer converted to a standardized 24 bit RGB image but are
          instead handled in their native format.
        </li>
        
<li>
          A plug-in mechanism offers a possibility to add support for new formats without changing
          the FOP's source code.
        </li>
      
</ul>
<p>
        The actual <a href="http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/commons/image-loader.html">image loading framework</a>
        no longer resides in Apache FOP, but was instead placed in
        <