GIF vs. PNG vs. TIFF vs. BMP
| solve equations |
| plot graphs |
| graph formats |
| Save your graph as: | |
| PNG | if you want to share the graph on the Web or to use in your documents (recommended) |
| GIF | if you want the smallest resulting file |
| BMP | if you want to use the file in older Windows programs |
| TIFF | if you want to print the graph or to use the file on Mac/Unix |
Image size comparison.
Plot graph for e^x-sin(1/2^x) on [-4, 6].
| PNG | 7.05 KB | 27 colors |
| GIF | 4.78 KB | 9 colors |
| BMP | 299.12 KB | 27 colors |
| TIFF | 10.5 KB | 27 colors |
