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 |