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For screenshots and other linear graphics, choosy moms choose GIF.
by tomlin 16y ago
For screenshots and other linear graphics, choosy moms choose GIF.
- sp332 16y agoNot unless you have only 256 colors on your desktop. Edit: Even if you're OK with indexed color, the indexed PNG will still be smaller.
- tomlin 16y agoIt usually doesn't matter. If you have photo-like data in your screenshot, you're better off going with the JPEG. EDIT: You're probably right about the indexed PNG.
- sp332 16y agoI don't have a .jpg optimizer, but a PNG screenshot run through pngcrush has been consistently smaller than a .jpg compressed to the wrong side of tolerable for me.
- aw3c2 16y agoA screenshot of Opera displaying this website gave me a 90 Kilobyte GIF or a 60 Kilobyte PNG, both with 256 colours.
- sketerpot 16y agoFor still images, why would you ever go with GIF over PNG?
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