[Framers] Revisiting graphic formats, png or something else?

[Grant Hogarth]

I agree completely with Syed. PNG is the way to go if at all possible.

Grant

On Jun 3, 2019, 4:38 PM, at 4:38 PM, Syed Zaeem Hosain <syed.hosain at aeris.net> wrote:
>For screen captures, using PNG is the best way to go, IMHO. In our
>modern web/storage era, the size of HTML files should not be a
>constraint here.
>
>JPG is for pictures (can create pixel artifacts with images like screen
>captures - random dots with colors not from the original, etc.).
>
>GIF (at least the earlier formats) is too restrictive in the number of
>possible colors - this may not be an issue with your images, but why
>bother worrying about it.
>
>Z
>
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>Hi
>
>I create PDF files, which are generally viewed on screen, and possibly
>printed by end-users from time to time, and responsive HTML help files.
>
>The user guides contain screen captures in .png format.
>
>Keeping the size of the HTML files down in important.
>
>Is there are better option than png?
>
>thanks
>
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