On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 3:39 PM, David Winslow <[email protected]> wrote:
> Probably the two most used formats are PNG and JPEG. PNG is good for
> images with few distinct colors - typically, rendered vector data fits this
> profile well. To really optimize the bandwidth usage in PNG output, you
> can use a color palette[1].
>
> If there are not a lot of areas of constant color (for example, serving
> imagery,) JPEG is probably a better option.
>
> For the case of symbolizing point graphics, PNG is probably the best
> option.
>
>
SVG is recommended only if you need to rescale symbols, different sizes out
of the same icon,
which does not work as well, visually, when starting from png/jpeg
Cheers
Andrea
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