User Guide

Importing and Exporting 95
Options panel
Use the Options panel to choose file format and format-
specific settings for exporting. Although some settings
are common to many formats, other settings are unique
to a single format.
Format
Select the file format for the exported image. Fireworks
exports these formats:
◆ GIF
◆ JPEG
◆ PNG
◆ TIFF
◆ PICT (Macintosh)
◆ xRes LRG
◆ BMP
Color depth
Color depth is the number of colors used in the exported
graphic. Although most web images are exported in 8-
bit color (256 colors), Fireworks exports some formats
with 24-bit and 32-bit depths.
Higher color depths create larger exported files, and are
typically not ideal for web graphics. Use JPEG with 24-
or 32-bit color depths when exporting photographic
images with continuous tones or complex gradient
blends of colors.
Bit depth Maximum number of
colors
Fireworks export
formats supporting
this bit depth
1-bit 2 colors GIF, PNG, PICT,
TIFF, LRG
8-bit 256 colors GIF, PNG, PICT,
BMP, TIFF, LRG
24-bit 16.7 million colors
(millions)
JPEG, PNG, PICT,
BMP, LRG, TIFF
32-bit 16.7 million colors
and an 8-bit alpha
channel
PNG, LRG, TIFF