| Printing and Exporting Figures with MATLAB |
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Getting the Best Results With Bitmap Formats
The best approach when using bitmap formats is to make all the necessary settings while the figure is still in MATLAB. The quality of your exported bitmap is mostly dependent on the following settings:
- Resolution. Generally, higher resolution means higher quality. Your choice of resolution should be based in part on the device to which you will ultimately print it. Experimentation with different resolution settings can be helpful. See Setting Resolution for instructions.
- Bit depth. Choose a bit depth that is adequate for the number of colors or shades of gray in the figure. The bit depth of your exported file is determined by the file format you choose. See Preserving Colors in Exported Figures.
- Not resizing the figure after importing it into another software application. Resizing a bitmap causes round-off errors that result in jagged edges and degradation of picture quality. This degradation is particularly obvious in lines and text. For instructions on setting the size of your exported graphic, see Size and Position of Printed or Exported Figures.
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