TimeMap offers options for saving your timelines as high resolution .jpgs, .gifs, and bitmaps. These options can be particularly useful when you want to send a timeline out to a vendor for enlargement. You may want to talk with the vendor who will be creating your enlargement, in advance, to determine the desired file type, color format and pixel choices they will need.

A .bmp (bitmap), .gif (Graphics Interchange Format), and .jpeg (Joint Photographic Experts Group) are all raster image formats. A raster image is also known as a bitmap and is created from rows of small dots called pixels. Because the raster format uses these fixed dots to create the image they cannot always be immediately rescaled without losing definition. So if you are trying to print your graphic at a very large size, these files are not recommended.

A .wmf (Windows Metafile) and .emf (Windows Enhanced Metafile) are vector image formats. Vector images contain a geometric description which can be rendered smoothly at any desired display size. A .wmf is a 16-bit format introduced in Windows 3.0. Enhanced Metafile (.emf) is the newer 32-bit version. An .emf is also used as a graphics language for printer drivers. If you are exporting for printing, check with your vendor and see if they can accept .emf files. If they do, this may be your best choice for times when you need to enlarge your timelines for printing.