"The GIF image format, \"Graphics Interchange Format\", is an old image format designed in the era of graphics cards handling 16-256 colors. It utilizes very simplistic compression, and has very limited support for transparency. The modern alternative to the GIF format is the PNG format, which while also being (near-)lossless, handles true color display and a separate \"alpha\" (transparency) channel that allows for smooth edges (anti-aliasing) regardless of background color."@en . . . . "WoWWiki:Image guidelines/GIF"@en . "The GIF image format, \"Graphics Interchange Format\", is an old image format designed in the era of graphics cards handling 16-256 colors. It utilizes very simplistic compression, and has very limited support for transparency. The modern alternative to the GIF format is the PNG format, which while also being (near-)lossless, handles true color display and a separate \"alpha\" (transparency) channel that allows for smooth edges (anti-aliasing) regardless of background color."@en . .