File Export

This command is designed to facilitate exporting images for posting on the web or attaching to emails. It lets you resize the image and convert to a selected profile before saving and lets you control what metadata is saved with the file.

Folder

This control lets you select the folder to which files are exported. You can either save the exported file back to the folder the Original image (if any) was located in, or you can select a Custom folder to save in. If you select Custom, click the folder button on the right to select a folder. You will get an error message if you export to the original folder and there is none (for example if it came from an Edit/Paste or Layout) or if you export to a custom folder and don't specify one. Be careful saving back to the original folder as it is possible to accidentally overwrite the file you are trying to export.

Save As and Default File Type

This controls lets you selected the file type (Original/TIFF/JPEG/BMP/GIF/PNG). Depending on the selected file type, some of the selected options may be ignored -- for example, when saving JPEG files 16-bit images are always saved as 8-bit.

If you select Original file type, the exported file will have the same type as the original file. If the original file has no type (for example if it was pasted from the clipboard), then the Default File Type is assigned. The Default File Type control is only displayed when Save As is set to Original.

Filename

Original -- Uses the filename of the original image file

Ask -- Lets you enter a filename to use

Sequence -- Lets you create a numbered sequence of file names by adding "1", "2", ... to a starting filename. This is only used when doing a batch export of multiple files.

First File Name -- defines the starting filename for a sequence.

If File Exists

Overwrite -- Deletes any pre-existing file and the writes the new file

Ask -- Asks for a filename to use

Add Version Number -- Adds a version number to the existing file to create a unique filename

Skip -- Don't save the file

Resize

If Resize is checked, the image will be resized during the export process, and the Resample and other resizing controls are displayed.

Resample

If Resample is checked, the image is resampled according to the resizing controls below:

To

These controls set the image dimensions in pixels, inches, cm, or mm for the width, height, long side or short side of the image and the resolution in dpi. If the units are set to pixels, Resample is always selected. If Resample is not selected, the dpi setting is adjusted to achieve the desired image dimensions.

File Export Options...

Clicking this button brings up the File Export Options dialog box which lets you set various file save options, depending on the file type. There is a row of tabs at the bottom of the dialog box to let you set options for each file type.

A similar dialog box used in the File/Preferences dialog box -- the individual settings are described there in more detail. Each export command (or transformation) has its own set of File Export Options which are also separate from the Default File Save Options. To set defaults for this dialog box and all the other export settings, use the Save As Default Settings command from the Settings Menu.

Note that checking Ask for options on save will pause the script for every file you export, so don't select this if you want the batch operation to run unattended.

There are three script options:

Don't Include Script -- just the image file is saved; no script file is saved.

Include Script with Image Names -- a script file is saved in the same folder as the image file and with the same filename, but with the extension .script. This script file can be used to rebuild the file and all the steps that led to its creation, assuming the original files are still available.

Include Script with Image Copies -- a script file is saved in the same folder as the image file and with the same filename, but with the extension .script. This script file can be used to rebuild the file and all the steps that led to its creation, using copies of the original files that are stored in a subfolder.

For more information of saving scripts, see Scripts.

The JPEG Show summary info after save setting is ignored - a summary is never displayed during an export.

Sharpen

Resampling an image can make it appear slightly soft. This control lets you sharpen the image after resampling.

None -- no sharpening is done

Light -- light sharpening is done

Heavy -- heavier sharpening is done

Profile

This control lets you set the profile for the exported image. GIF does not support ICC profiles. The standard profile for emailing or posting on the web is sRGB.

None -- If the image has a profile, it is converted to sRGB (for color images) or Gamma 2.2 (for black and white images) and then saved without a profile. If the image has no profile, it is simply saved as-is.

Original -- The image is saved with its current profile, if any.

sRGB or Gamma 2.2 -- The image is converted to sRGB (for color images) or Gamma 2.2 (for black and white images) and then saved with its new profile.

Save 16-bit images as 8-bit

If checked the image is always exported as 8-bit, even for TIFF and PNG. JPEG, GIF and BMP files are always converted to 8-bit.