This help file contains topics about selected dialog boxes in your Photo Explosion software. You can access these or related topics through the Help button in dialog boxes or by navigating through the Photo Explosion help file.


GIF Save Options dialog box

Color table: Displays the color palette of an image. Click the color you want to make transparent when the image is placed as an object.

Transparent color: Displays the color that appears transparent when placed as an object into another image.

Save in Interlaced format: Select to open have the image appear progressively when viewed on line. This may increase file size.


TIF Save Options dialog box

Format: Select to save the file for use on an IBM® PC (Windows) or Macintosh® system.

Compression: Select the compression method to apply to the file.

Strip size: Try the default setting of 8 first. If you need a smaller file, increasing the strip size may help.

Tile size: If varying the strip size does not produce adequate compression, try varying the tile size.

Use horizontal differentiation: If your image contains large solid-colored areas (not dithered), horizontal differentiation may improve compression. If the image is mostly random or widely dispersed colors, the advantage is minimal.

Include preview information: Saving a preview makes the file a little bigger but allows some programs to display the image without actually opening it.


IFF, PSD, & TGA Save Options dialog box

Select Run Length Encoding (RLE) for a smaller file size. If you have problems, save it again without compression.


UFO Save Options dialog box

Compression: Select JPEG for a smaller file size. If you have problems, save the image again with RLE or no compression.

Advanced: Select to save the vector (or path) information of the image.


RAS Save Options dialog box

Compression: Select Run Length Encoding (RLE) for a smaller file size. If you have problems, save the image again without compression.

Byte order: Try Most Significant Byte (MSB) first.

Color order: Try BGR first.


JPEG Save Options dialog box

Format Options

Encoding mode

Base line: This is the default format option.

Progressive: Select to enable the file to open progressively. This also places preview information in the file. A preview image enables some programs to view the file without actually opening it.

Sampling factors: Select a method of sampling from YUV 4:1:1 (higher compression and lower quality) or YUV 4:2:2 (larger file size and higher quality).

Image Quality: Lower quality results in smaller files at the cost of image quality. The default setting (75%) offers good compression without significantly affecting the image's appearance.


PIC Open Options dialog box

Pen: Select the pen you want to assign a color to.

Color: Select a color for the currently selected pen.

Width: Set the desired width in pixels for the image.

Height: Set the desired height in pixels for the image.

Default: Click to restore the Width and Height settings to 400 and 300 pixels respectively.


Photo CD Open Options dialog box

{ bmc Fio_0000.BMP}	Resolution: Select the image resolution for opening PCD files.

64 x 96

128 x 192

256 x 384

512 x 768

1024 x 1536

2048 x 3072

4096 x 6144

Data Type: Select the data type for opening or viewing PCD files.

RGB True-Color

Indexed 256-Color

Grayscale


Photo CD images can be displayed at the following resolutions (pixels):

64 x 96

128 x 192

256 x 384

512 x 768

1024 x 1536

2048 x 3072

4096 x 6144


Photo CD images can be displayed using the following data types:

RGB True-Color

Indexed 256-Color

Grayscale


EPS Save Options dialog box

Format: The ASCII format is more widely accepted but results in a larger file size. Binary EPS files are about half the size of the same ASCII files.

Clipping path: Set low to trace object shapes more accurately in the EPS file. This may be useful if you want to add text on a path in another program.

Preview TIFF: Saving a preview TIFF makes the file a little bigger but allows some programs to display the image without actually opening it.


BMP Save Options dialog box

Bitmap type: Select whether to save the file as a Windows or OS/2 bitmap.

Compression: Select Run length encoding (RLE) for a smaller file size. If you have problems, save it again without compression by selecting None.


PNG Save Options dialog box

Interlace: Select to allow images to open progressively when viewed on line. This may increase file size.

Description: Assign a brief description, key words or other text message to store with the image.

Compression method: Select Compress more for the smallest possible file. Select Compress faster to enable faster opening when viewed on line.

Background colo:r Click the color square to select a color that appears as a background to the image.


A compression setting of 0 results in very little space savings and the most accurate reproduction. A 100 setting produces the smallest possible file, but results in a less detailed reproduction.

Note

This setting is inversely related to the Quality setting for some other JPEG image-editing programs.


The benefit of selecting this option depends on the image.


This is most useful for images you are preparing for the WWW or other on-line services. It enables viewers to see a representation of the image faster, thus allowing them to decide faster whether to wait to download the entire image for viewing. It is also useful if you wish to automatically see a preview thumbnail in the Open Image dialog boxes in Ulead and other programs that support preview information.


When using compression, larger strip sizes offer higher compression ratios. However, some programs may not be able to read TIF files with large strip sizes.


FPX Save Options dialog box

Create multiple dimensions: If this option is selected when you save the file, you will have the choice of opening the image with different dimensions. Selecting this option will increase the file size.

Calibration flag in header: Adds a flag in the header of the file that indicates the image's data is from a calibrated device.

Compression: Select to compress the file using the JPEG compression method. Use the slider to adjust the level of compression.

Quality: Lower quality results in smaller files at the cost of image quality. The default setting offers good compression without significantly affecting the image appearance.


FPX Open Options dialog box

Single file: For the selected image, select new dimensions to resample the image. You will need to save the file again to permanently apply the dimensions. This option is only available if Create multiple dimensions was selected when saving.

Multiple files and default: Opens images with the smallest, medium, largest, or fit to screen dimension size when Create multiple dimensions was selected when saving the image.

Apply existing transformations: Applies viewing transformations (such as filter, rotation or blur) saved in the file. If no transformations were saved, the file is read as normal.


DCS Save Options dialog box

Format: The ASCII format is more widely accepted but results in a larger file size. Binary EPS files are about half the size of the same ASCII files.

Composite PostScript: Adds a small or normal-sized PostScript image in the file that is used as a preview image.

Clipping path: Set low to trace object shapes more accurately in the DCS file. This may be useful if you want to add text on a path in another program.


UPX Save Options dialog box

Allows you to save an image file while retaining all the objects and attributes for later modification.

Compression

Lossless: This preserves all of the original information in your image, but produces a larger file size.

JPEG: This file type is highly compressible and yields smaller file sizes, but you also lose some information. This is recommended if disk space is limited or if you want to e-mail an image to a friend. You can adjust the quality from 0% to 99%.

None: Does not compress the image and yields the largest file size.

Save preview image: Saves a small preview of the image for quick viewing.

Create multiple resolutions: Saves a number of versions of this file. This is useful for when you want to do faster editing using a lower resolution copy, and then use the higher resolution version of the image for high-quality printering.


TPX Save Options dialog box

Allows you to save a template file while retaining all the objects and attributes for later modification..

Compression

Lossless: This preserves all of the original information in your template, but produces a larger file size.

JPEG: This file type is highly compressible and yields smaller file sizes, but you also lose some information. This is recommended if disk space is limited or if you want to e-mail a template to a friend. You can adjust the quality from 0% to 99%.

None: Does not compress the template and yields the largest file size.

Save preview image: Saves a small preview of the template for quick viewing.

Create multiple resolutions: Saves a number of versions of this file. This is useful for when you want to do faster editing using a lower resolution copy, and then use the higher resolution version of the image for high-quality printering.


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