<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="999727"> </a>In the Save Image As dialog box, use the controls to specify a file name, location, and format.</li>
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<h3 id="999729" class="Heading2">
<a name="999729"> </a>Saving RIF Files
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<p id="999733" class="Body">
<a name="999733"> </a>RIF is the Corel Painter native format, which retains special information about your document. For example, a RIF file maintains layers so you can return to the file to re-access them.
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<p id="999734" class="Body">
<a name="999734"> </a>It's a good idea to always save files in RIF format first. Think of RIF files as "work in progress" files. When a file is ready for production, then save it to GIF, JPEG, CMYK, TIF, or another file format.
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<p id="999735" class="Body">
<a name="999735"> </a>Corel Painter lets you compress files and save disk space with a lossless compression method.
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<p id="999736" class="Body">
<a name="999736"> </a>When saving in RIF format, leave the Uncompressed option disabled to minimize file size on your hard disk.
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<h3 id="1013607" class="Heading2">
<a name="1013607"> </a>Saving JPEG Files
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<p id="1013611" class="Body">
<a name="1013611"> </a>Corel Painter supports the JPEG file format. Because of its small file size and high quality, JPEG is commonly used to transmit files through a modem. Unlike GIF, JPEG displays a full range of colors.
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<p id="1013612" class="Body">
<a name="1013612"> </a>JPEG allows you to compress your file on a scale of Fair to Excellent, where quality is directly proportional to file size. These quality settings will let you achieve compression ratios of less than 10:1 to greater than 100:1. JPEG is a "lossy" file format, meaning that a decompressed JPEG file will not be identical pixel-for-pixel to the original. However, because the JPEG algorithm takes into account the sensitivity of the eye to different colors, the higher quality settings should achieve visually satisfying results.
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<p id="1013613" class="Body">
<a name="1013613"> </a>You can assign a URL to layers and placed images and then save the file in GIF or JPEG format to produce an image map. For more information, refer to <a href="21-Web8.html#1005601">"Client-Side Image Mapping"</a>.
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<p id="1013617" class="Body">
<a name="1013617"> </a>When you save a file in JPEG format, Corel Painter displays the JPEG dialog box, with the following options:
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<ul>
<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1013622"> </a>The JPEG Encoding Quality options-Excellent, High, Good, and Fair-let you set file compression on a scale of Excellent to Fair.</li>
<p id="1013623" class="ToDoBody">
<a name="1013623"> </a>The Excellent option compresses the least, but retains the most data. Fair compresses the most, but loses the most data.
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<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1013624"> </a>The Quality slider adjusts the quality.</li>
<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1013625"> </a>The Smoothness slider applies smoothing to the entire image. This is useful when using the Fair option, to blur the edges of JPEG artifacts. The default is 0. Keep in mind that using a high smoothness setting can cause blurring.</li>
<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1013626"> </a>The JPEG preview window displays any changes you make to the image as you work.</li>
<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1013627"> </a>The Progressive JPEG option creates a progressive JPEG file. Progressive format is useful when using a file on the Web. As the name implies, progressive format displays an image in stages-as a series of scans-while the file downloads. The first scan is a low quality image; the following scans improve in quality. This allows the user to see the whole image very quickly.</li>
<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1013628"> </a>The HTML Map Options-National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Map File, Conseil EuropeΘn pour la Recherche NuclΘaire (CERN) Map File, and Client Side Map File-let you generate an image map. Use the NCSA Map File or CERN Map File option to generate a server-side image map. Use the Client Side Map File option to generate a client-side image map. </li>
<p id="1013634" class="ToDoBody">
<a name="1013634"> </a>Refer to <a href="21-Web8.html#1005593">"Image Maps"</a> for more information about image map types.
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<p id="1013636" class="Body">
<a name="1013636"> </a>It is best not to decompress and recompress a file multiple times. Although JPEG can compress and discard data not visible or obvious, the degradation of the data can affect the condition of your file.
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<p id="1013637" class="Body">
<a name="1013637"> </a>When a file has lost a significant amount of data, block patterns can appear in areas of the image. If you try to use the Apply Surface Texture feature on a JPEG file, you may find it will accent the block patterns.
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<h3 id="999738" class="Heading2">
<a name="999738"> </a>Saving GIF Files
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<p id="999742" class="Body">
<a name="999742"> </a>Corel Painter allows you to save documents in GIF file format. GIF is an 8-bit (or less) file format commonly used to display graphics on the Web.
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<p id="999744" class="Body">
<a name="999744"> </a>When you save a file as a GIF, you can choose from 4 up to 256 colors. You can choose how your colors will be displayed and what part of your image will be transparent.
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<p id="1007009" class="Body">
<a name="1007009"> </a>You can use the Color Set option to force all colors to match the colors in the current color set. This option uses the colors in the color set for the color table in the GIF file. This can be useful when doing Web work, especially if you want to constrain colors to a specific color set or control the number of colors in a Web page, thus controlling image file size. The default color set in Corel Painter is a "Web safe" color set, mapping to the default Netscape Navigator« color set.
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<p id="1007021" class="Body">
<a name="1007021"> </a>An Imaging Method determines how your 24-bit Corel Painter document will be converted to the limited number of colors that GIF uses. If you choose Quantize to Nearest Color, Corel Painter picks the color nearest to that of each pixel. If you choose Dither Colors, Corel Painter will apply a pattern to the colors chosen to generate a more accurate, less banded result.
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<p id="999790" class="Body">
<a name="999790"> </a>Corel Painter can also save a frame stack as a GIF animation file. For more information, refer to <a href="21-Web9.html#999899">"Creating Animated GIFs"</a>.
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<p id="999794" class="Body">
<a name="999794"> </a>If you want your image to have transparency, click the checkbox for Output Transparency. Most programs that display GIF files support transparency, but for those that don't, you should specify the color of the "transparent" area. If your image will be displayed on the World Wide Web, click the Background is WWW Gray option. You can also choose to use the background color of your Web page by clicking the option button for Background is BG Color.
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<p id="1003548" class="Body">
<a name="1003548"> </a>For programs that support transparency, your selection will determine which areas are transparent and which are not. The Threshold slider determines what selection (loaded mask) value becomes transparent. You can see how the Threshold slider is affecting the transparency of your image in the preview window in the dialog box. Transparency is displayed in the preview window by a rectangular lattice. You can toggle between the Preview window and your Save As GIF options to get exactly what you want. Enable the checkbox for Interlace GIF File if your image will be displayed on a Web page.
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<p id="999799" class="Body">
<a name="999799"> </a>For information on creating masks, refer to <a href="12-Selections2.html#1005588">"Using Selections"</a>.
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<h3 id="999853" class="Heading2">
<a name="999853"> </a>Saving RGB TIF and CMYK TIF Files
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<p id="999854" class="Body">
<a name="999854"> </a>TIFF facilitates exchange between applications and computer platforms. It's a widely supported bitmap image format, allowing you to save with either CMYK or RGB color space information. When you save a file as CMYK TIF, Corel Painter creates a color separation, which can then be used for four-color process printing.
<a name="999863"> </a>Corel Painter can save files in Adobe Photoshop format. For optimum compatibility, shapes are rasterized and masks are placed in channels.
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<p id="1004608" class="Body">
<a name="1004608"> </a>When you save, you have RGB and CMYK options as you do when saving TIFF files.
<a name="999870"> </a>The encapsulated PostScript« (EPS) files in Corel Painter conform to the Desktop Color Separation (DCS) 2.0 format (EPS-DCS 5 file format). Although Corel Painter saves files in EPS-DCS, it can't read EPS-DCS. If you plan to save an image in EPS-DCS, it's a good idea to save it in another format first so you'll have a copy of it that you can reopen in Corel Painter.
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<p id="999878" class="Body">
<a name="999878"> </a>When you save an image as EPS-DCS with Output Preview turned on, Corel Painter uses the loaded International Color Consortium (ICC) profile to prepare the separation files. If you're using the Hexachrome« ICC profile, Corel Painter prepares six separation files-Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Green, Orange, and Black. For more information on Output Preview and color management, refer to <a href="24-Printing2.html#1000663">"Printing"</a>.
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<p id="999888" class="Body">
<a name="999888"> </a>Although you can save your images as CMYK EPS separations, Corel Painter can't open or edit CMYK files.
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<p id="999894" class="Body">
<a name="999894"> </a>When you save a file in EPS-DCS, Corel Painter opens the EPS Options dialog box, with these options:
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<ul>
<li class="SmartList1"><a name="999905"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Hex (ASCII) Picture Data</span> provides another way of storing PostScript information. Some page design programs require that this option be checked. The file sizes will be approximately twice as large when saved with this option.</li>
<li class="SmartList1"><a name="999906"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Preview Options</span>-No preview, Black and white preview, and Color preview-specify whether to save preview data and in what format. The resulting preview file is a low-resolution (72 ppi) file. </li>
<p id="999907" class="ToDoBody">
<a name="999907"> </a>If you have an older laser printer, you have to use the black and white preview to print these files. Although the preview or display is black and white, the color information remains intact.
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<h3 id="999909" class="Heading2">
<a name="999909"> </a>Recovering Lost Work
</h3>
<p id="999910" class="Body">
<a name="999910"> </a>How can you recover work lost in a corrupt image file? When you work with computers, sometimes uncontrollable events cause files to become corrupt. No backup? Lost all your work? Do you have to create the whole image again?
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<p id="999911" class="Body">
<a name="999911"> </a>Maybe not. There's one way to try recovering lost work. Corel Painter records all actions into the Current Script. If Corel Painter is stopped and restarted <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">within 24 hours</span>, the old current script is still available, saved as "{date}{time}" and a new current script is started. By default, the dated scripts are saved for one day, but you can reset this to a longer time in General Preferences.
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<p id="999918" class="Body">
<a name="999918"> </a>The dated scripts can be used to replay actions for recovering lost work or creating scripts for movies. Also, you can use the Script List to cut and paste portions of the dated script that are useful. Just open the dated script and delete the last few commands, then play the script to re-create the work and try saving the file again.
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<p id="1009227" class="Body">
<a name="1009227"> </a>For more information, see <a href="22-Scripting2.html#1000483">"Scripting"</a>.
