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There is an additional control that allows you to stop all image smoothing or anti-
aliasing on images that are scaled up or zoomed in. In other words, instead of a
smoothed image, you see all the pixels when zoomed in. Open the
BITMAP GALLERY
and right click on the image and select "properties". In the dialog un-check the
"Smooth when scaled up" option. Now, no matter what viewing quality you select the
image (and all copies) will always show the un-smoothed pixels when enlarged or
zoomed in.
Note: If you use the PHOTO TOOL sharpen / blur control then images have to be
displayed at maximum quality. So if you think the viewing quality has stopped
working, it's almost certainly because you have sharpened or blurred the image with
the PHOTO TOOL.
Saving & Exporting Photos
Selecting the SAVE option will always save a native .xar file file (unless you’re editing a
Photo document – see Photo Document section below). To save a photo as a JPEG,
PNG or other image file type, it's necessary to use the
EXPORT option, or the shortcut
"Ctrl + Shift + E".
You may select from a very wide range of file types, such as JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF,
PDF, PSD, Flash (.swf), BMP, as well as other lesser well known types.
There are two icons available on the top bar that are short-cuts to save
the selection as JPG or PNG. These are in the flyout bar shown when
you move the mouse pointer over the Export HTML icon.
For photos we recommend saving as JPEG (sometimes called JPG) as this offers the
greatest compatibility and the best size / quality compromise.
When you export a JPEG or PNG, there is a
SETTINGS option on the Save Dialog.
Selecting this provides many advanced export options, as well as compare side-by-
side alternative settings or even alternative file types such as PNG.
When you export a JPEG, an export preview dialog is shown where you can adjust
many export options, as well as compare side-by-side alternative settings or even
alternative file types such as PNG.
The Export Preview dialog allows you to adjust the size, resolution, JPEG quality and
even select from 3 alternative export file types if you so wish. The default values
should be fine for all normal purposes and you can just click the export button to save
your photo.
Things to remember when exporting:
• First select the object or objects you want to export