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Photo Handling 261
• The default exported size of the image will be the size you see on screen at 100%
zoom.
The Export Preview dialog (on page 333) is described in more detail here.
Tip: You can control the JPEG quality in the Export Settings dialog on the Options
tab. The default and recommended value is 85%
The JPEG system is designed that a setting of
85 is the optimum value. We recommend you
do not save JPEGs at 100% quality, as the
results are visually identical to the 85%
quality, only the file size and memory use is
dramatically increased with no benefit.
When saving for use on the web it's quite possible to reduce the quality below 85 to
increase page view speed. The preview window shows the quality of any value you
select.
Tip: If you expect you may want to perform any further edits on your exported image,
for example to create the image again at another size, we strongly recommend saving
the .xar file as well. This will preserve the lossless master image along with all its edits
and changes.
Example: To resize a photo and save as a new JPEG
This process is very quick and simple:
• Drop your photo onto MAGIX Page & Layout Designer 2013 (either onto a blank
page or onto the title bar to create a new document)
• In the Selector Tool either drag a corner handle to resize the image, or enter the
required width or height into the "W" or "H" field on the InfoBar. Check the image
size is correct at 100%
• Type "Ctrl + Shift + E" to start the export process
• Enter a filename, and ensure JPEG is selected from the file type dropdown
• In the preview dialog simply click the export button
To save any image as a PNG go through the same process except choose the PNG file
type.
Photo Edit Attributes
All edits performed using the PHOTO TOOL (on page 276), such as any altering of the
brightness, contrast, color, blur or sharpen values, or even the more advanced levels