Saves the current image to a graphics file, based on the format specifications and file name you provide in the Save as file dialog box that appears.
The following text describes HyperSnap-specific fields and controls available in this dialog box.
Tip: The most common Save as fields required by the average user are:
Save in:, File Name:, Save as type:, and the Save and Cancel buttons.
Minimize HyperSnap window
Check this box if you want the HyperSnap window automatically minimized after you click Save.
Copy file path to clipboard
Check this to copy the entire path plus file name of the current image to the clipboard. This is useful when the image must be uploaded to another application.
Sub-Format
Select the sub-format properties for the desired file type. These include whether the file is compressed and by what method, as well as other properties related to the file type you choose from the Save as type: drop-down menu.
Keep Current
Check this box to ensure that when you save a file, HyperSnap keeps the current image color depth (also called color resolution).
Select Best
Check to have HyperSnap examine the image to try to:
ü Set color depth to the lowest value available for the highest quality image.
ü Reduce file size if a high color depth is not needed for a good image.
Example: An image may be set to 32 bits per pixel, but only needs to display 200 colors. You could reduce the image size to 8 bits per pixel without detectable image degradation.
1 bit per pixel
Select to save the image with 1 bit per pixel color resolution, which permits only 2 colors in the image. These may be black and white (if you select Std. Windows palette below) or 2 colors “optimized” from all the image’s pixels.
4 bits per pixel
Select to save the image with 4 bits per pixel color resolution, which permits up to 16 colors in the image.
8 bits per pixel
Select to save the image with 8 bits per pixel color resolution, which permits up to 256 colors in the image.
16 bits per pixel
Select to save the image with 4 bits per pixel color resolution, which permits up to 65,536 colors in the image.
24 bits per pixel
Select to save the image with 24 bits per pixel color resolution, which permits millions of colors in the image.
32 bits per pixel
Select to save the image with 32 bits per pixel color resolution, which permits millions of colors in the image.
Palette: Optimized
Sets an optimized color palette when you save an image with 1, 4 or 8 bits per pixel color resolution. HyperSnap selects the color table for your image that best matches all available colors on the original picture.
Palette: Std. Windows
Sets a standard Windows color table for your image when you save an image with 1, 4 or 8 bits per pixel color resolution. HyperSnap selects the color table that minimizes desktop “color flicker” when running Windows in the 256 color mode.
An image saved in 1 bit per pixel resolution will be converted to black and white (not grayscale).
Quality Factor
Select this field to set the quality and subsequent degradation of an image file format, such as JPEG, that compresses images by degrading their quality and “averaging” colors across areas. Higher quality values will produce better images and larger files.
The quality degradation may not be noticeable on real life photos with many “smooth shaded areas,” but can be very obvious on sharp computer screen capture images.
Experiment with different values and on varying types of images to get a feel for this function.
Append
Check this to append (add) the current file to the end of a previously-saved file as another image “page.”
Append only works with formats that support multiple images, such as GIF, TIFF, or the Windows icon ICL format.
Interlaced or Progressive
Check this to save the file in “Progressive” or “Interlaced” formats, depending on the file type you select. These properties are only supported by certain file types, such as GIF (which supports Interlaced) and JPG and CMP (which support Progressive.)
Using these properties, viewers can see the file quickly, with more details appearing as the file is successively rendered. The most common uses for these formats are for web page images and when the file must be viewed over a slow network connection.
Transparent
Check this to save the file with a transparent background. This is only available for certain file formats that support a transparency value, such as GIF or PNG. The color you have chosen as the background color will be the color used for the transparent areas.
Save Settings
Click this button to save the currently selected options as the default options for future use. (This does not save the image in the program’s workspace.)