E-mail


You can send an image, a capture, or a layout in an image format.

Image Conversion Dialog

The Image Conversion dialog is used to select options before you send an image.

You can use the the Send command in the File menu to open the dialog.

In Montage you can use the Send command to send the current montage as an image.

Colors

Press Colors to open the Color Options dialog in which you can specify device independent color modifications to the image before it is sent.

The color options only apply if you have enabled the check box next to Colors.
Color Options apply before File Type Options. For example, if you select Gray Scale in the Color Options dialog and RGB in the File Type Options dialog, the image is reduced to gray scale, before it is sent in a 24-bit RGB format. If you select Gray Scale in the File Type Options dialog the image is reduced to gray scale and (if possible) sent in 8-bit gray scale format.

Stamp

Press Stamp to open the Stamp Options dialog in which you can specify a stamp to be written diagonally across the image you send.

The stamp only applies if you have enabled the check box next to Stamp.

Label

Press Label to open the Label Options dialog in which you can specify one or more lines to be written as a label near the edge of the image you send.

The label only applies if you have enabled the check box next to Label.

Profile

A profile is a predefined specification of image format, options, and size hints.

You can select an existing profile from the drop-down menu.

You can modify the settings that you get from a profile by means of the Details to the right.

You can modify the profile itself or specify a new profile by means of the Profile Manager, which is opened by means of the Conversion Profiles button.

Details

Format
Use the drop-down menu to select an
image file format. The default is TIFF.

EasyCopy supports export of the file formats listed below.

Options
Press Options to open a
File Type Options dialog. The available options depend on the selected Format.
TypeFile
format
Default
extension
BMP MS Windows Bitmap .bmp File Type Options
CALS CALS Raster Type 1 .cal File Type Options
CATIA Catia raster picture .picture File Type Options
CGM CGM cell array .cgm File Type Options
GIF GIF (Compuserve) .gif File Type Options
HP STARBASE HP Starbase .stb File Type Options
JPEG JPEG .jpg File Type Options
JPEG 2000 JPEG 2000 .jp2 File Type Options
PCX PCX .pcx File Type Options
PBM (PPM) Portable Bitmap .pbm File Type Options
PDF Portable Document Format .pdf File Type Options
PNG Portable Network Graphics .png File Type Options
RGB (SGI) Silicon Graphics RGB .rgb File Type Options
SUN Raster SUN Raster .ras File Type Options
TARGA TARGA .tga File Type Options
TIFF TIFF .tif File Type Options
XWD X Window Dump .xwd File Type Options

Image Size
Normally, use the
image size frame below to modify image size.

You can also press the Image Size button to open the Image Size dialog (normally used together with profiles) to specify image size options.

Output file name

The default output file name is the same as the input name, except that the extension is changed to reflect the new file format.

Image Size

By default the image size is unchanged.

You can deal with image size either as pixels or metric size. The most convenient depends on how you intend to use the image later.

You will probably care more about pixel dimensions if you want to e-mail the image or publish it on the internet; the metric size is important if you plan to take the image into a DTP application and use it as an illustration.

By default a converted image has the same pixel dimensions as the original image.

You can only change the pixel dimensions if you enable Resample. Resampling will always reduce the image quality, although we provide the best scaling methods. The amount depends on the image and the scale factor. As long as you do not resample, you will preserve the original image quality.

Pixel dimensions and metric size are connected through the resolution which is specified as Pixels/Inch or Pixels/Centimeter.

Metric Size

Width and Height
Enter the desired dimensions in your preferred unit. Choose any of these units: Inches, Centimeters, Millimeters, or Points (1/72").

Width and Height cannot be entered independently of each other unless you disable Keep Original Aspect Ratio.

Resolution
Enter the resolution in dpi (pixels/inch). Resolution and the metric size cannot be entered independently of each other, unless you enable Resample Image. The default resolution is the resolution of the input image. If the input image does not contain resolution information a default of 72 dpi applies.

The resolution you specify is written in the output file only if the output format supports resolution information. In order to get consistent results also when the output format does not support resolution it is normally safe to use 72 dpi. Most desktop applications assume a default resolution of 72 or 75 dpi.

Pixels

Width and Height
Enter the desired dimensions in pixels.

Width and Height cannot be entered independently of each other unless you disable Keep Original Aspect Ratio.

Resample Image
You can only enter the pixel dimensions if you have enabled Resample Image.

Scale Method
If you enable resampling you can choose the scale method. Select Anti-aliasing (default), Bilinear, or Replication. These methods are explained in the topic
Image Scaling.

x2
This button provides a shortcut to multiply
pixel width and pixel height by 2.

/2
This button provides a shortcut to divide
pixel width and pixel height by 2.

Aspect Ratio

Keep this box checked to maintain the aspect ratio of the input image. Width and Height cannot be entered independently on each other; if one is entered the other is automatically updated. If you want to set Width and Height independently you must disable Keep Original Aspect Ratio.

Send

Press the Send button when you have selected all desired options.
On Windows your existing mail server will open with the file attached.

On UNIX the below dialog will open and when the mail server is defined you can send the written e-mail.


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