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File Writers

Select this folder to edit file write preferences and properties. Available file writer types and their editable properties are shown in the following tables. For more information on writing data of various types, see Importing and Exporting Data.

ASCII text

The ASCII text File Writer properties are:

Table 6-15: ASCII Text File Writer Properties 

Table 6-15: ASCII Text File Writer Properties 
Property
Control Type: Values
Separator
Enter a value.
Default = None
Use default format
Boolean: Use default format? Choose True or False.
Default = True
Format string
Number: Enter a number to change the value.
Default = G9.2

Binary data

The Binary data File Writer properties are:

Table 6-16: Binary Data File Writer Properties 

Table 6-16: Binary Data File Writer Properties 
Property
Control Type: Values
Byte ordering
String List: Byte ordering type. Select from the list. Choose between these values:
  • Native
  •  

  • Little endian
  •  

  • Big endian
Default = Native

Encapsulated Postscript

The Encapsulated Postscript File Writer properties are:

Table 6-17: Encapsulated Postscript File Writer Properties 

Table 6-17: Encapsulated Postscript File Writer Properties 
Property
Control Type: Values
Graphics format
Bitmap or Vector: Render graphics using bitmap or vector output
Note - Only a Window or View can be exported to EPS.
Color model
RGB or CMYK

Graphics Interchange Format

The Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) File Writer properties are:

Table 6-18: GIF File Writer Properties 

Table 6-18: GIF File Writer Properties 
Property
Control Type: Values
None
The Graphics Interchange Format File Writer has no configurable properties other than Name and Description.

iTools State

The iTools State File Writer properties are:

Table 6-19: iTools State File Writer Properties 

Table 6-19: iTools State File Writer Properties 
Property
Control Type: Values
None
The iTool State File Writer has no configurable properties other than Name and Description.

Joint Photographic Experts Group

The Joint Photographic Experts Group File Writer properties are:

Table 6-20: Joint Photographic Experts Group File Writer Properties 

Table 6-20: Joint Photographic Experts Group File Writer Properties 
Property
Control Type: Values
Color
String List: Select a depth from the list. Choose between these values:
  • TrueColor
  •  

  • Grayscale
Default = TrueColor
Quality
Number: Factor from 0 - 100 determining the level of quality. Move slider to change the level.
Default = 75

JPEG2000

The JPEG2000 File Writer properties are:

Table 6-21: JPEG2000 File Writer Properties 

Table 6-21: JPEG2000 File Writer Properties 
Property
Control Type: Values
Reversible
Boolean: Use reversible (lossless) compression.
Wavelet levels
Number: The number of wavelet decomposition levels, or stages, in the range of 0...15. Higher values take longer to store and read, but may give better compression. The default is 5.
Quality layers
Number: A positive integer specifying the number of quality layers. Each layer contains the information required to represent the image at a higher quality, given the information from all the previous layers. A larger number of layers takes longer to encode and produces a larger file, but provides more flexibility when decoding.

Macintosh PICT

The Macintosh PICT File Writer properties are:

Table 6-22: Macintosh PICT File Writer Properties 

Table 6-22: Macintosh PICT File Writer Properties 
Property
Control Type: Values
None
The Macintosh PICT File Writer has no configurable properties other than Name and Description.

Portable Network Graphics

The Portable Network Graphics File Writer properties are:

Table 6-23: Portable Network Graphics File Writer Properties 

Table 6-23: Portable Network Graphics File Writer Properties 
Property
Control Type: Values
Bit depth
String List: Bit depth in bits. Select a depth from the list. Choose between these values:
  • Automatic
  •  

  • 8 bit
  •  

  • 24 bit
Default = Automatic

Tag Image File Format

The Tag Image File Format File Writer properties are:

Table 6-24: Tag Image File Format File Writer Properties 

Table 6-24: Tag Image File Format File Writer Properties 
Property
Control Type: Values
Bit depth
String List: Bit depth in bits. Select a depth from the list. Choose between these values:
  • Automatic
  •  

  • 8 bit
  •  

  • 24 bit
Default = Automatic
Compression
String List: Compression type. Select a type from the list. Choose between these values:
  • None
  •  

  • Packbits
  •  

  • JPEG
Default = None

Windows Bitmap

The Windows Bitmap File Writer properties are:

Table 6-25: Windows Bitmap File Writer Properties 

Table 6-25: Windows Bitmap File Writer Properties 
Property
Control Type: Values
Bit depth
String List: Bit depth in bits. Select a depth from the list. Choose between these values:
  • Automatic
  •  

  • 8 bit
  •  

  • 24 bit
Default = Automatic

Windows Enhanced Metafile

The Windows Enhanced Metafile File Writer properties are:

Table 6-26: Windows Enhanced Metafile File Writer Properties 

Table 6-26: Windows Enhanced Metafile File Writer Properties 
Property
Control Type: Values
Graphics format
Bitmap or Vector: Render graphics using bitmap or vector output
Note - Only a Window or View can be exported to EMF.

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