Before you can distribute your images or use them for desktop publishing, then need to be exported from the image archive to a Windows file in a standard graphics format.

Select the images to be exported, the click one with the right mouse button. From the context menu, choose "Export (Save As)".

The "Export" panel opens, where you can choose a naming scheme, file size, graphics format and other settings.

Export Original
Select this checkmark to export your unedited original image. Except for choosing a name or naming scheme, no other options apply.

Saved Settings
This drop down list holds frequently used settings that you had previously saved. To add settings to the list, choose the various options in the "Export Object As…" panel, then click the "Save Settings" button.

Maximum Image Size
The drop-down list gives you easy access to preset standard sizes or you can choose the option "Use Original Image Size" to retain the size of your original. Below the drop-down list are two controls where you can enter or choose a custom size.

The standard or custom size you choose may not yield those exact dimensions for the exported images. For best results, StudioLine will never enlarge images beyond their original sizes or distort images if the selected width/height proportions don’t match the images’ proportions.

Instead StudioLine uses the “under-fill” technique. The size you choose defines a bounding rectangle into which StudioLine will proportionally scale the images, as necessary. The example below illustrates a custom size of 400 by 400 pixels into which a portrait or landscape image is scaled until their respective largest dimension is 400 pixels:

The checkbox "Automatically Adjust for Orientation" will consider the orientation of each image and use the larger specified "size" with the longer "side" of your image, and vice versa.  If you were to define a size of 640x480 pixels, then a landscape image would be exported 640 pixels wide, while a portrait image would be 640 pixels high.

Next to the two size controls is a drop down list for the unit of measure, either pixels, inches or centimeter. Images intended for printing or desktop publishing can thus be exported in their proper size based on the preferred unit of measure. The field "DPI" will let you control the print resolution.

Format
The choice of file format is controlled by the intended application for the exported image. To use a picture on the Internet, you would commonly limit the maximum picture size and choose the “JPEG” format. This format is supported by all web browsers and uses a very effective compression algorithm to reduce file size. You can choose the level of compression with the "Image Quality" control.

For print or archiving applications, you may want to choose a “loss-less” format, such as “TIFF” and use large image sizes for best desired resolution.

Other Options
Below the "Format" control is a list of additional options. Active options are displayed with a checkmark. Click an option to activate or deactivate.

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If you deactivate this option, StudioLine will keep any pre-processing, but disregard other image tools, filters and effects that you may have used with this image. This allows you to export an unedited version of your image.

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By default, transparent areas (the "alpha channel") will be exported, if the chosen file format supports transparency (e.g., TIFF or PNG). Activate this option, if you want the transparent areas to be colored white instead.
For graphics formats that don't support transparency (e.g., JPEG, BMP) transparent areas will be always be exported as white color.

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StudioLine will export images with Exif, IPTC and Windows tags, if supported by the chosen graphics file format. However, certain Exif information would disclose make and model of the camera, as well as camera settings in effect while an image was taken. Select this option, if you want to include any such camera specific information from the exported file.

Find the Optimal Size with the Export Preview
Click the "Export Preview" button to verify the result of your export settings before the files are outputted. A preview window will show the images based on all settings, in the specified size and quality (for JPEG images). It's easy to find the ideal settings, because the preview will automatically refresh after any change.

The toolbar allows you to browse between images and choose a preview size, or you can click the right mouse button in the preview.

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For web images, the goal is to minimize the file size. Choose the JPEG file format and set the preview size to 100%. Progressively lower the "Image Quality" while you observe the resulting quality vs. the projected file size information in the status line. By experimenting with the "Image Quality" settings you'll be able to find an optimal compromise of quality and size.

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For images in JPEG format that will be used to create prints or cropped in other applications, set the preview size to "Scale up to 100%". Watch the preview window while you experiment with the "Image Quality" settings, until you find the lowest value that does not impact quality.

Path to Export Location
If you launched the Export by dragging images to the "StudioLine Explorer – My Computer", then the export path will already be set. Otherwise, or if you want to change the export location, click the "…" (browse) button next to the path and navigate to the folder of your choice.
Click the down-arrow in the path field to recall the most recently used 5 export locations from a drop-down list.

File Name
By default, StudioLine will use the "Image Name" descriptor value as the export file name, represented by an asterisk. You can replace the asterisk by typing any other name. StudioLine will automatically append a sequence number to your name, if multiple images are exported.

The input field "File Name" also has a down-arrow. The drop-down list offers different options for automatic file name schemes:

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This option only appears, if more than one image is selected for export. It represents the "Image Name" descriptor value. Choosing this option will use the image names as file names. If multiple images have the same name, a sequence number will be appended for uniqueness.

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This option represents a serial number that corresponds with the order of images in the image archive. You can sort images in the image archive and export them with filenames that preserve that order. One application might be a picture CD or DVD that will play images in the right sequence on TV. You can prep-end or append any text in the "File Name" input field, to create more descriptive filenames such as "Vacation 001.jpg", or "001 Vacation.jpg".

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With this option, the file name is based on the content of an image descriptor. The "Insert Descriptor" panel will open, where you can view and choose suitable descriptors.

To preview the resulting file name, hover the mouse over the "Path" input field. A tool-tip will show the export file name for the first image.

Click "OK" to initiate the actual export process.