The Image Export command in the pop-up menu of the Profile window allows you to export an image of the profile lines in the current profile graph. The export can be in the format of:
PDF (Portable Document Format)
PS (PostScript)
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)
KMZ (zipped KML files)
To export an image of the profile graph:
With a profile populated in the Profile window, right-click the Profile window and choose Image Export.
The Export dialog box is displayed.
In this dialog box you can define the settings that will be used for the export.
Enter a File Name for the image file.
Click within the Output Directory field to enable Browse (...).
Click the browse button and select a location for the exported file.
Select the Output File Format from the list.
Once you select a format, options specific to that format will be displayed in the lower section of the dialog box.
For the PDF and PS formats, the following options are available:
Paper size: The page size of the exported file.
Width/Height: The width and height of the profile graph in the resulting file.
Margins (mm): The size of the area between the profile graph and the edge of the file. The default is 5 mm.
Data Orientation: The orientation of the profile graph in the resulting file. Portrait is a vertical position; Landscape is a horizontal position. Landscape is selected by default.
Image Export DPI (Quality): The resolution used to export the profile graph. The higher the resolution, the better the quality of the image when zoomed in. If the file will be used in the electronic form with the images being zoomed in tightly, a higher resolution is recommended. If the file will simply be printed, a smaller resolution is adequate.
For the SVG format, the following options are available:
Width/Height: The width and height of the profile graph in the resulting file.
Image Export DPI (Quality): The resolution used to export the profile graph. The higher the resolution, the better the quality of the image when zoomed in. If the file will be used in the electronic form with the images being zoomed in tightly, a higher resolution is recommended. If the file will simply be printed, a smaller resolution is adequate.
For the TIFF format, the following options are available:
Image Resolution: The resolution (quality) at which to export the image. The higher the resolution, the closer the image can be zoomed, but the larger the file.
Width/Height (Pixels): The number of pixels in the width and height of the resulting image. These fields are controlled by the resolution of the image. As the DPI is increased or decreased, so is the number of pixels. These values cannot be changed manually.
Image Depth: The number of values applied to each pixel in the image (one value for each colour, plus one for transparency if using 32-bit). If you would like a transparency setting applied to the background colour, 32-bit (RGBA) is required.
Background Colour: The colour displayed in the background of the histogram. The default is black.
Background Alpha: The degree of transparency applied to the background colour. This option is only available when the Image Depth is set to 32-bit (RGBA).
Compression: Compress the resulting image file during export to decrease the file size. This option is only available when using the TIFF format. There are various compression methods available, each of which performs differently. By default, LZW is used.
For the KMZ format, the following options are available:
Width/Height (Pixels): The number of pixels in the width and height of the resulting image. These fields are controlled by the resolution of the image. As the DPI is increased or decreased, so is the number of pixels. These values cannot be changed manually.
[Optional] Enter or select a value for the options as needed.
Click OK.
The image file is saved to the specified location.