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Chapter 3: Drop Down Menus

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File Types:

TIFF is the default file format for AlphaEaseFC files. TIFF is an acronym for "tagged

image file format" and was developed as a flexible and machine-independent graphic file

format. Saving as a TIFF file will allow users to double-click TIFF files from Windows

Explorer and automatically launch the application on any machine that has AlphaEaseFC

loaded on it. Users may customize this in the preferences section covered in section 3.4

of the manual if they wish to change the default file type.

Mac TIFF is the Apple Macintosh

version of the TIFF file format. Mac TIFF files have

the extension .MAC so they can be easily distinguished from Windows TIFF files. Most

software can distinguish between Mac and Windows TIFF formats and can accept either.

AlphaEaseFC offers the option of both formats in the event that only one of the two is

acceptable.

GLP is a proprietary file format that allows changes to only be made in AlphaEaseFC

programs. It will accept 8 bit and 16 bit images and can not be opened in any other

software program.

BMP, PCX, TGA, PIC, JPG, GLP are additional graphic file formats which may be

useful when saving an image for desktop publishing. These file formats can be imported

directly into many Macintosh

and PC programs. (See Appendix A for more

information.) Do not use these formats to save images that will be analyzed later, since

pixel data can be lost or altered when saving files in these formats.

Note: Not all of the file types listed above can be saved as a 16 bit file. Some may

require you to convert the image to an 8 bit file first.

Original versus Modified Files

An Original image file is one in which the data is saved in an unaltered form. This

option should be selected if the image will be analyzed later. If the Black level, White

level, or Gamma settings have been adjusted, the new values are saved but the pixel

values are not altered. When this file is opened at a later time, AlphaEaseFC will display

it with the values that were displayed when the image was saved, however, it is still

possible to revert to the original raw image file by selecting Reset on the Tool Bar .

Annotation information cannot be saved with the Original image option. (It can,

however, be saved as an Overlay. See section 3.5 for more information.)

If the image was saved as an original file using an older Alpha Innotech system, some

distortion may occur when viewing it in desktop publishing or word processing

programs. If this occurs, save a copy of the image in the Modified format before

importing it into another software package.

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