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Saving as PNG in DS4.6? How?

KharmaKharma Posts: 3,214
edited March 2014 in New Users

I am trying to save my picture from Das Studio as a png to use in photoshop and don't find that option, is it possible to do this?

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  • mjc1016mjc1016 Posts: 15,001
    edited December 1969

    Under the Render settings, there is an option to render to a new window. If you select that, there will be a drop down selection box next to the name where you can select the file extension/format to save the image in.

    When rendering to an image file, it should work to give it a name and extension...like myrender.png.

  • KharmaKharma Posts: 3,214
    edited December 1969

    Thank you I was looking under save and save as , should have known it would be after render!

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,730
    edited December 1969

    You can also use File>Save last render...

  • SpottedKittySpottedKitty Posts: 7,232
    edited December 1969

    Kharma said:
    Thank you I was looking under save and save as

    A cautionary note: "save" and "save as" will save your scene or a part of it. Saving the scene will not save a render, and saving a render will not save your scene.
  • XoechZXoechZ Posts: 1,102
    edited December 1969

    Please let me ask a question here. It is kind of related to the topic and I dont have to open a new thread for it.

    What is the difference between a .png file and a .tiff file?

    Both have an alpha channel and both are uncompressed. The .tiff file is has a much bigger file size, but comparing them I can see no visual difference.

  • SixDsSixDs Posts: 2,384
    edited December 1969

    XoechZ:

    Firstly, both .png and .tiff format files are compressed. ,tiff files can use different compression algorithms with varying degrees of "lossiness" and it is the degree of compression or the algorithm used that accounts for the differences in file size between your .tiffs and .pngs that you mentioned. Generally, .png files are more popular because they are a standardized format and are compatible with a wide variety of software, plus they are compatible with web browsers for display on the internet, while still retaining the editing capabilities not found in the ubiquitous .jpg.

  • XoechZXoechZ Posts: 1,102
    edited December 1969

    Thank you! So it does not matter if I save a render from DS as .png or .tiff file. There is no other difference than file size. I just thought that .tiff has maybe some other advantages that I dont see.

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