moc426 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Export option, when I am working in pdn files, I sometimes need to export the file to png, jpeg, gif ... whatever format. And Save as works but it saves the current file so I end up with the flattened jpeg, png in the work space and have to reopen the pdn work file again. So my request is for an export option so I can export the workspace file to a format I chose. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Right after your finished saving your png, jpeg or gif, just hit Ctrl+Z to undo the flattening . Then you are right back to the image with all of your layers intact... Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 All you have to do after saving in JPG or PNG format (or whatever), if the image gets flattened, just hit Ctrl-Z to restore the layers. EDIT: Looks like barkbark00 beat me. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moc426 Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 That is fine but unnecessary, plus the window title says the filename.png or .jpg which is confusing when you undo. Right after your finished saving your png, jpeg or gif, just hit Ctrl+Z to undo the flattening . Then you are right back to the image with all of your layers intact... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Its not really that confusing. As soon as you go to save again the file type is gonna default back to the PDN format... Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 I'm trying to use Paint.Net for some professional work, (I frequently need to import finetuned graphics to Visio) but the lack of a proper Export function makes it cumbersome. I have tried the "Save As" + "Undo" as a substitute of Export, but it is a poor solution as Paint.Net keeps the new "Save as" filename even after the Undo. So, instead of one "master file", which I export from, I end up with a working document constantly changing name - or I have to Save As and Replace Existing file after every "Save As Jpg" operation... anyway - it's a lot of annoying clicking which easily could have been avoided with a simple Export (or "save a copy") function. I would just make a point that I feel a dedicated Export function that do not mess around with the layers/file name is a reasonable feature - and I really wish you could find time to implement this. Thanks and Regards, Gabe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 I do have to admit I have seen the 'save as copy' elsewhere and it has, and would, save having to mess around. Having said this though, I don't mind either way. Quote How to Save Your Images under Different File Types My dA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Gabe, you make a good case for the necessity of this feature. The main thing would be how to label the feature ... "Export" vs. "Save a Copy" ? What keyboard shortcut do we use? etc. Hardly an intractable problem. That said, for this next release (after 3.07) we are planning to focus on enhancing and upgrading the file type support. This feature is a good candidate for that release. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Export> Ctrl+E That's my opinion. Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moc426 Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 In photoshop it is ctrl alt s. Labeled "Save As (Copy)". Gabe, you make a good case for the necessity of this feature.The main thing would be how to label the feature ... "Export" vs. "Save a Copy" ? What keyboard shortcut do we use? etc. Hardly an intractable problem. That said, for this next release (after 3.07) we are planning to focus on enhancing and upgrading the file type support. This feature is a good candidate for that release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Photoshop> Save as copy Inkscape> Export The only way to solve this by looking at what gimp uses Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Well it makes sense that Inkskape would be "Export" because the native format is not bitmap based. I think "Save Merged(Copy)" would be best just because it sounds kind of simplistic and I could see a newer user(little computer experience) getting what it does without putting too much thought into it... Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Yeah I think that's incorrect reasoning. "Merged" isn't exactly part of most peoples imaging vocabulary. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 So let's go with the Photoshop version! Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Yeah I think that's incorrect reasoning... *catches Rick's obvious sarcasm... Amazing how you can make disagreeing with me sound like you are agreeing with me! Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moc426 Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 Yes with parenthesis "Save As (Copy)". So let's go with the Photoshop version! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Photoshop> Save as copyInkscape> Export The only way to solve this by looking at what gimp uses Corel Draw> Export Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 In GIMP: File -> Save a Copy... Quote I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lionhearted Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Fireworks 8: Export... Quote My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 My vote goes for Photoshop's "Save as Copy", Ctrl-Alt-S, but I'm more than happy just to get the function - whatever it is called Anyway when implementing this, can you please keep the last used filetype as pre-selected in the Save As Copy Dialog, so that when I need to "Save As Copy" then I do not need to select Jpg (or whatever) every time... Thanks, Gabe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payou Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 The only drawback I see with the "save as copy" label is that the user may expect that the current document is changed to the copy (thus the JPEG file). Perhaps that's exactly what the feature will do, so it's ok. If the aim of the feature is to keep working on the PDN file (and so just save the PDN file by hitting Ctrl+S even after a "save as copy"), then I think "Export" is a better name. By the way, hi everybody ! It's my first post on the forum but I use Paint.net (and read the forum) for quite a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Just to clarify my understanding (and wish) for this feature; 1) User is working on a Paint.Net image with layers and all (e.g myImage.pdn) 2) User select “Save as Copy†Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 One way to make everybody happy is to call it "Export as (copy)" *runs away* Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 One way to make everybody happy is to call it "Export as (copy)"... Answer and satisfy everyone's needs, got my vote. Quote How to Save Your Images under Different File Types My dA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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