|
Creating a PNG Image
PNG files are a serialized file format. A separate PNG file will be created for each page in the project. The individual file names will be appended with a number corresponding to the project page number. Choosing PNG output for a two-page project file as MyPNG will create two files, MyPNG_0001.png and MyPNG_0002.png.
1.Open the file you want as a PNG image and print it to the PDF Creator Plus 8 printer. This will send the pages to PDF Creator Plus's PDF builder application which is used to preview the pages, add new pages and annotate the pages. You can also open an existing PDF Creator Plus project ( .pnp file) you have previously saved.
2.Select File – Create Other File … from the menu. You can also click the Create Other File 
button on the Standard toolbar.
3.The Create File dialog will appear. By default, this dialog is set to create the type of file last created. The default is PDF upon installation. Use the Save as type combo box to choose CompuServe PNG image (*.png).
•Browse to the location where you wish to save the PNG image files and enter the file name for your new files.
•Make sure the Save as type is set to CompuServe PNG image (*.png).
•The Page Range options allow you to select a subset of pages that would be converted to PNG image files.
•The Color mode and Resolution options are explained in more detail below.
•Use the Actions section to automatically open the created image or the folder where you are saving the images.
4.Press the Save button to create your PNG files. A progress dialog will appear as the files are being created. The progress dialog will close when all the files are created. The new files can now be opened in your favorite image viewer.
Changing the PNG Color Options
There are three color options for creating PNG files. They can be changed from the Color Mode drop list in the Output Options section of the Create File dialog.
Color Options |
Description |
Full Color |
Produces true color output using a palette of up to 16 million colors. |
Optimized |
Automatically reduces each page in your document to the fewest number of colors possible without affecting output quality. Depending on the number of colors in the page, the individual pages will be saved as greyscale, 256 colors, or true color. |
Grayscale |
Creates images using a palette of 256 different shades of gray. |
Changing the PNG Image Resolution
The resolution of the PNG file can be changed using the Resolution drop list. The resolutions available to be chosen range from 60 DPI (dots per inch) to 2450 DPI. A higher resolution will produce a better quality image, but also a larger file.
Changing the PNG Image Compression
Another way to control the overall size of your PNG image file is by changing the compression method used to compress the data in the image. Different compression options can be used for color, greyscale, and indexed images. The monochrome compression setting is ignored as PNG does not support monochrome images. Not all compression methods are applicable to all color modes; see Compression Preferences for more information.
Compression options are controlled through the Compression tab on the Applications Preferences dialog. Open this dialog by clicking Edit – Application Preferences in the application menu or the Applications Preferences (
) toolbar button.
