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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2.0
User Guide
Saving in Raw format
Raw format is a flexible file format for transferring
images between applications and computer
platforms. Raw format consists of a stream of bytes
describing the color information in the image. You
can specify the file extension (Windows), file type
(Mac OS), file creator (Mac OS), and header infor-
mation.
You can save the image in an interleaved or nonin-
terleaved order. If you choose interleaved, the
color values (red, green, and blue, for example) are
stored sequentially. Your choice depends on
requirements of the application that will open
the file.
The header parameter specifies how many bytes of
information appear in the file before actual image
information begins. This value determines the
number of zeros inserted at the beginning of the
file as placeholders. By default, there is no header
(header size = 0). You can save the file without a
header and then use a file-editing program, such as
HEdit (Windows) or Norton Utilities
®
(Mac OS),
to replace the zeros with header information.
Saving in Scitex CT format
The Scitex CT file format is a common file format
used in the prepress industry.
To save a file in Scitex format:
1
Choose File > Save As, and choose Scitex CT
from the format list.
2
Specify a filename and location, select saving
options (as described in “Saving images” on
page 225), and click Save.
The new image is saved as a copy to the specified
directory.
Saving in Targa format
TGA (Targa
®
) format is designed for systems using
the Truevision
®
video board and is commonly
supported by MS-DOS color applications. When
saving an RGB image in this format, you can
choose a pixel depth of 16, 24, or 32 bits per pixel.
You can also choose Compress RLE.
Saving in TIFF format
Tagged-Image File Format (TIFF) is used to
exchange files between applications and computer
platforms. TIFF is a flexible bitmap image format
supported by most paint, image-editing, and
page-layout applications. Also, virtually all
desktop scanners can produce TIFF images.
Photoshop Elements provides advanced TIFF
options for image and layer compression. To make
these options available, choose Enable advanced
TIFF save options in the Saving Files preferences.
(See “Setting preferences for saving files” on
page 233.)
To save a file in TIFF format:
1
Choose File > Save As, and choose TIFF from
the format list.
2
Specify a filename and location, select saving
options, and click Save.
3
In the TIFF Options box, select the options you
want, and click OK.