This help file contains topics about plug-ins in your PhotoImpact package.


File Import
RAW Import

Opens the RAW Export dialog box for acquiring *.RAW files.

 RAW Import dialog box


File Export
RAW Export

Opens the RAW Export dialog box for exporting *.RAW files.

 RAW Export dialog box


File Import dialog box
RAW Import dialog box

File information Displays basic information about the RAW file, including the file name and its full path as well as the file size. Enter a value in the Header size box for the reserved data space at the beginning of a file. The value should not exceed the size specified when the file was exported.

Dimensions Enter the width and height of the file in pixels.

Guess Provides several combinations of image dimensions based on the file size.

Swap Click to exchange the width and height values of the image.

Image type Select an image type. Choose between True Color and Grayscale images.

Color type Select a data type from the drop-down list.

Byte order Choose between PC and MAC. The type of byte order you choose affects how your data is stored in each pixel. Use this option when you need to share out exported files between PC and Mac.

Channel order Determines how you want PhotoImpact to arrange the order of color channels in each pixel.

Interleave Select to export the pixel value of an image by sets of color channels based on the specified channel order (either by sets of RGB or BGR channels). If left cleared, the pixel value of each color channel is exported one after another (RRR-GGG-BBB or BBB-GGG-RRR).

Bottom up Select whether you want to store the data in the image from top to bottom or the other way around.


File Export dialog box
RAW Export dialog box

File information Displays basic information about the RAW file, including the file name and its full path as well as the file size. Enter a value in the Header size box for the reserved data space at the beginning of a file.

Image type Specifies how you want to export your RAW file based on the data type, byte order as well as the order of the color channels.

Color type Select a data type from the drop-down list.

Byte order Choose between PC and MAC. The type of byte order you choose affects how your data is stored in each pixel. Use this option when you need to share out exported files between PC and Mac.

Channel order Determines how you want PhotoImpact to arrange the order of color channels in each pixel.

Interleave Select to export the pixel value of an image by sets of color channels based on the specified channel order (either by sets of RGB or BGR channels). If left cleared, the pixel value of each color channel is exported one after another (RRR-GGG-BBB or BBB-GGG-RRR).

Bottom up Select whether you want to store the data in the images from top to bottom or the other way around.