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### 7.9.9 Web Export

Web Export is a simple and comfortable way of saving pictures in a web file format. Web file formats are JPEG, PNG, WebP, JPEG XR, JPEG2000 and GIF. Compared to normal save function Web Export has several advantages. The most obvious advantage is, that a preview of the result is visible immediately. Furthermore there is direct access to the settings of the current file format. In combination with the preview this allows to find the best compromise between file size and image quality very fast. Therefore the choice of the right export format is made easier.

Additionally Web Export performs the following tasks:

- Optionally data like IPTC, EXIF or XMP are removed.
- Color images are converted to sRGB.
- The bit depth is reduced to 8 bit per channel if needed.

When used on a web page images usually don‘t need ICC color profiles. Therefore Web Export doesn‘t save them in the resulting file. If you really need those, you should save the image by using Save as... (see chapter 7.1.8).

In the top left of the dialog there is the original image. By clicking and dragging the visible part can be moved. Below that are the buttons the zoom the pictures. Next there is the size in bytes of the original image.

By pressing Close Web Export is left. Close does not save in any format.

Beside the original image there are the previews of the two file formats that can be compared. Below every preview there is the resulting file size. Export... allows to save the image using the current settings.