UVP Life Science - Manual (Page 48)

LS Software User Guide
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• Enter a filename for the image.
• Click Save.
NOTE: If analysis, annotation, etc. is performed on an original image, the file must be opened with
LS software to view or modify this information. To view the analysis/annotation in a different
program, use the Flatten Layer tool and save the image as a NEW file. Once the flatten layer tool is
applied, the analysis cannot be modified in the new image.
Save Using a Different File Folder, Name or Type
• From the File menu choose Save As. The Save window will appear.
• Select the file type to use from the drop-down list near the bottom of the window.
• Navigate through the drive, folder and network structure to the location to save the image.
• Enter a filename for the image.
• Click Save.
NOTE: UVP imaging systems and software support network connectivity for saving and sharing
image files.
Image File Types
The software supports the following formats:
• TIFF: Tagged Image File Format, a common image format. Depending on settings, TIFF can be
either a lossy or a lossless compression format. In the software, it is used in the lossless mode to
reduce image file size without losing integrity. TIFF files generally have TIF or TIFF extensions.
• JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group. A common lossy compression image format used to
store images on disk. JPEG files generally have JPG or JPEG extensions.
• TGA: Truevision Targa image format. TGA is a lossless compression format that reduces file size
somewhat. TGA files generally have a TGA extension.
• BMP: Microsoft Bitmap image file format. BMP is a lossless format which provides some
compression to reduce file size. BMP files generally have a BMP extension.
• PNG: Portable Network Graphics, a common image format. PNG is a lossy compression format
that results in very small files. Files stored in PNG usually have a PNG extension.
• GIF: Graphic Interchange Format, a proprietary Xerox image compression format. GIF is a lossy
compression format that results in very small files. Files stored in GIF usually have a GIF
extension.
JPEG, PNG and GIF are lossy compression formats. TIFF, TGA and BMP are lossless compression
formats (at least, as used by this software; TIFF can actually be either lossy or lossless). Lossy
compression makes small, usually non-visible changes to an image in order to make the file size
smaller. Typically, formats that use lossy compression store in much less space than lossless
compression formats. By comparison, a lossless format does not store as compactly, but also does
not change the image in any way.