Saves a rendering to a raster image file.
The Render Output File dialog box is a standard file selection dialog boxes. You specify the file name of the image you want to save and the output file format. In this dialog box, you can only choose from raster image output file formats.
The following options are displayed.
BMP files are still-image bitmap files in the Windows bitmap (.bmp) format.
Clicking Save after choosing this format displays the BMP Image Options dialog box.
The Targa (TGA) format supports up to 32-bit true color. This format is typically used as a true color format to render still images.
Clicking Save after choosing this format displays the Targa Image Options dialog box.
TIF (Tagged Image File) format is a multi platform bitmap format. TIF is a common choice if you plan to send your output to a print service bureau or import the image into a page-layout program.
Clicking Save after choosing this format displays the TIFF Image Options dialog box.
JPEG (.jpeg or .jpg) files follow the standards set by the Joint Photography Experts Group. These files use a variable compression method that is called lossy compression because of the loss of image quality as you increase the compression. However, the JPEG compression scheme is extremely good and you can sometimes compress the file up to 200:1 without severe loss of image quality. JPEG is consequently a popular format for posting image files on the Internet for minimum file size and minimum download time.
Clicking Save after choosing this format displays the JPEG Image Options dialog box.
PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is a still-image file format developed for use with the Internet and World Wide Web. PNG is a format that generates a compressed image without any loss of quality, unlike the loss of quality found in JPEG files.
Clicking Save after choosing this format displays the PNG Image Options dialog box.