Process

Save Process

Save process is a native process in the Image Operation. Save process combines all the image write process as one process. Save process construct the write image filename and call the write process to write image.

An image operation should include at least one save process to save the operation result.

Fig. 1. Operation Property Dialog

The save process have five parameters: 1. Image type
Select the image format to write. Default value is Origin format , meaning to save the result as origin image format. If the origin format is not support by writing process, the save process will be error.

2. Exist file
Select the action when the target file is exist.
There are four options:
Overwrite: overwrite the exist file.
Add time postfix: add time postfix with format HHMMSS. If the filename with the postfix is still exist, wait one second and continue. Try ten times maximum.
Add number postfix: add four number postfix to the filename.
Cancel save: don't save image and return ok.

3. Prefix
Prefix add to the filename.

4. Postfix
Postfix add to the filename. This postfix is not the postfix in 2.

5. folder
If this parameter is input, the image file will save to the new folder. If the value starts with a driver flag (such as: C:\, D:\), the value will be manipulate as an absolute path. Or the value will be relative path from current directory.
If folder is selected when apply the operation, subfolder will be created with same name in the new folder defined by the parameter.