PhotoPlus X2 User Guide - Serif

Using macros
Macros and Batch Processing 183
Macros (see p. 175) can be applied to a batch process easily. Click the Use Macro
check box and pick a category and macro name. PhotoPlus doesn’t differentiate
between pre-recorded and recorded macros. If available, they are selected from the
same Category and Macro drop-down menus equally.
Changing file formats
It is possible to convert your photos into one of many different file formats
available in PhotoPlus. In addition, conversion options such as bit depth, palette,
dithering, compression/quality, and matte can be selected depending on the file
type.
Changing image size
File conversions can be carried out
independently or in conjunction with
macros (the dialogs shown opposite
apply to a Greyscale macro applied to
all images in c:\Photos2156, with
conversion of each image to 24-bit
PNG format.
As well as changing file formats, PhotoPlus can use batch processing to alter image
sizes in bulk. Typically, this is a quick and easy way to make your images scale to a
maximum image dimension (height or width) with aspect ratio maintained, to
absolute image dimensions (with stretching/shrinking to fit), scale by percentage,
and scale by resolution (DPI). Lanczos3 Window is used as the resampling
method. Use for sending your digital photos via email or perhaps to publish your
images online via a web site.
Check Maintain aspect ratio then enter
values for Max Width and Max Height to
scale to maximum intended dimensions
while preserving the image's original
aspect ratio.