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The basic Output Size tool works in conjunction with the Rotate/Crop tool to define the output size of the processed image file while preserving the crop settings. For example, if you apply a 3 X 5 crop setting to an image, the Output Size tool lets you adjust the size of the output file based on the scale percentage of the image, the dots per inch, the width, or the height without changing the crop area.

The Output Size tool includes the following four file-sizing options:

• | Scale Percentage

• | Ouptut DPI (dots per inch)

• | Width (in pixels)

• | Height (in pixels)

When you select (and edit) one of the options, the tool automatically adjusts the values of the other three options based on the your input for the selected option. For example, if the original image at a scale value of 100% has a dots per inch value of 300, if you adjust the scale value to 50%, the DPI changes automatically to 150 DPI. This adjustment creates an output file size that is 50% of the original size.

To change the output file size of an image:

1. | From the Tools menu, click Basic.

2. | In the drop-down menu, click Output size.

3. | Click the Enable output scaling option.

4. | To adjust the output file size of the processed image based on the scale percentage:

o | Click the Scale % option.

o | In the Scale % option field, enter a scale percentage.

Note: Bibble adjusts the Output DPI, Width, and Height values so that the image can scale properly to the scale percentage value you set. Scale percentages above 100% increases the Output DPI, Width, and Height values and might cause a degradation in output quality.

1. | To adjust the output file size of the processed image based on dots per inch:

o | Click the Output DPI option.

o | In the Output DPI field, enter the dots per inch value you want to set for the processed image.

o | If you want to preserve a DPI value regardless of the scale percentage, click the Fixed output DPI check box.

1. | To adjust the output file size of the processed image based on the width:

o | Click the Width option.

o | In the Width field, enter the number of pixels you want to set as the image width.

1. | To adjust the output file size of the processed image based on the height:

o | Click the Height option.

o | In the Height field, enter the number of pixels you want to set as the image height.

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