This is the best format to use if you intend to modify the image in the future.īy saving your file with a. In this case, you can either use the default values or adjust settings as required. option to export a file to a different file type, depending on the file format you use, you may see another dialog box where you can enter values specific to the file format. Once the dialog box pops up, enter an image name ensuring you use a. You might even create multiple copies, each at different stages of modification.

It's a good idea to have at least one copy of your image in native GIMP format. In GIMP, the way you specify an image's format is to save it with the applicable extension.įor now, we'll save our image in XCF format (GIMP's native format).

In any case, you still need to understand which is the best format to use. In fact, I recommend keeping multiple copies of your image - especially if you are doing a lot of work on it. Of course, there's nothing stopping you saving multiple copies of the image, each in a different format. When saving images, you need to decide which format you want to save the image in. You should save your image (before something happens and you lose your 2 minutes of hard work!) So you've created your first image in GIMP.

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