Handbook

Version: 2.0

Saving & loading

With PureRef, you can save your image collections, so you can get back to them later.

Save​

Save > Save

CtrlS/⌘S

Save the changes in your current file. Opens the Save as dialog if your scene isn't saved yet.

Save as​

Save > Save as

CtrlShiftS/⇧⌘S

Save your scene as a .pur file.

Periodic saving​

Periodically saves the scene at a set interval. The default interval is 5 minutes.

Settings

• Enable periodic saving - Enable to periodically save your current scene at set intervals, set in minutes.

Use it to make sure the open .pur file is updated without manually saving. If the current scene is not saved yet, this does nothing. Any unsaved changes are always stored to a temporary file, so this setting is not needed to make sure no changes are lost.

• Interval - Set the interval for how often periodic saves occur, in minutes.

Legacy save formats​

From PureRef 2.0 the file format of .pur files have changed to accommodate new features and improve save and load performance. The new format also saves images in their original format. This new format can not be opened by older versions of PureRef but old .pur files can still be opened and saved in PureRef 2.0+ (PureRef will ask if you want to re-save to the new format on save).

For newly created scenes, if you want to be able to open them with older versions of PureRef, you can choose to save as a "Legacy PureRef scene" in the Save as type dropdown in the save as dialog.

Warning!

Keep in mind that saving a scene authored in PureRef 2.0+ as legacy format will discard new features such as drawings and groups and convert all images to PNG.

Export ...​

Save > Export > ...

Scene​

Save > Export > Scene

CtrlE/⌘E

Export the canvas area as a single image to the chosen location.

Selected as scene
Introduced in PureRef 2.0.0
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Save > Export > Selected as scene

CtrlShiftE/⇧⌘E

Export the selected images as a single image to the chosen location.

All images​

Save > Export > All images

CtrlAltI/⌥⌘I

Export all images as separate images to the chosen location.

Selected images​

Save > Export > Selected images

CtrlShiftI/⇧⌘I

Export selected images as separate images to the chosen location.

When exporting images choose to export them as jpg, png or bmp, or keep them in the original format they had when added to PureRef.

The "Export cropping" checkbox controls whether to export the images as they appeared when added to PureRef or just the visible part of the images in case they have been cropped in PureRef. Exporting with cropping does not support exporting the images in their original format as PureRef needs to re-encode the image data.

Exported images will keep their original names by default. Specify a template to use instead in the "Naming" dropdown, or create one using these substitutions:
%0 - Original name
%1 - Sequence number
%2 - Sequence number with leading zeroes
%3 - Scene name

Example: "%2 - %0" results in "01 - Original name.jpg"

Tip!

Control the order of the exported images by ordering them in the Hierarchy.

Open​

Open > Open

#load
CtrlL/⌘L

Browse the computer and navigate to a previously saved PureRef file to open it.

Tip!

You can double click on an empty canvas to open the browse dialog.

Open recent​

Open > Open recent > ...

Lets you choose a file to open from a list of the most recently opened files.

Tip!

There is a shortcut to open the most recent scene: CtrlShiftL/⇧⌘L

Settings

• Number of recent opened files - Set the number of recently opened files under Open > Open recent... in the right click menu.

• Auto open last scene on start up - Enable to always open the most recently closed scene every time you start PureRef.

Open images​

Open > Open images

#import #add #load
CtrlI/⌘I

Browse to import images from your computer.

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