Specifications

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STILL IMAGES Still images can be used as backgrounds or superimposed on other images.
You can control the degree of transparency, scaling, rotation and other effects
for all images (stills as well as moving images).
Supported Formats WATCHOUT reads most popular image formats, including BMP, GIF, JPEG,
Photoshop, PICT, PNG, Targa and TIFF.
Preferably, use an image format native to the application used to create/edit
the images. For example, if you use Photoshop to edit images, save the images
as Photoshop files. Although most image editing applications support saving or
exporting to other file formats, doing so may cause a loss of information. This
can make it difficult to edit the image later.
▲ IMPORTANT: In order to use Photoshop images with WATCHOUT, files
must be saved with “Maximize PSD File Compatibility” enabled. This Pho-
toshop option is found under Preferences, File Handling, File Compatibility.
For photographic images (for example, scanned or shot using a digital
camera), JPEG at a high quality setting often provides the best compromise
between image quality and file size. Keep in mind that JPEG is a lossy
compression format. This means that minor, normally unnoticeable, details in
the original image may be lost in the compression process.
For computer-generated images with large, smooth areas (for example,
screenshots), PNG is a suitable cross-platform format.