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Create Output Settings

What are output settings?

Create output settings

In GraFx Studio, go to Manage > Output settings to view and configure output settings.

By default, each output format has one preconfigured setting.

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To add a new setting, click the + Create button.
Give your setting a relevant name and choose an output file format.

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The new setting will appear in the list.

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To delete a setting, use the ... menu at the right end of the row.

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If all settings are deleted, a placeholder will indicate no output settings exist.

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Output settings vary depending on the file format.

Generic Settings (all formats)

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Name and description

  • Name (1) appears in the Studio UI
  • Description (2) appears as a subtitle in the export UI

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Output format

  • Select the output format (3) — it can still be changed later.

Watermark

  • Enable this to apply a watermark to your output.
  • Renders with watermark do not count as billable.
  • Enter a non-empty watermark text.

PDF Output Settings

See Generic Settings

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Bar Width Reduction

Compensates for ink spread during printing (dot gain).
Use positive values to make bars thinner, negative to make them wider.

Outline Text

Outputs text as vector shapes instead of embedding fonts.
This removes font dependencies in the resulting PDF.

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Data Source

When enabled, includes all records from the data source in the output.

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Error Handling

Enable Continue batch output after failure to skip failed rows.
A report is available in Output Tasks.

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Crop Marks

See Crop Marks.
Define offset and weight (thickness).

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JPG Output Settings

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Scaling

Adjusts output resolution.
Higher resolution assets (if available) are used automatically.

Quality

Set compression quality (1% to 100%).
Higher values mean larger file size but better image fidelity.

Data Source

Exports all data source records as individual JPG files in a ZIP.

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Error Handling

Enable Continue batch output after failure to skip failed rows.
A report is available in Output Tasks.

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PNG Output Settings

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Scaling

Same behavior as in JPG output.

Data Source

Exports all records as individual PNG files in a ZIP.

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Error Handling

Enable Continue batch output after failure to skip failed rows.
A report is available in Output Tasks.

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GIF Output Settings

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Scaling

Same behavior as in JPG and PNG output.

Frame Rate

Set the number of animation frames per second.

Data Source

Exports all records as individual GIFs in a ZIP.

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Error Handling

Enable Continue batch output after failure to skip failed rows.
A report is available in Output Tasks.

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MP4 Output Settings

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Scaling

Same as other image/video formats.

Frame Rate

Set the number of animation frames per second.

Data Source

Exports all records as MP4s in a ZIP.

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Error Handling

Enable Continue batch output after failure to skip failed rows.
A report is available in Output Tasks.

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