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        <desc>Copy photos out of Shotwell so you can put them somewhere else.</desc>
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	<title>Exporting photos</title>

<p>To export photos from Shotwell via drag and drop, drag the photos from Shotwell onto
a file manager window or your desktop. The new files will be full-sized copies of
the photos in your library.</p>

<p>
Alternatively, select a set of photos and choose the <guiseq><gui>File</gui><gui>Export</gui></guiseq> command, which exports photos while letting you fine-tune the size and dimensions of your photo files.
A window will appear allowing you to make several choices:
</p>

<list>
<item><p>A format for export.  
</p>
<list>
<item><p>Choose <gui>Unmodified</gui> to export photos in their original format without
any edits made in Shotwell.  RAW photos will be exported in their original RAW format.</p></item>
<item><p>Choose <gui>Current</gui> to export photos including edits made in Shotwell.  RAW photos will be
exported in JPEG format if you have edited them in Shotwell, and otherwise in their original RAW format.</p></item>
<item><p>
Or you can choose a particular image format (JPEG or PNG) to be used for exporting.  Any edits made in
Shotwell will be included, and Shotwell will convert photos to the destination format.
</p></item>
</list>
</item>
<item><p>The image quality for exporting (Low, Medium, High, or Maximum).</p></item>
<item><p>A scaling constraint (which means how Shotwell will decide to scale the photos down), and the desired pixel size.</p></item>
</list>

<p>On export, Shotwell will write tags, titles, and other metadata to the new files.</p>

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