Import/Export

This is how you import/export images to/from Rainbow Painter.

Portfolio

You can import images, or create a new one with the picture operation New (the Picture Operations button can be found in the Picture Controls panel).

Every time you create or import a new picture, it's placed inside Rainbow Painter's portfolio.
Basically, that means that your work is already loaded when you start Rainbow Painter and it's also automatically saved when you quit!

You can navigate the portfolio using the controls found in the Portfolio panel.
If applicable, there's a button with the text 'Last' that lets you jump to the last picture you viewed or worked on.
You can also set a bookmark by clicking on the 'B =' button. When you later click on the '-> B' button, you will be taken to the bookmarked picture.

You should only keep your most current work in the portfolio, and you should also regularly export the pictures (in Rainbow Painter's own file format!) for safe keeping.
When you have completely finished a picture, we recommend that you export it (again, in Rainbow Painter's own format) and then remove it from the portfolio with the picture operation Destroy.

Import

If you haven't already, please read about Rainbow Painter's portfolio (see left) before you learn how to import images.

In your documents folder, please find the folder 'RainbowPainter_Stuff'.
Inside that, there's a folder called 'Import'. Any supported image files you drop in this folder will be imported into Rainbow Painter.
Here's how to do it:

(1) Put one or more image files (use copies, since they will be deleted afterwards) in the 'Import' folder.

(2) Start Rainbow Painter (or go back to it, if it's already running in the background) and the image(s) will be imported into the internal portfolio.

Export

If you haven't already, please read about Rainbow Painter's portfolio (see left) before you learn how to export images.

In the top-right corner of the screen, the Picture Operations button will bring up a list where 'Export' is one of the options.

Any images you export can be found inside a folder named 'Export' in the 'RainbowPainter_Stuff' folder located in your documents folder.