Every export makes choices about format, size and compression. The best settings depend on whether the picture is for a website, chat, print or later editing.

A practical way to approach it

Keep the master

Save the original camera photo separately. A compressed social copy should not become the only file you own.

Choose the format intentionally

JPG gives broad compatibility for ordinary photos; PNG is useful when lossless output or transparency matters; WebP can reduce file size for the web.

Inspect difficult regions

Look at soft sky gradients, tree leaves, text and faces after export. Zooming in can reveal blockiness or banding missed in the editor preview.

One limitation to remember

A bigger file cannot restore detail that was lost before import.

TRY IT ON YOUR PHOTO

Continue in MintGrade: Export and Finish tools

Save the original camera photo separately. A compressed social copy should not become the only file you own.

Opens the relevant controls for JPG, PNG and WebP files. No edit is applied until you choose one.

Open export and finish tools in MintGrade →