Export

How export works

When you export, Cineon spins up a dedicated pipeline worker, rerenders your image at the target resolution with the full effect chain applied, and writes the result directly to your disk. FSR is always disabled during export — the worker runs the full-resolution pipeline regardless of what's set in the Properties panel.

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Formats

Cineon exports to four formats:

JPEG

• Lossy compression, smallest file size
• Quality is configurable per preset (see below)
• Best for: sharing, web, social media

PNG

• Lossless, supports transparency (alpha channel preserved)
• Larger file size than JPEG
• Best for: archiving grades you may re-edit, images with transparent areas

TIFF 16-bit

• Uncompressed, half-float (16-bit per channel RGBA)
• Compatible with macOS Preview, Photoshop, Affinity, ImageMagick
• Best for: professional color grading pipelines, retouching in Photoshop

TIFF 32-bit

• Uncompressed, full float (32-bit per channel RGBA)
• Preserves full HDR precision — values can exceed 1.0
• Compatible with DaVinci Resolve, Nuke, Fusion
• Best for: VFX compositing, DCP pipelines, when you need scene-linear data

TIFF files are written as TIFF 6.0 BigEndian, uncompressed, single strip, with correct IFD tag ordering. Both 16-bit (SampleFormat = UINT) and 32-bit (SampleFormat = IEEEFP) modes are spec-compliant.

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Quality presets

Every format has four quality presets. Cineon remembers your last choice per format across sessions.

JPEG

PNG

PNG is always lossless — the preset only controls resolution scale.

TIFF 16-bit

At Maximum, TIFF 16-bit exports as 32-bit float (same as TIFF 32-bit) for maximum precision.

TIFF 32-bit

TIFF 32-bit is always full float — the preset only controls resolution scale.

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Keyboard shortcuts

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Batch export — ZIP

Export all image slots in the current session as a single .zip file, each rendered with its own effect chain.

How it works:

1. Select which slots to export by holding Shift and clicking slots in the Image Strip — highlighted slots are included
2. If no slots are selected, all slots in the session are exported
3. Press Cmd Shift X or choose Export all as .zip from the menu
4. Choose your format and quality preset
5. Each slot is rendered sequentially in its own pipeline worker
6. All files are packed with fflate (zlib-based compression) and downloaded as cineon-export-<timestamp>.zip

Files inside the ZIP are named cineon-export-1.jpg, cineon-export-2.jpg, etc., in slot order.

Each slot is rendered independently — slots with different effect chains each get their own grade applied correctly.

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Pinterest

Publish graded images directly to Pinterest without leaving the Studio.

Requirements: Pinterest account connected in Settings → Integrations.

To publish:

1. Grade your image
2. Click Export → Pinterest from the canvas toolbar (or the ··· menu)
3. The Pinterest modal opens with a live preview of your graded image
4. Add a title and description
5. Select a board from your connected account
6. Click Publish — the image is uploaded directly to Pinterest via their API

The published image includes your current grade baked in at full resolution.

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Choosing the right format