For the conversion you can define parameters referring to:
Image Size
You can not only determine the image size (in pixel as well as inches, cm or percent). You can also have the image cropped before it is scaled to the dimension defined by width and height.
• Alternate Source Resolution If you want to use the image with a resolution different from the stored original, activate the User Alternate Source Resolution option.
• Crop Area Cropping refers to cutting down an image by cutting away unwanted parts at the edges. You specify left, top, right, bottom margins to be cropped off the source image. The cropping function can be used to trim the edges of an image. Enter the size of the edges to be removed. Define the measurement under Units.
NOTE: If you use an alternate source resolution, be aware that this resolution is the basis for any cropping in inches or cm measurements.
• Scale Dimension The values for width, height and resolution determine the size of the converted image. The image size can be specified in pixel dimensions or print dimensions. And you can decide to have the image converted either to an individual size or to a fixed size, the maximum of which is defined by a bounding box. The result depends on the selections set for the conversion:
• Work at If you want to specify the size in inches or cm and have the software calculating the pixel dimension automatically depending on the set resolution, select Document Size. If this option is activated, the entered values determine the print dimensions. If you want to specify the pixel dimension (not caring about print size), select Image Size. Note that the final output size depends on the output device’s settings (e.g. dpi of printer).
TIP: Changing Pixel Dimensions Working at Image Size is useful when preparing images for online distribution. Keep in mind that changing pixel dimensions affects not only the size of an image on-screen but also its image quality and its printed characteristics – either its printed dimensions or its image resolution.
• Constrain Proportions To maintain the current proportions of width to height, activate this option. (This option is not available if you have selected multiple records for converting or if you are defining a Cumulus Action.)
TIP: Percent To keep the proportions if you have selected multiple records or if you are defining a Cumulus Action we recommend you to specify height and width in percent.
• Use Size as Bounding Box If this option is activated, the size defines the bounding box into which the images has to fit. The image will be resized proportionally to fit the size of the bounding box. No dimension of the converted image will exceed the size of the box. When using this option, the proportions of the images are always constrained and that’s why the Constrain Proportions option is not available. If you want images that are smaller than the size of the bounding box to be enlarged to this size, activate the Enlarge Smaller Images option.
TIP: Square To define the size for a box you want to fit for portrait and landscape images, make it a square. Then the longest edge of an image (height or width) will be resized to the entered value and the shorter edge will be resized according to the proportions of the image.
You can choose different units of measurement. To enter values as percentages of the current dimensions, choose Percent as the unit of measurement.
Image Processing
With the conversion the image can be processed. You can have a filter run, rotate and flip the image. Select the desired processing options.
• Filter To have a filter run with the conversion, select a filter type and the radius range for the filter (small, medium, large.) The radius determines how far the filter considers surrounding pixels that affect the filter action. The following filters are available:
• Average Blur filter Softens an image. It smooths transitions by averaging the color values of surrounding pixels. Eliminates noise where significant color transitions occur in an image.
• Median Filter Reduces noise in an image by blending the brightness of pixels. The filter adapts the brightness of pixels to the median brightness value of the surrounding pixels.
• Gaussian filter Works similarly to the Blur filter but uses a weighted average of the color values of the surrounding pixels. The weighting is generated using the Gaussian bell-shaped curve that is generated.
TIP: Blur & Gaussian Filter The Blur as well as the Gaussian filter decreases high-frequency details and can produce a hazy effect.
• Sharpen filter Increases the visual sharpness of images by increasing the contrast at edges.
TIP: Sharpen Filter Applying the Sharpen filter is recommended when scaling up images to keep their visual sharpness as high as possible.
• Unsharp Mask Filter Makes images appear sharper by increasing the contrast of small brightness changes.
• Add Noise Filter Applies random pixels to an image, simulating distortion or noise. You can also use the Add Noise filter to give a more realistic look to heavily retouched areas.
• Rotation You may rotate the image by selecting image rotation degrees. 0 no rotation 90 to rotate the image clockwise by a quarter-turn 180 to rotate the image by a half-turn 270 to rotate the image counterclockwise by a quarter-turn.
• Flip – activate horizontal to flip the image along the vertical axis. – activate vertical to flip the image along the horizontal axis.
Output Format
For the output you can define the following parameters:
• Color Space Select the desired color space for the converted image. The available color spaces depend on the selected file format (e.g. GIF, PNG, PCX, and BMP do not support CMYK.)
NOTE: ICC Profile Embedded The ICC profile of an original image will be embedded in the converted asset if the color space is not changed and the output file format supports ICC profiles.
• File Format Select the file format for the converted image. Depending on the selected file format, the available further parameters for the output format may differ.
• Compression Select a compression scheme that is supported for the selected file format. (This version of the Pixel Image Converter provides a compression scheme for TIFF only.)
• Quality (JPEG) For JPEG and PDF files only, select the desired quality.
• Keep Transparency Activate this option to keep the transparency information of the original file if the color space of the converted image is different from the original color space. (Only for output formats that support transparency information, such as GIF, TIFF, or PNG.)
• Store IPTC Information Activate this option to store IPTC metadata within TIFF and JPEG images.
• Store XMP Information Activate this option to store XMP metadata within TIFF, JPEG, PNG, and PDF files.
The selected asset(s) will be converted and stored under the name of the original asset in the selected destination. The Pixel Image Converter will automatically add the correct File Type and Creator / file extension to the file name. The name will be extended by a number if a file with that name already exits at the selected destination.
File Type and Creator / 
file extension to the file name. The name will be extended by a number if a file with that name already exits at the selected destination.