Easily copy all versions and sizes of a file's icon
Aug 08, '06 07:30:00AM
Contributed by: boredzo
Here's an easy way to create a copy of all sizes of a file's icon from the Finder:
- Select the file whose icon you want to copy.
- Copy it (using the Edit menu, Command-C, or the contextual menu).
There's no need to open a Get Info window first; just copy the selected file. You can then put this into a .icns file using Preview's File -> New from Clipboard command (Command-N). This method includes all sizes and alpha channels -- you get everything. And from there, you can save as TIFF or PNG or any other format.
Saving to TIFF will keep all the images (TIFF supports multiple images per file, and Preview takes advantage of this). When you save to any other format, such as PNG, you can choose any of the representations in the drawer. Whichever one is selected is the one that will be saved.
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