Trace Data Format: Select the format for the trace data.

Same As Source File: This will export the data in the same format as the file loaded into SeisWare. For example, if the SeisWare file is IEEE floating point, the exported file will be IEEE floating point.

IEEE Float: Export the data as IEEE floating point data. This is the 32 bit floating point data which is probably the most common data on both PC and Unix based systems.

IBM Float: Export the data as IBM floating point data. IBM data is also 32 bit floating point, but in a format that is not native for most modern computers. Because it was the original SEG-Y standard, there are many applications that import this format, and in some cases expect data to be in this format.

16 Bit Integer: Export the data as 16 bit integer data. Normally you will use this format to save disk space, although it generally means a degradation of the dynamic range of your data.

8 Bit Integer: Export the data as 8 bit integer data. This will save disk space, but will drastically reduce the dynamic range of your data. Some packages expect data to be in this format.

Clip data to % of peak: Turn this on to clip the data. This item is only used when exporting 16 or 8 bit integer data. Specify a percentage of the existing peak to clip your data to. For example if a file's peak value is 10,000 and you specify a percent of 50, any values above 5,000 will be given the value 5,000 when exporting the data. This is often necessary to squeeze the data into the size of a 16 or 8 bit integer. If you already know that you data will fit in this range you can turn off this item.

SeisWare format: Choosing this option will ensure the output file has the flags indicating it is in SeisWare format. This allows you to attach the SEG-Y file into another SeisWare project without having to reload it.

Generic SEG-Y format: Choose this when you do not intend to attach the file directly to SeisWare. Normally you will select this option when exporting to another package. Note: You will need to define keywords if this is selected.

PC byte order: Output the file in native PC byte order. Normally this will produce superior performance when reading the data into another PC package.  PC byte order is also known as "Little Endian" byte order.

Unix byte order: Specify this option when exporting the data for use in a Unix package. The byte order of PC and Unix machines is reversed. Many Unix packages can only read data with Unix byte ordering, although many packages can read either format.  Unix byte order is also known as "Big Endian" byte order. Unix byte order is the more common option when exporting to other software packages.