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C ImageAXS Pro CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS IMAGEAXS™ PRO? What Is ImageAXS Pro? 1-1 Key Concepts and Terms 1-1 Getting Help and Technical Support CHAPTER 2 1-4 GETTING STARTED System Requirements 2-1 Installing ImageAXS Pro 2-1 Starting ImageAXS Pro 2-4 Where Do I Go From Here? 2-5 CHAPTER 3 VIEWING COLLECTIONS Opening and Closing Collections 3-1 Viewing Collections 3-2 Viewing Thumbnails 3-7 Changing Thumbnails View Options 3-9 Viewing Text Field Data 3-12 Changing Text List View Options 3-14 CHAP
C CHAPTER 6 ADDING YOUR FILES TO A COLLECTION Overview: Adding Files to a Collection 6-1 Acquiring Individual Files 6-2 Acquiring All Files in a Folder 6-3 Acquiring From Removable Media 6-3 Acquiring From Digital Cameras or Scanners Acquiring From a Video Source 6-8 Acquiring From an Audio Source 6-14 Acquiring From Adobe Photoshop 6-15 Changing Options for Acquiring Files 6-16 CHAPTER 7 ENTERING FIELD DATA How Do I Use Data Fields? 7-1 Entering Data in an Individual Record 7-1 Entering the Same Data in
C CHAPTER 12 MANAGING SOURCE FILES Managing Source Files in ImageAXS Pro 12-1 Editing Source Files 12-1 Selecting an Alternate Editing Application 12-3 Moving Source Files 12-4 Copying Source Files 12-4 Renaming a Source File 12-5 Deleting Source Files 12-6 CHAPTER 13 CREATING WEB PAGES Creating Web Pages in ImageAXS Pro 13-1 Choosing Page Types 13-4 Thumbnails Page Options 13-5 Full View Page Options 13-7 Adding Headers and Footers to Web Pages 13-9 Editing ImageAXS Pro Web Page Templates 13-11 CHAPTER
C 1 AXS™ PRO? WHAPTER HAT IS IMAGE 1 ImageAXS Pro 1 WHAT IS IMAGEAXS™ PRO? I N T HIS C HAPTER : 1 What Is ImageAXS Pro? Key Concepts and Terms 1-1 1-1 Getting Help and Technical Support WHAT IS IMAGEAXS PRO? 1-4 ImageAXS Pro lets you create visual databases to organize and manage the files on your computer — especially image, movie, sound, and 3D files.
WHAT IS IMAGEAXS™ PRO? 1 The file is referred to as a source file because it is the source for the data record created by ImageAXS Pro. ACQUIRING Acquiring is the act of making an ImageAXS Pro data record for a source file. To use ImageAXS Pro to manage the files in a particular folder, for example, you would acquire all of the files in that folder (see Chapter 6, “Adding Your Files to a Collection”). COLLECTIONS Collections are the documents created by ImageAXS Pro.
WHAT IS IMAGEAXS™ PRO? 1 RECORDS An ImageAXS Pro data record contains information about a source file. A thumbnail image of the file and some basic data (such as the file size, and when it was created) are included in the record when you acquire the source file. You can add to each record by entering data in text fields and attaching keywords. THUMBNAILS A thumbnail is a smaller version (in both actual size and disk space required) of an image.
WHAT IS IMAGEAXS™ PRO? 1 VIEWS Views are different ways of displaying information about a collection and/or its records. ImageAXS Pro offers four different views, including two ways to look at all of the records in a collection: • The Thumbnails View displays thumbnail images for each record in a collection. • The Text List View displays the text field data (in a row-andcolumn table format) for each record in a collection.
WHAT IS IMAGEAXS™ PRO? 1 IMAGEAXS PRO MACINTOSH USER’S GUIDE Use this manual for a broader narrative overview of how ImageAXS Pro works, and to see screen illustrations of the elements and features of the program. CUSTOMER SUPPORT Digital Arts & Sciences provides technical support for ImageAXS Pro users on the Internet, as well as by fax, telephone, or regular mail.
C HAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED 2 ImageAXS Pro 2 GETTING STARTED I N T HIS C HAPTER : System Requirements 2-1 Installing ImageAXS Pro Starting ImageAXS Pro 2-1 2-4 Where Do I Go From Here? SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS INSTALLING IMAGEAXS PRO NOTE 2-5 To use ImageAXS Pro, your Macintosh must have the following minimum characteristics: • A CD-ROM drive (for installation only) • 68030 or faster processor (Power Macintosh recommended) • System 7.
GETTING STARTED 2 The Easy Install option installs the ImageAXS Pro application, a sample collection, various plug-ins and system extensions, folders containing AppleScripts and Web page templates, and a ReadMe document into a folder that you create later during the installation. In addition, the Easy Install option installs QuickTime 3.0 in the Extensions folder of the System Folder on your startup drive, replacing any older version of QuickTime you may have.
GETTING STARTED NOTE NOTE NOTE 2 • QuickTime This option installs QuickTime 3.0 in the Extensions folder of the System Folder on your startup drive. • User’s Guide This option copies the ImageAXS Pro Macintosh User’s Guide (the manual you are currently reading) into the folder where you install ImageAXS Pro. The User’s Guide can only be installed as an option in the Custom Install dialog box. It is not part of the Easy Install files.
GETTING STARTED 2 STEP 9 Click Quit. If you chose to install the ImageAXS Pro application, the QuickTime 3.0 installation process will begin. Use this same procedure to install optional files at a later time if you do not include them when you first install ImageAXS Pro. INSTALLING PLUG-INS Some of the files installed with ImageAXS Pro are plug-ins that work with other programs. These files need to be moved into other folders on your Macintosh.
GETTING STARTED 2 OPENING A COLLECTION To start working with ImageAXS Pro, you must open a collection. If you have not created any collections (for example, if you are using ImageAXS Pro for the first time), you can either create a new collection (see Chapter 5, “Creating a New Collection”) or open the sample collection. Opening and viewing the sample collection is a good way to learn the basic features of ImageAXS Pro (see Chapter 3, “Viewing Collections”). To open the sample collection: ImageAXS™ Pro “.
C HAPTER 3 VIEWING COLLECTIONS 3 ImageAXS Pro 3 VIEWING COLLECTIONS I N T HIS C HAPTER : Opening and Closing Collections Viewing Collections Viewing Thumbnails 3-1 3-2 3-7 Changing Thumbnails View Options Viewing Text Field Data 3-12 Changing Text List View Options OPENING AND CLOSING COLLECTIONS 3-9 3-14 Collections are the documents created by ImageAXS Pro.
VIEWING COLLECTIONS 3 STEP 2 In the dialog box, locate and select a collection. You can recognize collections by the ImageAXS Pro file icon and/or the ".db" extension at the end of the file name. STEP 3 Double-click the collection name, or highlight it and click Open. ImageAXS Pro “.db” file icon NOTE You can also open any ImageAXS Pro collection in the Finder by dragging and dropping the collection icon on the ImageAXS Pro application icon.
VIEWING COLLECTIONS 3 COLLECTION INFO In the upper right corner of any ImageAXS Pro collection window, click the leftmost button to open the Collection Info dialog box. NOTE Collection Info If information has been entered in the Collection Info dialog box, the Collection Info button will display a solid “i” symbol. An empty or outlined “i” indicates that no information has been entered for the current collection.
VIEWING COLLECTIONS 3 USING THE BUTTON PANEL The button panel along the left side of ImageAXS Pro collection windows gives you quick access to the basic ways to view and organize your collections. To show or hide the button panel, do either of the following: Show/Hide Buttons • Select Show Buttons (or Hide Buttons, if the button panel is shown) from the View menu • Click the Show/Hide Buttons icon on the upper left corner of most ImageAXS Pro windows.
VIEWING COLLECTIONS 3 FILE TYPE ICONS Image file icons Movie file icons Sound file icons 3D file icons Document file icons The file type icon for a data record indicates the type of the source file and whether the source file is online. It appears to the left of the thumbnail caption for each record in the Thumbnails View, and at the left end of the data row for each record in the Text List View. The terms online and offline refer to whether ImageAXS Pro is able to find the source file for a record.
VIEWING COLLECTIONS 3 Appearance panel, ImageAXS Pro Preferences dialog box To change the background color of windows: STEP 1 Select Preferences from the Edit menu (z-Shift-P). The ImageAXS Pro Preferences dialog box appears. STEP 2 Click the Appearance tab on the left side of the ImageAXS Pro Preferences dialog box. If the tab is pulled out past the others and the name is in boldface type, it is already selected. STEP 3 In the box labeled Window Background, click either Dark Gray or Light Gray.
VIEWING COLLECTIONS VIEWING THUMBNAILS Thumbnails View button 3 The first window you see when you open any collection or portfolio is the Thumbnails View for that collection or portfolio. To display the Thumbnails View at any time, select Thumbnails from the View menu, or click the Thumbnails View button in the button panel. (If the view window is already open, ImageAXS Pro brings it to the front.
VIEWING COLLECTIONS 3 To show more (or fewer) thumbnails, resize the Thumbnails View by dragging the lower right corner of the window, or change the display size of the thumbnail images (see “Changing Thumbnails View Options” on page 3-9). Use the scrollbar to move back and forth among thumbnail images, or do either of the following: • Select First Record, Previous Record, Next Record, or Last Record from the Record menu. • Use any of the arrow keys (←, →, ↓, or ↑) on your keyboard.
VIEWING COLLECTIONS 3 File Information pop-up window NOTE Click the thumbnail caption for a record to display the File Information for the source file in a pop-up window. (Click the window to close it.) Triple-click the thumbnail caption to open the Info Sheet View for a data record.
VIEWING COLLECTIONS 3 Thumbnails panel, ImageAXS Pro Preferences dialog box With the Thumbnails panel of the ImageAXS Pro Preferences dialog box open, you can change thumbnail options as described below. To change the default size of thumbnail images created when a source file is acquired or updated: STEP 1 In the box labeled Acquire Size, click the size you want for your thumbnails. The options are Small (64 x 64 pixels), Medium (96 x 96 pixels), or Large (128 x 128 pixels).
VIEWING COLLECTIONS STEP 2 NOTE 3 Click OK if you are finished making changes in the Preferences dialog box. The thumbnail images will be displayed at the size you selected. You can also change the display size by holding down the CTRL key as you click a thumbnail image in the Thumbnails View, then selecting an option (Small Thumbnails, Medium Thumbnails, or Large Thumbnails) from the contextual menu that appears.
VIEWING COLLECTIONS 3 To change the orientation of thumbnail images: STEP 1 Select the thumbnail(s) you want to rotate. STEP 2 Select 0°, 90°, 180°, or 270° from the Orientation submenu of the Record menu. The thumbnail(s) are rotated to the right by the number of degrees that you select. CHANGING THUMBNAIL CAPTIONS Use the Field Labels dialog box to choose the captions for thumbnail images in the Thumbnails View.
VIEWING COLLECTIONS • NOTE 3 File type icons (at the left end of each data record) that you can click for information about the location of the source file (see “File Type Icons” on page 3-5) Double-click the row for a data record to open the Info Sheet View for that record. (In the Info Sheet View, you can modify the record by entering field data and attaching keywords.
VIEWING COLLECTIONS CHANGING TEXT LIST VIEW OPTIONS 3 REORDERING DATA RECORDS The top of each column in the Text List View lists the name of a data field in the collection or portfolio. To sort all records in the Text List View window by the contents of a particular field, just click the name of the field to use in sorting your collection. ImageAXS Pro will immediately sort the collection in ascending order based on the field you chose.
VIEWING COLLECTIONS 3 CHANGING FIELD LABELS AND HIDING FIELDS Use the Field Labels dialog box to change the names of fields — or even keep them from appearing at all, without deleting them from the data record. (These changes will be reflected in both the Text List View and the Info Sheet View.) To change the names of fields: STEP 1 Select Field Labels from the Edit menu. The Field Labels dialog box appears. STEP 2 Type your desired changes in any of the text entry boxes under the heading Field Label.
VIEWING COLLECTIONS 3 Data Fields panel, ImageAXS Pro Preferences dialog box With the Data Fields panel of the ImageAXS Pro Preferences dialog box open, you can change options as described below. To change the format of Date/Time fields: STEP 1 In the box labeled Date and Time, click the format you want to use.
C HAPTER 4 VIEWING RECORDS AND SOURCE FILES 4 ImageAXS Pro 4 VIEWING RECORDS AND SOURCE FILES I N T HIS C HAPTER : Selecting Records 4-1 Viewing Info Sheets Viewing Source Files Viewing Images 4-2 4-6 4-7 Playing Movies, Animated GIFs, or Sounds Viewing 3D Files 4-11 Changing Source File View Options SELECTING RECORDS 4-10 4-11 Each thumbnail image in the Thumbnails View and each row of data in the Text List View represents a data record.
VIEWING RECORDS AND SOURCE FILES STEP 2 NOTE 4 Hold down the Shift key and select the last record in the range. Each record in the selected range will be outlined in red. To select additional records after selecting a range of consecutive records, hold down the Command (z) key as you click each record. You can also select a range of consecutive records simply by clicking the first record and dragging over the rest of the records you want to select.
VIEWING RECORDS AND SOURCE FILES STEP 2 NOTE 4 Select Info Sheet (z-I) from the View menu, or click the Info Sheet View button in the button panel. You can also open the Info Sheet View by triple-clicking the thumbnail caption for a selected record in the Thumbnails View, or double-clicking its row of data in the Text List View.
VIEWING RECORDS AND SOURCE FILES 4 The left side of the Info Sheet View window contains the button panel (see “Using the Button Panel” on page 3-4). NAVIGATING MULTIPLE RECORDS At the top of the Info Sheet View window, to the right of the button panel, are four buttons for navigating among multiple records in a single Info Sheet View window.
VIEWING RECORDS AND SOURCE FILES 4 Click the key symbol next to any keyword to see the hierarchy or family to which it belongs (see “Creating Keyword Families” on page 8-5). Keyword family pop-up window • Long Text Description Field Use this field to enter general information (up to 32,000 characters) about the source file. You can type this information, or paste text that you have copied from another program. This field does not appear in the Text List View.
VIEWING RECORDS AND SOURCE FILES VIEWING SOURCE FILES 4 WHAT IS THE SOURCE FILE VIEW? A source file is any file on your computer (or a separate disk or storage drive) that is catalogued in an ImageAXS Pro collection. In the Source File View, you can view image files (including 3D images) or play movie/sound files in a "read-only" format — that is, without opening the program used to create or edit the files.
VIEWING RECORDS AND SOURCE FILES 4 MANAGING SOURCE FILE VIEW WINDOWS If you have several Source File View windows open at one time, use the Tile Front Two, Tile Front Three, Tile Front Four, and Tile Source File Views commands to arrange these window automatically. The Tile Front commands arrange a limited number of Source File View windows in the pattern shown next to each command on the menu, while the Tile Source File Views brings all open Source File View windows to the front in windows of equal size.
VIEWING RECORDS AND SOURCE FILES 4 The title bar of a Source File View window contains the name of the source file, followed by the size at which the image is currently displayed (shown as a ratio, such as “1:1”) in parentheses. A larger number on the left (4:3, 2:1, etc.) indicates a zoomed-in view, while a larger number on the right (3:4, 1:2, etc.) indicates a zoomed-out view; 1:1 indicates that the image is shown at its full pixel dimensions.
VIEWING RECORDS AND SOURCE FILES 4 ZOOMING IN AND OUT ON AN IMAGE You can change the ratio at which an image is displayed by zooming in or out on the image. You can zoom up to eight times larger or eight times smaller than the actual size of the image. . Source File View of zoomed-in image NOTE The Zoom In tool is selected by default when the Source File View is opened for an image.
VIEWING RECORDS AND SOURCE FILES 4 COPYING PART OF AN IMAGE TO THE CLIPBOARD To copy part of an image to the Clipboard, follow these steps: STEP 1 Select Crop Tool from the Image menu, or click the Crop tool icon on the toolbar beneath the image. The Crop tool icon is indicated by a dotted rectangle. STEP 2 Use the crosshairs pointer to draw a rectangle around the area of the image you want to copy. STEP 3 Select Copy from the Edit menu.
VIEWING RECORDS AND SOURCE FILES 4 Sound control Play/Pause Slider Back one frame Forward one frame Source File View movie/animation/sound toolbar The toolbar at the bottom of each movie/animation/sound player window contains the basic controls depicted above. VIEWING 3D FILES Each 3D image file you open in the Source File View is displayed in a separate window with a 3D display toolbar at the bottom of each window.
VIEWING RECORDS AND SOURCE FILES 4 To change how many source files can open at once: STEP 1 Select Preferences from the Edit menu. STEP 2 Click the Source Files tab on the left side of the ImageAXS Pro Preferences dialog box. The Source Files panel of the ImageAXS Pro Preferences dialog box appears. (If the Source Files tab is pulled out past the others and the name is in boldface type, it is already selected.
VIEWING RECORDS AND SOURCE FILES 4 CHANGING MOVIE/ANIMATION OPTIONS When a movie or animation file is displayed in the Source File View, select Loop Movie from the View menu to show the movie or animation in a continuous loop, beginning again when it reaches the end. You can also use the Source File View display to change the thumbnail image in the data record for a movie or animation file.
VIEWING RECORDS AND SOURCE FILES 4 PhotoCD panel, ImageAXS Pro Preferences dialog box STEP 3 In the box labeled Resolution, choose a display size for your PhotoCD images. Size dimensions (in pixels) for each resolution option are displayed to the right. STEP 4 In the box labeled Color Mode, choose whether your PhotoCD images will be displayed in grayscale or RGB color.
CREATING HAPTER A5NEW COLLECTION 5 ImageAXS Pro 5 CREATING A NEW COLLECTION I N T HIS C HAPTER : Creating a New Collection 5-1 Choosing a Collection Format CREATING A NEW COLLECTION 5-3 Editing Collection Formats 5-4 Choosing a Database Type 5-7 As it does with other aspects of the program, ImageAXS Pro uses default settings to make creating a new collection easy. As you master the program, you can change these settings to tailor your collections to your needs.
CREATING A NEW COLLECTION 5 STEP 2 Enter a name for the collection in the New Collection name field. The name field is highlighted when the dialog box opens. STEP 3 In the box labeled Format, select a collection format from the Use pull-down menu. Click Edit Formats to add/delete fields or make other changes (see “Editing Collection Formats” on page 5-4. STEP 4 Select a data source from the Database pull-down menu.
CREATING A NEW COLLECTION CHOOSING A COLLECTION FORMAT 5 A collection's format defines how many data fields it contains for describing your files, and the type of data that can be entered in each field. This format is established when you first create the collection (see Step 3 above). Data fields should contain information that applies to all of the files in a collection (such as "Photographer's Name" for a collection of photos).
CREATING A NEW COLLECTION EDITING COLLECTION FORMATS 5 To change the standard collection formats: STEP 1 Select New Collection from the File menu (z-Option-N). STEP 2 In the box labeled Format, click the Edit Formats button. The Edit Formats dialog box appears. Edit Formats dialog box STEP 3 NOTE Select a collection format to edit from the list at the top of the Edit Formats dialog box. The default collection formats are Compact, Pro, ImageAXS 2.x, and IPTC.
CREATING A NEW COLLECTION 5 In addition to adding or removing formats, you can change several different elements of each collection format: • How many fields are in the collection • The default name of a field • The type (Text, Numeric, or Date/Time) of a field • How many characters are allowed in a text field • Whether a field is indexed or not The sections that follow explain how to change each of these items.
CREATING A NEW COLLECTION STEP 2 5 Type the name you want in the text entry box. CHANGING FIELD TYPES To change the type of a field, click the Type pop-up menu in the row corresponding to the field, then choose one of the types below from the list that appears: • Text Holds up to 256 characters (enter a number in the Length text entry box next to the pull-down menu). • Numeric Use to enter integers (for organization, easy sorting, and so on).
CREATING A NEW COLLECTION 5 To index a field: • In the row corresponding to the field you wish to index, click the Indexed checkbox. SAVING YOUR CHANGES Click Save when you are done making changes to a collection format (or Save As if you would like to save the altered format under a different name.) When you are finished making changes to all collection formats, click Done to close the Edit Formats dialog box and return to the New Collection dialog box.
C HAPTER 6 FILES TO A COLLECTION ADDING YOUR 6 ImageAXS Pro 6 ADDING YOUR FILES TO A COLLECTION I N T HIS C HAPTER : Overview: Adding Files to a Collection Acquiring Individual Files 6-1 6-2 Acquiring All Files in a Folder 6-3 Acquiring From Removable Media 6-3 Acquiring From Digital Cameras or Scanners Acquiring From a Video Source 6-8 Acquiring From an Audio Source Acquiring From Adobe Photoshop 6-14 6-15 Changing Options for Acquiring Files OVERVIEW: ADDING FILES TO A COLLECTION 6-6 6-1
ADDING YOUR FILES TO A COLLECTION 6 WHAT KINDS OF FILES CAN I ADD TO A COLLECTION? Although ImageAXS Pro is primarily designed for managing multimedia files (images, movies and animations, sounds, and 3D files), you can add virtually any type of file to an ImageAXS Pro collection to take advantage of the program’s capabilities for organizing and describing files.
ADDING YOUR FILES TO A COLLECTION ACQUIRING ALL FILES IN A FOLDER NOTE 6 ImageAXS Pro also lets you make data records for every file in a folder or on a disk with a single command. Use the Acquire Folder menu option to acquire large numbers of files in an efficient and organized way.
ADDING YOUR FILES TO A COLLECTION 6 To add all files on a removable disk or other media to a collection: STEP 1 In the Source File menu, highlight Acquire, then select Set Up Input Device from the submenu that appears. The Set Up Input Device dialog box appears. Removable Media panel, Set Up Input Device dialog box STEP 2 In the Acquire pop-up menu of the Set Up Input Device dialog box, select Removable Media.
ADDING YOUR FILES TO A COLLECTION STEP 6 6 In the box labeled Names for Acquired Files, decide how to name your new files. Names consist of a stem (a prefix or a suffix) attached to a number — a stem of TestPics and a starting number of 1 will produce files named TestPics001 (or 001TestPics), TestPics002 (or 002TestPics), and so on. To define file names, do the following: NOTE • Click 001 or 001 to determine whether the stem appears after or before the number.
ADDING YOUR FILES TO A COLLECTION 6 The options are as follows: NOTE • Acquire Without Moving/Copying Files Makes data records for the files on the disk or other media without copying them to the folder you selected in Step 4 or deleting them from their original location. • Copy Files, Then Acquire Copies all files from the disk or other media to the folder you selected in Step 4, then makes data records for those files (based on the location of the copied files).
ADDING YOUR FILES TO A COLLECTION 6 To add digital image files to a collection as you scan or capture them: STEP 1 In the Source File menu, highlight Acquire, then select Set Up Input Device from the submenu that appears. The Set Up Input Device dialog box appears.
ADDING YOUR FILES TO A COLLECTION STEP 8 6 In the box labeled Names for Acquired Files, decide how to name your new files. Names consist of a stem (a prefix or a suffix) attached to a number — a stem of TestPics and a starting number of 1 will produce files named TestPics001 (or 001TestPics), TestPics002 (or 002TestPics), and so on. To define file names, do the following: NOTE • Click 001 or 001 to determine whether the stem appears after or before the number.
ADDING YOUR FILES TO A COLLECTION 6 To add digital video frame or movie files to a collection as you capture them: STEP 1 In the Source File menu, highlight Acquire, then select Set Up Input Device from the submenu that appears. The Set Up Input Device dialog box appears. QuickTime Frame panel, Set Up Input Device dialog box STEP 2 In the Acquire pop-up menu of the Set Up Input Device dialog box, select QuickTime Frame or QuickTime Movie (depending on which type of video file you want to acquire).
ADDING YOUR FILES TO A COLLECTION STEP 4 6 Adjust the Source settings for your video device. If the Source panel of the dialog box is not displayed, click the pop-up menu in the upper left corner of the dialog box and select Source from the list that appears.
ADDING YOUR FILES TO A COLLECTION 6 The options in the Compression panel are as follows: STEP 6 • Compressor Click the pop-up menu to display a list of choices for compressing the video capture. • Depth Click the pop-up menu to display a list of choices. (In most cases, the only choice is Color.) • Quality Click and drag the slider to the desired quality setting. (Some Compressor options, such as Component Video, may limit the slider to specific quality settings.
ADDING YOUR FILES TO A COLLECTION 6 Image panel, QuickTime Video settings dialog box The options in the Image panel consist of seven sliders — Hue, Saturation, Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, Black Level, and White Level — that you can set anywhere between 0 and 100. Click the Defaults button at the bottom of the panel to reset all sliders to 50. The Black Level and White Level sliders will be disabled when you are digitizing color video. STEP 7 Click OK to save the settings for your video device.
ADDING YOUR FILES TO A COLLECTION STEP 11 6 In the box labeled Names for Acquired Files, decide how to name your new files. Names consist of a stem (a prefix or a suffix) attached to a number — a stem of TestPics and a starting number of 1 will produce files named TestPics001 (or 001TestPics), TestPics002 (or 002TestPics), and so on. To define file names, do the following: NOTE • Click 001 or 001 to determine whether the stem appears after or before the number.
ADDING YOUR FILES TO A COLLECTION STEP 14 6 Begin capturing movies or frames as they appear in the dialog box. A data record for each frame or movie you capture appears in the ImageAXS Pro collection. To acquire files from your video device again using the same setup options, begin with Step 10 above. ACQUIRING FROM AN AUDIO SOURCE ImageAXS Pro can make data records for digital sound files as you capture them using a Macintosh audio interface.
ADDING YOUR FILES TO A COLLECTION 6 STEP 4 Click Select "(the name of your folder)". The name and Finder hierarchy for the folder appear to the left of the Set button. STEP 5 In the box labeled Names for Acquired Files, decide how to name your new files. Names consist of a stem (a prefix or a suffix) attached to a number — a stem of NewSound and a starting number of 1 will produce files named NewSound001 (or 001NewSound), NewSound002 (or 002NewSound), and so on.
ADDING YOUR FILES TO A COLLECTION 6 To add files to a collection while using Adobe Photoshop or another program that uses Photoshop plug-ins: STEP 1 Save the file in Adobe Photoshop (or the compatible program that you are using). ImageAXS Pro cannot acquire files that have not been saved. If a data record for the file already exists in ImageAXS Pro, save the file to a different location or with a different name to create a new data record for the revised file.
ADDING YOUR FILES TO A COLLECTION 6 Source Files panel, ImageAXS Pro Preferences dialog box In the Source Files panel of the ImageAXS Pro Preferences dialog box, change acquiring options as follows: NOTE • To make data records only for image, movie/animation, sound, and 3D files, click to put a check mark in the Acquire Only Multimedia Files checkbox. Leave this checkbox empty to acquire source files of all types.
ADDING YOUR FILES TO A COLLECTION 6 necessary to acquire new source files. • NOTE To use Macintosh OS Navigation Services dialog boxes (which provide additional options) when acquiring source files, click to put a checkmark in the Use Mac OS Navigation Services checkbox. The ImageAXS Pro Web Templates folder may not appear in Navigation Services dialog boxes on computers using Mac OS 8.0 or 8.1.
C HAPTER F7IELD DATA ENTERING 7 ImageAXS Pro 7 ENTERING FIELD DATA I N T HIS C HAPTER : How Do I Use Data Fields? 7-1 Entering Data in an Individual Record 7-1 Entering the Same Data in Multiple Records Importing a Text Data File HOW DO I USE DATA FIELDS? 7-3 7-4 Text-based data fields, along with a thumbnail image and keywords, form the complete data record for each file you add to an ImageAXS Pro collection.
ENTERING FIELD DATA 7 Text data fields, Info Sheet View window STEP 5 Type the data in the text entry boxes for each field. Click inside a field to enter data in it , or press TAB to go to the next field (or Shift-TAB to go back to the previous field). SAVING CHANGES TO A RECORD Any changes you make to a record in the Info Sheet View are automatically saved when you switch views or move to another record.
ENTERING FIELD DATA ENTERING THE SAME DATA IN MULTIPLE RECORDS 7 In many cases, the same information for a field will be appropriate for several records in a collection (for example, the Photographer Name field in a collection of pictures mostly taken by the same person). Use the Fill Fields script application to save time in entering the same field data in more than one record.
ENTERING FIELD DATA 7 STEP 5 STEP 6 IMPORTING A TEXT DATA FILE NOTE Click a radio button option to select the conditions under which the text should be entered into a record. The options are as follows: • Replace existing contents The current data in the selected field for each record is erased, and the text you entered in the Fill Fields window appears in its place.
ENTERING FIELD DATA 7 TIPS FOR IMPORTING TEXT FILES Before you import a text file, make sure that both the file and your ImageAXS Pro collection are set up to transfer the maximum amount of information easily. Follow these guidelines before importing a text file into ImageAXS Pro: STEP 1 Make sure any date/time fields in your import text file use the same format as your ImageAXS Pro collection.
ENTERING FIELD DATA 7 Import file dialog box STEP 2 Select the file from which you want to import data. Only folders and files that seem to be readable text files will be displayed. Click the Show All Files checkbox to show additional files. STEP 3 Click the Records radio button in the box labeled Import File. The Records option imports keywords as well if they are included in the import data file. Click Keywords only if the import file contains keywords without record data.
ENTERING FIELD DATA 7 Delimiters panel, Import Records dialog box STEP 5 NOTE Follow the instructions in the Delimiters panel to identify the characters used to separate records and other elements in the import file. If your import file uses characters to substitute for returns and tabs inside long text fields, click the Convert Characters checkbox and type the characters in the appropriate text entry boxes.
ENTERING FIELD DATA 7 Map Fields panel, Import Records dialog box STEP 7 NOTE Follow the instructions in the Map Fields panel to match the fields in your collection with the corresponding fields in the import file. To match up individual fields using the arrow buttons, click the desired row in each column, then click the >> button to map the import field to the collection field. You can drag fields from one column to another, as well as within columns.
ENTERING FIELD DATA 7 Merge Options panel, Import Records dialog box STEP 9 Drag or move fields into the Key Fields column to identify key fields in your import file. If data in a key field matches the corresponding field (based on your selections in the Map Fields tab) of one of your records, the other fields in that record will be updated to contain the data from the import file.
ENTERING FIELD DATA STEP 11 7 Click Import. Records in the import file will be added to the collection as new "blank" records (that is, records without thumbnails), unless the data in the key field(s) you selected match existing records. For details on linking blank records with source files, see “Updating Records” on page 11-5). Records whose key field data matches the corresponding import field will be updated to reflect the other fields in the import file.
C HAPTER 8 USING KEYWORDS TO DESCRIBE FILES 8 ImageAXS Pro 8 USING KEYWORDS TO DESCRIBE FILES I N T HIS C HAPTER : How Do I Use Keywords? 8-1 Viewing and Managing Keywords Creating Keyword Families 8-2 8-5 Importing Keywords From a Text File Adding Keywords to Data Records HOW DO I USE KEYWORDS? 8-6 8-7 Keywords are terms you choose that describe one or more source files in a collection.
USING KEYWORDS TO DESCRIBE FILES VIEWING AND MANAGING KEYWORDS 8 Each collection has its own Keyword List window, where you can add and organize keywords for the collection. As you create keywords and arrange them into families, the Keyword List resembles the list view in the Finder, with parent keywords containing various levels of child keywords instead of folders containing subfolders and files.
USING KEYWORDS TO DESCRIBE FILES 8 SELECTING KEYWORDS Click to select any individual keyword. Select a range of consecutive keywords the same way you select consecutive records: click to select the first keyword in the range, then either drag over the rest of the keywords you want to select, or hold down the Shift key as you click the last keyword in the range. Each keyword you select will be highlighted.
USING KEYWORDS TO DESCRIBE FILES NOTE 8 The New Keyword button only appears in the button panel of the Keyword List window. STEP 3 Type the new keyword in the text entry box. Click outside the text entry box to save the new keyword. To remove keywords: • Select the keyword(s) you wish to remove, then drag the keyword(s) to the Trash, or select Clear from the Edit menu.
USING KEYWORDS TO DESCRIBE FILES CREATING KEYWORD FAMILIES 8 Use the Keyword List to create hierarchies (or families) of keywords. Families usually range from very general terms at the highest level of parent keywords (for example, “North America”) to very specific terms at the lowest level of child keywords (for example, “Jim’s Back Yard”). To know if a keyword is a parent: Parent keywords are indicated in the Keyword List by blue triangles.
USING KEYWORDS TO DESCRIBE FILES IMPORTING KEYWORDS FROM A TEXT FILE 8 You can import a text file of keywords in either a character-delimited or indented (outline) format into ImageAXS Pro. Before attempting to import keywords, open the Import Keywords dialog box (see below), then create your text file to match one of the readable formats shown in the dialog box. To import keywords from a file: STEP 1 Open the collection into which you want to import keywords from a text file.
USING KEYWORDS TO DESCRIBE FILES 8 Import Keywords dialog box STEP 6 Click Indented or Delimited to select the keyword format of the text file you want to import. STEP 7 If you click the Delimited radio button, type the characters used to separate keyword paths and the parent/child elements of each keyword path in the appropriate text entry boxes. A keyword path consists of a keyword and all of its associated levels of parent keywords.
USING KEYWORDS TO DESCRIBE FILES 8 To add keywords to a record: STEP 1 Open the Info Sheet View for the record, or display its thumbnail in the Thumbnails View. STEP 2 Open the Keyword List for the collection. STEP 3 Select the keyword(s) you wish to add to the data record. Hold down the Command (z) key as you click each additional keyword. STEP 4 Drag the keyword(s) to the keyword pane (the bottom right section in the Info Sheet View) or the thumbnail (in the Thumbnails View) for the record.
USING KEYWORDS TO DESCRIBE FILES 8 Portfolio window with keyword panel shown STEP 3 If necessary, drag additional records from the collection window into the portfolio window Drag records until you have included all of the records to which you want to attach or detach keywords. STEP 4 If necessary, drag additional keywords from the Keyword List into the keyword panel next to the portfolio window Drag keywords until you have included all of the keywords you want to attach to or detach from records.
USING KEYWORDS TO DESCRIBE FILES 8 You can select as many keywords and as many records as you want. STEP 6 To attach selected keywords to selected records, choose Attach Keyword in the Keyword menu, or click the Attach Keyword button at the bottom of the keyword panel. To detach selected keywords from selected records, choose Detach Keyword in the Keyword menu, or click the Detach Keyword button at the bottom of the keyword panel.
CREATING HAPTER P 9ORTFOLIOS WITHIN COLLECTIONS 9 ImageAXS Pro 9 CREATING PORTFOLIOS WITHIN COLLECTIONS I N T HIS C HAPTER : What Is a Portfolio? 9-1 Creating a Portfolio 9-1 Saving and Renaming Portfolios Managing Portfolios 9-3 Managing Records in a Portfolio WHAT IS A PORTFOLIO? 9-2 9-4 Portfolios are subsets of collections — for example, a collection of data records representing your family photos might include separate portfolios for your children, your parents, your brothers and/or sister
CREATING PORTFOLIOS WITHIN COLLECTIONS 9 Portfolio window (Thumbnails View) The title bar for the temporary portfolio displays a name consisting of several parts, from left to right as follows: • The name of the collection (Sample in the above illustration) • The word Temporary, indicating that this portfolio has not been saved yet • A temporary title in quotation marks (“Untitled” when the portfolio consists of handpicked records, but when you create a portfolio as the result of a search, the searc
CREATING PORTFOLIOS WITHIN COLLECTIONS 9 To save a temporary portfolio: STEP 1 Click the Save Portfolio button in the portfolio window. The Name Portfolio dialog box appears. Save Portfolio button Name Portfolio dialog box STEP 2 MANAGING PORTFOLIOS Type a name in the text entry box and click OK. OPENING, RENAMING, AND DELETING SAVED PORTFOLIOS To see a list of saved portfolios in a collection, select Portfolio List from the Record menu, or click the Portfolio List button in the button panel.
CREATING PORTFOLIOS WITHIN COLLECTIONS 9 To open a saved portfolio shown in the Portfolio List for a collection: • Double-click the name of the portfolio you want to open. To delete a saved portfolio from the Portfolio List: STEP 1 Click to select the portfolio(s) you want to delete. STEP 2 Select Clear from the Edit menu. If you create a temporary portfolio while the Portfolio List is open, you can use the Portfolio List to save the portfolio.
CREATING PORTFOLIOS WITHIN COLLECTIONS 9 To drag existing records into an open portfolio: STEP 1 Arrange either the Thumbnails View or the Text List View for the collection and for the portfolio to which you want to add records so that both windows are visible at the same time. You can drag records from a Thumbnails View window to a Text List View window; the only difference is in how the records are displayed, not in the records themselves.
CREATING PORTFOLIOS WITHIN COLLECTIONS STEP 3 9 Click Delete __ Selected Record(s) From This Portfolio to remove each selected record only from the current portfolio. Click Delete __ Selected Record(s) From Collection to also delete each record from the collection to which the portfolio belongs. The other checkboxes allow you to delete the source file to which each record refers, and to move any deleted source files to the Trash.
C HAPTER 10 SEARCHING AND SORTING COLLECTIONS 10 ImageAXS Pro 10 SEARCHING AND SORTING COLLECTIONS I N T HIS C HAPTER : How Do I Search a Collection or Portfolio? Keyword Searches 10-1 10-1 Searches Based on Field Data and/or Other Characteristics Using And/Or in Complex Searches Sorting Collections and Portfolios 10-2 10-4 10-5 HOW DO I SEARCH A COLLECTION OR PORTFOLIO? The simplest way to search a collection or portfolio is to look for records that share one or more keywords.
SEARCHING AND SORTING COLLECTIONS 10 To begin a search involving more than one keyword for a collection: SEARCHES BASED ON FIELD DATA AND/OR OTHER CHARACTERISTICS STEP 1 Select one or more keywords in the Keyword List. STEP 2 Click the Keyword Search button in the upper right corner of the Keyword List. The Search dialog box appears, with the selected keyword(s) displayed as a basis for the search.
SEARCHING AND SORTING COLLECTIONS STEP 4 10 Select a qualifying term (such as "contains" or "begins with") from the center pull-down menu. Qualifying terms such as “greater than” or “less than” with regard to text strings refer to whether the search results are earlier or later in the alphabet (A is less than D, for example); a blank field is considered “less than” any field with text in it. If you select “equal to” as a qualifying term, the search results must exactly match the entered value.
SEARCHING AND SORTING COLLECTIONS USING AND/OR IN COMPLEX SEARCHES 10 STEP 3 Choose a connector (and or or) for each row of search criteria that is followed by another row (see “Using And/Or in Complex Searches” on page 10-4). STEP 4 Repeat Steps 6 through 9 in the procedure above. The results of your search appear in a portfolio window.
SEARCHING AND SORTING COLLECTIONS 10 Search dialog box, with multiple-line search The search terms shown in the above illustration depict this example This search would find all records for which the source file is online, then limit the results to those records where the name of the source file contains “.mov,” “.wav,” or “.b3D.” SORTING COLLECTIONS AND PORTFOLIOS In the Text List View, you can temporarily rearrange the order of columns of field data (see “Reordering Data Fields” on page 3-14).
SEARCHING AND SORTING COLLECTIONS 10 Sort Collection dialog box STEP 3 Select a field name from the left pull-down menu in the Sort Collection dialog box. All of the thumbnails and data records in the collection will be sorted by the contents of this field. STEP 4 To sort by a secondary field when the contents of the first field are identical, click More and repeat the step above. You can add fields to sort by until you have used all of the fields in the collection.
C MHAPTER ANAGING 11 DATA RECORDS 11 ImageAXS Pro 11 MANAGING DATA RECORDS I N T HIS C HAPTER : Creating New Records Copying Records 11-1 Deleting Records 11-4 Updating Records CREATING NEW RECORDS 11-1 11-5 ImageAXS Pro creates a new data record each time you acquire a source file into a collection (see Chapter 6). These records contain basic information about the source file and a thumbnail image that represents the file.
MANAGING DATA RECORDS 11 STEP 3 Click to select the record(s) in the first collection that you want to copy. STEP 4 After selecting the record(s), click again and drag the record(s) into the open window of the other collection. If the collections do not have the same number or types of fields (or if the fields have different labels), the CrossCollection Mapping dialog box appears.
MANAGING DATA RECORDS NOTE 11 • To unmap a field, click its row in the center column, then click the << button. • Click By Name to map all fields that share the same name • Click Load to use settings that you have saved previously. Click Cancel to close the Cross-Collection Mapping dialog box without moving the record(s) you selected. Cross-Collection Mapping dialog box, with fields mapped Click Save to save your mapping choices for copying future records between these collections.
MANAGING DATA RECORDS DELETING RECORDS 11 Whenever you delete a record, you can choose to delete the source file for the record at the same time. Similarly, whenever you delete a source file, you can choose to delete the data record for that source file (see “Deleting Source Files” on page 12-6). To delete one or more records from a collection or portfolio: STEP 1 Select the record(s) you want to delete, then choose Delete Record from the Record menu.
MANAGING DATA RECORDS STEP 4 UPDATING RECORDS 11 Click OK. Each record you selected is removed from the collection and/or portfolio. When you move the source file for a data record to another volume outside ImageAXS Pro, it becomes offline, and you can no longer view or manage it in ImageAXS Pro. (ImageAXS Pro uses the Macintosh alias manager to track files that are renamed and/or moved on the same volume.
MANAGING DATA RECORDS STEP 3 11 Click a radio button option to tell ImageAXS Pro where to look for the source files. The options are as follows: • Select All Local Disks ImageAXS Pro will search disk drives connected directly to your computer. • All Mounted Servers ImageAXS Pro will search all disk drives connected via your network • All Disks ImageAXS Pro will search disk drives of both types. • Specify Disk or Folder If you know where the source files are located, select this option.
C MHAPTER ANAGING 12 SOURCE FILES 12 ImageAXS Pro 12 MANAGING SOURCE FILES I N T HIS C HAPTER : Managing Source Files in ImageAXS Pro Editing Source Files 12-1 Moving Source Files 12-4 Copying Source Files 12-4 Renaming a Source File Deleting Source Files MANAGING SOURCE FILES IN IMAGEAXS PRO 12-1 12-5 12-6 Use ImageAXS Pro not just to see and describe the source files in your collections, but to manage them as well.
MANAGING SOURCE FILES 12 You can also open a source file for a data record in its default editing application in any of the following ways: • Select the record(s) for which you want to edit the source file, then hold down the CTRL key and click a selected record, and choose Edit Source File from the contextual pop-up menu that appears. • Hold down the Command (z) as you double-click the thumbnail image for the record in either the Thumbnails View or the Info Sheet View.
MANAGING SOURCE FILES SELECTING AN ALTERNATE EDITING APPLICATION 12 Use the ImageAXS Pro Preferences dialog box to select alternate editing applications for multimedia (image, movie, sound, or 3D) files. These programs open when you choose Edit With Alternate from an ImageAXS Pro contextual menu (see “Editing Source Files” on page 12-1). To identify an alternate application for editing source files: STEP 1 Select Preferences from the Edit menu. The ImageAXS Pro Preferences dialog box appears.
MANAGING SOURCE FILES MOVING SOURCE FILES 12 Moving source files adds them to the new location you choose, but removes them from their original location. When you move source files, ImageAXS Pro updates the respective data records so that the source files remain online. To move source files: STEP 1 Select the record(s) whose source files you want to move. STEP 2 Choose Move Source File from the Source File menu. A standard file dialog box appears.
MANAGING SOURCE FILES 12 File dialog box for Copy Source Files command RENAMING A SOURCE FILE STEP 3 If you want to use the new location of the copied source files in the selected data records, click to put a check mark in the Update Location in Records checkbox. If this box is not checked, the records in your collection or portfolio will continue to refer to the source files in their original location. STEP 4 Select a folder to hold the copied source files and click Select “(Folder Name)”.
MANAGING SOURCE FILES 12 File dialog box for Rename Source Files command STEP 3 NOTE DELETING SOURCE FILES Type a new name for the source file in the text entry field at the bottom of the file dialog box. You can also use this dialog box to move the source file. To do this, select a new or different folder to hold the file. The record will automatically be updated to refer to the source file in its new location.
MANAGING SOURCE FILES 12 Delete Records/Delete Source Files dialog box STEP 3 NOTE Click the appropriate checkboxes to delete the ImageAXS Pro data record for the source file(s), or to move the deleted source file(s) to the Trash. If the Move to Trash option is not checked, you will not be able to recover your source file(s) after you click OK to delete the file(s). STEP 4 After making your choices, click OK. The source file(s) are deleted automatically.
CREATING HAPTER W 13EB PAGES 13 ImageAXS Pro 13 CREATING WEB PAGES I N T HIS C HAPTER : Creating Web Pages in ImageAXS Pro Choosing Page Types 13-4 Thumbnails Page Options Full View Page Options 13-1 13-5 13-7 Adding Headers and Footers to Web Pages Editing ImageAXS Pro Web Page Templates CREATING WEB PAGES IN IMAGEAXS PRO 13-9 13-11 You can use ImageAXS Pro to turn your image, movie, sound, and 3D files into Web pages in a few simple steps.
CREATING WEB PAGES 13 Name/Save Files panel, Create Web Pages dialog box STEP 3 In the box labeled Save to Folder, click Set to choose a folder in which to save your Web page files. A standard file dialog box appears. STEP 4 Select a folder from the file dialog box and click OK. The name of the folder you selected appears to the right of the Set button.
CREATING WEB PAGES 13 STEP 6 To use a separate name for your first thumbnails page (such as “default.html” or “index.html”, click to put a check mark in the First Thumbnails Page checkbox and enter the name you want in the text entry box to the right. STEP 7 To open your Web browser immediately after you create you Web pages so you can review them, click to put a check mark in the Launch Browser to Display Finished Pages checkbox.
CREATING WEB PAGES 13 For example, if you enter the prefix FamilyPhotos, the HTML file for the first thumbnails page will be named FamilyPhotosThumb.00001.HTML. The HTML file for the third Full View page will be named FamilyPhotos-Full.00003.HTML. CHOOSING PAGE TYPES Use the Page Options panel of the Create Web Pages dialog box to choose the type(s) of Web pages you want to create, as well as to select layout templates to be used for each type of page.
CREATING WEB PAGES 13 STEP 2 Click the checkbox in the box labeled Full View Pages to create pages that contain full-size versions of images, or play movie or sound files (similar to the Source File View in ImageAXS Pro). A Full View page for a file appears when the thumbnail for that file is clicked on an Info Sheet page (or on a thumbnails page if you do not create Info Sheet pages).
CREATING WEB PAGES 13 Thumbnail Options panel, Create Web Pages dialog box In the Thumbnail Options panel of the Create Web Pages dialog box, define settings for thumbnail images on Web pages as described below. To keep all thumbnails on one Web page: • In the box labeled Pages, click the One radio button.
CREATING WEB PAGES 13 STEP 3 Choose a radio button option to define the width of your Web thumbnail pages. Do either of the following: • To limit the width of your Web thumbnail pages to a certain number of thumbnails, click the No More Than __ Thumbnails radio button. In the text entry box, type the maximum number of thumbnail images to display across a Web page before starting a new row.
CREATING WEB PAGES 13 Full View Options panel, Create Web Pages dialog box In the Full View Options panel of the Create Web Pages dialog box, define settings for images on Full View pages as described below. CONVERTING IMAGE SOURCE FILES FOR THE WEB To be displayed on Web pages, your image files must be in a standard format (such as JPEG, GIF, or PNG for image files) that can be read by Web browsers.
CREATING WEB PAGES 13 To define the maximum size and quality of converted Full View images: STEP 1 In the box labeled Full View Images, click the Limit To checkbox to set a maximum size for images on Full View pages. STEP 2 Click the Height text entry box and type the desired maximum height (in pixels) for your images. STEP 3 Click the Width text entry box and type the desired maximum width (in pixels) for your images.
CREATING WEB PAGES 13 Header/Footer panel, Create Web Pages dialog box In the Header/Footer panel of the Create Web Pages dialog box, add or change header and footer text as described below. To add header text as a title for each Web page: • In the box labeled Page Titles, click the text entry field and type the title you want to appear above your Web pages. The default title is the name of the collection whose records are being used in the Web pages.
CREATING WEB PAGES STEP 2 13 If you click either of the bottom two radio buttons, click the text entry field and type the footer text you want to appear on the selected Web pages. If you want to include HTML-formatted text (such as a URL) in the footer, click to put a check mark in the Allow HTML Tags checkbox below the text entry box. NOTE If the Allow HTML Tags checkbox is selected, high-bit ASCII characters (such as “smart quotes” or copyright © symbols) in the footer will not be converted properly.
CREATING WEB PAGES 13 Contains a link to the record information page for the record; must appear in cell definition (IAXTD). Defines a link to the full image page for the record. Defines a group of tags to be put after the first page (such as a tag for the home page). Defines a group of tags to be put after each intermediate page.
CREATING WEB PAGES 13 %I Number of current image %H Horizontal caption text %V Vertical caption text %W Width of thumbnail in current record %H Height of thumbnail in current record %T Path to thumbnail from current record %K Description (Long Text) %Z Path to the page from the Web server root; used in FORM definition to allow the default CGI program to separate requests from different collections % Value of field contents from current record % Value of the
CREATING HAPTER E14 -ZCARDS 14 ImageAXS Pro 14 CREATING E-ZCARDS I N T HIS C HAPTER : What Is an e-ZCard? 14-1 Creating an e-ZCard 14-1 Image Options 14-3 Caption and Title Options 14-5 Text Descriptions of e-ZCards WHAT IS AN E-ZCARD? 14-6 An e-ZCard is a small, self-contained application that displays image files. By creating an e-ZCard and distributing it, you can let other people view your images even if they don’t have ImageAXS Pro or any programs that create image files.
CREATING E-ZCARDS 14 Destination panel, Create an e-ZCard dialog box STEP 3 Click one of the radio buttons in the box labeled Destination Platform(s) to choose which type(s) of computers can run your e-ZCard. An explanation of each choice appears below the radio button for that option. STEP 4 Click the Limit e-ZCard Use checkbox if you want the e-ZCard to run only when a particular drive or storage disk is connected to the user's computer.
CREATING E-ZCARDS IMAGE OPTIONS 14 STEP 7 To save your choices in a file for future use after changing any of the default settings, click Save. To return all of the settings to their original default values, click Defaults. STEP 8 Click Make. ImageAXS Pro generates the e-ZCard automatically. To change the size of e-ZCard images: STEP 1 Click the Image Size tab on the left side of the Create an e-ZCard dialog box. The Image Size panel of the Create an e-ZCard dialog box appears.
CREATING E-ZCARDS STEP 3 14 Click one of the radio buttons beneath the scroll bars to specify the type of monitor on which you expect your e-ZCard to be displayed (for example, 640 x 480 pixels is the display area of a 13-inch monitor). Remember that selecting a higher resolution increases the file size of your e-ZCard. To change the quality of e-ZCard images: STEP 1 Click the Compression tab on the left side of the Create an eZCard dialog box.
CREATING E-ZCARDS CAPTION AND TITLE OPTIONS 14 To create a title for the e-ZCard program: STEP 1 Click the Captions and Title tab on the left side of the Create an eZCard dialog box. The Captions and Title panel of the Create an e-ZCard dialog box appears. (If the tab is pulled out past the others and the name is in boldface type, it is already selected.
CREATING E-ZCARDS STEP 4 TEXT DESCRIPTIONS OF E-ZCARDS 14 Enter a title (to appear at the top of the e-ZCard viewing window) in the e-ZCard Title text entry box. This text can be used to display title and/or copyright information. To create a text description of an e-ZCard: STEP 1 Click the Info Text tab on the left side of the Create an e-ZCard dialog box. The Info Text panel of the Create an e-ZCard dialog box appears.
C HAPTER 15 EXPORTING DATA TO OTHER FORMATS 15 ImageAXS Pro 15 EXPORTING DATA TO OTHER FORMATS I N T HIS C HAPTER : Exporting Data Records 15-1 Exporting to a Character-Delimited Text File Exporting to a CSV Text File 15-5 Exporting to Other Versions of ImageAXS Pro EXPORTING DATA RECORDS 15-1 15-6 ImageAXS Pro lets you export your collection data to a text file for use in other formats, as well as to a proprietary format that you can import into the Macintosh version of ImageAXS Pro and will be
EXPORTING DATA TO OTHER FORMATS 15 Format panel, Export Data dialog box STEP 3 Click the Tab (or Other) Delimited radio button. STEP 4 Click the Fields tab of the Export Data dialog box The Fields panel of the Export Data dialog box appears.
EXPORTING DATA TO OTHER FORMATS 15 Fields panel, Export Data dialog box STEP 5 Follow the instructions in the dialog box to select and order the fields you want to include in the export file. Select a collection field and click the >> button, for example, to map the field to the export file column. You can drag fields from one column to another, as well as within the export column.
EXPORTING DATA TO OTHER FORMATS 15 Delimiters panel, Export Data dialog box STEP 7 Follow the instructions in the Delimiters panel to identify the characters used to separate records and other elements in the export file. If your data records include returns and tabs inside long text fields, click to put a check mark in the Convert Characters checkbox and type substitute characters in the appropriate text entry boxes.
EXPORTING DATA TO OTHER FORMATS EXPORTING TO A CSV TEXT FILE 15 You can also export text files in a comma-separated values (CSV) text format for importing into applications that only accept this format. Because the CSV text format requires specific characters to be used as delimiters, settings you enter in the Delimiters panel will be ignored if you choose to export a text file in this format. To export data to a CSV text format: STEP 1 Select the data records that you want to export.
EXPORTING DATA TO OTHER FORMATS STEP 5 15 Follow the instructions in the Fields panel to select and order the fields you want to include in the export file. Select a collection field and click the >> button, for example, to map the field to the export file column. You can drag fields from one column to another, as well as within the export column.
EXPORTING DATA TO OTHER FORMATS 15 File dialog box for exporting DAS files STEP 3 Enter a name and choose a location for saving the DAS export file. STEP 4 Click to put a check mark in the Include Source Files in DAS Output File checkbox if you want your source files to be part of the export file.
C HAPTER 16 SLIDE SHOWS 16 ImageAXS Pro 16 SLIDE SHOWS I N T HIS C HAPTER : Displaying Slide Shows 16-1 Changing Slide Show Options DISPLAYING SLIDE SHOWS 16-2 You can use ImageAXS Pro to display slide shows of image, movie, sound, and/or 3D files. The slide show works by opening the Source File View for selected data records, one after another. (For this reason, source files that cannot be opened in the Source File View cannot be used in slide shows.
SLIDE SHOWS 16 To end a slide show: • Press ESC or click the upper left corner of the Slide Show navigation window to close it. To pause during a slide show: • Click one of the arrow buttons in the Slide Show navigation window without releasing the mouse button. Release the mouse to let the slide show continue. CHANGING SLIDE SHOW OPTIONS Use the ImageAXS Pro Preferences dialog box to change the way slide shows are displayed.
SLIDE SHOWS 16 STEP 2 Click the Slide Show tab on the left side of the ImageAXS Pro Preferences dialog box. The Slide Show panel of the ImageAXS Pro Preferences dialog box appears. (If the Slide Show tab is pulled out past the others and the name is in boldface type, it is already selected.) In the Slide Show panel of the ImageAXS Pro Preferences dialog box, you can change display options for slides shows as described in the following paragraphs.
SLIDE SHOWS 16 To choose if a slide show uses captions: • In the box labeled Display Slides, click to put a check mark in the Show Captions checkbox. The caption for each image will be the same as the label shown for the record in the Thumbnails View. DISPLAYING SMALL IMAGES To choose how small images are displayed, do one of the following: • In the box labeled Small Images, click either the Actual Size radio button or the Scale Up radio button to determine the display size to use in the slide show.
C HAPTER 17 PRINTING 17 ImageAXS Pro 17 PRINTING I N T HIS C HAPTER : Printing ImageAXS Pro Collections and Records PRINTING IMAGEAXS PRO COLLECTIONS AND RECORDS 17-1 You can print from any view of an ImageAXS Pro collection or record, including the Keyword List and Portfolio List.
PRINTING 17 • Source File View The size of the print output is directly related to the size of the Source File View display. To change the size of a source file for both printing and display, resize the Source File View window, or zoom in or out on an image source file (see “Zooming In and Out on an Image” on page 4-9). Source files that do not fit on a single page as displayed will be printed over multiple pages.
C HAPTER AND 18 RECORDING SCRIPTING 18 ImageAXS Pro 18 SCRIPTING AND RECORDING I N T HIS C HAPTER : Scripting and Recording in ImageAXS Pro SCRIPTING AND RECORDING IN IMAGEAXS PRO 18-1 ImageAXS Pro is fully scriptable (meaning that it understands scripts written in the AppleScript language).
