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WHAT IS IMAGEAXS™ PRO?
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IMAGEAXS PRO MACINTOSH USER’S GUIDE
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. A
collection contains a data record for each source file that you acquire
(as well as blank records, if you create any).
With ImageAXS Pro, you can create and open as many different
collections as you want.
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Although the records in ImageAXS Pro collections describe your source
files, they do not contain the files themselves. You can move or delete the
collection without affecting the source files, and vice versa.
In the Finder, ImageAXS Pro collections are represented by two files:
one with a “.db” extension (containing text information), and the
other with a “.blob” extension (containing thumbnail images).
ImageAXS Pro cannot open a collection unless both of these files are
in the same folder. (To remind you to keep them together, the “.db”
and “.blob” file icons are two halves of an open notebook.)
PORTFOLIOS
Portfolios are subsets of collections — for example, a collection of
family photos might include separate portfolios for your children,
your parents, your brothers and/or sisters, your in-laws, and so on.
Placing records in a portfolio does not remove them from a
collection, and any record in a collection may belong to several
different portfolios.
You can create a portfolio automatically by searching a collection, or
manually by making a personal selection of records (for example,
your favorite photos or best works of 3D art).
ImageAXS™ Pro
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