The layout area is the region on the left of the
main window, next to the thumbnail area. This region shows the currently
selected product & allows precise cropping of images. To add an image to the
currently shown product, drag it from the thumbnail area, or from the local
filesystem. You can also double click one or more images in the thumbnail area
to place them in a product. The current product label is shown beneath the
layout area.
To
change the crop on an image, simply drag the image with the mouse. To change the
scale or rotation of an image, controls are offered below the layout area.
"Rotate Layout" will rotate the layout counterclockwise 90º, & "Rotate
Image" rotates the image 90º counterclockwise. To change the direction of
rotation, hold the <alt>/<option> key and click on a Rotate button.
The triangle to the right of the "Rotate Image" button displays a slider which
allows rotation of the image in 1º increments to ± 180º.
"Zoom"
shows a zoom slider similar to the one in the thumbnail area, as well as a check
box for crop or fit mode. Fit will scale the image so that the image bounds are
entirely within the product bounds; this frequently introduces white space into
the product, but is useful for proof sheets. Hold <alt>/<option> to
set crop or fit mode on all nodes in a product.
Below this
is another row of controls for selecting Print Size and Options. This area also
contains the Quantity for the current product and the Add To Order button which
adds the current product and crop to the order. Select the product, or print
size, you want by selecting it in the hierarchical Print Sizes menu. At the
bottom of the Print Sizes menu is an option to show the products as a
hierarchical set of tabs in a separate palette, called the Print Sizes
Palette:
Selecting a product in the
Print Sizes menu or Print Sizes palette will show it in the layout area.
Cropping is constrained so that white space isn't introduced into the print.
This avoids common errors with differing aspect ratios, yet provides a high
degree of control.
To select various lab options for the current print
size, click on the Options button. This will bring up the Options Menu
which contains a number of items that you can select. To select an option
click on the checkbox to the left of the one you want.
To set the
quantity of the print size added to an order, simply type the number in the
"Quantity" field. When using the Standard tool layout, the small triangle to the
left of "Quantity" shows a menu item which allows the quantity of an item to be
preserved after adding an item to the order. With this preference deselected,
the quantity will return to one after "Add to Order" is pressed.
When
you have your image positioned and cropped as you would like and have selected
any options you would like applied click on the Add To Order button. This
will add the image with your selection to your order. After you click on
Add To Order the text in the button will change momentarily to “ Added! ” to let
you know that the item has been added.
If a product's nodes aren't filled
with images, the "Add to Order" button will be disabled. To force a product to
be added to the order even with empty nodes, such as with a partially filled
proof product, hold the <alt>/<option> key and "Add to Order" will
enable and change to "Add with Empty".
Some commonly used tools can be displayed between
the image controls and the product and service controls. This is typically done
after a photographer has used the ROES Client for a short time and is
comfortable with the application, and wants more immediate access to commonly
used features. Turning this on is described in the Preferences
section:
These have the following functionality. The tooltips of each control summarize each. When the icon for the control is badged with a padlock or check box, it is enabled.
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Hold Crop: holds the crop when a new product or image
is selected. This is only possible when the image and product have the
same aspect ratio as the ones currently in use. If the aspect ratios
differ, a best approximation is used.
Hold
Options: holds the options on a product after pressing "Add to Order".
When this is unlocked, options on the working product will be removed
after adding the item to the order.
Hold
Quantity: holds the quantity on a product after pressing "Add to
Order". When this is unlocked, the quantity on the working product will be
revert to one after adding the item to the order.
Hold
Image: holds the image in a node by ignoring drags and drops. This is
useful to lock a photographer logo into a node while adding many images to
an order. This tool is only enabled on multinode products.
Crop or
Fit: changes the behavior of the node to crop the image or fit ir
entirely, as described above.
Rotate
Image: attempts to match aspect ratios on an image by applying a
rotation when an image is dropped. If a node is square, the rounding error
in calculating the larger axis may cause an image to be rotated or
not.