Image Menu

 

•Scale > 1:1 -

 

•Scale > Best Fit -

 

menu_image-scale

 

 

•Rotation > Rotate 90 - Rotate your image 90 degrees right.

 

•Rotation > Rotate 180 - Rotate your image 180 degrees right.

 

•Rotation > Rotate 270 - Rotate your image 270 degrees right.

 

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•Flip - Produces a mirror image vertically.

 

•Mirror - Produces a mirror image horizontally.

 

•Resize - Resizes the current image.  See the below dialog box for its functions.

 

dlg_resize

 

•Pixel Size - Selecting Pixel Size allows you to specify the new image size in pixels.  Percentage of Original values will change as you change the Pixel Sizes.

 

•Percentage of Original - Selecting Percentage of Original allows you to specify the new image size in percentages.  If you specify 200%, the image will be twice as large as the original.  The Pixel Size values will change as you change the Percentage of Original values.

 

•Resize Method > Bilinear Resample - Bilinear resample, uses a process called interpolation to minimize the raggedness normally associated with changing the size of an image.  Use it when reducing photo-realistic images and images that are irregular or complex.

 

•Resize Method > Pixel Resize - Pixel Resize duplicates or removes pixels as necessary to achieve the selected width and height of an image. It produces better results than Bilinear Resampling when used with hard-edged images.

 

•Keep Aspect Ratio - Aspect ratio is the relationship of the image’s width to height.  Checking this option will insure that your image doesn’t look too narrow/wide or short/tall.

 

 

Brightness, Contrast, Gamma Correction, Sharpness and Softness menu options all use a dialog box similar to the following.

 

dlg_brightness

 

•Brightness - The setting that determines the overall whiteness of the image.  Apply will set the main image with the new setting, while cancel will revert back. The test image will change as the slider bar is moved.  Valid ranges are from -100 to 100.

 

•Contrast - A comparison between the lightest and darkest part of an image. Low contrast indicates a very gray image, while high contrast represents highly defined differences between light and dark.  Apply will set the main image with the new setting, while cancel will revert back. The test image will change as the slider bar is moved.  Valid ranges are from -100 to 100.

 

•Gamma Correction - Gamma correction Increases or decreases the intensity of the image using the gamma function by raising or lowering the brightness midpoint.  Apply will set the main image with the new setting, while cancel will revert back. The test image will change as the slider bar is moved.  Valid ranges are from .1 to 10.

 

•Sharpen - Sharpen increases the contrast at the interface between light and dark areas in an image. Valid ranges are from 1 to 10.  Note that the process can be repeated.

 

•Soften - Soften decreases the contrast at the interface between light and dark areas in an image. Valid ranges are from 1 to 10. Note that the process can be repeated.

 

 

•Despeckle  - The most typical use of the Despeckle method is to eliminate noise or small black areas in a document image.  These areas are typically caused when the image is printed on a fax machine or as noise when the image is scanned.  This algorithm has been highly tuned and optimized to work best with 1-bit (black and white) document images.  Color images will show very little difference after using the Despeckle function.

 

•Emboss - Embossing gives the image a raised metallic-like look.

 

•Equalize - A frequency histogram of the colors in the image is computed and adjusted to equalize the colors across the full spectrum of intensity values.

 

•Gray Scale - Gray scale will remove any color from an image using up to 256 shades of grey to represent brightness.

 

•Negative Image - Creates a negative, color or gray scale, of the current image.

 

•Outline - Outlining has the effect of creating enhanced edges.