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Trim rectangle command (Trim menu)
Use this command if you want to trim your imported images with a fixed size rectangle. This is useful when you don’t need to square up your imported images or when the corners of the frames are not visible. You use the Trimming properties command to set the width and height of the trimmed images.
In this mode, selecting an imported image displays it for trimming.
Clicking within the imported image places the upper-left corner of a fixed size trimming rectangle. You can position the rectangle from its upper-left corner before releasing the mouse button or place it roughly and then use any of its sides or corners to move it to a better position.
You can delete the rectangle by holding the CTRL key while you click on it.
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Indicates that the cursor is over one of the sides or corners of the trimming rectangle. Dragging moves the rectangle to a new position. |
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Indicates that clicking will delete the trimming rectangle. To get this cursor, you have to hold the CTRL key and position the cursor over one of the sides or corners. |
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Indicates that clicking will place the upper-left corner of the trimming rectangle. This cursor appears only when there is no trimming rectangle present. If you have a trimming rectangle, you must delete it in order to get this cursor. |
When you have the rectangle where you want it, use the Image Approve command to generate the trimmed image. The trimmed image is added to the end of the computed thumbnails list. If you want to change the trimming rectangle later, select the trimmed image and use the Image Show source command to redisplay the rectangle.
After trimming the image, The Panorama Factory leaves the imported image showing so that you can trim the next frame from the image. If you need to change to another imported image, use the Show imported images command to return to the imported thumbnails pane.
This trimming technique guarantees that all trimmed images will have the same size—a requirement of the stitching method.
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Revised: October 12, 1999