5. Working with PhotoLine / 5.4 Browse
5.4.2 Create Picture Catalog
The Functions-menu of the browse window (see chapter 5.4 and chapter
7.1.10) offers the function Create Print Document.
This function is used to create a - possibly multi-page - document
containing all pictures of the current browse window. Create Picture Catalog
can be useful in many ways: you can create catalogs of pictures or distribute
pictures on the paper in order to print them.
The main dialog contains several subdialogs:
- Source
- Source controls whether to insert the Preview Images or the Original
Images in the print document. The preview images are small and
consume only few memory, but their quality is quite low. The original
images offer a better quality but their memory consumption may be
considerable higher.
- Additionally you can choose to add all pictures from the current folder
or to add only those one that are selected.
- Page
- Page defines the page size of the resulting document. Optionally you can
use a page template. This template will be used as a basis for every page.
- Size
- Size allows you to set the size of the pictures in the document. You can
choose between Screen Size, Original Size and several fix sizes. Screen
Size places the pictures fix with a resolution of 300 dpi in the document
and Original Size keeps the size of the pictures which was set on
creation. Using one of these two settings results in a document, in which
the pictures are not placed regularly but in a space saving way. In
contrast to those the fix modes are creating a document in which the
pictures are positioned grid-like. Therefore these modes are especially
useful for picture catalogues.
- If Scale Pictures Physically is activated, the resolution of the inserted
pictures will be reduced to 300 dpi. This operation limits the memory
consumption of the resulting document.
- Rotate Pictures Appropriately rotates the pictures in order to increase
the paper utilization.
- Place
- Place controls the size of the edges and the distance between rows and
columns in the document.
- Text
- Text allows you to inscribe the pictures in the document. You can use all
basic picture information like name, date of modification, file size and
so on. You can add a continuous number, too. Additionally the text can
have a background color to enhance readability.
- Usually the text is placed at the bottom of the picture, but with Position
you can move it up or down.
- Furthermore it is possible to add the browse path and the current page
number to each page.
- Line
- Line controls whether every picture is outlined. In combination with the
size mode Setup you can create a grid this way. Another option is to
assign an effect to every image. A common effect is a light shadow.