StudioLine Photo revolves around the image archive. It is the central repository for final, high-resolution versions of your images together with a record of any corrections, enhancements and tool settings that are in effect for each image. Images are organized in folders with searchable descriptors and keywords.
Take a moment to locate the various areas of the image archive screen and related functions.
1. Menu bar to access StudioLine functions.
2. Toolbar for quick access to commonly used functions.
3. Drop-down selector to switch between the image archive and the page editor for web galleries. Adjacent is a display of the current folder path. Click the path selector to access the most recently used folders.
4. Recycle Bin to delete images, filter and tool settings, descriptors and web galleries.
5. Task pane for viewing and working with folders, keywords, image tools, descriptions, tags, etc.
6. Workspace with thumbnail view of folder contents, complete with image captions.
7. Task pane boundary. Click and drag the boundary to change the width of the task pane.
8. QuickStep Bar, which walks you through the most common tasks.
9. Task selectors to control the content of the task pane.
Click on any menu item to see a list of functions. Some menu entries may be grayed out if they don't apply at the moment. With the menu open, press the F1 button on your keyboard to view the appropriate section of the Reference Guide.
Switch between the primary "Image Archive" mode and the "Page Editor" mode to preview, customize and publish ready-made web galleries.
Displays the image archive path for the current folder.
Click on one of the entries in the drop-down list to quickly access recently used folders.
Click on the "Clear List" entry at the bottom of the list to clear the history list.
This indicator will flash a color if StudioLine is still working on a function you have previously initiated. You can continue working with StudioLine, but some results may not be visible until background processing has completed.
Contains graphical buttons to frequently used functions. Some buttons may be grayed out if they don't apply at the moment.
To delete objects or settings, drag them to the Trash Can.
Displays a list of sub-folders for the current image archive folder.
To locate an image, press the Search button.
To view the content of a folder, single-click the left mouse button on the folder’s icon.
To view a list of sub-folders, double-click the left mouse button on the folder’s icon.
To view the parent folder of the current folder, click the Up One Level button.
To add a folder, press the New Folder button.
To delete a folder, drag it to the Trash Can.
To rename a folder or to see a list of other available functions, click the right mouse button on the folder's icon.
The workspace displays preview images (thumbnails) for the content of the current image archive folder. Display options, such as the arrangement, size and order of preview images, can be customized for each folder. Simply access the context menu by clicking the right mouse button over an empty area of the workspace.
To set certain default options, select Preferences from the menu bar and then choose Image Archive or Image Archive Background.
Even though it is not recommended as a standard practice, there may be occasions when you wish to permanently reduce the size of your original images. This may be useful if you scanned an original in better resolution than you ever expect to need. Keep in mind that print and Internet technology keeps advancing and disk storage has become increasingly affordable. In a few years you could find yourself scrambling for that original size, which may have seemed excessive today.
Because resizing will cause a loss of resolution, it is critical that you first perform any another pre-processing tasks. From the Image Toolbox, choose "Crop and Rotate" to define the ideal cut-out area for your images. Choose "Red-Eye Removal" to correct any discolored pupils in people or animals. Only after these preliminary steps are complete, choose one or multiple images and click on "Resize Original" in the Image Toolbox.
The original image will be irreversibly resized. StudioLine will prompt you where to keep a backup copy of the previous original. If you are certain that a backup copy is not needed, you can choose "Move to Recycle Bin" and later empty the recycle bin.
The QuickStep Bar walks new StudioLine users through common tasks. It is the most effective way to get started with StudioLine.
If the QuickStep Bar does not appear, choose Show QuickStep Bar from the Preferences menu.