Editing proxies
Object editing
Changes you make to a proxy when you do not edit the pixels in the
image are object-level edits. You can skew and scale proxies like
other objects. Skewing, scaling, and other object-level editing do not
affect the Canvas Image File to which the proxy is linked.
Pixel editing
When you place a proxy object in image-edit mode, Canvas loads
and displays the linked Canvas Image File in place of the proxy. If
the original image has changed, you see the changes.
Changes you make in image-edit mode are saved in the linked Can-
vas Image File on disk when you exit image-edit mode. Canvas then
displays an updated proxy.
Editing an image linked to a proxy is the same as editing any image
in Canvas: You can use painting tools and commands to alter pixels
in the original image.
Displaying proxy information
When you select a proxy object, the information area of the Status
bar displays the data for the Canvas Image File to which the proxy is
linked in italic type. To display information on the proxy object,
choose Image > Proxy > Proxy Info. The Proxy Info dialog box dis-
plays the dimensions and resolution of the proxy object and the loca-
tion of the linked original image on disk.
Paint object in image-edit mode
Height of the image
Width of the image
Size of the Canvas Image File
Resolution of the image
Memory required by of the proxy
The factor by which
the proxy is reduced
Location of the Canvas
Image File on disk
Click to link the proxy to
another Canvas Image File
Click to close the dialog box