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IMAGE PROXIES
Proxies are low-resolution images you can use in Canvas documents.
A proxy is a placeholder that is linked to an original image. The orig-
inal high-resolution image is stored in a Canvas Image File on disk.
Using proxies
Proxies can significantly reduce the time required to redraw the
screen while you work. Also, a Canvas document that contains prox-
ies requires much less disk storage space than one containing high-
resolution images (although the space required to store the document
and the linked image files is approximately the same as for the docu-
ment containing high-resolution images).
Replacing an image with a proxy
The procedure described in this section lets you replace an image
contained in a Canvas document with a low-resolution proxy. When
you do this, Canvas exports the original image to a Canvas Image
File, and links the Canvas Image File to the proxy.
If you later double-click the proxy for editing, Canvas loads the orig-
inal image from the Canvas Image File. You can edit the original
Tip
Proxies are most useful for con-
serving time and memory when
you use large, high-resolution
color images in documents.
A low-resolution proxy replaces
the image in a Canvas
document. The proxy is linked
to the Canvas Image File.
A high-resolution image
stored in a Canvas Image
File on disk.