To create a proxy by acquiring a file
You can use the Acquire command to create a proxy that is linked to
a TIFF, JPEG, or CVI file.
You can edit acquired proxies the same as other proxy images. How-
ever, some changes you might make, such as adding image channels,
are not supported by JPEG or TIFF files. In this case, when you save
the file, Canvas asks whether to save the image in Canvas Image for-
mat to preserve the changes.
1
To acquire an image from a file, choose Image > Acquire and
choose a file format in the Acquire submenu.
2
In the directory dialog box, select the Acquire As Proxy option.
Select the image files to acquire and click Done.
3
The Make Proxy dialog box appears. Type the proxy resolution
in the Make
Times Smaller box. The larger the number, the
lower the resolution of the proxy image in the document.
4
Click OK. Canvas places the proxy images in the document.
Make Proxy dialog box
You use the Make Proxy dialog
box to create proxies linked to
Canvas Image Files.
A Width and height of the im-
age.
B Size of the Canvas Image
File you are about to create.
C Resolution of the image.
D Memory required by the
proxy. The memory required
changes if you enter values in
the Make...times smaller text
box.
E Type the proxy reduction
factor in this text box. The larger
this value, the lower the proxy
resolution and the less memory
required by the proxy.
F Location of the file on disk.
G Click to change the location
that Canvas will store the
Canvas Image File.
H Click OK to replace the im-
age with the proxy and create
the Canvas Image file.
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