User manual DIGITAL ARTS & SCIENCES IMAGEAXS 4 FOR MACINTOSH

ImageAXS 4.0 IMAGEAXS VERSION 4.0 FOR MACINTOSH USER'S GUIDE 1301 Marina Village Parkway Alameda, California 94501 USA (800) 449-6220 Sales · (510) 814-7200 Support (510) 814-6100 Fax http://www.dascorp.com ImageAXS 4.0 ImageAXSTM 4.0 Macintosh Copyright © 1991-1999 by Digital Arts & Sciences and its licensor(s). All rights reserved. Use of copyright notice does not imply publication or disclosure. No part of the contents of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of Digital Arts & Sciences. Sample images distributed with ImageAXS and pictured in this manual are made available for non-commercial, personal use only. Copying or redistribution in any manner for personal or corporate gain is not permitted. Commercial publication or exploitation of these files is specifically prohibited. Use of this document and ImageAXS is governed by a Software License Agreement that specifies their permitted and prohibited uses. 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The detailed terms of the Limited Warranty and Disclaimer, and Limitations of Liability are set forth in the Software License Agreement enclosed with the Software. Printed February, 1999 ii ImageAXS 4.0 C CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS IMAGEAXSTM? What Is ImageAXS? 1-1 Key Concepts and Terms 1-1 Getting Help and Technical Support 1-4 CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED System Requirements 2-1 Installing ImageAXS 2-1 Starting ImageAXS 2-4 Where Do I Go From Here? 2-5 CHAPTER 3 VIEWING COLLECTIONS Overview: What Is a Collection? 3-1 Opening and Closing Collections 3-1 Viewing a Collection 3-2 Viewing Thumbnails 3-7 Changing Thumbnails View Options 3-9 Viewing Text Field Data 3-12 Changing Text List View Options 3-14 CHAPTER 4 VIEWING RECORDS AND SOURCE FILES Selecting Records 4-1 Viewing Info Sheets 4-2 Viewing Source Files 4-5 Viewing Images 4-7 Playing Movies, Animated GIFs, or Sounds Viewing 3D Files 4-11 Changing Source File View Options 4-11 4-10 IMAGEAXS 4.0 MACINTOSH USER'S GUIDE i C CHAPTER 5 CREATING AND ADDING TO A COLLECTION Creating a New Collection 5-1 Overview: Adding Files to a Collection 5-2 Acquiring Individual Files 5-3 Acquiring All Files in a Folder 5-4 Acquiring From Removable Media 5-5 Acquiring From Digital Cameras or Scanners Acquiring From a Video Source 5-10 Acquiring From an Audio Source 5-15 Acquiring From Adobe Photoshop 5-16 Changing Options for Acquiring Files 5-17 5-8 CHAPTER 6 ENTERING FIELD DATA How Do I Use Data Fields? 6-1 Entering Data in an Individual Record Copying Data to Other Records 6-3 Importing a Text Data File 6-4 6-1 CHAPTER 7 USING KEYWORDS TO DESCRIBE FILES How Do I Use Keywords? 7-1 Viewing and Managing Keywords 7-1 Importing Keywords From a Text File 7-5 Adding Keywords to Data Records 7-6 CHAPTER 8 CREATING PORTFOLIOS WITHIN COLLECTIONS What Is a Portfolio? 8-1 Creating a Portfolio 8-1 Saving and Renaming Portfolios Managing Portfolios 8-3 Managing Records in a Portfolio 8-2 8-4 CHAPTER 9 SEARCHING AND SORTING COLLECTIONS How Do I Search a Collection or Portfolio? 9-1 Keyword Searches 9-1 Searches Based on Field Data and/or Other Characteristics Using And/Or in Complex Searches 9-4 Sorting Collections and Portfolios 9-5 9-2 CHAPTER 10 MANAGING DATA RECORDS Creating New Records 10-1 Deleting Records 10-1 Updating Records 10-3 IMAGEAXS 4.0 MACINTOSH USER'S GUIDE ii C CHAPTER 11 MANAGING SOURCE FILES Managing Source Files in ImageAXS 11-1 Editing Source Files 11-1 Selecting an Alternate Editing Application 11-3 Moving Source Files 11-4 Copying Source Files 11-4 Renaming a Source File 11-5 Deleting Source Files 11-6 CHAPTER 12 EXPORTING DATA TO OTHER FORMATS Exporting Data Records 12-1 Exporting to a Text File 12-1 Exporting to a DAS File 12-3 Exporting to an ImageAXS 2.x File 12-4 CHAPTER 13 SLIDE SHOWS Displaying Slide Shows 13-1 Changing Slide Show Options 13-2 CHAPTER 14 CHAPTER 15 PRINTING Printing ImageAXS Collections and Records 14-1 SCRIPTING AND RECORDING Scripting and Recording in ImageAXS 15-1 IMAGEAXS 4.0 MACINTOSH USER'S GUIDE iii CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS IMAGEAXSTM? ImageAXS 4.0 1 1 WHAT IS IMAGEAXSTM? IN THIS CHAPTER:1 What Is ImageAXS? 1-1 1-1 1-4 Key Concepts and Terms Getting Help and Technical Support WHAT IS IMAGEAXS? ImageAXS lets you create visual databases to organize and manage the image, movie, sound, and 3D files on your computer. The documents it creates (called collections) combine text information with thumbnail images of the original files, so you can see what you're describing, even if the files are on a CD-ROM, an Iomega Zip disk, or a networked drive that isn't currently connected to your computer. ImageAXS offers several ways for you to view, search, and organize your collections. You can use ImageAXS to organize your files from scratch, or by importing information to expand on a database you've already created. KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS The basic elements of how ImageAXS works are defined briefly below. Becoming familiar with these terms will help you learn the program more quickly. SOURCE FILES A source file is any file on your computer (or a separate disk or storage device) that is catalogued in ImageAXS. The file is referred to as a source file because it is the source for the data record created by ImageAXS. IMAGEAXS 4.0 MACINTOSH USER'S GUIDE 1-1 WHAT IS IMAGEAXSTM? 1 ACQUIRING Acquiring is the act of making an ImageAXS data record for a source file. To use ImageAXS to manage the files in a particular folder, for example, you would acquire all of the files in that folder (see Chapter 5, "Creating and Adding to a Collection"). COLLECTIONS Collections are the documents created by ImageAXS. A collection contains a data record for each source file that you acquire (as well as blank records, if you create any). With ImageAXS, you can create and maintain as many different collections as you want, although you can only view one collection at a time. NOTE Although the records in ImageAXS collections describe your source files, they do not contain the files themselves. You can move or delete the collection without affecting the source files, and vice versa. ImageAXSTM file icons In the Finder, ImageAXS collections are represented by two files: one with a ".db" extension (containing text information), and the other with a ".blob" extension (containing thumbnail images). ImageAXS cannot open a collection unless both of these files are in the same folder. (To remind you to keep them together, the ".db" and ".blob" file icons are two halves of an open notebook.) PORTFOLIOS Portfolios are subsets of collections -- for example, a collection of family photos might include separate portfolios for your children, your parents, your brothers and/or sisters, your in-laws, and so on. Placing records in a portfolio does not remove them from a collection, and any record in a collection may belong to several different portfolios. You can create a portfolio automatically by searching a collection, or manually by making a personal selection of records (for example, your favorite photos or best works of 3D art). RECORDS An ImageAXS data record contains information about a source file. A thumbnail image of the file and some basic data (such as the file size, and when it was created) are included in the record when you acquire the source file. You can add to each record by entering data in text fields and attaching keywords. IMAGEAXS 4.0 MACINTOSH USER'S GUIDE 1-2 WHAT IS IMAGEAXSTM? 1 THUMBNAILS A thumbnail is a smaller version (in both actual size and disk space required) of an image. When you acquire an image, movie, or 3D file, ImageAXS includes a thumbnail version of the file in the data record. KEYWORDS Keywords are terms you choose that describe one or more source files in a collection. They may describe the literal content of a file (such as objects in a photo, or events in a video clip) or its subjective aspects (for example, adjectives like beautiful or intense). Unlike information in text fields, keywords do not have to conform to a category that applies to every file in a collection. You simply add them to the Keyword List for the collection, then attach them to one or more records as you see fit. Keywords are powerful search tools. If you add keywords extensively across a collection, you'll be able to find almost unlimited combinations of records instantly based on keyword searches. VIEWS Views are different ways of displaying information about a collection and/or its records. ImageAXS offers four different views, including two ways to look at all of the records in a collection: · · The Thumbnails View displays thumbnail images for each record in a collection. The Text List View displays the text field data (in a row-andcolumn table format) for each record in a collection. The other two views let you see information about individual records that you select: · · The Info Sheet View displays the thumbnail, text data, and keywords associated with a source file. The Source File View displays image or 3D files, or plays movie, sound, or animated GIF files. IMAGEAXS 4.0 MACINTOSH USER'S GUIDE 1-3 WHAT IS IMAGEAXSTM? 1 GETTING HELP AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT Because Digital Arts & Sciences is committed to helping you get the most out of ImageAXS, we have provided several different options to assist you in learning how to use the program and resolving any problems that you encounter. BALLOON HELP Balloon Help button Virtually every menu item, button, and dialog box option in ImageAXS includes Balloon Help, which provides a brief explanation of what that item, button, or option does. To see Balloon Help, click the Balloon Help button in any ImageAXS window or choose Show Balloons from the Help menu, then point at the item for which you want to see information. IMAGEAXS HELP ImageAXS Help button ImageAXS also includes extensive Apple Guide­based online help, with step-by-step instructions for accomplishing most of the tasks in the program. To open ImageAXS Help, click the Help button in any ImageAXS window or choose ImageAXS Help from the Help menu. IMAGEAXS MACINTOSH USER'S GUIDE Use this manual for a broader narrative overview of how ImageAXS works, and to see screen illustrations of the elements and features of the program. CUSTOMER SUPPORT Digital Arts & Sciences provides technical support for ImageAXS users on the Internet, as well as by fax, telephone, or regular mail. For sales or upgrade information, product news, or answers to frequently asked questions, visit the Digital Arts & Sciences website at http://www.dascorp.com. NOTE You can access the Digital Arts & Sciences website while using ImageAXS by selecting ImageAXS on the Web from the Help menu. For technical support via email, send your questions and comments to support@dascorp.com. If you wish to fax your questions or comments, call (510) 814-6100. IMAGEAXS 4.0 MACINTOSH USER'S GUIDE 1-4 WHAT IS IMAGEAXSTM? 1 Free telephone support is only available to customers who have returned an ImageAXS registration card or registered over the Internet (to do this, select Register ImageAXS from the Help menu). If you are a registered ImageAXS user, call our customer support department at (510) 814-7200 (press 1 at the main menu when the phone is answered). Telephone support for registered ImageAXS users is available Monday through Friday between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M, Pacific time. IMAGEAXS 4.0 MACINTOSH USER'S GUIDE 1-5 CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED ImageAXS 4.0 2 2 GETTING STARTED IN THIS CHAPTER: System Requirements Installing ImageAXS Starting ImageAXS 2-1 2-1 2-4 2-5 Where Do I Go From Here? SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS To use ImageAXS, your Macintosh must have the following minimum characteristics: · · · · · A CD-ROM drive (for installation only) 68030 or faster processor (Power Macintosh recommended) System 7.5 or more recent operating system 10 MB of RAM available (more if you will be managing large files or collections) 20 MB of hard disk space available INSTALLING IMAGEAXS You can install ImageAXS on your Macintosh in just a few minutes. Follow these instructions: STEP 1 Insert the ImageAXS CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. A window showing the contents of the CD-ROM appears on the desktop. (If this window does not appear, doubleclick the CD-ROM icon.) Double-click the ImageAXS Installer icon in the disc contents window. The ImageAXS Installer window appears. Click Continue. The ImageAXS ReadMe file appears. This file contains important information, so be sure to save or print it. Click Save or Print to save or print the ReadMe file, then click Continue. The ImageAXS license agreement window appears. STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 IMAGEAXS 4.0 MACINTOSH USER'S GUIDE 2-1 GETTING STARTED 2 STEP 5 Read the license agreement, then click Agree. The Easy Install dialog box appears. If you click Disagree, the installation process will be cancelled. NOTE The Easy Install option installs the ImageAXS application, a sample collection, various plug-ins and system extensions, folders containing AppleScripts and Web page templates, and a ReadMe document into a folder that you create later during the installation. In addition, the Easy Install option installs QuickTime 3.0 in the Extensions folder of the System Folder on your startup drive, replacing any older version of QuickTime you may have. (QuickTime will not be installed if you have a newer version on your system.) STEP 6 Click Install to begin the Easy Install, or choose Custom Install from the pop-up menu in the upper left corner of the dialog box to select installation options. If you click Install, skip to Step 7. The Custom Install dialog box contains six options. Click the checkbox next to an option to include it in the installation. · Complete Installation This option installs the ImageAXS application, along with supporting system extensions, plug-ins. ImageAXS Only This option installs the ImageAXS application without any of the related files. Sample Collection and Images This option installs a sample data file you can use to help learn the basic features of ImageAXS before you create collections of your own, as well as the sample image files on which the collection is based. Navigation Services Module This option installs a system extension that lets ImageAXS use Mac OS Navigation Services dialog boxes for opening and saving files on computers running a Mac OS 8.0 or 8.1 operating system. Do not install Navigation Services Support if you are using Mac OS 8.5 or a more recent operating system. . · · · NOTE The Navigation Services Support feature can only be installed as an option in the Custom Install dialog box. It is not part of the Easy Install files. IMAGEAXS 4.0 MACINTOSH USER'S GUIDE 2-2 GETTING STARTED 2 · Contextual Menu Module If your Macintosh has a PowerPC processor, this option installs a system extension that includes an "Acquire in ImageAXS" command in the contextual menus that appear when you press and hold CTRL on your keyboard, then click documents or folders in the Finder (see Chapter 6, "Creating and Adding to a Collection"). Select the custom installation options you want, then click Install. A standard file dialog box appears, prompting you to choose where you want to install the files you selected. Choose a name and location for the folder containing your ImageAXS files. If you do not change the default settings, the installer creates a folder named ImageAXS 4.0 on your startup disk. Click Install to begin installing ImageAXS. A progress window appears as the ImageAXS files you selected are installed. STEP 7 STEP 8 STEP 9 NOTE To cancel the installation, press COMMAND-PERIOD (z-.) on your keyboard. In the dialog box that appears, click Reinstall to return to the Easy install window. Click Quit to close the installer application entirely. A dialog box appears when the ImageAXS installation is complete, prompting you to quit or install files again. STEP 10 Click Quit. If you chose to install the ImageAXS application and the latest version of QuickTime on your computer is version 2.5 or earlier, the QuickTime 3.0 installation process will begin. Use this same procedure to install optional files at a later time if you do not include them when you first install ImageAXS. INSTALLING PLUG-INS Some of the files installed with ImageAXS are plug-ins that work with other programs. These files need to be moved into other folders on your Macintosh. In the folder where you installed ImageAXS, each plug-in is stored in a subfolder whose name tells you where to move the file. NOTE In the Finder, open each ImageAXS subfolder and drag the plug-in inside it to the appropriate folder. Do not drag the subfolders out of the ImageAXS folder; if you do, the plug-ins will not work properly. IMAGEAXS 4.0 MACINTOSH USER'S GUIDE 2-3 GETTING STARTED 2 · Drag into Photoshop Plug-ins If you have Adobe Photoshop installed on your Macintosh (or other image-editing applications that can use Photoshop plug-ins), drag the IAXAcquire/Export file contained here into the Plug-ins folder inside the Photoshop folder. Drag into Preferences, TWAIN If you have software for capturing images from TWAINcompatible scanners installed on your Macintosh, drag the Source Manager file contained here into the TWAIN folder inside the Preferences folder of your System Folder. Drag into Quark XTension If you have Quark XPress installed on your Macintosh, drag the ImageAXS PictureDrop file contained here into the XTension folder inside the Quark XPress folder. · · STARTING IMAGEAXS To start ImageAXS, open the folder in the Finder where you installed the ImageAXS files, then double-click the ImageAXS application icon. If you are using ImageAXS for the first time, you will see an empty window with the ImageAXS menu bar at the top of the screen. (If you have used ImageAXS before, any collection that was open when you last closed the program will automatically open.) ImageAXSTM application icon OPENING A COLLECTION To start working with ImageAXS, you must open a collection. If you have not created any collections (for example, if you are using ImageAXS for the first time), you can either create a new collection (see Chapter 5, "Creating and Adding to a Collection") or open the sample collection. Opening and viewing the sample collection is a good way to learn the basic features of ImageAXS (see Chapter 3, "Viewing Collections"). To open the sample collection: STEP 1 Choose Open Collection from the File menu (z-O). A dialog box appears, prompting you to select a collection to open. IMAGEAXS 4.0 MACINTOSH USER'S GUIDE 2-4 GETTING STARTED 2 STEP 2 STEP 3 In the dialog box, locate the folder where you installed ImageAXS. Double-click the icon labeled Sample Collection.db. You can recognize collections by the ImageAXS file icon and/or the ".db" extension at the end of the file name. ImageAXSTM ".db" file icon You can also open the sample collection (or any other ImageAXS collection) in the Finder by dragging and dropping the collection icon on the ImageAXS application icon. To open the sample collection (or any other ImageAXS collection) if you have closed it recently, highlight Open Recent Collections in the File menu, then select the collection from the submenu that appears. WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE? If you have opened the sample collection, go on to Chapter 3 ("Viewing Collections") and Chapter 4 ("Viewing Records and Source Files"), which explain how to view collections, data records, and source files. If you want to get started using ImageAXS to organize and manage your files, skip ahead to Chapter 5 ("Creating and Adding to a Collection"). After creating a collection of your own, return to Chapters 3 and 4 to learn about the different ways to look at your new collection. IMAGEAXS 4.0 MACINTOSH USER'S GUIDE 2-5 CHAPTER 3 VIEWING COLLECTIONS ImageAXS 4.0 3 3 VIEWING COLLECTIONS IN THIS CHAPTER: Overview: What Is a Collection? Overview: What Is a Collection? Viewing a Collection Viewing Thumbnails 3-2 3-7 3-9 3-12 3-14 3-1 3-1 Changing Thumbnails View Options Viewing Text Field Data Changing Text List View Options OVERVIEW: WHAT IS A COLLECTION? NOTE Collections are the documents created by ImageAXS. They consist of data records for each file on your computer that is associated with the collection, plus a thumbnail image that represents each file. With ImageAXS, you can create and maintain as many collections as you want, although you can only view one collection at a time. Although ImageAXS collections describe the files on your computer and storage drives, they do not contain the files themselves. You can move or delete the collection without affecting the original files, and vice versa. In the Finder, ImageAXS collections are represented by two files: one with a ".db" extension (containing text information), and the other with a ".blob" extension (containing thumbnail images). If you want to move or rename a collection, you must move or rename both files. OPENING AND CLOSING COLLECTIONS OPENING A COLLECTION To open a collection that you have used recently, highlight Open Recent Collections in the File menu, then select the collection from the submenu that appears. IMAGEAXS 4.0 MACINTOSH USER'S GUIDE 3-1 VIEWING COLLECTIONS 3 Choose Open Collection from the File menu (z-O). A dialog box prompts you to select a collection to open. In the dialog box, locate and select a collection. You can recognize collections by the ImageAXS file icon and/or the ".db" extension at the end of the file name. Double-click the collection name, or highlight it and click Open. If the collection you want is not on the list, follow the steps below. To open a collection: STEP 1 STEP 2 ImageAXS ".db" file icon STEP 3 You can also open any ImageAXS collection in the Finder by dragging and dropping the collection icon on the ImageAXS application icon, or by double-clicking the collection icon. If you have used ImageAXS before, the collection (if any) that was open when you last quit the program will automatically open the next time you start the progam. NOTE CLOSING A COLLECTION When you close a collection, all windows related to the collection (including those for all records and portfolios, and the Keyword and Portfolio Lists) will close automatically. To close an open collection: · With any window of the collection active, select Close Collection from the File menu. VIEWING A COLLECTION ImageAXS gives you two main ways to look at all of the records in a collection -- the Thumbnails View and the Text List View. These views share many common elements, which are discussed below. IMAGEAXS HELP AND BALLOON HELP Each ImageAXS collection window has three buttons in the upper right corner. Click the button on the far right to open ImageAXS Help, an Apple Guide help file that provides step-by-step instructions for accomplishing most of the tasks in the program. Click the middle button to show Balloon Help, which provides a brief explanation of virtually every menu item, button, and dialog box option in ImageAXS. After opening Balloon Help, just point at any item in a window to see information about that item. Click the Balloon Help button again to turn Balloon Help off. ImageAXS Help Balloon Help IMAGEAXS 4.0 MACINTOSH USER'S GUIDE 3-2 VIEWING COLLECTIONS 3 COLLECTION INFO In the upper right corner of any ImageAXS collection window, click the leftmost button to open the Collection Info dialog box. NOTE If information has been entered in the Collection Info dialog box, the Collection Info button will display a solid "i" symbol. An empty or outlined "i" indicates that no information has been entered for the collection. Collection Info Use the Collection Info dialog box to enter general information (up to 32,000 characters) about your collection, or to edit information that you have already entered. You can type this information, or paste text that you have copied from another program.) The lower left corner of the Collection Info dialog box displays where the collection is located in the Finder. Collection Info window To save any changes you make and close the Collection Info dialog box, click OK. To close the dialog box without saving your changes, click Cancel. IMAGEAXS 4.0 MACINTOSH USER'S GUIDE 3-3 VIEWING COLLECTIONS 3 USING THE BUTTON PANEL The button panel along the left side of ImageAXS collection windows gives you quick access to the basic ways to view and organize your collections. To show or hide the button panel, do either of the following: · · Select Show Buttons (or Hide Buttons, if the button panel is shown) from the View menu Click the Show/Hide Buttons icon on the upper left corner of most ImageAXS windows. Show/Hide Buttons Here is a brief summary of what each button in the button panel does (from top to bottom): THUMBNAILS VIEW Displays the thumbnail images for all data records in the collection. TEXT LIST VIEW Displays the field data for all data records in the collection. INFO SHEET VIEW Displays the thumbnail image, field data, and keywords for a selected data record. SOURCE FILE VIEW Opens a read-only version of the source file for a data record. KEYWORD LIST Displays a list of keywords you have created to describe records in the collection. PORTFOLIO LIST Displays a list of smaller groups of records that you have created within the collection. SEARCH Lets you find records that share field data, keywords, and/or other characteristics. SORT Lets you reorder all records in the collection based on fields that you select. OPEN SELECTION AS PORTFOLIO Creates a new portfolio window containing the records you have selected. IMAGEAXS 4.0 MACINTOSH USER'S GUIDE 3-4 VIEWING COLLECTIONS 3 FILE TYPE ICONS Image file icons The file type icon for a data record indicates the type of the source file and whether the source file is online. It appears to the left of the thumbnail caption for each record in the Thumbnails View, and at the left end of the data row for each record in the Text List View. The terms online and offline refer to whether ImageAXS is able to find the source file for a record. For example, a source file located on a network drive that is not currently connected to your computer will be offline in ImageAXS. Offline source files are indicated by a red "X" through the file type icon for the record. You cannot open the Source File View for records that are offline; in addition, you cannot copy, move, rename, delete, or edit the source files for these records. (For non-multimedia files, you will not be able to open the source file from within ImageAXS.) For information on updating the location of offline source files, see "Updating Records" on page 10-3. Movie file icons Sound file icons 3D file icons Document file icons Application file icons File location pop-up window NOTE Click the file type icon to display the Finder location of the source file in a pop-up window. Select the file name from this pop-up window to open the source file in its original application, or select a disk or folder name to open that disk or folder in the Finder. CHANGING THE BACKGROUND COLOR ImageAXS offers a choice of backgrounds, either of which is applied to all windows in the program. The default Dark Gray background, with text and buttons in light gray, is often preferred for viewing images. You may find the Light Gray background, with text and buttons in black, more useful for reading text information. Use the ImageAXS Preferences dialog box to change the background color of all ImageAXS windows at any time. IMAGEAXS 4.0 MACINTOSH USER'S GUIDE 3-5