Image Tab

This tab enables you to specify the backdrop setting which merges an image onto the background, and the size of the background image to be rendered.

Resolution Options

This allows you to specify the settings related to the size (resolution) of the image to be rendered.

Preset Pop-up Menu

Commonly-used image sizes can be selected from this list of presets. You use Custom Settings if the Width and Height text boxes each have no size registered in Presets.

Add: This option enables you to register the current size by naming it as a preset. After that, the registered size is displayed on the Preset pop-up menu. You can select and use the registered size at any time.
Rename: This option changes the name of the selected preset.
Remove: This option removes the selected preset.
Custom Settings: This option is not a preset, however it allows you to enter custom settings and then register them.

Set Button

Click this button to display Image Size Settings dialog. If you have specified the paper size and resolution from the Image Size Settings dialog, the required number of pixels is automatically calculated to automatically change the size of the image to be rendered.

See also Image Size Settings Dialog Box

Width

Specifies the width of the rendered image in pixels.

Height

Specifies the height of the rendered image in pixels.

Pixel Aspect Ratio Text Box

This setting can be used for rendering an image to be displayed on a device whose pixel ratio is not 1:1. In general, there is no problem in using default "1.00." Specify 0.90 for D1 output when photographed images are combined for commercial message images or the like. In this case, specify the image width as 720 pixels and the height as 486 pixels.

Resolution

Specifies the resolution of the image to be rendered with DPI. You use this option when executing Print from the File menu.

Scale Button, Pop-up Menu

These functions set the scale factor for the image in the Image Window. Clicking the + button increases the scale factor; clicking the - button decreases it. By clicking [V], you can also select a scale factor from the pop-up menu.

Pixel Depth Pop-up Menu

This menu allows you to select the color depth of the rendered image.

32: "32" includes 8 bits of data each for RGBA channels.
64: "64" includes 16 bits of data each for RGBA channels.
128: "128" includes 32 bits of data each for RGBA channels.

64 and 128 bit pixel depths are handled as HDRI, and result in better-looking images for use as the mapping materials of Image Based Lighting (IBL) or the like or when using effectors. Moreover, if the image is saved in the HDRI-supported format or the format that enables 16-bit color output, deterioration in the image quality due to editing by the image editing software can be suppressed. Increasing the pixel depth increases dramatically the amount of data. So, 64 bits is recommended if a large color depth need not be retained.

Backdrop

This checkbox becomes active when an image is loaded in the Picture Box. Turn this checkbox on to merge the image loaded in the Picture Box with the background of the Image Window.

Width and Height Display

In Width, enter a pixel value for the width of the image loaded in the Picture Box. In Height, enter a pixel value for the height of that image.

Picture Box

This displays the image loaded as a backdrop.

Edit image Pop-up Menu

Click this to display the image editing menus. In addition, the Professional and Standard grades display the plugin function. The plugin function can be applied to the image.

Image: This enables you to select a loaded image.
Cut: This removes the image loaded in the Picture Box.
Copy: This copies the image loaded in the Picture Box.
Paste: This pastes an image from the clipboard to the Picture Box.
Load...: This loads the image file into the Picture Box.
Save...: This saves the image loaded in the Picture Box, as a file.
Set Crop Area...: This allows you to select a use range of the image loaded in the Picture Box. The Set Crop Area dialog box will open.
Open: This displays the external reference data loaded in the Picture Box with the associated program.
Edit Image...: This applies various filters to the image loaded in the Picture Box. Image Correction window is displayed.