GE v6 user manual To crop an image, To resize the crop box, Displaying Existing Images

6.Select the input device you will be using and click OK. The next time you capture a photo, the program will use the input device you selected.

7.Repeat these steps to set up an input device for signature pads. The program will recognize a separate input device for photos and signatures.

To select a record and capture a NEW image for the selected record:

1.Select Person from the Personnel menu.

2.Select the Photo tab on the Person Form.

3.Select ONE of the records in the Record List.

4.Click Capture Image/Signature to capture a new image. Based on the input device you previously selected, the proper interface window will come up for adjusting, capturing, and loading a new image.

5.Adjust, then save the adjusted settings.

6.Click Capture Photo to capture the new image. Once the photo is taken, the Image Enhancement dialog box will display.

7.The dialog box that displays allows you to crop and enhance the newly captured image. You will notice that a highlighting box with eight sizing handles is placed directly over the center of the Original Image.

8.Place your mouse pointer over the image. The pointer will change from a single arrow to a four- headed arrow. This allows you to move the cropping area across the newly acquired image.

9.At this point, you can either capture a different portion of the image "as is," or adjust the highlighting box to capture some or all of the image.

Refer to the Image Capture Application Help system for additional specific details of this application.

To crop an image:

1.Place your mouse pointer within the highlighting box’s cropping area.

2.Press and hold down your left mouse button, and drag (move) the cropping area to the desired location on the image. Release the left mouse button when you are satisfied with the new location of the highlighting box.

3.Click OK. The photo can be placed on either the front or the back of your badge design. To print the photo, your badge design must include photo image keylines. When you print the badge from the Secure Perfect application, the keylines are replaced by the image.

To resize the crop box:

1.Place your mouse pointer directly over one of the highlighting box handles. The pointer changes from a four-headed arrow to a two-headed arrow. This allows you to resize the cropping area.

2.Press and hold down your left mouse button, and drag (move) the handle toward the center of the cropping area. The size of this highlighting box is fixed to the aspect ratio of the image type: 4 x 5 for photos; 5 x 1 for signatures.

3.When the cropping area is sized to your satisfaction, move the highlighting box so that it covers the portion of the image that you want to capture.

4.Click OK. The Secure Perfect Image Capture Application screen displays with the selected image in place. To print the photo, your badge design must include photo image keylines. When you print the badge from the Secure Perfect application, the keylines are replaced by the image. The photo can be placed on either the front or the back of your badge design.

5.Click OK. The selected image will be moved to the Photo tab of the Person Form.

6.Click Save. The image capture is saved to the database.

Displaying Existing Images

During normal operations, images are not downloaded from the server. In order to view an existing image for a badge record, the image(s) must be loaded to the computer. On the Person Form, select the Photo tab, then click Search, and highlight a record from the record list. Click Capture Image/Signature button to enable the Secure Perfect Image Capture Application screen. Move the mouse pointer to the existing image and right-click. A shortcut menu for the image will appear. The available image options on that menu are discussed in the paragraphs that follow.

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